Hi All,
Just wanted to take the time to explain the purpose and goal of this blog. I started this in hopes of creating something that focused on feature post sound, showcasing all the talented people and world class facilities that often are faceless entities or job titles in the finishing of films. I found it strange that other post production disciplines press release their involvement but sound, for the most part, remains a mystery. Internet hype is everywhere for upcoming films, but rarley does sound get the attention it deserves. To change this paradigm, awareness and recognition are paramount. So, I view this blog as a more extensive, sound only imdb.com: a one-stop shop for all things film-sound including, but not exclusive to info on the dubbing stage(s), and scoring stage(s) used, as well pictures, mini-bios of the supervising sound editor(s), re-recording mixer(s), production sound mixer(s) and composer(s). I do understand that with this kind of endeavor there is an amount of potential toe stepping involved, so I intend to keep the posts, at least initially, to finished films that already have info available online. I hope that this idea is appealing to fellow colleges and hopefully fan-boys and girls of the internet are already amped up about upcoming films. Obviously, I am trying very hard to post accurate information but any and all comments or corrections are encouraged and appreciated. In addition, I know calling this blog "filmsounddaily" should really entail daily posts. I hope with enough support for this idea I can get the post frequency up to "daily" but until that point it'll be a little more sparse. I hope this blog can evolve into something that will include tech announcements and reviews as well as interviews with crew members and maybe even op-ed pieces, but again, all of that will come with interest and time. If you would like to get in touch with me I have a link to my email in the sidebar; please spread the word, suggest anything you would like to see on this thing, and hopefully, "...If we do our jobs well and throw in a little evangelizing, we can make sound as important part of filmmaking as it should be."-Gary Rydstrom
Enjoy,
Filmsounddaily.com
Sound Advice 107
1 day ago
10 comments:
I'd be interested in knowing who runs this Blog. (There's a quote from Gary Rydstrom a the top, and the same quote in the Mission Statement, but I don't think it's Gary running the site.)
Good job on the blog! A great endeavour that will no doubt be a mine of information before long. How about getting a few people who are credited for the films you mentionned to post a few impressions on the post workflow of those films?
Thanks Steve! There will be a post in a few weeks on an upcoming film with a brief Q and A from one of the soups. With time I would love to get a bit out of as many crews as possible, hopefully more will jump on board...
Always great to see more sources for good reliable sound research on the web. Thanks. Let me know if you need anything from me.
Good on your for starting this blog but its a shame its so Hollywood centric! I personally believe the most interesting contemporary films (& therefore soundtracks) aren't being generated in the USA presently eg how many American films were in competition at Cannes this year?
Please, if you wish to truly discuss the 'art' please include the artists outside your own culture, otherwise this blog should be more correctly called Americanfilmsounddaily.com?
Thanks so much for your passionate comment. I am very aware that this blog is one dimensional at this point. I would love to cover films not of this country but its been a struggle to get info from my american peers up to this point. If this thing keeps getting the current support it has been getting, I can branch out and showcase the great work being done beyond our borders. Please feel free to email me if you would like to disscuss this further.
This is so cool! A while ago I'd attempted a sound-centric blog called The Sound Palette (sorry about the shamelessness) but this one is far better because you have exactly what I need. Sound on film.
Subscribing to FSD and will be reading on. All the best!
Congrats on this venture, btw. Found you through a Google blog search and will definitely be subscribing via RSS.
You are posting on things a bit related to our biz, and we'll have to find a way to send some of our readers your way... come check out our music licensing blog at Burst Labs when you get a chance!
Hey Jake!!!
Bruce told me about your site and I think it's a most wonderful, much needed blog. With technology changing as quickly as it does, I think it's so important to document the people, processes and tools involved before we forget. So often I see a movie 50-60 years old and though most of the crew names are in the credits, only a small number (if any) of the team have left any easily accessible records which tell us what it was like to work on those films. I think the history of filmmaking is as important as the film themselves so I applaud you for this great project. And this is a great great way to educate people about what a huge effort it really takes to add sound to a film. You go, Jake!!!!
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