Chuck Russom has announced the release of "Handgun Foley", a new sound effects library full of gun mechanism sounds. Handgun Foley is a collection of gun mechanism sounds. Included are the sounds of magazine inserts/ejects, slide racking, safety switches, dry firing, and more. All sounds were recorded and mastered at 24bit 96K. Handgun Foley is a downloadable collection of … [Read more...]
Seal Creature #3: Zip, a Fearful Alien
And here is the last creature I made from Seal Vocals library. The experience was a lot of fun. I totally recommend you this kind of limitation challenges. If I had the opportunity of use more sounds and my own recordings, perhaps the result could be better, but this activity is a fantastic way to improve your skills. I think I'll make a dedicated post talking about … [Read more...]
"Predators" – Exclusive Interview with Paula Fairfield & Carla Murray
Sound designers Paula Fairfield and Carla Murray took time out to answer few questions about their work on "Predators". They have been featured a few interviews already HERE and HERE. Stay tuned for a companinion interview with one of the sound supervisor David Stone from the original 1987 Predator next week. PF = Sound Designer Paula Fairfield CM = Sound Designer Carla … [Read more...]
Bruce Tanis Special: Reader Questions
Sadly, the Bruce Tanis special has come to its end. This month was amazing, with a really great amount of sound effects editing master classes given by Bruce. Here are the answers to the questions made by the readers during this month. Hope you like them! Designing Sound Reader: As a student/future sound editor, I've been anxious about the fact that there is no prescribed … [Read more...]
Ben Burtt Showing His Source Material for Star Wars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksTbSNhjaBk (Warning! High level of nostalgic content) In the 6:05 mark of this video, you can see three great minutes of sound designer master Ben Burtt showcasing some of the source material he used for the layering of a sound for Star Wars. The video is a part of a rare documentary about John Williams and the music of Star Wars published … [Read more...]
Seal Creature #2: Tuk, an Occult Bird
Following with the seal creature posts, here is the second, called: Tuk. The Story Tuk is an ancient race of bird with a dubious origin. Nobody knows where they come from, nobody knows exactly what they want. The only certainty is that we all fear their sound and their ferocious attacks. The Tuk are similar to the prehistoric pterodactylus, but smaller, and with a strange … [Read more...]
Bruce Tanis Special: Cutting Weird Things on "Fringe"
I started editing sound effects at Todd-AO back in 19.......... Something-or-other! I started working on a show called "Brooklyn Bridge" produced by Gary David Goldberg. I worked in television for a few years and then moved over to working on features. With a few brief side trips back to TV, I stayed in the feature world ever since until starting in on "Fringe" in August, … [Read more...]