NEW
14 MAY 2005
NEW
6 MAY 2005
Ben
Burtt answers questions
about sound design of Star Wars
What
Randy Thom Hears
-Going Deep in the Mix With an Oscar-Winning Sound
Designer
Film & Video Magazine
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Duma
-
Sounds of an african adventure
Mix,
Jan 1, 2005 |
NEW
25 FEB 2005
The
December 2004 Cinema Audio Society Journal
is now available for download in Adobe PDF format.
Das
Boot Revisited CAS Journal
Mixing
Fahrenheit 9/11, Interview with Gary Rizzo
NEW
20 FEB 2005
With
an ear for storytelling, Randy Thom
makes audiences believe what they hear
San
Francisco Chronicle feb 22
Interview
with Randy
Thom:
The Year Of Living Animatedly
Mix
Online Extras Jan 1 2005
Randy
Thom is a four-time nominee
Seattle Times Feb 7 2005
NEW
15 FEB 2005
NEW
20 SEPT 2004
NEW
11 JULY 2004
NEW
15 JUNE 2004
FILM
SOUND HISTORY ARTICLE:
I
am the Sound Effects Man
- Pre Cinema Sound Effects
by
Bob Allen, AMPS Newsletter, Spring 2003 (350 Kb PDF) |
New
Movie
Sound Articles
NEW
4 JUNE 2004
New
Movie
Sound Articles
NEW
29 May 2004
New articles at Movie
Sound Articles
NEW
20 May 2004
More
than 100 Articles listed by Movies
New Section at FilmSound.org
NEW
16 May 2004
Horrid
Sounds & Horrible Actions
A film sound lecture by Sven E Carlsson presenting
how sound and
images interact in the beginning of the film "The Pathfinder" (1987)
NEW
15 May 2004
Articles from Motion
Picture Editors Guild
NEW
24 April 2004
Dane
Davis Articles
Interviews with Sound Designer Dane Davis
Articles
from Audio Media Magazine
-
-
Do
the walkie-talkie
The variety of techniques
used by ADR and Foley artists are recognised by sound
engineers in differing ways. Tim Goodyer reports.
-
Dr.
Wesley A. Bulla examines the argument that the ears
are analog and discusses some facts about the way
sound actually gets inside your head.
-
The
Lord Of The Rings
Peter Jackson’s trilogy of films
adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings are tipped
to be the films of the century. Julian Mitchell reports on the
enormous sound project for The Fellowship of the Ring.
-
Ali
Ther Johnson speaks to the post production
team about the powerful theme of the film project Ali and
mixing the sound to match.
-
The
Time Machine
Julian Mitchell talks to the mixers at Universal
Studios about the remake of HG Wells’ The Time Machine.
-
Spider-Man
The Sony sound team talks to Julian Mitchell
about Spider-Man — The Movie.
-
Scooby
Doo
Julian Mitchell talks to the sound crew involved
with the film version of mystery cartoon Scooby Doo, with a
CGI dog as the lead role.
-
Billy
Elliot
This
British film harks back to the charm of The Full Monty with
its own twist on industrial decay and clashing cultures. The
soundtrack needed to evoke the individuality of the story without
surrendering to mawkishness.
-
Die
Another Day
Wherever the CGI count goes on a Bond film, the
sound has to follow. Julian Mitchell talks to Supervising Sound
Editor Martin Evans about the sonic challenges he faced for
the film.
-
The
Legend of Bagger Vance
Gary Rydstrom, Lead Mixer and Sound Supervisor
for The Legend of Bagger Vance, talks to Mark Cross about the
film's sound design.
-
The
Planets
The
BBC co-production of The Planets gave Molinaire Studios an opportunity
to flex their audio muscles, the result was a number of award
nominations and an experience as near to space travel as most
of us will get.
-
Spy
Game
If CIA Agent Nathan Muir, the lead character
in the upcoming film Spy Game, thinks he has a stressful job,
he should talk with his post production team. Heather Johnson
reports.
-
Blair
Witch 2
From
a post production standpoint, the prequel's 21-minute promo
is quite complex when compared to the audio of the original
low budget blockbuster. Rita Street and Ferdinand Lewis have
the story
-
Expedition
Bismarck
Heather Johnsontalks to the staff at
Juniper Post about raising the Bismarck (in sound).
-
Chicago
Heather Johnson talks to the re-recording
mixers
-
Heather
Johnson examines the creation of incredible underwater
sounds for Finding Nemo
- ''Funnie'
is no joke at Pomann Sound
New
York City's Pomann Sound works the high-end commercial market
by day, and enjoys turning out the more creative
cartoon tracks by night. In particular, the Emmy-nominated
Doug series has proved the benefits of DAWs.
