Films-TV
Classic Stooges
What made those original Stooges sound effects so funny? Where did they come from? Oscar-winning sound designer Ben Burtt has been on the hunt...
Sound Design for ‘The Three Stooges’
What makes a Stooge sound like a Stooge? Like when Curly gets conked on the head with a pipe or when Moe pokes Larry...
The Pro Audio PIT at NAB
The NAB Show, to be held April 16-19 in Las Vegas, presents a dizzying array of product introductions, fueling the constant technological changes in...
SSL Rolls Onto CRAS Campus
As part of its continuing tour of the U.S., the new Solid State Logic Broadcast Equipment Demonstration Vehicle recently paid a visit to the...
Editor’s Note: Beginning to Understand 7.1
I freely admit that I didn’t understand the drive behind 7.1 when people started talking about it almost a decade ago. I understood the...
Motion Picture Sound Editors Honor George Watters II
Supervising sound editor George Watters II took home the 2012 MPSE Career Achievement Award at the 59th Annual Golden Reel Awards, held February 19....
Halo Anniversary Disneyland Adventures | Music Centerstage in Game Releases
PYRAMIND, SKYWALKER SOUND UP THE MUSICAL ANTE WITH HALO: COMBAT EVOLVED ANNIVERSARY, KINECT DISNEYLAND ADVENTURES
Turner Turns to Lawo
Turner Studios, the broadcast production division of Turner Entertainment Group, has taken delivery of a second Lawo mc290 production console in its Audio Control...
AES Tackles Digital Cinema
The Audio Engineering Society has formed a provisional committee to review audio reproduction for digital cinema and television. Spearheaded by Brian McCarty, managing director...
Virtual Instrument Libraries | The Hybrid Score
VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT LIBRARIES FOR HIGH-END PRODUCTION
‘The Art of Flight’ | Flying in 7.1 Surround
Dolby Labs recently hosted a media screening of the Curt Morgan–directed action sports movie The Art of Flight (Brain Farm Digital Cinema, Red Bull...
Film Mixers on the Move
It was a summer of musical chairs in Hollywood as a couple of high-end post facilities announced the hiring of A-list recording mixers to...
Abbot Mixes ‘X Factor’ on Yamaha DM2000
The X Factor will make its U.S. debut on Fox September 21, and Michael Abbott, owner of All Ears Inc., has chosen a Yamaha...
Ready for Football!
When Full Sail University launched its partnership with ESPN in late 2010, the goal was to get students involved in real-world production—audio, video, gaming,...
Editor’s Note: Sound and Picture
We’ve seen this happen before, with a medium birthed on audio giving way to dominance by video. It happened in broadcast, where radio—the original...
Movie Sound Effects | Cars! Weapons! Machines!
AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE CREATION OF MOVIE SOUND EFFECTS
SFP: New Rooms, 2011
Mix Spotlights New Sound for Picture Post Production Facilities in 2011
SFP: IDEAS Orlando
When you bill yourself as an “innovation studio,” part of a creative juggernaut of marketing and agency services—from story to shoot to edit to...
Wild Touch Productions | Give Your Videos a ‘Wild Touch’
Based in Los Angeles, Andrew Wild’s Wild Touch Productions can help companies and studios promote their business through the use of videos on their...
Michael Abbott Q&A
AUDIO DIRECTOR FOR GRAMMY AWARDS ENSURES EMMY-WINNING SOUND TO THE HOUSE, OVER THE AIR
Music: Northern Lights Integrates Sound and Picture
Northern Lights is one of a new breed of multifaceted, creative companies that offer comprehensive graphics, video and audio services under one roof. Relatively...
Oscar Sound Watch: Daft Punk Score and SFX Blend Together in Tron: Legacy
The hit film Tron: Legacy features a unique blend of electronic and symphonic score elements from the French techno duo Daft Punk (Guy-Manuel de...
A Day in the Life of Reality TV Production
FROM THE ELORA GORGE IN CANADE TO DRAG QUEENS IN L.A.