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Guides & Resources

Film sound-related resources and guides from the A Sound Effect blog:

Film sound tutorial videos
12 Film Sound Tutorial Videos
Michael Cullen
12 tutorial videos covering the art and craft of film sound creation, presented by Michael Cullen
David Farmer sound design tips
Tips & Techniques from 25+ Years in Sound
David Farmer
Tips, tricks and techniques from decades in audio post production, with veteran sound designer David Farmer
Brandon Proctor re-recording mixing
Re-Recording Mixing Techniques & Tools
Brandon Proctor
Stories and hard-earned lessons from 20+ years as a supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer
Sound for independent film
Sound for Independent Film
Tom Disher & Paul Zahnley
Practical tips for doing sound on independent films — from composer Tom Disher and re-recording mixer Paul Zahnley
Heikki Kossi Foley
The Art and Craft of Foley Sound
Heikki Kossi
What Foley artist Heikki Kossi has learned from performing Foley on hundreds of films
Boutique sound facility
Running a Boutique Sound Facility
Herb Ferrette
Perspectives from over 35 years working across the media industry, with veteran Herb Ferrette
Pro Tools templates
Pro Tools Templates for Post Production
Paul Maunder
Check out this great tutorial on setting up Pro Tools templates for post production
Jeremy Peirson field recording
20+ Years in Field Recording
Jeremy Peirson
A life in sound: stories, approaches, and lessons from field recordist Jeremy Peirson
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Film composers Pinar Toprak, Nainita Desai and more
Composing for Film
Pinar Toprak, Nainita Desai & Jonathan Snipes
How to build a career in film scoring — with award-winning composers Pinar Toprak, Nainita Desai, and Jonathan Snipes
How to succeed in film and trailer sound
Succeed in Film, Docs & Trailers
Nia Hansen, Peter Albrechtsen & Karél Psota
How to make it in sound for film and trailers, featuring Nia Hansen, Peter Albrechtsen, and Karél Psota
Succeeding in sound editing and advertising
Sound Editing, Advertising & Production
Lucy J Mitchell, Chris Pinkston & Irin Strauss
Hear how to succeed in sound, from some of the brightest minds – and sharpest ears – in the industry
Melissa Pons on life as an audio freelancer
Living as an Audio Freelancer
Melissa Pons
What it’s really like to live as a freelancer in the sound industry, with Melissa Pons
Mandell Winter on the supervising sound editor role
The World of Sound Supervision
Mandell Winter
Mandell Winter sheds some light on what the Supervising Sound Editor role involves
Designing movie for sound
Designing A Movie For Sound
Randy Thom
Academy award-winning sound designer Randy Thom’s insightful plea for sound to be taken as seriously as visuals in film storytelling
Why is sound important
Why Is Sound Important?
Randy Thom
Legendary sound designer Randy Thom on why sound matters — and how to make it matter more
Walter Murch documentary
The Cinema of Walter Murch
Documentary
Jon Lefkovitz has released a feature-length documentary with legendary film editor and sound designer Walter Murch
4-step sound design
4-Step Approach to Great Film Sound
Tormod Ringnes
Why (and how) Tormod Ringnes applies his 4-step approach to all sound design projects
Indie film sound
Sound for Indie Film
Jacob Bloomfield-Misrach
Tips and lessons from the world of indie film sound, with supervising sound editor Jacob Bloomfield-Misrach
Working for free in sound
Should You Work for Free in Sound?
Doug Siebum
Should people in the sound industry ever do free work? Doug Siebum weighs in
Psychology of sound design
The Psychology of Sound Design
Ai-Ling Lee, Will Files & Craig Henighan
A great panel talk from The Rough Cut featuring Ai-Ling Lee, Will Files & Craig Henighan
Foley editing guide
Beginner’s Guide to Foley Editing
Yuri Pridachin / Foley First
Essential Foley editing tips and techniques from sound supervisor Yuri Pridachin at Foley First
Tim Nielsen supervising
The Role of Supervising Sound Editor
Tim Nielsen
What it takes to oversee the sound of a major film — with veteran supervising sound editor Tim Nielsen
Audio post production house
Running Your Own Audio Post House
William McGuigan
How William McGuigan built and runs his own boutique audio post house
Animal Foley sounds
How Animal Sounds Are Made for Movies
Marko Costanzo
Find out how animal Foley is done – with veteran Foley artist Marko Costanzo

Highlighted Interviews

Behind-the-scenes look at the techniques and creative work that goes into sound for film:

