Join Diego as he shares with you how soundtracks can be generated by playing unlikely sources. Whether it’s amplifying a tree or wringing harmonious noise from a trash can, this auditory-focused workshop will have you searching for soundwaves in new places. Video … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview: Bryan Jerden on Trailer Sound Design
For quite a few years, sound design for trailers has become increasingly creative and interesting. For blockbusters in Hollywood, an imaginative trailer campaign seems to be more and more important and sound is quite often utilized in inspired and inspiring ways. One of the top sound designers of Hollywood trailers is Bryan Jerden who has worked on prominent movie trailers … [Read more...]
“The Dark Knight Rises” – On the Sound Stage with Christopher Nolan
For someone who considers themselves the ultimate Batman fanatic (I freely admit, I’m a bit of nerd when it comes to this), just the opportunity to meet Christopher Nolan would have been enough. To visit the sound stage, where “The Dark Knight Rises” sound-mixing took place would have been enough. Even just getting to see the movie a few weeks ahead of everyone else definitely … [Read more...]
Cranking Down the Volume to Create Buzzsaw 2
[written by Jim Stout] Blastwave FX is known for its signature sound and style. Feedback from their customers usually includes comments like “unique”, “high quality” and “clean” -“super clean”, in fact. However, one product prides itself on being anything but clean – Buzzsaw. The innovative distortion library was created in 2007 and released in early 2008. Since then, it has … [Read more...]
The Sound and Music of La Source
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/44520894[/vimeo] The SoundWorks Collection is pleased to feature an exclusive behind-the-scenes feature about the sound and music of La Source. Narrated by Oscar nominated actor Don Cheadle, Directed and Produced by Patrick Shen, Co-Producer and Co-Cinematographer Brandon Vedder, Composer Matteo Messina (Juno, Thank you for Smoking, Up in the Air), and … [Read more...]
A Sound Life – Oriol Tarragó
Sound sparks your imagination, carries emotions, and takes you back to that special moment or to a place where you have not been before. Movies such as Blade Runner, Star Wars, Apocalypse Now or Grand Prix have used it masterly to create magic atmospheres that become critical to communicate the story. Iker Gil interviews Oriol Tarragó, sound designer for over 30 movies, about … [Read more...]
The Sound of “Brave”
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/44754809[/vimeo] In this exclusive SoundWorks Collection sound profile we talk with Director Mark Andrews, Re-recording Mixer and Sound Designer Gary Rydstrom, Supervising Sound Editor Gwen Yates Whittle, and Sound Designer E.J. Holowicki. Since ancient times, stories of epic battles and mystical legends have been passed through the generations across … [Read more...]