With the announced closure of Fantasy Studios on September 18, 2018, I thought it would be fitting to talk to someone who was there at the time of it being a film center. I tracked down Dan Olmsted, who worked at the Saul Zaentz Film Center on films such as The English Patient, Amadeus, Boogie Nights, K-19: The Widowmaker, and Fern Gully 2. Dan still works in the Zaentz Media … [Read more...]
Sound Designer Closeup: An Interview with The Noiseworks’ Co-Founder David Philipp
Meet David Philipp: Sound Designer and Co-Founder of The Noiseworks Ltd. Based out of London, UK, David’s work has appeared on many release trailers for Total War: Warhammer and Warhammer II as well as the Total War titles, including Rome II, Attila, Kingdoms, and Warharmmer (where he was a lead creature designer). He is also a recordist and designer for the Boom Libraries, … [Read more...]
SFX Independence – March 2014
A lot of great new libraries were released this past month, and a few must-haves are currently on sale. If you're looking for places to spend your hard earned audio dollars, be sure to review this month's round up below. And, of course, don't forget to check out our post on Animal Sound Libraries from just a few days ago for more great suggestions. … [Read more...]
Tim Walston Special: The Accidental Recordist
[Written by Tim Walston for Designing Sound] Disclaimer: I am writing these articles as an independent sound designer. Any views or opinions expressed here are simply my own, and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of any company, corporate entity or anyone else. Any images or sounds presented are subject to copyright by their respective owners, and are … [Read more...]
April's Featured Sound Designer: Chuck Russom
After the great special of Erik Aadahl (who shared lots of amazing stuff on film sound design) we're ready for our next guest. This time focused on game audio and field recording stuff, please welcome: Chuck Russom, who will be with us all this month giving interviews about his best works, notes and articles on field recording, and a nice dose of gunshots making stuff! Stay … [Read more...]