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Awkward Silence
I've always tried to remember the sounds during such a circumstance but never found an opportunity to use it, but these guys have! Have a look at this clip from Margin Call that ha …
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Washington Post covers sound design in film:
There's a nice piece by Ann Hornaday with a video in today's Washington Post here.
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Looking for a Sound Designer
This is not really an AD, I'm not trying to spam the board. I'm looking for a sound guy in the NY area and have been having trouble finding someone. I've posted on craigslist but I …
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How to study sound for any film?
hey guys. i am a fresher to this field and have started doing my research and work in sound design around 6-7 months back. As a part of the learning process, i make sure that i wat …
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A Study in Effective Sound Design: The Terminator (1984)
So I'm flipping channels and find The Terminator on AMC. And it was just starting! It's been a while since I've seen it in its entirety, so I decided to give it my full attention.
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How Did They Do That?? Vol. 1: The Predator “clicks”
If anyone knows how the iconic Predator "click" vocalizations were created (for the original film, that is), then please, do share! (This means you David Stone, Richard Anderson an …
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Designing for film with no vision
I'm a sound designer fresh from Univerity and I've been asked to produce sound effects for a independent film. The strange thing is that I've been given audio samples of the effect …
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Iconic Sounds: How have they affected the way you work?
For composers, it may have been John Williams' unforgettable two-note motif from Jaws that got them into the business. What are the cinematic moments in sound design that drove you …
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Previsualisation Audio Dub
Ive recently been in talks with a director of a low budget feature film who is currently at previsualisation stage. He has asked me to come on board as not only sound designer, bu …
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Music for T.V. and/or Film
How can I get my music used in T.V. and or film?
Who do I need to contact?
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How Did They Do That?? Vol. 2: Ghostbusters “proton pack”
Following on from Jay Jennings' post, How Did They Do That?? Vol. 1: The Predator “clicks”, I thought I'd carry on the series with another classic, iconic sound - the Ghostbusters …
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The Sound of “Essential Killing”
I've just got back from watching Jerzy Skolimowski's Essential Killing and wondered if anyone else had seen it. Throughout the film there is almost no dialogue (only a few lines at …
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Building the soundtrack
A while back I had the opportunity to work directly with Sound Editor Richard Hymns - we flew him in an he and I spent about 3 days in my studio working with me to tweak some sound …
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Plane peel off’s, climbs and dives
Hi all,
Imagine this shot: MCU of prop plane, it peels off to the left out of shot
Not having a real plane to play with I'm using stock library FX. Obviously planes don't really m …
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Moving worlds within audio post
I work in the world of TV programming with reality, documentary & docudrama series work, lots of promos, some theatrical trailer work, and some independent film work. My curre …