We had the opportunity to talk with the talented Ann Scibelli about her work as sound designer on Ridley Scott's Robin Hood. Thanks to Ann for taking some time out to answer a few questions. MIGUEL: How early did you start working on Robin Hood? What did you guys want to do different sonically than past medieval war films? ANN: I started working on the film in its early … [Read more...]
An Open Letter to FMOD
Game Sound Design has a cool section called "Anonymous Confessions of a Game Sound Designer", where someone identified as "U.C" gives his personal thought of something related to sound design. In the second installment of the series, U.C gives an interesting (and constructive) criticism about FMOD. Let's read: It's been three days since I last opened FMOD Designer, which is … [Read more...]
Tim Prebble on the Sound Design of "Boy"
Sound designer Tim Prebble has published on his blog some interesting notes and sound recording examples of his work on "Boy", a Taika Waititis film that opens in New Zealand cinemas on March 24th. Tim worked on the sound design during October and November, and also on the mix in December at Park Road Post. One of the best aspects of being confirmed on a project early is it … [Read more...]
March's Featured Sound Designer: Erik Aadahl
We have a new special guest on the blog: Erik Aadahl, a talented sound designer who will be with us during this month, giving some articles, interviews and lots of cool stuff. We hope you enjoy it. Bio Erik Aadahl was born in San Francisco, and graduated high school Valedictorian. He took a full-ride scholarship to the University of Southern California (USC) and studied Film … [Read more...]
Charles Deenen Special: Exclusive Interview
Designing Sound: Hi Charles, first of all, would be great to have an introduction about your career. How did you start, how you grow up in the sound world, and so on… Charles Deenen: Thanks for the invite! We’ll have a fun month together with (hopefully) lots of usable info. I’ve been called an old fella by some young folks in the industry, so am getting up there in age. I … [Read more...]
"Sound Designer" Brice Carrington Gets 4 Years for Fraud
A Pleasanton man who falsely claimed he was a three-time Oscar-winning sound designer was sentenced Friday to four years in federal prison for defrauding investors of nearly $4 million in an investment scheme. Scene 1 - Lying It was Brice Carrington who gave King Kong his roar, the T-Rex and other dinosaurs their menacing sound in the movie Jurassic Park, put the hiss in Snakes … [Read more...]
Andrew Lackey Special: Surviving the Crunch; Being Healthy Sound Designers
For many of us, this time of year is about spending time with family and friends; the other "half" of the life balance. I jokingly put half in quotes because that "half" can look a lot more like a sliver on the pie chart during some projects. One of the dicier topics in our industry is "The Crunch": the final weeks or months of a project where there aren't enough hours in … [Read more...]