Guest Contribution by Jason Cushing My name is Jason Cushing and I’m one of the co-founders of SoundMorph. Recently, I was chatting with the hard-working and talented Shaun Farley of Designing Sound about the site's latest monthly topic: the business of sound. There are many aspects to this vast subject, but one topic that might be helpful for those of you just starting out in … [Read more...]
Aaron Marks Special: So, You Want to Be a Sound Designer?
People often ask why I’m a sound designer and how I ended up with an active career creating sounds. It’s not something I specifically sought out but now that I’m a dozen years into doing it professionally, I’m really happy that I’m here. I actually started as a composer with the dream of scoring blockbuster Hollywood films but with the unpredictability of life, I ended up on … [Read more...]
Charles Deenen Special: Reader Questions
Here are the answers to the questions you made to Charles Deenen. Even if you don't made any question to him, you could find really great infromation related to different topics. (some questions are combined and/or edited down) Designing Sound Readers: 1a. Every single company I look at, and every website I go to always says the same thing; “Applicants must have at least 3 … [Read more...]
New Tutorials on “Sound Re-Design for Film” by Nick Maxwell
As many of us know, "re-design" the best way to show your sound design skills when you haven't worked on a project yet. Just download a video (trailer, animation, gameplay) in a good quality, delete all the sound there and start making your own. When you're showing your reel, do not forget to clarify that you have modified the original material and only use it for demonstration … [Read more...]
How to make a Sound Design Demo Reel
Kyle Vande Slunt: Sound Design Demo Reel (2009) from kylevandeslunt | sound designer on Vimeo. Photographers, graphic designers, illustrators, etc. They have a special way for show their work: "Portfolio". Okay, we have something similar, known as "Demo Reel". Sound Designer Kyle Vande Slunt published at the amazing Audio Cookbook "The Guidelines for making a Sound Design … [Read more...]