One of the most important Gary Rydstrom's work was the sound of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, directed by James Cameron and distributed by Tri-Star Movies. Terminator 2 won 4 Oscars and another 19 wins & 18 nominations. In sound won an Academy Award for Best Sound, Academy Award for Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing and BAFTA Award for Best Sound Some time ago, Gary talk … [Read more...]
Basic Synthesis Tutorials and Videos
Jason Timothy has published a really useful post on his web The Music Software Training Blog talking about the basics of synthesis, explaining several types and the main elemetns of synthesis. "I wanted to give you some basic concepts to synthesis that you can quickly use to better your sound design abilities. My hope is that I am able to help people who haven’t yet had the … [Read more...]
Gary Rydstrom Special: Jurassic Park
Let's begin the Gary Rydstrom Special with Jurassic Park, an Academy Award-winning movie directed by Steven Spielberg and released in 1993 marking the debut of DTS in motion picture theatres on 876 screens. There is an article at MPSE taken from a special event called "Big Movie Sound Effects: Behind the Scenes and Out of the Speakers” presented in Hollywood by Dane A. Davis … [Read more...]
Creating a Spooky Half-Life Monster Sound in Logic
Ted Griffioen has a new tutorial at Audio Tuts+ explaining the process of creating a Half-Life Monster Sound. Here is the introduction: "If you ever played a game like Half-Life without sound you will acknowledge this: the scare factor comes, at least in large part, from the sound effects. Monsters don’t really seem dangerous if they don’t make a scary sound. Close the … [Read more...]
July's Featured Sound Designer: Gary Rydstrom
For July I decided to make a special of Gary Rydstrom, a seven-time Academy Award-winning sound designer and director. Some info (Wiki): Rydstrom graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1981. He began his career at Skywalker Sound, Northern California in 1983. Offered the job by a college professor, Gary received the opportunity to work … [Read more...]
The Sound of Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
"Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" Sound for Film Profile from Michael Coleman on Vimeo. Here is the info about the sound of Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, a 3D-Animation Movie directed by Carlos Saldanha and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Staff Sound Designer: Randy Thom Sound Effect Editor: Kyrsten Mate Comoglio Sound Mixers: Nathan Vance and James Spencer Sound … [Read more...]
Randy Thom Special: Articles and Interviews
Ends June, and the Randy Thom Special too. Let's see some interesing interviews and articles by Randy talking about his work, his techniques, and special sound development for several movies and games. What is Sound Design? You may assume that it’s about fabricating neat sound effects. But that doesn’t describe very accurately what Ben Burtt and Walter Murch, who invented the … [Read more...]