Audio
for Animation
A variety of
techniques
for a variety
of projects.
By Jennifer Walden
Often clients will use a list of adjectives to describe how they want a project to sound. So, what
does "sunny" sound like? How about "epic?" Dan Golden, sound designer on Feral, was even asked
to create the sound of dust. That's really the fun part of the job, isn't it? Trying to create a sound
for something that doesn't make one. This is why audio for animation is so much fun, because
you're building a world of sound for images that don't make a sound.
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
Jeff Shiffman is the supervising sound editor on the new animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles, which airs on Nickelodeon. He works for Audio Circus, a division of Warner Bros., and he
and his audio team handle the sound design and mix for the show at the Warner lot in Burbank
(www.wbpostproduction.warnerbros.com). The dialogue editorial is done by Nickelodeon.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise has been around for many years…and in many dif-
For The Total War: Rome II Carthage
trailer, all voices were recorded at
Creative Assembly, where they did the
edit and final stereo mix in Nuendo 4.
For details turn to page 37.
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