Randy Thom on “The Last Airbender”
The July-August issue of Editors Guild Magazine is now available for viewing online. There is an interesting article about sound work of Randy Thom on "The Last Airbender". This movie is a playground for sound,” says Randy Thom, CAS, referring to director M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film, The Last Airbender, for ... read more.
Exotic
"Anybody can make weird sounds easily, but it takes hard work and talent to come up with sounds that are exotic enough to put a useful twist on a scene, but organic enough to be entirely believable." -Randy Thom read more.
“How to Train Your Dragon” – Exclusive Interview with Randy Thom, Jonathan Null and Al Nelson
I loved "How to Train Your Dragon", the latest Dreamworks animated film. The storytelling and animation was top-notch, luckily the sound dept. followed suit. Below is an interview with the leads of the post sound crew discussing their work on the film. Many thanks to Sound Designer Randy Tom, Sound ... read more.
Subortination
"Mixing is figuring out what is essential to the moment and subordinating everything else" -Randy Thom read more.
CAS and SoundWorks Collection Present “Meet the Winners” Panels
Cinema Audio Society and SoundWorks Collection present the videos of "Meet the Winners" Panels, featuring a panel discussion on sound mixing, with the winners of the recent CAS Awards, including: CAS Career Achievement Recipient: Randy Thom, Director of Sound Design at Skywalker Sound Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures: “The Hurt Locker” ... read more.
Randy Thom on the Sound of “How to Train Your Dragon”
SoundWorks Collection has just released a new sound for film profile featuring Sound Designer Randy Thom, talking about the sound of "How to Train your Dragon". Supervising Sound Mixer and Sound Designer Randy Thom talks about Dreamworks Animation 3-D thrilling action-adventure “How to Train Your Dragon”. Find out how the roster ... read more.
Ears
"Learning the technology is important, but learning to use your ears is more important." -Randy Thom read more.
Interviews with Cinema Audio Society Award Winners, Including Career Achievement Honoree to Randy Thom
SoundWorks Collection has released more than 10 videos featuring interviews and exclusive content from the Cinema Audio Society Awards, including Career Achievement Honoree to Randy Thom. The Cinema Audio Society consists of Sound Mixers and Associates from the Film and Television Industries. The Society was founded to create a proper channel ... read more.
Mistakes
"Don't be afraid to make mistakes. Mistakes are a necessary part of the creative process no matter how long you've been at it." -Randy Thom read more.
CAS Quarterly Winter 2010 Edition Available Including Interview with Randy Thom
Cinema Audio Society has launched the Winter 2010 Edition of CAS Quarterly, including a great interview with sound designer Randy Thom, who talks about his career, his thoughts about film sound, and more. Download: CAS Quarterly Winter 2010 Edition (PDF) Randy Thom on Designing Sound Via: @usoproject / @lydrummet read more.
