ARE GREEN SCREENS KILLING THE MOVIES? It’s easy to be cynical about green screen work and computer graphics; to say that they’ve made movies increasingly artificial and soulless. Many, myself included, are quick to bemoan the loss of practical effects, in-camera tricks, and techniques like matte painting and stop-motion. However, what makes a given movie […]
Archival Media for Projects
COOL, WEIRD STUFF Last week’s sound design project utilized royalty-free archival media from Internet Archive, a non-profit library containing video clips, music, stills, and more – all available to the public for free. Included in the archive are fascinating collections of vintage film. This is a great resource if you need some unusual older footage […]
Making A Movie Score Memorable – Or Not
SOUNDS LIKE . . . Any time Tony Zhou puts out a new video essay, it’s worth watching. His latest videos look at how blockbuster films are scored and why the current trend in Hollywood has created a lot of surprisingly forgettable movie music. If there’s a single takeaway from these videos, I’d say […]
Premiere Pro and Audition
FIXING BAD AUDIO One of the great things about Premiere Pro is how seamlessly it integrates with other Adobe programs. With just a few clicks, you can send your entire project to SpeedGrade for color work or replace a series of clips with an After Effects composition. It’s also very easy to send audio clips […]
The Secret World of Foley
MAKE SOME NOISE In preparation for our unit on audio mixing and sound design, here’s a lovely inspirational short about foley – the craft of creating sound effects for films. https://vimeo.com/170948796