-
The
Chicken Run is Poultry In Motion. Report by Julian Mitchell
-
Buzz,
Woody, and the rest of the toys are back in a film that
gave sound designer Gary Rydstrom the chance to make the
audio content more high profile than usual.
-
Raymond
Briggs' latest story, Ivor The Invisible, has been produced
by Screen First for a DVD release and Christmas Eve broadcast
on Channel 4. Paul Mac gets the full sonic story from
Dubbing Editor and Mixer Paul Roberts.
- Avast
and Away - Sound Design of Treasure
Planet.
by Maureen
Droney (Mix, Jan 1, 2003)
-
Medal
of Honor
Bill Troubie profiles the team that brought audio
realism to DreamWorks Interactive's war game, Medal of Honor.
NEW
19 April 2004
Stepping
Out (PDF
300 KB)
by Lionel
Selwyn, AMPS
History
of Footstepping in Great Britain.
Article from AMPS Newsletter
Spring 2003
Walter
Murch on DIY Foley
Foley
of 'The Rain People' and 'Godfather II'
NEW
16 April 2004
Interviews
with Production Sound Mixer Jeff Wexler
New
Section for Theoretical Film Sound Texts
NEW
14 April 2004
Eyes
Half Closed
Conversation between Murch and writer Michael Ondaatje
(LA Weekly 2002)
Sound
Design of 'Walking with (Prehistoric) Beasts'
Sound Designer Kenny
Clarke
Tutorial
on Sounds for Animation
by Anna McMillan
Mel
Blanc
- the
"Man of a thousand voices,"
helped to develop animated cartoons into a new comedic
art form by creating and performing the voices of hundreds of characters
Fantasia
by Dennis Fischer (Gale Encyclopedia of Popular Culture)
Star
Wars Trilogy on DVD
Each disc in the set will include a commentary by
George Lucas, Carrie Fisher, sound designer Ben Burtt and
cameraman Dennis Muren.
NEW
4 April 2004
Site
Map
The
Sound Wave Award 2004
New
Books
WALTER
MURCH:
Radio
Programmes
from
NPR (National Public Radio, USA)
Cold
Mountain Editing Articles
NEW
17 Mars 2004
New section
at FilmSound.org
Home
Theatre Sound
NEW
1 Mars 2004
Sound
Design Notes:
Finding
Nemo, Kill Bill, LOTR 3, Master and Commander,
Pirates of the Caribbean, Seabiscuit
Interview
with Sound-effects
editor Bruce Stambler
Sound
crew shared director's 'Passion'
"To hear something
that sounds real cool and
modern would have been inappropriate"
Hollywood Reporter
Sound
Oscar Nominees
2004
NEW
28 FEB 2004
Gary
Rydstrom
Sound designer
and re-recording mixer Gary Rydstrom (with
seven Oscars)
is leaving Skywalker Sound for the director's chair at Pixar
Article
in Mix
Skywalker
fills void left by Rydstrom
Hollywood
Reporter
Sex
and the City
"Supplementing the show's rich visual style is a
crystalline, punchy and enveloping audio experience that's among
the very best on television today.."
Article
in Mix
NEW
15 JAN 2004
About
the perception of sound
by Klas Dykhoff
Sound
of Horror
A Study of Sound Design in Modern Psychological
Horror
Master
& Commander
Article in Mix
NEW
22 NOV 2003
The
Sounds of Realism in 'Master and Commander'
Historical Film Strives for Sonic Authenticity in Recreating
Naval Life
NPR (National Public Radio) Streaming Audio
At the NPR
website you can also listen to the component elements
and the final mix of 'The Sounds of Battle' and 'Rounding Cape Horn'
WICKED
WIND
Interview with the sound designer of Master & Commander
Article by Ben McGrath in New Yorker 2003-10-20
WORLDIZING
Manipulating sound until it seemed to be
something that existed in real space.
The
Transition to Sound in Japan
New article at Film
Sound History
New
Sections at FilmSound.org:
Foley
Artistry
-
Interview
with Dustin DuPilka, independent Foley artist
-
Foley Artists at C5, Inc. Share Their Secrets
-
Shake, rattle and roll: the reel sound of Foley
Sound
Design of Sci-Fi Films
Extracts
from “The
Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound”
FOLEY
: The Art of Footsteps, Props and Cloth Movement
Sound
Design: Myths and Realities
Custom
Recording Sound Effects: The Real Fun and Adventure
Visit
David L Yewdall's site for more articles >>
Sound
Effects Recording Photo Essays
The
Red Planet
Planet
of the Apes
How
The West Was Won
Dilettantes
Dictionary
Audioterminology in these digital days
Sound
Terms
Sound
Design Articles
The
Two Towers
The
Chamber of Secrets
Gangs
of New York
Treasure
Planet
Minority
Report
Trapped
in the “Panic Room” (Mix)
Panic
Room: A Simple Challenge (Millimeter)
K19:
Foley Goes to Sea
Star
Trek: Nemesis
CSI:
Crime Scene Investigation
The
Sum of All Fears
Insomnia
Cast
Away (Editors Guild)
Harnessing
the Elements on Cast Away (Mix)
Scooby
Doo
Men
In Black 2
Pearl
Harbor
Sound,
Inc.
