Dane A. Davis on THE MATRIX

Another event at the MPSE where sound designer Dane A. Davis talks about his work on The Matrix. Read it here.

Topics Dane Covers:

1. How Dane began the project
2. Concepts of The Matrix code sound
3. The development of the code sound
4. The sound effects are talking
5. The sound of fighting
6. What does a slow bullet sound like?
7. The sound of the Nebuchadnezzer
8. The sound of the sentinels
9. Pulling Neo out of the Matrix

…followed by a Q&A.

Mixing Sports in Surround Sound

Think of this as a companion piece to the previously posted NFL and Crowd Noise piece on NY Times. This article by Paul D. Lerhman for MIX discusses the issue of surround sound mixing in sports television. By talking to several people, Lehrman found out “...a lot about how surround mixes for sports are created, how they’re distributed, how they’re transmitted and what can go wrong along the way, which is quite a bit. “

Update: Another Corwin Interview & On A Note of Triumph webstream

Found this interview of Norman Corwin by Prof. Bryce Nelson of USC Annenberg School for Communication where Corwin is a visiting professor.
This particular interview is great because it has webstream links to two of Corwin’s great works On A Note of Triumph and We Hold These Truths.

NFL Ballgames And The Crowd Noise Problem

This NYTimes article by John Branch is about crowd noise at NFL ballgames and what the league is planning to overcome the problem.