Behind the scenes of Baby Driver's sound design
Baby Driver’s Musical Sound Design
Julian Slater & Watson Wu
How the team did it, as told by supervising sound editor Julian Slater, and sound effects recordist Watson Wu
Creating the magical sound world of Frozen 2
Building a Sound World for Frozen 2
Paul Flinchbaugh & Randy Thom
Odin Benitez, Fernand Bos, and David E. Fluhr discuss their approach to weaving sound design, songs, and score into an immersive soundscape
Creating horrifying sounds for Alien Covenant
Alien: Covenant’s Horrifying Sound
Benjamin A. Burtt
Discussing the approach to sound design on Alien: Covenant, from building on original Alien sound concepts to creating new sounds
Richard King on the sound design of Dunkirk
The Spectacular Sound of Dunkirk
Richard King
How the film’s rich, dense, and immersive soundscape was created, with Oscar-winning supervising sound editor Richard King
The brilliant sound design of LEGO Batman
The LEGO Batman Movie’s Brilliant Sound
Wayne Pashley
Wayne Pashley takes you behind the scenes on how he and his team brought the animated Batman to life
The immersive sound design behind 1917
1917’s Intense, Immersive Sound of War
Oliver Tarney & Rachael Tate
How supervising sound editors Oliver Tarney and Rachael Tate created the continuous immersive sound world
The poetic sci-fi sound design of Arrival
The Poetic Sci-Fi Sound of Arrival
Sylvain Bellemare
Sylvain Bellemare takes you behind the poetic, otherworldly soundscape of Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi masterpiece
Designing underwater sounds for Aquaman
Designing Aquaman’s Deep-Sea Sound
Tim Walston & Mary Ellen McGuigan
Tim Walston & Mary Ellen McGuigan explain how they designed the vast underwater sound world
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Alan Robert Murray discusses Joker's gritty soundscape
The Dark and Gritty Sound of Joker
Alan Robert Murray
Oscar-winning Supervising Sound Editor Alan Robert Murray shares how he and the team brought Gotham City to life
Gene Park on Midsommar's unsettling sound design
The Deeply Disturbing Sound of Midsommar
Gene Park
Gene Park tells the story on how sound was used to achieve a high level of emotional discomfort and disorientation
Ren Klyce and Coya Elliott on Pixar's Soul sound
Finding the Sound of Soul
Ren Klyce & Coya Elliott
Coya Elliott and Ren Klyce talk about designing sounds to fit the score and creating the voices of the ‘lost souls’
Behind the scariest sounds in horror cinema
Horror Special: Behind 11 Scariest Movies
Various Sound Designers
A horror special: 11 stories behind the sound for some of the scariest horror movies and series
Creating punchy sound design for John Wick
John Wick Chapter 3: Punchy Sound Design
Mark Stoeckinger
How the fast, precise, and brutal sound for John Wick: Chapter 3 was created
Ai-Ling Lee on the sound of First Man's space
First Man: A Supersonic Sound Adventure
Ai-Ling Lee & Mildred Iatrou Morgan
Ai-Ling Lee & Mildred Iatrou Morgan share how they created the supersonic sound adventure
Harnessing silence and sound in A Quiet Place
A Quiet Place: The Power of Silence
Erik Aadahl & Ethan Van der Ryn
Erik Aadahl & Ethan Van der Ryn on designing through the power of silence
Creating stellar foley sounds for Ad Astra
Ad Astra’s Stellar Foley Sound
Heikki Kossi
How Foley artist Heikki Kossi brought Ad Astra’s stellar world to life through sound
How Nomadland's sound was sculpted for emotion
How Nomadland’s Sound Was Sculpted
Sergio Diaz & Zach Seivers
Sergio Diaz & Zach Seivers on sculpting the naturalistic sound of Nomadland
Sound design behind How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Randy Thom & Al Nelson
Randy Thom & Al Nelson on creating the final chapter’s sound world
The incredible sound design of Avengers Endgame
The Incredible Sound of Avengers: Endgame
Shannon Mills & Daniel Laurie
Shannon Mills gives you the in-depth story about the Avengers: Endgame sound
Crafting the retro sound of Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’s Sound
Wylie Stateman
Wylie Stateman takes you behind the era-defining sound of Tarantino’s Hollywood
Fun and colorful sound design for Birds of Prey
Birds of Prey’s Fun, Colorful Sound
Katy Wood & Paula Fairfield
Go behind the sound of Harley Quinn’s colorful, manic, psychotic world
Superb sound design crafting Raya's world
Raya and the Last Dragon’s Superb Sound
Nia Hansen & Shannon Mills
Shannon Mills & Nia Hansen take you behind the sound for Disney’s mesmerizing animated adventure
Sounds of the future in Ghost in the Shell
Sounds of the Future: Ghost in the Shell
Tim Nielsen
Karen Baker Landers & Per Hallberg share the story behind the sound for Ghost In The Shell
How Moana was made to sound so good
How Moana Was Made to Sound So Good
Tim Nielsen
In-depth look at how Disney’s Moana was made to sound so good, with Tim Nielsen
Perfecting Parasite's award-winning sound
Perfecting Parasite’s Award-Winning Sound
Ralph Tae-Young Kim
Ralph Tae-Young Kim on creating the award-winning sound of Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite
Richard King on inverted sound design for Tenet
Inventing Inverted Sounds for Tenet
Richard King
Richard King on the mind-bending challenge of inventing inverted sounds for Tenet
Zack Snyder on music and sound design
Zack Snyder on Music & Sound Design
Zack Snyder
Director Zack Snyder on how he approaches music and sound design in his films

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