Traffic
Matrix
Star
Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
New
22 Mars 2002
Interview
with Fred J. Brown
The influential supervising sound editor of such films
as
The Exorcist," "The Deep", and the "Rambo" films
Apocalypse
Now and Then
A Conversation With Editor/Sound Designer Walter Murch
The
Good Old Acoustic Age
The Chronophone "Talking Pictures" Apparatus
The Excela Soundograph
Stentorphone
Griptionary
- Dictionary of Grip Terms
New
4 Feb 2002
Allefex
The machine made for the mimicry of sound
"A machine like this is a distinct acquisition to
the modern picture theatre, for when skillfully controlled it provides
a scientific and perfect mechanical apparatus for the production of
distinctive sound, correctly, and at the proper moment." (1912)
Harry
Potter - The sound of magic (Studio
Sound)
Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Mix Magazine,
Dec1, 2001)
Surreal
Sound, Toy Cameras (Mix, Jan 1, 2002)
"As a sound designer, I am always searching for new and interesting
ways to re-create sounds, hoping to avoid that dissatisfying,
heard-it-before feeling that plagues so many films (and CDs!) today"
A
Brief Timeline of Video Game Music
"Consider the ominous ambient sounds of Resident Evil, the effects
of
which compound the tension and horror as you happen upon those
relentless zombies chewing up your Alpha Team comrades."
'Casting
the net
contemporary sound design for the web
New
19 Dec 2001
Listen
to
"Jack Foley: Feet to the Stars"
(Streaming RealAudio)
A Brooklynite
of humble origins, Jack Foley makes for a rather odd Hollywood hero.
His face was never seen on the silver screen, nor was his name ever
up in lights. Yet Foley's legacy breathes life into every film and
television program you see. It is there every time you hear a footstep,
a slap, or the rustling of clothes
Without Them, Mr. Ripley Would Be a Nobody
interview with Walter Murch and Anthony Minghella
Interview
with Dick Mills, creator of Doctor Who sound effects
New
26 November 2001
Sound
Design for Theatre
Game
Sound Design
Soundscape
Studies
- Modelling
of Sounds in Public Spaces, PDF
(90k)
by Björn Hellström
The overall topic of this paper concerns the listening
perception. The paper consists of a presentation of different works
that address the perception of sound.
- Auditory
Interfaces,
PDF (48k)
by Dan Gärdenfors
How can sound feedback improve human-machine interaction? This essay
aims to serve as a theoretical introduction to auditory interface design.
New
Section at FilmSound.org
New
23 July 2001
New
17 July 2001
-
-
- Browse "Back Issues" at www.mixonline.com
for articles (jan 1999 - July 2001)
- Harnessing the Elements on Cast Away
Randy Thom creates soundtrack from water, wind and fire, Jan 1,
2001
- Short articles in Mix Magazine June 2001:
Pearl Harbor, Rollerball, A.I.,The Fast and the Furious, and The
Score
- Sound fx for "Sleepy Hollow":
Heads will roll, horses will run, Dec 1999
- On-line again: Mix Magazine Archives www.mixarchives.com
- Full text and full graphics from Mix Magazine 1998
- Studio Sound has new URL www.studio-sound.com
I will changed the links from Film Sound Bibliography ASAP
New
28 June 2001
Animation
sound links:
More
articles at Animation World Network www.awn.com
Media Literacy &
Soundscape studies linkpages:
New
8 June 2001
The Sounds
of Evil
Tim Tully interviews Walter Murch about the
1998 re-edit of "Touch of Evil"
New
9 May
New resource site:
Hollywood Lost and Found
www.hollywoodlostandfound.net
by Steve Lee
- Stories
of sound effects with..
- The Legend of WILHELM
- Castle Thunder
- The Universal Telephone Ring
- Production
Notes
Patching up "Lawrence of Arabia" - an interview
with Oscar winning Sound Editor Richard Anderson, who supervised the sound
work for the restoration of Sir David Lean's masterpiece.
