On the Lot in Los Angeles

Hello Hello.

I am no longer sick, thankfully, so I am back on the blog.

Thankfully Scott's been keeping the blog updated for awhile. And now, hopefully with our powers combined, it will continue to be refreshed.

I am currently in Los Angeles shooting a number of videos for Colemanfilm. I realized that I haven't talked about what we've been doing, so I should do that now. Michael Coleman has created a new website, Soundworks Collection, that features short video profiles about all the sound designers that have worked on the latest and greatest movies. For example: 2012, Up, Where the Wild Things Are, Star Trek, There Will Be Blood -- to name a few. I have been filming and editing these profiles with him, and that's what we're doing in Los Angeles.

It began with Skywalker Sound up in northern California, and we got to visit there and then shoot the interviews in the mix rooms. Now it's been expanded to LA, so tonight we'll be traveling to Sony Studios and talking with the sound designers for Transformers 2. We shoot the interview, edit it into a little story, add footage from the films, and then it turns into something like this...


"Watchmen" Sound for Film Profile from Michael Coleman on Vimeo.

So that is what has been taking up most of our time. It's really fun and a very enlightening opportunity to talk to these people who are so talented and so dedicated.

I've also been spending some time working on the story I talked about earlier...and even started the first page of the screenplay which is the only part I feel comfortable writing right now. I'll give you a very unrevealing sneak peak.... the first line is: "EXT. HOUSE - NIGHT." Riveting, I know. I'm also starting to put together a few ideas for a feature, so there will be some good stuff coming soon.

Until next time, I leave you with a picture from last night as we were driving to the Universal lot...