If you missed Saturday's webinar, the recording is now available. Just click here to load it up. We had some reports of audio issues, which appear to be due to the service's compression settings. All of the truly pertinent information is included in the slides that were part of the presentation. So if things get a little difficult to make out sonically, don't fear that … [Read more...]
Free “Loudness Metering” Webinar
We're changing the name of the "Film Sound Discussion Group" to Designing Sound Discussion Group, because it's silly to think that we'll never have a live discussion about anything other than film. While I'm on the subject, it's also high time we scheduled the next webchat! As the title of the post suggests, in the next presentation I'll be explaining how, exactly, ITU-R … [Read more...]
What’s Happening in November
There are a few interesting things coming up in the month of November. David Sonnenschein is once again running his Sound Design for Pros webinar series. It begins Monday, November 5th. Full details and registration links can be found here. Bernie Krause will be presenting at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco on Tuesday, November 13th at 7PM. Tickets can be … [Read more...]
Mixing for Web (Virtual Panel) Recording
Whether you knew about the "Mixing for Web" panel we hosted and missed it, or it escaped your notice...we've got you covered. A recording of the discussion is available for you viewing pleasure. A big thanks go out to Michael Coleman, Paul Andre Fonarev, Cheryl Ottenritter and Ian Palmer for taking time out of their weekend schedules to participate. You can access the … [Read more...]
Film Sound Discussion Group: Mixing for Web
We've got a new Film Sound Discussion Group lined up for you. I thought it was time we started having some in-depth discussions centered around the growing omnipresence of internet streaming as a distribution medium and how it impacts our jobs as audio professionals. This one is going to be set up as a virtual panel, and there are some great participants lined up. We've … [Read more...]
David Sonnenschein’s Sound Design for Pros Webinar Series
Author of Sound Design: The Expressive Power of Music, Voice and Sound Effects in Cinema and previous featured DS sound designer, David Sonnenschein, is offering another session in his Sound Design for Pros webinar series. The webinars begin Tuesday, February 14th, and continues for four weeks. To all sound designers, editors, directors, music composers: •Do you need to … [Read more...]
Cast Away Discussion with Randy Thom: Recording now Available
We had a great time discussing the sound of Cast Away with Randy Thom this morning, and the recording is now available. I have to apologize though, I screwed up on starting the recording...and it's missing the first minute of the discussion. Here's a recap. I asked Randy to describe the goals of the sound design for the film. He started by describing how the director, Robert … [Read more...]