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How Dubbing Works

With the international box office nearly twice that of the domestic, dubbing English language films for foreign markets is serious business. But, have you ever wondered how dubbing works? Zachary Pincus-Roth of Slate has some insights into this mysterious process. …James Cameron’s Avatar has earned over $440 million at the domestic box office but has Read MoreRead More

Professional Audio Editing with Adobe Audition

By Kevin Reylek It feels like Adobe is fairly new to the audio editing game. While they’re the kings of photo editing, they’re not the first company you may think of when it comes to professional audio editing. However, they’ve been at it longer than you might think. With Audition 3, the latest version of Read MoreRead More

111 Free Filmmaking Tools

Last week we brought you 588 Free Film Contracts and Forms. In a effort to continue our “indie stimulus plan,” this week we’ve gathered together 111 free filmmaking software programs. Keep an eye out of upcoming features highlighting even more free stuff. And yes, we promise to never raise you taxes. Also check out these Read MoreRead More

WALL-E “A Space Journey in Sound”

In this behind-the-scenes clip, Andrew Stanton, Jim Morris, and Ben Burtt discuss the sound effects used in the film. What if mankind had to leave Earth and somebody forgot to turn the last robot off? WALL?E, a robot, spends every day doing what he was made for. But soon, he will discover what he was Read MoreRead More

Designing A Movie For Sound

The biggest myth about composing and sound designing is that they are about creating great sounds. Not true, or at least not true enough. Recommended by Member: Uncle Bob …What is Sound Design? You may assume that it’s about fabricating neat sound effects. But that doesn’t describe very accurately what Ben Burtt and Walter Murch, Read MoreRead More

Tropfest NY 2013

The Free Sound Project

The Free Sound Project is a huge, collaborative database of sound clips licensed for free sampling and remixing. Freesound focuses only on sound, not songs. Search for sounds or browse the tag list, which includes “water,” “tick,” “toilet,” “children,” “screaming,” “kitchen,” “subway” and “sweep” – all sounds released under a Creative Commons license. Great resource Read MoreRead More

Anatomy of a Film Music Agreement

By Jon M. Garon Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, PC This is part of a series of book excerpts from Independent Filmmaking, The Law & Business Guide for Financing, Shooting & Distributing Independent & Digital Films designed as an introduction to the many legal issues involved in the filmmaking process. The industry tradition has been to Read MoreRead More

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