Sound Design changing

Here is an article discussion how sound designer creating sound effects libraries are influencing how the post production business is operating. http://www.forbes.com/sites/nickmessitte/2015/09/30/the-changing-times-of-hollywood-sound-design-part-1/?ss=lists

Breaking the Mold (project 2).

Building on the ideas of getting out of your musical rut, produce a musical piece (2-4 minutes) where you push your own musical boundaries. Note what you work with most often, or most regularly,  avoid repeating the use of those tools or the musical patterns/practices.   For most of you, beats and loops must be avoided. […]

Music and Media 1

For this assignment you will be selecting a clip and writing a brief report.  Find a scene from a movie where music profoundly changes your emotional experience. Prove this to yourself by playing some other music while watching the same scene. Re-review this scene without looking at the screen, just listen. Write about the music you […]

Slow-motion effects

For this Lab we will experiment with slow motion effects. The artistic goal is to be able to create a moment where time slows down.  The technical goal is to build your sound design vocabulary and tool kit. Quickly find or film a moment of slow motion in an action sequence. Explore these effect processes […]

Breaking the mold

For this Lab project you will be constrained in the sense that you MUST break old habits. No using presets, Loops, pre-existing samples.  In fact,  we will extend this a little further. No using beats. Create a work of sound/music art using textures and tones but not loops or beats.  You may use any song […]