As many of you know, outside of video editing, blogging, and podcasting, I really want to be a sound designer. Though, I was a bio major for many years, and changed my major a lot, I ended up with film way later in my career. (Remember: it’s never too late to start!) I own the Sounds of Star Wars book, and my current projects have … Continue reading The Sonic Journey of Following in Ben Burt’s Footsteps
Are you obsessed with Baby Yoda like the rest of the internet (sorry places outside of the U.S.)? Have you wondered what makes up its adorable little noises? Turns out, it’s not just baby coo’s. Well, Supervising Sound Editor for The Mandalorian, Matthew Wood posted on Twitter the real answer. A “combination of baby samples, bat-eared foxes, kinkajous, and the sound design vocal talents of … Continue reading What sounds make up Baby Yoda?
Saturday, January 5th, I had the pleasure of watching the Academy’s VFX Bake-Off at ILM/Lucasfilm! This was their first year live-streaming to three places (San Francisco, London, and New Zealand); it’s usually in a big theater down in LA where everyone from the VFX branch comes to watch before and after reels and VFX reels for each of the 10 shortlisted movies. They were: Ant … Continue reading Academy VFX Bake-Off
Caught a few seconds with Matthew Wood; was told the wrong time he’d be around soooo I missed him. Stupid Topps! But ran into Pablo Hidalgo! Nice guy! Pretty chill day with just the Mark Hamill panel and the very underwhelming Closing Ceremonies. Now at the airport woo. Continue reading Day 4 Continued
Finally made it inside for the sleepover. Wristbands go out at 6AM. Panel is at 11AM. Slowly dying inside. Every time these rails fall, people cheer. At least our neighbors are super cool! Continue reading The Last Jedi Sleepover
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