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5answers
272 views
Am I in the wrong? - mixing help!
Hello everyone,
I am a soon to be graduate from BA Film.
For my final year I have decided to work as a sound designer (my second year I did this as I have a musical background an …
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0answers
117 views
Any Sound Designers intersted in a creating some SFX for a Student Grad film?
Hi there!
I'm a Sound Designer studying on the Film & TV course at London College of Communication.
Myself and the producer are currently looking for extra sound designers wh …
3
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2answers
352 views
“Stoker” - sound design moves background to foreground
I've just come back from seeing Stoker - what a great film. Very strong, and potent storytelling. One of the features was a forensic-style magnification of detail, and lots of spac …
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5answers
234 views
books on mixing films?
does anybody know of any book that deals with Mixing of films.. i have downloaded two books
The Mixing Engineers Handbook.
Mix Smart Pro Audio Tips For Your Multitrack Mix
from …
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3answers
194 views
Film that shows progress of sound design
Hi,
I'm working with a group of 1st graders on a film project. The approach I'm taking is very sound driven. We started by listening to an unusual recorded sound and they drew wha …
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3answers
148 views
Creating Sounds Coming From Floor Above Action?
Hey,
I'm currently working on a sci-fi short film in which the majority of action takes place in an abandoned cellar underground. The director wants bassy, rumbly factory/machinery …
2
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3answers
329 views
Film Sound Design Contracts
I am a theatrical sound designer, and a play that I worked on has recently been filmed and they have approached me with a seperate contract. They want to give me $5000 for full rig …
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48answers
13k views
Films to Study for Excellence in Sound Design
Dear All,
What films are good examples of Sound Design to study and take note of?
I'm particularly looking for films which sound was used to forward the story with excellent resu …
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43answers
10k views
Best use of Silence in a film?
In my opinion some of the best film sound is not loud or overt, and I've used silence many times in film soundtracks myself but I am interested to know what your favorite use of si …
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7answers
326 views
Power of sound design in film / Favorite scenes
Hi!
I was wondering if you guys have your favorite scenes, in which sound effect or effects that somehow affect your body, for example, making your heart to go crazy, or impacting …
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5answers
343 views
Creative Use Of BGs In Film
I just finished reading Douglas Murray's guest article on Designing Sound during which he states:
BG sounds connect the component shots into a whole scene and also separates th …
10
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24answers
897 views
Where do you sit in a cinema?
Where's the sweet spot for you in your local cinema? No theoretical or ideallist answers thanks, I am only interested in real world answers i.e. where did YOU actually sit last tim …
3
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14answers
366 views
Favorite Alien / Monster Vocalisations In Film
I just finished watching District 9 and was quite impressed with the way the alien language had been developed. So it got me thinking about alien / monster language design in film. …
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7answers
326 views
Sonic equivalent to the Uncanny Valley?
Have you ever experienced the uncanny valley with VFX? But more importantly, have you experienced it with sound? Or do we experience every day working in post, with every sound? An …
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4answers
1k views
Final MIX - Movie Mastering Levels
Hello All!
I understand that workflow in sound designing a movie usually ends up in 3 tracks;
Dialogue, Sound Effects, and Music.
I've been asked to level out a feature length mo …