Soundworks Collection goes behind the scenes on the sound for ‘How To Train Your Dragon’:
Supervising Sound Mixer and Sound Designer Randy Thom talks about Dreamworks Animation 3-D thrilling action-adventure “How to Train Your Dragon”. Find out how the roster of dragons were brought to life and the unique approach Skywalker Sound takes when working on their film’s sound.
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The Voicecoaches blog has an interesting post on the voice-over for Mass Effect 2. Check out this video which features interviews with Martin Sheen, Seth Green, and Yvonne Strahovski, three actors whose voices are featured in the game:
Read the full post here.
Posted by Asbjoern Andersen, Epic Sound - Contact voice-over mass effect, voice recording, voice-over, xbox360 — The Lost Chocolate Blog has a detailed feature on the art and evolution of footsteps in games.
Walk, run or sneak over here for the full post.
Posted by Asbjoern Andersen, Epic Sound - Contact game audio foley, footsteps, recording, sound design — Following up on yesterday’s post, here are five more hands-on sound design demonstrations by Roger Greer.
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Posted by Asbjoern Andersen, Epic Sound - Contact sound design guides, hands-on, howto, sfx, sound design, sound designer, sound effects, tools, videos — Here’s four great, hands-on sound effect demonstration videos by sound designer Roger Gregg.
Part 01:
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Posted by Asbjoern Andersen, Epic Sound - Contact sound design guides, hands-on, howto, sfx, sound design, sound designer, sound effects, tools, videos — More than often, it is not what you say but how you say it – as seen in this animated classic, for instance. Great storytelling with extremely simple means, and a voice by Carlo Bonomi which really adds a distinct character to the whole thing.
Posted by Asbjoern Andersen, Epic Sound - Contact voice-over animation, Carlo Bonomi, classics, la linea, television sound, voice acting — Silent Listening has a great listing of documentaries on electronic music.
Here’s the first part of one of them – ‘What The Future Sounded Like’:
Posted by Asbjoern Andersen, Epic Sound - Contact music documentaries, electronic music — ‘Empire: Total War’ – featuring music by Epic Sound – wins for Best Strategy Game at the BAFTA Game Awards!
This adds to its already impressive list of wins; a list which also includes:
IGN – Best Strategy Game of 2009, Gamasutra – Top 5 PC games of 2009, Develop Awards – Audio Excellence finalist, Metacritic Universal Acclaim, Gamingheaven Heavenly Gold Award, IGN Editor’s Choice Award, PCFormat Gold Award, Gamespy Editor’s Choice Award and PCGAMER’s MUST BUY award, among others.
The picture above is from one of the scoring sessions for the game, and here’s the full list of the BAFTA Video Game Award winners, courtesy of Joystiq:
2010 BAFTA Video Game Awards Winners
Best Action Game
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Naughty Dog
Artistic Achievement
Flower, thatgamecompany
Best Game
Batman: Arkham Asylum, Rocksteady Studios
Best Family & Social Game
Wii Sports Resort, Nintendo
Best Gameplay
Batman: Arkham Asylum, Rocksteady Studios
Best Handheld Game
LittleBigPlanet PSP, SCE Cambridge / XDEV
Best Multiplayer Game
Left 4 Dead 2, Valve Software
Best Original Score
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Naughty Dog
Best Sports Game
FIFA 10, Electronic Arts
Best Strategy Game
Empire: Total War, Creative Assembly/SEGA
Best Story
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Naughty Dog
Best Use of Audio
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Naughty Dog
Best Use of Online
FIFA 10, Electronic Arts
GAME Award of 2009 (Best game as voted by public poll)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Infinity Ward
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