This is a guest contribution by Sarah King who works at Grand Central Recording Studios in London, a sound design and audio post production facility, creating award winning sound for TV, cinema, online, interactive audio and radio productions. Having worked within the creative sector for the last 10 years, the latter four of which at Grand Central Recording Studios … [Read more...]
“All we can do, as a community, is to welcome anyone who wants to learn. ” An Interview with Fryda Wolff
[ed. This interview was originally intended as a part of our focus on women in March] Fryda Wolff began her adult life working in video games for 12 years before deciding to run away and join the circus as a voice actor. She can be reached and researched at her website or on Twitter. Designing Sound: How did you start working in the video game industry and what led you to … [Read more...]
Game Audio in Spain : What I Saw and What I Did
Guest contribution by Mirella Diez Moran My name is Mirella, I’m a video game sound designer and I’m Spanish too. I guess that in any other country none of these things would be particularly relevant, but given that there are very few people working in video game sound over here-not many more than twenty people-I guess I’m like some sort of unicorn. When I decided I … [Read more...]
A Scholarship for Women in Game Audio
Just a few weeks after announcing that they will be giving a 20% discount to all women who want to enroll in their FMOD certification course, Sound Librarian is continuing it's efforts to support women in game audio by starting a scholarship program. The Muse Scholarship will award complete access for one year to all courses within the Sound Librarian Training Center to a … [Read more...]
Ann Kroeber Special: A Pioneering Sound Woman
Editor's note: This article is written by Karol Urban, CAS. Designing Sound did little to contribute to this interview beyond bringing two highly skilled women together to talk about working in sound. We thank Karol for bringing her expertise and perspective to this article. Karol Urban: What do you think it is about you or your life experiences that has driven you to become a … [Read more...]