Monthly Archives: May 2017

Importance of realistic sound

Chion’s term added value, explores the expressive and informative value that sound gives to the image, and how it can create the definite impression in the immediate or remembered experience an audience has of it. It is therefore essential to make our … Continue reading

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Lasers

In my Iron Giant redesign, a scene shows several lasers shot down onto the Earth and destroying it. Instead of using a sound effect I wanted to try something experimental and a bit different to a normal gun shot, particularly … Continue reading

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Ambience

Creating an ambience in my soundtracks are important as they set the locale of what is going on in the visual medium, and it particularly important to research as creating an ‘eerie feel’ to a scene for my animation client … Continue reading

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The Iron Giant’s Voice

I also needed to carry out ADR for the Giant’s grunts in my Iron Giant redesign. Learning how to make his voice sound professional and suited was important to the quality of my redesign, and therefore achieving learning outcomes 1 … Continue reading

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Jeff Shiffman

Sound designer Jeff Shiffman, from Boom Box Post, has worked on an array of animation series such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Thundercats and The Looney Tunes Show. He gives some interesting tips and insights based on his many years … Continue reading

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