I’ve actually spent some time this month thinking about terminology and lingo since it was the monthly theme. And in that odd phenomenon that is synchronicity, it seemed to follow me around. When I was thinking about terminology and lingo I was drawn to the unique language we have as sound professionals and the barriers we often face when trying to communicate with non-audio … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #73 — A Voice
I finished Haruki Murakami's "Wind / Pinball" a while ago, and this month's Language / Lingo theme got part of it resonating in my memory. The novels are forewarded with Murakami's own narrative on how he came to realize he should be a writer. It dawned on him in a moment: the crack of a double in a Jingu baseball stadium, then, "In that instant, for no reason and on no … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #72: Communication
This month’s theme “Sound Language & Lingo” made me think a lot about how the communication went on some of my projects. Even though there’s some more or less established lingo when it comes to describing sounds & talking about audio with other members of the community, using the same language while discussing audio with clients & collaborators oftentimes simply … [Read more...]
Some Peculiarities of Audio Shop Talk
This is a guest post by Timothy Muirhead, a sound editor based out of Toronto and also co-host of the Tonebenders sound design podcast. You can reach him via twitter @azimuthaudio. M.O.S. ….. We all know this means that no sound was recorded with the with the visual at hand. Most of us have heard that the origin of the M.O.S. is that a German director working in … [Read more...]
Intentionally Unintelligible
This is a guest post by Sound Designer Kathleen Burrows in which she discusses her work on the unique short film and research project, "Does Love Last Forever?". I suggest you quickly check it out that link before reading on. This isn’t just a short film about love, music and a relationship evolving through time. It’s a public service announcement. It’s a way to reach … [Read more...]
Monthly Theme: Sound Language & Lingo
Welcome! Bienvenue! Добро пожаловать! Soo dhowow! ยินดีต้อนรับ Join us this month as we explore Sound Language & Lingo. That could include the language of sound, languages and language itself, the specific language and lingo of sound and who knows, perhaps even a sound programming language. And do you ever notice when you speak using language and keep repeating … [Read more...]