Walter Murch, Academy Award winning sound designer who worked on several Coppola epics including Apocalypse Now and The Conversation, talks about the role of reverb in this video. He also discusses some recording techniques that might seem to be old fashioned but are actually still used today, i.e. that of re-recording sounds in a physical environment to capture the real feel of a space. That same technique was used quite a bit in an animated feature I recently enjoyed c/o Ricky Grove, Monster House (very highly recommended if you’ve not seen it).
He also discusses a speed change technique related to reverb that is positively brilliant.
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Update: Oops! In my original post, I mistakenly attributed the forthcoming feature film and the embedded short below to the same creators, because they were mentioned side by side in a forum post. Turns out the creators are a continent away from each other. Sorry for any confusion!
Never mind the “we didn’t fully consider Google search implications” name, Wireframe Animations are doing something pretty amazing: they are hoping to release an iClone-driven feature film - in theaters - this summer. Titled Once Upon a Time (I’ll take a moment to reiterate my Google search observation), the people at Wireframe are describing it as “India’s first ever full length animated movie in a regional language.”
In not-directly-related news, I recently came upon this Portuguese-made short in iClone 3, showing off some unique design elements. I have no idea what’s happening in the short, story-wise (if it’s even intended to be narrative), but it’s a very interesting watch nonetheless.
- My June 1 appearance on The Wolf & Dulci Hour (podcast) is now available for download. I talk about CrazyTalk and the 1000 Words series.
- NY Times: Web Series Tied to ‘Blade Runner’ Is In The Works - The creators are embracing the Creative Commons license for distribution, which I think may be a Hollywood first for a major director.
- Treadster’s DoubleKill Episode 1 is now available in HD, truly the way it was meant to be seen.
- Dave Tyner, creator of DoubleKill, has graciously published a three part tutorial for the Unreal Engine FaceFX system: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
- Dr. Nemesis just released a test video for a new series he’s working on, a series featuring a crossover of Marvel/DC comics characters. It is delicious, check it out!
- Quidam 3, the amazing character creation software, is out, and Tony Bannan has given us a nice “first look” at the program
- The trailer for Jin Sung Choi’s Entering the Mind Through the Mouth is just the latest in great films to find its way into the Recommended Viewing section of the Z-Studios Forum. If you haven’t already joined us there, we hope you’ll do so today. Great machinima and general filmmaking talk for adults.
- Also on that forum, visible to registered members only, I’ve started up an idea giveaway! Film story ideas that seemed to have some promise but I realize I won’t have time to produce them all so I’m letting them go. Why throw decent ideas you don’t have time to pursue into the bin? There’s a simple honor system in place, you can peruse the ideas currently up for grabs (either for inspiration or acquisition), or offer up your own if you like.
Click here for archive of OverByte posts.
Public Domain Photography + Improv Comedy + CrazyTalk
Click through to watch it in HD. (Also available in HD on Vimeo, if you prefer).
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Rice_(general)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Speed
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_S._Robinson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_Butler_(politician)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_B._Taney
1000 Words: Series Credits
Voiceover and Music by Overman
(with a nod to Ludwig Van Beethoven)
All audio for the “remix” section taken from other episodes in this series, without sound alteration.
** Project Inspirations **
You can hear me talk about the making of this series in this interview on The Wolf & Dulci Show from June 1, 2009.
Previous episodes:
The whole series in one playlist: On YouTube
A trailer that makes me second guess the appropriateness of every other situation in my life so far where I invoked the words, “jaw dropping.”
Watch it here: http://www.swtor.com/media/trailers/deceived-cinematic-trailer
Anyone else catching the Monty Oum flavor of this? Excepting, of course, the distinct lack of ‘babes,’ the action sequences remind me of his vibe for some reason.
