August issue of Wired magazine has an article on the sound of "Transformers: Dark of the Moon", featuring Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van Der Ryn. The pair decamped to their LA studio and fired up Pro Tools 9 and a range of plugins, including GRM Tools and SoundToys, to warp the pitch and speed of a variety of recordings. The slowed-down squeal of a faulty car window became a deep … [Read more...]
Wired Magazine: Ben Burtt Talks "The Sounds of Star Wars" Book
Wired has published an exclusive video featuring Ben Burtt, Randy Thom and the guys behind the sound of "Star Wars: Clone Wars" (Matthew Wood and David Acord) talking about the recently announced "The Sounds of Star Wars" book from J.W Rinzler and the legacy of the Star Wars sounds. There are also several video footage of the original recording sessions that Ben and Randy had … [Read more...]
INCEPTION SOUND: Wired magazine
This one flew under our radar. Wired Magazine published this little piece on Inception's Richard King recording sound effects from what I can recognize in the background scenery out in Orange Country, CA. Nice video, seems like the "b" camera to some of the recording shots in the Soundworks video. In addition, I'd like to forward THIS ARTICLE from chud.com to everyone who's … [Read more...]
Avatar: Creating The World of Pandora – Sound Design and Score
Avatar again? Yes. This time on a video with some general info about the sound design and score of the film. Sound design was key in making Pandora a believable, unique world. Sound editor Christopher Boyes explains how real-world sounds were manipulated in such a way as to make them unique to Avatar's world. More Avatar @ Designing Sound Via Wired … [Read more...]