The trailer for the film we are currently mixing has just been released on the internet, download quicktime (31MB) here
Sound so fast you can feel it!
I did a lot of research on land speed racers when working on The World’s Fastest Indian, but nothing quite this fast – check out the sonic boom from this ‘car’ doing 1126km/h! Of course planes can pass the sound…
mixing a film – part 2
Ok we’ve finished premixing all the FX – between the three of us cutting FX we premixed our elements down to 5.1 stems (from A -> L) which took us 6 days. Next was the foley premix, which will take…
where i am
My studio is in Wellington, New Zealand – in a quiet little suburb called Miramar And a Google Earth location marker for my studio just for the record 41°18’45.59″S, 174°48’49.29″E Also in the neighbourhood is Peter Jackson’s awesome film post…
mixing a film – part 1
We have just started mixing this film at Park Road Post – Peter Jackson’s fantastic film post production facility. So I thought I might document the process a little…. For the first week or so we are mixing in two…
radio? i.choose
When I was a boy I grew up in rural Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand & as I became aware of music I began to crave more than what was dished up on mainstream radio… FWIW I…
studio tools you never knew you needed
THIS is genius! “Any experienced studio engineer or producer knows that the presence of visitors in the studio can dramatically alter the performance of singers and musicians. Sometimes the effect can be beneficial, other times it can be disastrous. Using…
subwoofer madness!
Mixing films usually involves playing with subwoofers at some point, but thats in a big room with plenty of air…..check this video clip of insane car subwooferage: