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Category Archives: Sound Editing

Thinking Natural Soundscapes in Films

December 10, 2018by melissapons Leave a comment

Being a natural environment enthusiast, a field recordist and a sound designer it has been great to research for this article. There I mention Chris Watson approach to build a […]

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Creative Process, Emotions & Sound Design, Field Recording, SFX, Sound Design, Sound Editing, Sound Recording

3 Film Directors That Place Importance on Sound

November 13, 2018by melissapons Leave a comment

What follows is an article I wrote for the SFX website SoundSnap. I discuss some examples of films of Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant and Hayao Miyazaki (whose sound design’s […]

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Creative Process, Emotions & Sound Design, Field Recording, Sound Design, Sound Editing

The Wind Rises sound design analysis II – elements of nature / the earthquake

May 8, 2017by melissapons 3 Comments

The earthquake In September 1923, Tokyo became a hell on earth. In less than three days, a magnitude approximate 7.9 earthquake and subsequent conflagrations reduced nearly half of Japan’s capital […]

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Creative Process, Emotions & Sound Design, Review, Sound Design, Sound Editing

The Wind Rises – sound design analysis I – the oneiric realm of Jiro (part 2)

April 30, 2017by melissapons 2 Comments

Part 1 of this analysis can be read here. 6/ [00:54:54] / A world with pyramids After his stay in Germany, Jiro proceeded west, sent by his company “to see […]

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Creative Process, Emotions & Sound Design, Review, SFX, Sound Editing

The Wind Rises sound design analysis I – the oneiric realm of Jiro (part 1)

April 24, 2017by melissapons 2 Comments

The oneiric realm in this analysis concerns the dreams that Jiro experiences when he is sleeping and the visions that predict the outcome of a new aircraft construction or of relevant […]

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Creative Process, Emotions & Sound Design, Review, SFX, Sound Editing

The Wind Rises – sound design analysis / intro

April 17, 2017by melissapons 3 Comments

The Wind Rises is the first film being covered on this sound analysis upcoming series. Among the the many many films I’ve watched, TWR, was the one that left on me a […]

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Creative Process, Emotions & Sound Design, Review, Sound Editing

PSE Hybrid Library Review

November 30, 2016by melissapons Leave a comment

Below I link the first review for AudioNewsRoom I’ve done on the impressive Pro Sound Effects Hybrid Library. This was the first of three where I go into some detail […]

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Creative Process, Foley, Game Audio, SFX, Sound Editing

Sound Design Picks

March 23, 2015by melissapons Leave a comment

Extremely Loud and Incredible Close is one of those films that I will remember for a long time. The excellent sound design makes it a great experience. The excerpt above is […]

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Creative Process, Emotions & Sound Design, Sound Editing

Why Editing Recordings is so Rewarding

April 5, 2013by melissapons 1 Comment

In the current week I’ve been given the very cool task of recording and editing mechanical sounds for my Sound Design course at the Masters I am attending. My first […]

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Sound Editing, Sound Recording, Tutorials

III. The History of Sound in the Cinema: The Alchemists of Sound

January 3, 2013by melissapons Leave a comment

Once more, a link to a BBC production. On the previous post of this series, I questioned the role of the magnetic tape on sound design development in its early […]

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Sound Editing, Sound Recording, Sound Reproduction

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