The films Spider-Man and Fantastic Four were tour-de-forces of creativity, both visually and sonically. The superhero franchise is really one of the venues for sound design that can be both fun and challenging due to the character flaws and traits of the protagonist, and the usually insanely busy nature of the story and how it takes the heros from the relatively typical, to the … [Read more...]
The Sound of "Fringe"
Colin Hart has published on his blog an interesting interview with Bruce Tanis, sound designer of "Fringe", a sci-fi show of Fox. CH: How old were you when you discovered your passion for sound? BT: I came to sound editing a bit later than most people I guess. I finished my degree in Forestry from the University of Nevada in Reno but this was in the early eighties when … [Read more...]
Erik Aadahl Special: The Sound Design of "Transformers" [Exclusive Interview]
Unfortunately, the Erik Aadahl Special is coming to the end. Here's the last interview I had with Erik, this time talking about the sound design on the two Transformers films. We talk about everything, from the initial aspects to the creation of the robots sounds, the mix, and more. Designing Sound: Let's start with the beginning... what were your initial thoughts about the … [Read more...]
Erick Ocampo Talks About the Sound Design of "Front Mission Evolved"
Square Enix has published on his blog a post by Erick Ocampo, who talks about the sound design of "Front Mission Evolved", talking about his work on the Wanzer robots. He also talks about working with our featured sound designer Erik Aadahl, who participated in the creation of the sounds of the video game. My name is Erick Ocampo, I am the Sound Designer on Front Mission … [Read more...]
Charles Deenen Special: Quick Sound Design with Soundminer and Plugins
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgamcXElbzs[/youtube] Charles Deenen has created this exclusive video for Designing Sound showing one way to fast sound effects designing with Soundminer and plugins. The software used is Soundminer 4.2 and Pro Tools 8. Plugins are Waves, McDSP, SoundToys and other stuff. Enjoy! How do you design sounds in a fast way? Your stories are … [Read more...]
Sound Waves: Listening to The Universe; Dane A. Davis and The Sound of "The Last Mimzy"
Check this fantastic featurette on the sound of "The Last Mimzy", with sound designer Dane A. Davis and some professors and physicists talking about some aspects of the movie and great info about the perception of sound. … [Read more...]
The Sound of "Terminator Salvation"
Supervising sound editor and designer Cameron Frankley talks about the unique work his sound crew brought to Director McG’s fourth installment of the Terminator series. See the array of sounds that were recorded to bring to life the cast of robots and cyborgs set in 2018. Vía SoundWorks Collection … [Read more...]