Sound pros describe their work on the demise of Smaug, B-24s during WWII and the parting of the Red Sea By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor The team also took advantage of Dolby’s immersive sound format ...

If pictures have 3D, then sound has Dolby Atmos. Academy Award-winning sound mixer Christopher Boyes tells CNET how he used the audio tech to give moviegoers a more engrossing experience. Mariel is a ...

Peter Jackson says Atmos and high frame rates “allow the audience to participate in the events on screen, rather than watching them unfold.” By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor Peter Jackson has pushed ...

The Soundworks Collection has released a mini-documentary about how the epic sound of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was created. From begininning to end, Peter Jackson’s team used more advanced ...

Say what you will about the merits of high frame rate, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has provided some amazing visual and sound effects achievements. Now, two new featurettes have been released ...

LOS ANGELES — Middle-earth will sound more realistic in “The Hobbit.” Dolby Laboratories Inc. and director Peter Jackson’s Park Road Post Production announced Wednesday that “The Hobbit: An Unexpected ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Middle-earth will sound more realistic in “The Hobbit.” Dolby Laboratories Inc. and director Peter Jackson’s Park Road Post Production announced Wednesday that “The Hobbit: An ...

LOS ANGELES — Middle-earth will sound more realistic in "The Hobbit." Dolby Laboratories Inc. and director Peter Jackson's Park Road Post Production announced Wednesday that "The Hobbit: An Unexpected ...

Now that you've seen it, what did you think? "Bilbo Baggins, I'm looking for someone to share in an adventure... "It begins! In theaters everywhere is The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. In the first video, embedded below, The Daily examines some of the animation techniques used to bring Tolkien’s ...

When it comes to creating believable sound for film, the key is quality over quantity. After all, say many of the Oscar-nominated sound editors and re-recording mixers, well-articulated and defined ...