DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR? SOUND DESIGN AND THE FOLEY ARTIST
Today we take a look…uh, listen to the subtler side of film.
The part you don't notice is missing until you notice it's missing.
Here's a tour-de-force of what YouTube has to offer on sound design.
Listen up, y'all!
Track Stars: The Unseen Heroes of Movie Sound
Leslie Bloom – Foley Artist
Foley Artist Gary Hecker
The Foley Fartist (Sure, laugh. He makes a good living.)
LOTR Sound Design – Part 1
LOTR Sound Design – Part 2
LOTR Sound Design – Part 3
Wall-E Sound Design – Part 1
Wall-E Sound Design – Part 2
Indiana Jones Sound Design – Part 1
Indiana Jones Sound Design – Part 2
Ben Burtt on Lightsaber Sound Design
HOLD YOUR BREATH
Cause it's about to be taken away.
2012 VIMEO FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS
Set some time aside, and prepare yourself for some incredible work by this year's winning filmmakers.
Grand Prize – Symmetry by Everynone
http://vimeo.com/22564317
Remix Category – Rear Window Timelapse by Jeff Desom
http://vimeo.com/37120554
Animation Category – Umbra (HD – 2010) by Malcomb Sutherland
http://vimeo.com/14844291
Music Video Category – Manchester Orchestra – "Simple Math" by DANIELS
http://vimeo.com/22379296
Documentary Category – Amar (all great achievements require time) by Pilgrim Films
http://vimeo.com/19890458
Captured Category – SWEATSHOPPE Video Painting Europe by SWEATSHOPPE
http://vimeo.com/39765217
Experimental Category – Prie Dieu by Cokau
http://vimeo.com/36864714
Fashion Category – Mulberry 'Skirt' by Academy Plus (A+)
http://vimeo.com/32564476
Narrative Category – Blinky by Ruairi Robinson
http://vimeo.com/21216091
Action Sports Category – DARK SIDE OF THE LENS by Astray Films
http://vimeo.com/14074949
Advertising Category – K-Swiss – Kenny Powers MFCEO by Caviar
http://vimeo.com/43423014
Series Category – Often Awesome The Series by All Aces Media
http://vimeo.com/35311255
Motion Graphics Category – A History Of The Title Sequence by jurjen versteeg
http://vimeo.com/26278283
VIDEO COPILOT: PROCEDURAL CRUMBLE
I've hardly posted anything hands-on technical, and this one's definitely not beginner's material. But it's too cool not to share.
Warning: This is not for the faint of art.
Here's master animator and educator, Andrew Kramer, showing how to pull off a dazzling effect.
Andrew's been posting tutorials on his site since January 2005. I've followed him since July 2007. He's definitely gone from holding your hand to 'this is just how's it's done.'
But if you're into it and want to get to the point where you're actually following all his nesting and precomposing (hey, be glad there's no expressions in this) just pull up the tutorial page at Video Copilot, start at the beginning and work your way through them. Eventually you'll understand everything he's talking about.
For now, be amazed.
BOARDWALK EMPIRE SEASON 1 VFX BREAKDOWNS
What's real? What's not?
This is not only an incredible look at how it's done, but how much can be done. Some serious study material for anyone learning visual effects. That Brainstorm Digital took the time to assemble this is a real gift to us all.
Thank you.
And if you're like us and just can't get enough, here's Season 2's breakdown reel.
LEGENDARY, EARLY DISNEY DESIGNER, STAN JOLLEY DIES AT 86
Stan Jolley, one of the art directors who designed Disneyland, went on to become an art director and production designer for TV and movies. He was an art director for such series as Mr. Ed, Land of the Giants, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and the pilot for Get Smart.
He also designed Walt's studio office set for Walt Disney Presents.
KODAK GALLERY – LIVE FOREVER
No archive of noteworthy posts related to the recorded image would ever be complete without this homage to Kodak's history. Here's the full version of their 2005 commercial, Live Forever.
Have tissues at hand.
TERRY GILLIAM: MONTY PYTHON ANIMATOR
Enjoy a bit of animation history. Pioneer and legendary animator Terry Gilliam describing the process used to create the epic animations for Monty Python's Flying Circus. It was a laborius, painstaking effort by today's standards, with the tools we now have. That's what makes this so interesting; the hands-on-every-detail aspect.
What a delight to hear Terry refer to it as "the quickest and easiest form of animation I know."
It's also interesting to note how plasticine animation has not only survived but thrived over time, where traditional cutout animation seems to have come and gone in a Flash.
MISTER ROGERS REMIX
Here's a video deserving viral fame. Fred Rogers' wisdom is a beacon of encouragement and enlightenment, even through this playful mashup. There's always something wonderfully important to be learned in his Neighborhood.
"You can grow ideas in the garden of your mind…It's good to be curious about many things."
A national treasure, his vision and voice rise above the oft maligned musical medium with which this film was produced. Say what you wish about Autotune, Mister Rogers rocks it with dignity and style.
Substance transcends gimmickry any day of the week. Ain't that right, Rebecca?
"You can think about things that make believe. All you have to do is think, and they'll grow."
RYAN SHECKLER CRUSHES IT IN MANHATTAN
Skaters have always been keen to the power of video and have produced some of the most dynamic work ever. The skill with which they shoot and the style of their edits hardly ever disappoints.
But this takes the art form to an epic level. It's poetry in motion.
Watch as an incredible idea is executed in perfect harmony with a real slick edit. There's some serious skill at work here, both on the decks and in the suite.
