[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT7L5w_Ljgs[/youtube] Twisted Tools has released Transform, a new sound design library created by Jean-Edouard Miclot, french sound designer from Vancouver, Canada.. TRANSFORM is an extensive collection of field recordings, sound effects and designed sounds developed by sound designer Jean-Edouard Miclot (a.k.a. JEDSOUND). Bundled with … [Read more...]
Film Sound Discussion Group: Cast Away (2000)
For the next Film Sound Discussion Group, we'll be taking a look at the film Cast Away (2000)...directed by Robert Zemeckis, with sound design by Randy Thom. This session is going to be different from the previous two, we aren't going to have any special or central presenters. This is going to be a moderated free form discussion to take a look at the use of sound and effects in … [Read more...]
David Sonnenschein Announces New Webinars and Personal Coaching Sessions
David Sonnenschein has announced new webinar series and personal coaching sessions. Do you need to pinpoint the right sound to get that desired audience reaction? Would you like access to full-blast creativity and know-how for your sound design? Is it important to get on the same page with your director or client, and give them what they need from your sound? SOUND DESIGN … [Read more...]
HISS and a ROAR Contact Mic, Tim Prebble Explores the Lack of Acoustic
CONTACT MIC is a new library of sound design source material recorded by Tim Prebble and released by HISSandaROAR, including 1,556 sounds recorded at 192kHz/24-Bit using contact microphones. Recording with contact microphones is fascinating territory to explore due to the unpredictable results; it encourages experimentation! Inspired by the incredible work of Alan Splet and … [Read more...]
Harry Cohen Special: Exclusive Interview
Let's get started with this month's special. Below is an interview I had with our guest Harry Cohen, talking about the general aspects of his career. How did you get started in sound design and what's been the evolution of your career? I backed into sound design by accident; I showed up at EFX studios in Burbank to do some piano overdubs on a new-age-y album, and met the … [Read more...]
Beyond 5.1: The Future of Sound for Picture
Full Sail has uploaded the recording of a panel called "Beyond 5.1: The Future of Sound for Picture", with sound designers Harry Cohen and David Farmer, and re-recording mixers Marc Fishman and Gary Rizzo. Livestream embed code doesn't work properly, so go to this page for watching the video. … [Read more...]
Making of BOOM Medieval Weapons
Here's a Q&A I had with Axel Rohrbach of BOOM Library, talking about the process on their latest release, Medieval Weapons. Could you tell us a bit about the process on this library? What happened on the different stages of production? First we had a rough concept of what should be included in that library. Of course there have to be tons of elements for the Construction … [Read more...]