Previously featured sound designers David Sonnenschein and Ric Viers are hosting another free webinar on Thursday, September 22nd. This webinar is closely related to the ones they've offered in the past, and will touch on topics such as: How do you talk to the producer to get the gig in the first place? What kind of prep can you do with the script to keep in budget and get … [Read more...]
Coll Anderson Special: Film Sound Discussion of “Catfish”
The recording for the discussion with Coll about Catfish is now available. I just want to give you a heads up that we had some technical issues. There were a few functionality ideas that, while they worked in our initial tests, didn't pan out for the discussion. We stumble our way through, and get things kind of sorted out about 6-7 minutes in. When you load in to the … [Read more...]
New Site Feature! The Film Sound Discussion Group
In an effort to provide more community oriented opportunities, we're adding a new feature. The Film Sound Discussion Group will be a monthly event where we can all get online together and talk about the use of sound in particular films, their scenes or the use of sound in other forms of media. It's kind of like a "book club." We'll let you know what the topic is going to be, … [Read more...]
New Webinars: Secrets for Great Film Sound with David Sonnenschein and Ric Viers
David Sonnenschein and Ric Viers are back again with "Secrets for Great Film Sound" webinar series. Learn the essential tools and techniques from the best in the business! How do you talk to the producer to get the gig in the first place? What kind of prep can you do with the script to keep under budget and get the best recordings? What gear and techniques do … [Read more...]
“Sound Design for Pros”, New Webinar Series by David Sonnenschein
If you missed David Sonnenschein's "Sound Design for Pros" the last year, now you have the opportunity to attend again, since David is announcing new webinar series, starting with two free introduction sessions. Each of the six webinar sessions has an hour lecture-demo presentation, plus an hour of interactive analysis of participants’ submitted sound design (completed or … [Read more...]
“Secrets for Great Film Sound” Webinar Report #6 – The Final Mix
[During this month, I've been doing weekly reports about “Secrets for Great Film Sound“, a new webinar series hosted by David Sonnenschein and Ric Viers] The last week we finished the webinar series, discussing a lot of things regarding the final mix Ric started giving a lot of advices and overall overview of mixing. He talked about how to focus the audience with the mix and … [Read more...]
“Secrets for Great Film Sound” Webinar Report #5 – Sound Effects Recording, SFX Libraries, Foley, Plug-Ins
[During this month, I'll be doing weekly reports about “Secrets for Great Film Sound“, a new webinar series hosted by David Sonnenschein and Ric Viers.] Last week's webinar was fantastic. Lots of theory and techniques from Ric Viers about the roles in post-production audio and also talked a lot about foley, including history, tips and techniques. Then he shared a lot of stuff … [Read more...]