audio editing

A Brief Overview of Audio (a.k.a. “Sound”) Post-Production

Friday, June 20th, 2008

I’m not the most qualified member of Video Symphony’s staff and instructors to present this brief overview of the sound Post-Production market. But I’m doing it anyway.
Victoria Sampson, who teaches our Intro to Post-Production Sound class and is a veteran, award-winning dialogue editor, is much better qualified (that’s why she teaches the class and I […]

What on earth is the difference between FX & Foley?

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

What’s the difference between sound FX and Foley?
Only one. Sound FX are pulled from an already existing library or field recordings. Foley is Sound FX recorded in sync to picture.
Sync FX. Foley can be referred to as Sync FX. So many Sound FX can be created on a Foley Stage. […]

Working at Home or at the Studio

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

At home or on the job. Where do you work best?
Working at a Studio is very different than working at a Sound Boutique. The Studios are always Union-based. The hours will be 9am-7pm with a 1 hour lunch, usually around 1pm. Plan on working those hours. If there is a […]

Introducing Myself: Solange’s Story

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

My name is Solange. For those whom I have not had the pleasure of meeting yet, I would like to introduce myself. I’ve been editing sound for feature films for about a quarter-century. Somewhere along the way I started getting called “Solange of Hollywood”. That had a nice ring to it, and it stuck.
What […]

Sound Design and Interactive Media

Monday, April 14th, 2008

This is my first posting on Bizness 411 about Sound Design, aimed toward engaging sound design professionals and students in the area of Film/TV. Here we’re going to stretch into Interactive Media and introduce its concepts, applications and career possibilities. And to bring knowledge of Sound Design for Cinema to those […]