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The Sound of “Drive”

Posted on December 16, 2011 in Sound Design | No Comments

In this SoundWorks Collection video, Supervising Sound Editor Lon Bender talks about his work on Director Nicolas Winding Refn’s film “Drive”.

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The Sound of The Muppets

Posted on December 1, 2011 in Sound Design | No Comments

In this SoundWorks Collection video they talk with “The Muppets” Director James Bobin, Film Editor James Thomas, Supervising Sound Editors Kami Asgar and Sean McCormack, and Sound Re-recording Mixer Kevin O’Connell.

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Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Interview with ‘Super 8′ Sound Designer Ben Burtt

Posted on November 22, 2011 in Sound Design | No Comments

Ben Burtt, the Supervising Sound Editor on J.J. Abrams’ ‘Super 8,’ talks about his connection to the film, the biggest audio moments, and his approach to the mixing process in a more general sense.

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Davyd, A.I. Remix by Pogo

Posted on November 15, 2011 in Sound Design | No Comments

Nick Bertcke (AKA Pogo) created this remix titled Davyd, using voices, chords and sound effects from Spielberg’s ‘AI: Artificial Intelligence’.

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Sound, a Short Film on how sound connects us to the world

Posted on October 20, 2011 in Audio, Music, Sound Design | 1 Comment

“Sound” is a short film on how sound connects us to the world, featuring musicians and sound experts Moby, Imogen Heap, and others. The video was created by the audio sharing platform SoundCloud.

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Normalizing the Volume in Adobe Premiere

Posted on October 17, 2011 in Sound Design | No Comments

Vimeo user RHED Pixel explains the different ways to gain control over your audio in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 – from normalizing peaks to using Premiere’s powerful Dynamics filter.

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The Sound and Music of Angry Birds

Posted on September 26, 2011 in Music, Sound Design | No Comments

The SoundWorks Collection sits down with currently the most listened to composer and sound designer in the world, Ari Pulkkinen the creator of the catchy Angry Birds theme.

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Edit audio, apply audio effects, remove vocals with Sony Vegas

Posted on September 22, 2011 in Sound Design | No Comments

In this video Guerilla Bill shows you the easy way to edit any portion of audio within your Sony Vegas and Movie Studio Projects. Add effects, remove vocals, use the audio editor.

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The Sound of Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Posted on September 12, 2011 in Sound Design | No Comments

Acting as a foundation with an origin story for a new film series, Director Rupert Wyatt takes the audience on the science fiction summer hit, Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The stunning visual effects produced by Weta Digital for the apes are complimented by the wide range of sounds recorded and edited for the film.

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The Art of Horror Movie Music

Posted on August 25, 2011 in Music, Sound Design | 3 Comments

In this primer on horror movie soundtracks author and musician Stephen Thrower discuses how the scariest horror films don’t just make you want to cover your eyes, but your ears, too.

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Walt Disney Sound & Music Imagineers

Posted on August 18, 2011 in Sound Design | 2 Comments

The SoundWorks Collection pulls back the curtain on the talented Imagineers who are responsible for the sounds and music of the Walt Disney theme park properties.

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Capturing Sound for Independent Films

Posted on August 8, 2011 in Sound Design | No Comments

Scott Weber Sound Supervisor for Avid’s demo movie Agent MX-Z3RO, offers indie filmmakers some sound advice.

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Advanced Noise Reduction In Audition CS5.5

Posted on August 2, 2011 in Sound Design | No Comments

Audition has been the king of noise reduction ever since its introduction from Adobe but sometimes cleaning up noise can be difficult when the background noise overwhelms the foreground audio. If you’ve ever experienced one of these problematic files where removing the noise introduces other artifacts like a “burbly background”, then this video will help you understand powerful settings like Spectral Decay Rate and Smoothing that help control those artifacts and just remove the noise.

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Dolby Presents Surrounded: 7.1 Cinema & Beyond

Posted on July 18, 2011 in Sound Design | No Comments

Dolby gathered a group of cinema industry leaders and innovators from around the world for an exclusive Filmmakers’ Forum held on Monday, July 11, 2011 in San Francisco, CA.

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The Sound of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Posted on July 15, 2011 in Sound Design | No Comments

Director David Yates returns to direct his fourth Harry Potter film and returns with his talented sound team including Re-recording mixers Stuart Hilliker and Mike Dawson, Supervising Music Editor Gerard McCann, Supervising Sound Editor James Mather, and Sound Designer Dom Gibbs.

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