MIX Magazine recently published several articles on sound for picture. Let's read: SFP: "True Grit" You never know what fascinating world directors Joel and Ethan Coen are going to visit. Their 2009 entry was the Oscar-nominated A Serious Manabout an introspective Jewish fellow in suburban Minneapolis in the late ’60s. The year before that brought us the wacky comic caper Burn … [Read more...]
Blastwave FX and Avid Announce New Sound Design Competition
Blastwave FX and Avid announced a new Sound Design Competition with the chance to win more than $12.000 on Avid/Blastwave FX products. RULES Submit: A 0:30 – 0:45 second video with stereo soundtrack. The total length should include the intro and outro video clips provided in the Competition Download Pack. You must use at least three sound effects from the competition … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Skip Lievsay, Supervising Sound Editor/Re-recording Mixer on “I am Legend”
"I Am Legend" spreads to theaters today. Sound editorial for Will Smith's search for survivors in NYC was administered by Skip Lievsay. Hot off the great "No Country for Old Men", (and considering his track record) we can expect Skip to start soon on the Coen Bro's next, "Burn After Reading". On "Legend," In addition to his editorial work, he also mixed the film's dialogue. … [Read more...]
October: Mix Magazine
October's issue of Mix Magazine unloaded a few film sound articles online today. Mostly mini-bio's on each person along with links to past articles featured in the publication... SKIP LIEVSAY KEN HAN AND BILL MARINO HANS ZIMMER BEN BURTT … [Read more...]