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Questions tagged [film-sound-design]

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Name and examples for the tinnitus effect after explosions in films

Is there a common term among film sound designers for the trope in which we enter a character's audio perspective after gunshots or explosions to experience their hearing loss and tinnitus ("eeeeeeeeeee")? Saving Private Ryan is often considered the…
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Working by yourself

I looked for a previous thread about this and I'm surprised that I didn't find anything—if I missed it let me know. As a relative newcomer to freelance film sound design, I often find myself holding the title of supervising sound editor, dialog…
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The Sound of "Essential Killing"

I've just got back from watching Jerzy Skolimowski's Essential Killing and wondered if anyone else had seen it. Throughout the film there is almost no dialogue (only a few lines at the very beginning of the film) as we follow an escaped terrorist,…
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Fairlight (Davinci Resolve 16.2) Upmix chain

I am new to sound design. I am a filmmaker. I will be endeavoring to upmix a stereo source to 5.1 manually with the tools available to me in Fairlight within DaVinci Resolve (DR) 16.2 My first thoughts are to do some simple addition and subtraction…
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Modern takes on film noir sound design?

Hi all, Just wanting some fresh ideas when discussing film noir sound design. Have studied all the great noir works and was hoping there were some more modern examples to look at/listen to. The film we're doing deals with obsession and delusion…
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film producer sound mixing for first time by self, please help

Hey, Please help me if you're experienced with sound mixing. I am an aspiring filmmaker and just locked picture on my 25 minute film. I produced it but I'm also editing and sound mixing. I'm on to sound mixing. What are the dB audio levels I want to…
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Sounds for killing people (chainsaw and hammer)

Hy everyone. Im work on a film wich 2 characters killing people in 2 short scene. One with a hammer (he always beat first to the head), the other with a chainsaw (he just cut the bodys).:) The bloody parts happens always offscreen(we just see the…
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Awkward Silence

I've always tried to remember the sounds during such a circumstance but never found an opportunity to use it, but these guys have! Have a look at this clip from Margin Call that has been re-edited Margin Call Awkward Silence. Awesome…
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Creating this sonically fantastic sound?

Pulled this from a incredible film Cloud Atlas. The sci fi gun sound you hear at 5sec 6sec 10sec 11sec in and so on, how is this made? It seems to have something to do with filter envelopes, maybe a low pass opening and closing over a…
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Protools- Dv toolkit2

I’m using Protools 8 with DV Toolkit 2. If I upgrade to Protools 10 do I need a DV toolkit as well or is everything included?
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Film Post Sound Design Newbie needs help

Hi there, I'm a film student coming to the end of my course and have tinkered with sound design a little, although my course doesn't really address it as much I would have hoped. I have access to a copy of Nuendo 4 on a PC and that's pretty much…
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Looking for a Sound Designer

This is not really an AD, I'm not trying to spam the board. I'm looking for a sound guy in the NY area and have been having trouble finding someone. I've posted on craigslist but I either get nothing or craigslist takes down my ad. Any…
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