Quick article from Post Magazine featuring Mark Mangini, who talks about his work on"Mr. Popper's Penguins". Mangini decided to capture original penguin recordings, so he arranged to have access to the birds that were used in the film. “We couldn’t use a regular recording facility because penguins need to be in an environment that is 40 degrees or colder at all times,” he … [Read more...]
“Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound”, Fourth Edition Now Available
I was browsing some suggestions Amazon did for the Kindle and found that Focal Press recently launched the fourth edition of "Practical art of Motion Picture Sound" (by David Lewis Yewdall), one of the best post-sound books out there. If you don't have read it yet, you definitely should! Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound, 4th edition relies on the professional experience … [Read more...]
Behind the Art: Craig Berkey
It’s time for another “Behind the Art” interview, the section of Designing Sound created with the goal of studying the artistic and creative aspects of sound design. We’ve asked one of the most prolific sound designers right now, Craig Berkey, to share some thoughts with us. Just recently, Berkey has been the sound designer for both the latest mutant magnum opus, X-Men: First … [Read more...]
Sound Design Challenge #10 Announced
June's Sound Design Challenge is now open: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hywfn0euPe4[/youtube] After a short break, the Sound Design Challenge is back. There's a saying that goes, "Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery." When we hear something interesting we're to ask ourselves, "How was that made?" Obviously, the easiest way to get an answer to that, is to … [Read more...]
AudioMedia: “The Lost Thing”
June's issue of AudioMedia magazine features an interview with sound designer John Kassab for his work on "The Lost Thing". You can read it here. You can also check an interview I had with John some months ago and also a great video from SoundWorks Collection. … [Read more...]
BOOM Library Releases Cinematic Trailers, Plus Tutorials, Special Offers
BOOM Library has released Cinematic Trailers, a huge package with over 2000 sound effects, including all kind of whooshes, impacts, rises, stingers, and more. As usual, BOOM offers two different packs: Construction kit: This huge 2 DVD collection contains unique recordings of all sorts movement, impact and rising sounds. We recorded a live orchestra for rises, had a big … [Read more...]
West Texas Gun Recording
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/23313309[/vimeo] René Coronado has recently published a fantastic three-part article on gun recording, including details on pre-production, reports of the sessions, how was the editing/tagging process and more. So a little while back I packed up the mics and headed out west to record some gunfire with my friends. Not because I had a project that … [Read more...]