I love watching videos about sound designers' work. I particularly enjoy anything about or by Ben Burtt. What videos would you recommend? It is always great to see other's working environments as well as hear about their motivation and techniques. Please post any links to videos that you have enjoyed.
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Everything from http://soundworkscollection.com/
And http://designingsound.org/category/videos/
Everything from designingsound.org is great: the interviews the sound designer profiles etc
Soundworks Collections http://designingsound.noisepages.com/files/2009/11/SoundWorksLogo.jpg
(source: noisepages.com)
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Thanks for recommend Designing Sound! I also put lots of Sound Design Videos on the "Favorites" section of the Channel on YouTube, check: youtube.com/user/designingsound Mar 27, 2010 at 17:26
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You're welcome Miguel, i REALLY like your website :) Another really long but fun and informative video is the Audio myths workshop by Ethan Winer youtube.com/watch?v=BYTlN6wjcvQ Mar 27, 2010 at 21:24
Although not a video, I highly recommend this interview with sound designer Alan Splet, one of the great pioneers of our craft:
http://www.substation.co.nz/nzsndata/DUNEFX.html
Since it's from the early '80s you will find that much of the tech talk is quite dated; that being said, I believe that many of the most powerful tools used by sound designers are timeless.
It is a long one but worth every minute of your time.
answered Mar 27, 2010 at 14:47
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Thanks for that! Truly fascinating article on Splet. Makes you realise how spoilt for choice we are these days in how to record and process sounds. Maybe too much choice at times for me lol Apr 19, 2010 at 15:02
+1 on Soundworks Collection
Another +1 on the Lord of the Rings Extended DVD sound feature
King Kong (Seven Parts) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCpFtGCAgfI
Rob Nokes Seminar (Two Parts) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqU-oKlsGaA
answered Mar 27, 2010 at 18:00
interesting documentaries from the Vancouver Film Schools students:
Not web videos, but here are some DVDs with sound sesign extras:
- THX 1138
- The Conversation
- Apocalypse Now
- Star Wars
- Indiana Jones
- Lord of the Rings
- Australia
- Matrix
- Artifical Intelligence
- The Bourne Identity
- Hitman
- Sixth Sense
- Panic Room
- Dark Water
- Aliens
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
- Toy Story 1
- Toy Story 2
- Monsters Inc
- A Bugs Life
- Kung Fu Panda
- Wall·E
- Transformers
- Terminator
- Underlworld
Note that some of them are on the "Collectors Edition" of the film, or something like that. Also, if anyone have more to add to the list, tell us!
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I'd also add the Fincher film "Seven," which has an amazing commentary track where they play JUST the SFX in some scenes, JUST the music in others, JUSt the foley in others. Riveting and supremely educational. Ren Klyce is the man! :-) Mar 28, 2010 at 5:58
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Thanks for that. I'll checking it! Always love to hear from Ren Klyce :) Mar 28, 2010 at 20:57
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKPGzX5kZd0
I completely forgot about this wonderful program from BBC about the early days of sound design
This page has most dvds with sound design docs. mentioned: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&u=http://www.dvdsurround.ch/sounddokumentationen/ Best wishes,
Mikkel
answered Apr 19, 2010 at 16:59
The DVD for "Castaway" has a commentary track that heavily features Randy Thom discussing the sound design for that movie. I've never heard of any other dvd with a commentary track by the sound designer. As for on the web stuff I think Designing Sound (mentioned above) has the most exhaustive selection of videos that have been posted to the web.
In Toy Story 2 (Extended Version, 2 DVDs ) They put a fxs only Mix, no music, no voices. Is great to hear and learn what they do. Anyone Know another DVD with this feature ?