New
3 May 2001
Sound
by Design
Make
pictures come to life with sound
by Nick
Peck, (Mix Magazine, Mars 2001)
"The
sound-design process is no real mystery. In fact, you can break most jobs
down into seven key steps: determine what sounds are needed, collect the
raw sonic materials, manipulate and edit the sounds, integrate them into
the project, revise until satisfied or time runs out, mix the sounds, and
deliver the finished product to the client. This article will look at each
of these steps and define a number of common term"
The
sound of knocking:
Jacques
Becker's Le Trou
by Jodi
Brooks (Screening the Past, #12 , 2001)
New 2 April
2001
Studio Sound articles:
Rugrats
Interview
with Steve Haynes about about dubbing and foreign language versions
Buffy
the vampire slayer
blonde
glamour and blind terror in a cocktail of
custom
sound effects
The
feature race
interview
with Dean Humphries
The
Exorcist unseen
Sound
designer Steve Boeddeker and mixer Mike Minkler talk about the theatrical
re-release with a remastered soundtrack
MOS
What
MOS orginally stood for is still up for discussion
Film
Sound History
The film
sound history articles section is updated
Q&A about Foley
New
7 January 2001
Audio Post Interviews
at EditorsNet
www.editorsnet.com
- Andy
Nelson, Re-Recording Mixer, "The Thin Red Line"
- Gary
Rydstrom, Sound Designer, "Saving Private Ryan"
- Gary
Rydstrom, Sound Designer, 'The Haunting'
- Tom
Johnson, Re-Recording Engineer, "Star Wars: Episode 1
- Matt
Wood, Supervising Sound Editor, 'The Phantom Menace'
- Dane
Davis, Sound Designer, "The Matrix"
- Christopher
Boyes, Sound Designer, "Titanic"
New
29 December
Introduction
to Animation Sound
The
Test Screening of Steamboat Willie
New
28 December
Sounding
Off
Collaborations
between sound designers and editors
There
is no free lunch
Interview
with Mark Berg
A
Brief History of Film Dubbing
Foley
Artistry: The ambient sound effects of Episode 1
For
an Abusive Subtitling (subtitles of motion pictures)
New
15 November
Studio
Sound articles
FEAR
OF HEARING
- sound
design of the BBC's Phobias series
THINKING
ALOUD
- documentary
series interpreting the brain's
functions
in terms of sound and music
LISTEN
AND LEARN
- your
ears play a larger role than you may imagine
STUART
LITTLE
-
big sound from a little voice
GLADIATOR
New
11 November
Sounding
Out Film
theoretical
text on the phenomenology of film sound
by Steven
Connor
"..certain
kinds of sound belong, not to the order of ostension which dominates the
image - in which everything is à voir, to be had by and made clear
to the eye - but to an order of mutative commixture, characterised by
the encounter and transformation of imaginary substances.."
New
16/9
THE
MAN IN THE IRON MASK
Sound
Design for Riven
game
sound design article
THE
LAST CHANCE
ANTZ
Sound
design from a tiny pov
"Armageddon,"
"Godzilla",
"Small
Soldiers", and "The Exorcist"
New
8/8
The
Grand Design
Sound
design offers endless opportunities
for creativity
and resourcefulness.
The
Green Mile
Postproduction
sound article
Mix
Magazine Archive
Links
to Full-Text and Graphics Articles Archives for 1998
and from
October through December 1997
New
15/6
www.film-sound-design.de
sound design resource site
(in German)
Hugh
Strain - As Good As It Gets,
Interview with sound rerecordist
Hugh Strain
about defining sound for film
New
11/1 2000
Walking
with Dinosaurs
Sound
in six 30-minute programmes, made for BBC
Science
that aims to blend scientific fact with
scare-ya-silly,
rip-yer-throat-out entertainment value.
Audio
Postproduction article from Studio Sound Magazine
Sound
Design Resource
Articles
on sound in Tarkovski, Clockwork Orange etc
by Rob
Bridgett
New
30/10 1999
On
Being Creative
Interview
With Donald O. Mitchell
New
25/9 1999
Dramatic
emotional approach
-if this sound-producing
object really existed,
what would it sound like?
The
sounds of silence in The Three Kings
co-supervising
sound editor Bruce Fortune and music mixer Mike Herbeck talks about
their work
New
11/9 1999
Anna's
way
An interview
with Anna Behlmer discussing effects mixing.
Anna
Behlmer is 4 time Oscar nominee ( The Thin Red Line,
L.A.
Confidential, Evita and Braveheart.)
by Oliver
Masciarotte
technical
articles
New
3/9 1999
Larry
Blake’s Film Sound Glossary
from
Mix Magazine
About
Sound and films
The recording
of Wyatt Earp
Recording
sound effects
Beginner's
guide to SFX
from
Sound Dogz
Audiotheater
Glossary
Web
based Audio Theater Education
Microphone
University
- Application Guide
- Microphone Technology
- Pro Audio Dictionary
from DPA
Microphones
In
the Trenches of TV Sound
An Interview with Larson Sound's
Tom Huth
by Linda Dove
15/5
1999
Recommended link:
Sync
Tanks
- the Art and Technique
of Post production sound
Describes technical processes
of how sound is created for a major Hollywood feature and creative aesthetic
contributions of sound designers, re-recording mixers, and editors of
dialogue, effects, and music.
by Elisabeth Weis
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