“A darkly funny but nightmarish scenario, a man wakes up in hospital with a group of sound artists soundtracking his life. Mr Foley is an award-winning short film directed by Dublin directing duo Mike Ahern & Enda Loughman aka D.A.D.D.Y. The film has been on the festival circuit for a while but has just premiered online for all to see, YAY!”

Ref. mrfoley.com 2012, Mr. Foley [online], Designing Sound, 1,
Available from: http://designingsound.tv/mr-foley/
[Accessed: 4.5.2012].

Caielli, S. 2011, There´s a story behind every song. [online], Blog Fail, 1,
Available from: http://blogfail2010.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/clique-sobre-as-imagem-para-ver.html [Accessed: 22.4.2012].

THIS FRENCH FILM CHANNEL ISSUED A SET OF WITTY DIAGRAMS THAT BREAKS DOWN THE FORMULAS BEHIND THREE TYPES OF GENRE MOVIE.

Pavlus, J. 2011, Infographics of the Day: Flow Charts For Making Horror or Action Movies [online], Fastcodesign, 1,
Available from: http://www.fastcodesign.com/1663602/infographics-of-the-day-flow-charts-for-making-horror-or-action-movies
[Accessed: 22.4.2012].

“To celebrate Earth Day, Burt’s Bees collaborated with composer Diego Stocco to create an all-natural musical experience. All the sounds you hear in this piece were created real-time using instruments provided by Mother Nature herself. The same ingredients that are instrumental in making the Burt’s Bees products you love to love. So take two minutes out of your day to pause, reflect, and probably even shimmy. Because Earth Day just got a whole lot groovy-er.”

Ref.
Stocco, D. 2012, Burt’s Bees | Music from Nature by Diego Stocco [online], burtsbeesvideos, 1,
Available from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yEimDuL2t8&feature=youtu.be
[Accessed: 22.4.2012].

http://www.vimeo.com/25380454

“And the soil from which we grow our creations is something we scorn and misunderstand, even though it gives us so much… and that’s copying. Put simply, copying is how we learn. We can’t introduce anything new until we’re fluent in the language of our domain, and we do that through emulation.”

Kirby Ferguson.

Ferguson, K. 2011, Everything is a Remix Part 3 [online], vimeo.com, 1,
Available from: http://vimeo.com/25380454
[Accessed: 22.4.2012].

microphone_techniques_for_recording_english

The selection and placement of microphones can have a major influence on the sound of an acoustic recording. It is a common view in the recording industry that the music played by a skilled musician with a quality instrument properly mic’d can be sent directly to the recorder with little or no modification. This simple approach can often sound better than an instrument that has been reshaped by a multitude of signal processing gear.

In this guide, Shure Application Engineers describe particular microphone techniques and placement: techniques to pick up a natural tonal balance, techniques to help reject unwanted sounds, and even techniques to create special effects. Following this, some fundamentals of microphones, instruments, and acoustics are presented.

Boudreau, J. Rick F. Sigismondi, J. Vear T. Waller, R. 2009, MICROPHONE TECHNIQUES [online], shure.com,
Available from: http://www.shure.com[…]/microphone_techniques_for_recording_english.pdf
[Accessed: 22.4.2012].

This video gives a basic explanation of ISO in digital photography and video. It explains why a higher ISO results in more noise.

Bennet, D. 2012, A Simple Explanation of ISO for Digital Photography and Video [online], Youtube, 1, Available from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEApLA-YNko [Accessed: 21.4.2012].

Here is an example of how to use the basic stuff in your room in a creative, musical way. Just take a few noisy objects and record the sound they make with any sampler. Then just use the material to create any music you desire. Or… You even don’t need any sampler. Just use your friends, give them gadgets and transform your party into gizmo-jam-session. Guaranteed fun. Enjoy!

Zdziebko, M. 2011, Sampled Room [online], Vimeo, 1, Available from: https://vimeo.com/18929809 [Accessed: 19.4.2012].