In a new entry in their podcast series, SoundWorks Collection speaks to Michael Raphael of Rabbit Ears Audio and Rudy Trubitt, Director of Audio for Lionel Trains. They discuss Rudy and Michaels experiences in sourcing new steam whistles for Lionel's new products, exploring the challenges presented in recording the high-SPL steam whistles and the recording techniques they used, … [Read more...]
SoundWorks Collection: The Sound of Unbroken
WWII Prisoner of war drama 'Unbroken' will compete in both the 'Best Sound Editing' and 'Best Sound Mixing' categories at the 87th Academy Awards ceremony on February 22nd. What better time to plug this video from The SoundWorks Collection, featuring an interviews with audio post team who worked on the film. SoundWorks Collection - The Sound of … [Read more...]
SoundWorks Collection – Leslie Ann Jones
[vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/107447137[/vimeo] In the latest offering from SoundWorks Collection, the spotlight is on Leslie Ann Jones, Director of Music and Scoring at Skywalker Sound. This 10-minute profile explores Jones’ musical roots and her 30-year career as a recording and mixing engineer. Check out other SoundWorks Collection videos at: soundworkscollection.com … [Read more...]
SoundWorks Collection : The Sound of Transcendence
SoundWorks Collection have just released The Sound Of Transcendence an exclusive sound profile with the sound team behind Director Wally Pfister's debut film Transcendence. Featured interviews include Director Wally Pfister, Supervising Sound Editor Mark Mangini, Re-recording Mixer Terry Porter, Re-recording Mixer Jeremy Peirson, Dialogue and ADR Supervisor Byron Wilson, and … [Read more...]
Dialogue on the move – panning in Gravity, Cars and Strange Days
When I saw/heard Gravity last year it set me of on an exploration of dialogue panning to such an extent that I experimented with some fairly extreme panning in the film I was working on at the time. My experiment proved to be, well, inconclusive at best. So I went back to Gravity to see just how the panning worked within the context of the film, then decided to look beyond it … [Read more...]
From the SoundWorks Collection: Production Sound Mixer Nicholas Allen
An often over-looked part of the audio post process for sound designers can be the dialogue. This video from the SoundWorks Collection features production sound mixer Nicholas Allen explaining how he sets up his sound mix and his boom team. And in fact, more than just being concerned with dialogue, this clip is a useful reminder that sound design is about crafting and shaping … [Read more...]
Ideas in Sound Design: Semiotics and Language – Part 2
Cross-posting from my personal blog. In my last article, I talked about Semiotics and encouraged sound designers and editors to think of sound for picture as a language; or, at least, as a component of the language used by any given film. I'd rather not rehash the specific elements of Semiotics that were discussed. There are several ideas that I'm going to assume you've read … [Read more...]