The Oft Overlooked Art of Sound Design

Posted by Queuebot in Movies & SciFi on January 26, 2009 at 8:22 pm

The crack of Indy’s whip, the bleep-blips of R2-D2, and the asthmatic breathing of Darth Vader. These unique and memorable sound effects are all products of an often overlooked art form – the art of sound design. A Sound Designer’s duties include creating, editing and applying sound effects and all non-compositional elements of a film, video game, theater performance, recording or television program in what amounts to a very daunting job.

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Behind The Scenes Star Wars Photos

Posted by Alex in Movies & SciFi, Pictures on December 1, 2008 at 12:39 am


Photo: Michael Heilemann [Flickr]

Earlier this month, we told you about Early Star Wars Storyboards which Michael Heilemann of Binary Bonsai uploaded to Flickr.

Well, Michael has just uploaded hundreds more of Star Wars photos to his Flickr account, many of which are fantastic behind the scenes photo like this one above of Luke Skywalker’s jump scene: Link – via Super Punch

 
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