Beau Anthony Jimenez has written a nice, neat, short analysis of Walter Murch’s use of train sounds in some of his sound design work over the years for Designing Sound. Check it out here: http://designingsound.org/2016/01/walter-murch-and-trains-a-sound-exploration/
Here is a cool TED talk from a French street artist named JR, who has done some huge paste-up projects around the world, without corporate sponsorship. He urges everyone to “Use art to turn the world inside out”…
How well can you hear audio quality? A big part of it is the quality of the playback device and speakers/headphones, but the amount of audio compression is also a factor. If you want to try it out for yourself, NPR have posted an article with a short quiz to test yourself on their site … Read more Hearing Audio Compression
Mark Mangini, sound designer for a host of great films, has posted up a video of a keynote address he gave at Mix Magazine’s Sound for Film symposium at Sony Studios Cary Grant Theater September 26, 2015. It is an inspiring talk about the why rather than the how of sound design, and I recommend … Read more Mark Mangini Keynote Address
A little while back I was interviewed in the CIT Woden Control Room by a few CIT students as part of ACTSIA’s Canberra Creatives series of profiles. The students did a great job (thanks Eddie, Vince and Jonathon) and you can check out a short profile here: Canberra Creative Presents Sound Engineer Tim Duck … Read more Canberra Creatives Profile
I had the pleasure of working on the Audio Tour for the Tom Roberts Exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia. The exhibition opened just the other day, and will run through until 28 March 2016. Tom Roberts is a very important artist in Australian history, and this is a fantastic exhibition that I look … Read more Tom Roberts Exhibition Audio Tour
The Pro Tools Expert blog has shared some great Pro Tools tips for film mixers from Sreejesh Nair. Check it out at: http://www.pro-tools-expert.com/home-page/2015/11/28/ninja-keyboard-pro-tools-shortcuts-for-film-mixers?mc_cid=29258ef528&mc_eid=875b351bf8
Collossal has posted up an article about a large scale Brandalism project in Paris that protests aspects of the UN COP21 Climate Conference. Seems like quite a large and well implemented art protest project. Check it out at: http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/11/brandalism-fake-ads-paris/?mc_cid=d56b07292e&mc_eid=b70530c66d
Colossal posted up an article and video about a sea organ installation in Croatia constructed back in 2005. It sounds kinda cool. Check it out at: http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/11/the-sea-organ-makes-perpetual-music-with-ocean-waves/?mc_cid=2f7907f1d8&mc_eid=b70530c66d
Kate Finan from Boom Box Post has put together a neat blog post/article on their website outlining a short history of animation sound, with neat little summaries and supporting videos on the Disney, Warner Brothers and Hanna-Barbera cartoons. Check it out at: http://www.boomboxpost.com/blog/2015/11/8/the-history-of-animation-sound