Sound editing is like animation.

Okay, maybe not quite.  However, there is a striking similarity.  Animators know that they could work on a shot forever if given the chance.  Continually massaging it, making it better and better.  Sound design/editing seems to be the same way.  I find myself going back and mixing over and over again.  It feels like it is never going [...]

Siggraph deadline… Come and gone.

I woke up this morning contemplating whether I should try and submit the short to Siggraph. They allow work-in-progress as long as it is 80% finished. After a trip to their website, I see that yesterday was the cut off point. Woops.
I’m actually a little relieved that the deadline has passed, because if not, I [...]

Sounds effects, day one.

Creating and editing the sound effects is not something I am truly familiar with.  I know what goes into it and it is afterall pretty straightforward.  However, it is time consuming.  I spent yesterday doing a few things.  First, I went around the house and outside recording various noises.  Footsteps, picking up/setting down objects, bird ambient [...]

Lighting is finished!!!!

I’m excited to say that the lighting stage is done and over with.  Not only did I finish that last shot that was being so very uncooperative, I also went through and cleaned up those additional shots that needed a little help.  I’m so happy right now.  Another major stage finished. 
Or is it?  Tomorrow I will spend the morning [...]

A new short?

I’m not even done with ‘Till Death Do Us Part and I’m already developing a story for a new short. Yeah, I want to do another. This time, things will be very different. The goal is to do something with very simple characters, very simple props, and very simple lighting. TDDUP’s [...]



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