I got along to see Mad Max: Fury Road at the cinema yesterday. It was pretty over the top in many ways, but that is to be expected so it was a fun ride. There would have been many great challenges for the crew working on this movie, not least for the production sound team. … Read more Production Sound challenges for Mad Max: Fury Road
I have read a couple of articles or blog posts about on-set protocol recently. This is one of the better ones in my opinion: http://filmmakermagazine.com/92534-the-seven-arts-of-working-in-film/#.VS5wq62eDRZ
An interview in the field with Chris Watson: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02npwg1
Fairly amusing (and true)…
I helped out with location sound for a short film the other weekend. The film is called “Turning the Corner” by Humphrey James. Humphrey has pulled together a great crew, and is trying a Pozible campaign out to help fund costs and pay people. Check it out at: http://www.pozible.com/project/184766
Yesterday Duncan Lowe from Infidel Studios and I headed to the Music of Magnificence concert at the High Court of Australia to do a recording of the performance. The concert is part of the High Court’s Free Sunday Concert Series. We set up eight channels for recording: a blumlein pair using Audio Technica 4050’s, a … Read more Music of Magnificence
This was a post on Craigslist that was later passed on through the sound community… http://eqtion.com/the-4-biggest-myths-about-location-sound-sound-gear-and-sound-operators/
There are a couple of great resources that have been produced for us at European seminars over the last few years that allow you to compare various surround microphone arrays in blind listening tests. This one contains ambience recordings: http://www.hauptmikrofon.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=78&Itemid=87 This one contains orchestral recordings: http://www.hauptmikrofon.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68&Itemid=58
Here’s an article suggesting why filmmakers really need to respect sound on location: http://www.raindance.org/6-ways-directors-screw-sound-editors/
Here’s an easy to use online calculator for figuring out intermodulation frequencies to consider when using wireless gear: http://www.arcticpeak.com/radiopages/intermodulationproducts.htm