It’s been about a week since my last blog post about the SB feature film project. Things are progressing fairly well, although I have been a little slower to get where I am than hoped as I ended up on a location sound job for a couple of days early in the week. I have … Read more SB Feature Film Post Blog Post 5
A little while back SoundWorks Collection posted up a few classic videos from THX including a demo reel featuring bits from some classic Lucasfilm movies, a short documentary of the production of the soundtrack, and a video about the origin of THX. Check them out at: http://soundworkscollection.com/news/check-out-three-retro-thx-videos-thx-wow-the-thx-story-thx-soundtrack
I felt good about where I got to yesterday. As I slowly chip away at the jobs list and get more organised I start to stress a little less. There were a few odd things with the edit or files provided which I confirmed what the story was with the Editor and Director yesterday. I … Read more SB Feature Film Post Blog Post 4
I mostly caught up with my work yesterday, although it was a long day in the end. It would have been after 11pm when we left the studio, and I was getting a bit vague towards the end. I checked through all the main issue spots, and I believe everything to be workable at this … Read more SB Feature Film Post Blog Post 3
When I went to set up my Pro Tools session yesterday I found out that the OMFs were at 16 bit when my original files were at 24 bit, and that the OMF didn’t have the handle length as long as I requested, so I had to get them re-exported by the Editor. That held … Read more SB Feature Film Post Blog Post 2
Last year Mike Thornton wrote a great series of posts on the Pro Tools Expert website outlining the Audio Post workflow, right from the assistant editor syncing files for the video editor. It is a great series, and I think it is great that he started at the Assistant Editor prepping sessions. You can check … Read more Audio Post Production Workflows Using Pro Tools
Yesterday I got a locked off picture from the film Editor, and could start work proper on sound editorial for the SB Feature Film. Picture Lock Off was scheduled for Monday gone, so we are 5 days behind already at this stage. I knew there was a chance that this would happen though. We had … Read more SB Feature Film Post Blog Post 1
When undertaking audio post-production projects, or really any large audio production work, it is vital to get organised. This is especially so if working with others in a team, as opposed to working on your own. Creating spotting logs, cue sheets and visual maps are all great tools for sound design planning, and a lot … Read more Audio Post Planning in Pro Tools
A few years back, Brent Heber, Australian Audio Post guy and Pro Tools expert/advocate, put together a short 20 minute video discussing the common mistakes made by fresh filmmakers with regards to sound. He starts by touching on the basics like choosing locations and microphones, before moving on to considerations for sync, timecode, and workflow. People new to filmmaking … Read more Film sound: common mistakes
Designing Sound have posted up a cool interview with sound designer Chris Scarabosio from Skywalker Sound about comedy sound design. Check it out at: http://designingsound.org/2015/05/comedy-its-an-interesting-thing-to-try-and-nail-down-interview-with-chris-scarabosio/