I am working on a statement of what the job of Sound Designer for films, games and commercials is: Sound designers are the worlds best listeners first. They...
Geoff Edwards
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Oct 3, 2003 9:10 pm
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Hi Geoff, I would add that they can confirm and also contradict the Trompe l'oeil (nearly) that is 12<>30 fps 50/60Hz, regards, James Faculty of Creative Arts...
I like to think of a sound designer as someone whose job it is to help the writer, director, and editor figure out how to use sound in the story as well as how...
Are these extraordinary aurally gifted people always male? Ian <<< Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2003 14:13:35 -0700 From: Geoff Edwards <lakeside@...> Subject:...
... Hello Ian! Good point Your making there! About 25% of the scollars I teach are female, and a great part of these are now enyoying very succesful careers as...
I think that Sound Designer is someone that believe in the fact that Sounds are the best communication way ever used by human race. The fastest way to speak...
Gianni Ricciardi
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Oct 6, 2003 5:16 am
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Hi, Gianni: I agree. I should add something else: Sound is the fastest way because the ear perceives faster than the eye. This might be "sound" strange, but...
Hi Mr. Thom, Of course yours is a very valid description. I will use similar words to describe what I do thanks. I am working on a little artsy piece of video...
Geoff Edwards
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Oct 6, 2003 4:10 pm
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I admit I'm a bit of a romantic too. Otherwise, why would I suggest, contrary to most evidence, that a sound designer would or should ever have an opportunity...
hi! newbie here... i'm presently taking a sound design class for my film course and find it absoluely fascinating... primarily i'm a visual person, but taking...
Hi, I'm a newbie here, sorry to just come straight in with a question! I was wondering if anyone has any comments on the MA in "Post Production : Sound Design"...
Hi, Can someone tell me which piece of music was used for the BBC coverage of this event. Many thanks, James ===== Sending from 56 North 3minutes West. ...
Hey Steve, I'm from last years bunch - just finishing off my dissertation! If you do the course because you enjoy working creatively with sound, and want to...
For those of you who live in Northern California and might be interested in attending... I'll be conducting a seminar on sound design at Pixar Animation...
I've noticed that a lot of you have mentioned these 2 great movies with regrads to having excellent sound design in film but have not really gone on in detail...
I've talked about those films some other time, but I would like to insist in some things (and scenes). The Godfather has many sound ideas: not only that...
Another favorite film of mine (sound design wise) is "The Insider"..the story of a former tobacco executive who decides to testify against the companies in a...
Hello. I am an FX/foley editor in Thailand, fairly new to the business. I am currently doing a movie about a Thai transvestite boxer. The director asked that...
Jasmin, If you are certain that your sound is correct, but it doesn't cut in the mix, here is my suggestion: 1- try to mix it louder 2- try to duck the...
Jerome Boiteau
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Oct 20, 2003 1:29 pm
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... Hey Jasmin, From what I've found punches are real tricky to make. Even though your director wants realistic sounding punches you'll have to go about ...
Jerome has made some excellent suggestions. There is a widely held misconception that it is possible to design certain sounds which are so powerful that they...
Try posting this on the Sound Design (yahoo groups) group also ... Richard Stevens Lamplight Audio Productions http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rcstevens/ ... ...
Just to add another point of view :-) If your director heard american movies he would expect the thai movie to sound like that. If your director's expectation...
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Sounds like a good listen! BTW, what relation does Ren Klyce have with David Cronenberg?! OC ... ...
odysseas constantinou
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Oct 28, 2003 3:48 pm
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Hi, I was wondering if any UK based Sound Designers or Film musicians out there are part of a workers union, and if so which one? BECTU? PACT? Thanks Steve...
no relationship there, i meant to separte them into two different subjects. ... Sounds like a good listen! BTW, what relation does Ren Klyce have with David...
Hi, I'm an italian sound guy. I'm new to "the big picture" world (I came from Videogame and postproduction world). I've taken some production dialogue for a...
Gianni Ricciardi
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Oct 30, 2003 5:23 pm
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This question is much better suited for a different forum: rec.arts.movies.production.sound You can get there by going to googlegroups.com and doing a search...