July 09, 2019 - 03:30 AM
Youtube video creator Scruffy shares some insight to the sound design of the popular game, Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
January 21, 2016 - 12:47 AM
Check out a fun video on the history of cursing in Hollywood movies and the first utterances of curse words on screen. Movies featured in this video: Glorifying The American Girl, Hell’s Angels, Bosko’s Picture Show, Gone With The Wind, Holiday, In Cold Blood, Midnight Cowboy, The Boys in the Band, MASH, Carnal Knowledge, Scarface, Battleship and The South Park Movie.
July 15, 2015 - 04:50 PM
We’re all familiar with creative sound design for narrative films—from the buzz of a lightsaber to the roar of a T. rex. But what about the sound in documentary films? Is there a role for abstract sound to play when your film depicts real events?
June 08, 2015 - 05:28 AM
Director Amar Dusanjh profiles three of the best & brightest Sound Editors & Designers within the entertainment industry. From the two-time Bafta winning Sound Editor of feature films such as ‘Harry Potter’, ‘Casino Royale’ & ‘Batman’, to the Award Winning Sound Designers of Television and Radio productions such as ‘Human Universe’, ‘Galapagos’, ‘Neverwhere’ & ‘Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy’- The Image of Sound shares the creativity, work ethic & personalities of those who love to work with sound.
April 11, 2015 - 01:46 AM
One of our favorite home theater demos was the THX WOW! laser disc and DVD!
February 05, 2015 - 10:23 PM
Whether you’re an audio engineer, sound designer, musician, or avid music fan, chances are you have been around a couple of “audio guys.” They are quirky, know a ton about audio (usually) and all say similar things. We hate to stereotype but if the shoe fits…
January 14, 2015 - 09:31 AM
Good sound and the right music can help your videos have a powerful and even emotional impact on your viewers. Learn why sound and music can dramatically alter your script. Learn tips to write clear dialogue, choose sound effects that tell your story, and select music that helps sell the feeling of your video.
December 18, 2014 - 12:48 AM
Fans are already preparing themselves to be disappointed when Serial releases its final episode tomorrow, a fact that Funny or Die has captured masterfully in its new parody.
December 09, 2014 - 08:31 PM
A glorious montage celebrating outer space in film…there is sound in space!
December 02, 2014 - 07:47 PM
Pro Sound Effects (http://www.prosoundeffects.com) is proud to announce our first Sound Design Spotlight interview featuring Ryan Billia from Rumble Audio in Brooklyn, NY.
November 22, 2014 - 11:41 PM
###The History of Sound at the Movies
November 11, 2014 - 06:48 AM
The high levels of noise pollution in New York City instigated the formation of a noise abatement commission. Steven explains how innovator Harvey Fletcher became part of this movement and created a roving ‘noise laboratory’ that measured the amount of sound on the streets of the city.
October 19, 2014 - 12:51 AM
Noel Murray’s Keynote essay on Days Of Heaven addresses at length the difficulties Terrence Malick had in figuring out how (and whether) to use voiceover narration, before finally arriving at Linda Manz’s extemporized musings—without which the film would be severely impoverished. Manz’s narration solves practical problems, like giving the audience information about the love triangle at the film’s center, but Days Of Heaven now seems like an editing-room crisis that opened up new possibilities for what Malick could do with the form. There’s some carryover in tone between Sissy Spacek’s naïf in Badlands and Manz’s more worldly variation here, but Malick allowed himself the freedom to use narration to broaden perspective and open up the audience to more abstract ideas.