Harry Potter Pt. 7 After eight films over a 10-year span, the epic adventure of Harry Potter and his circle of wizard friends will close the last chapter of this celebrated series with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. Director David Yates returns to direct his fourth Harry Potter film and returns with his talented sound team including Re-recording mixers Stuart Hilliker and Mike Dowson, Supervising Music Editor Gerard McCann, Supervising Sound Editor James Mather, and Sound Designer Dom Gibbs. Expecto Patronum! Synopsis After destroying one Horcrux and discovering the significance of the three Deathly Hallows, Harry, Ron and Hermione continue to seek the other Horcruxes in an attempt to destroy Lord Voldemort. Sound Credits Comments
The Hobbit In this exclusive SoundWorks Collection sound profile we visit Park Road Post Studios in Wellington, New Zealand to talk with the sound team of Director Peter Jackson's The Hobbit. Featured interviews include Re-recording Mixer Michael Hedges, Re-recording Mixer Chris Boyes, Re-recording Mixer Michael Semanick, Co-Supervising Sound Editor Brent Burge, Co-Supervising Sound Editor Chris Ward, and Dolby Atmos Re-recording Mixer Gilbert Lake. Synopsis The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey follows title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior Thorin Oakenshield. Sound Credits Comments
Not So Mysterious: Using Polarity As Another Tool For Optimizing Drum Sound Makes Sense… But Does It Really Matter? If you try this approach, keep in mind that time delay induced by digital processors and drum fill placement can greatly affect audibility. So to really hear the difference and set the proper polarity, bypass all drum fill and kick channel EQ, and then bring up the kick in the drum fill to the point where it is just on the verge of feedback. Now, by pressing the phase reverse on the kick channel, you should be able to determine which way is noticeably more stable. OK, Did That. Working around the rest of the kit, for every mic for the under side of a drum, set the phase the same as you did for the kick. Keep in mind that this is a starting point - upward facing monitors near a floor tom tend to be more stable with the opposite polarity than this approach dictates. What About The Cymbals? Higher frequencies and things panned hard left and right in the mains will often sound different, but there will not be a definitive “ better” sounding choice.
Engine Audio Designing Sound TV – “Avatar” Sound Panel Where was Charlie? Chatting sound and storytelling with Dustin Cawood From the tenor of Daniel Day-Lewis' voice to the booming of canons to the echoing click of a pocket watch, Dustin Cawood created the soundtrack to "Lincoln." (Screenshot: Staff) The credits of the recently released film “Lincoln” read like a who’s who of Hollywood—Daniel Day-Lewis, Steven Spielberg, Sally Fields, Tommy Lee Jones, James Spader and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, just to name a few. There is one name listed under the Sound Department that puts Chattanooga one degree closer to the 16th president of the United States. Cleveland native and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga graduate Dustin Cawood worked as the sound effects editor for the critically acclaimed drama. At home visiting family for the holidays, Cawood spoke with Nooga.com about his career, working on “Lincoln” and creating the world through sound. You are originally from Cleveland. Cawood has served as the soundman behind the curtain for many popular movies in recent years. One of my professors was Richard Portman.
11 Essential Pro Tools Tutorials | Audiotuts+ Digidesign's Pro Tools is a powerful and popular digital audio workstation - a family of products ranging from software that suits the home hobbyist right up to full-scale commercial studios. In last week's article we explored Pro Tools and its features. This week, we will learn how to use it. This article was previously published on the AudioJungle blog, which has moved on to a new format in 2010. We'll be bringing you an article from the AudioJungle archives each week. Because of Pro Tool's popularity, there are plenty of tutorials around the Internet. 1. Phil Jackson is a musician, producer, and vereran clinician. 2. Aaron Sternke is a Nashville producer, engineer, songwriter and frontliner who has worked closely in the studio with MercyMe (digital editing, engineering, background vocals), Third Day (engineering), Amy Grant (digital editing) and many others. Though this half-hour video is a couple of years old, it is still a very helpful basic introduction to Pro Tools. 3. 4. 5. 6.
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