Sound Companies

            I’d like to introduce a few companies that specialize in the different jobs out there that have to do with audio in film.  A few of the jobs out there include post-production, field recording, Foley work, and set recording. 

            I would imagine there are a lot of people out there with a dream of making it into Skywalker Studios someday if they have ever thought about audio post-production.  It is the first place I ever had a goal of working towards and the reason I decided to pursue an audio degree.  Their building, on a ranch in California, contains mixing rooms, Foley stage, Scoring stage, and pretty much anything you could ask for as far as audio goes. They have done the sound for such works as Iron Man, Wall-E and Cloverfield.

            Detroit Chop Shop is a unique company located in Detroit, started by a man named Ric Viers.  The overall workings of this company include collection, storage, editing, and sales of sound effects. They employ teams of field recordists, mixers, and engineers who all work together to create libraries of sound effects.

            Set recordists are on set while the shooting is taking place. This job will keep you at attention, as you may have to move around a little bit as the action is taking place.  You  also have to make judgment calls of where you may or may not be in the way in such situations as documentaries or newscasts where there may be no scripted actions.

            There are many jobs that all have their own niche in this world of sound, who all depend on each other to keep everything together.  I will say that the most interesting sounding one to me would be out in the field gathering sounds to bring back and mix down into usable material for films. What sounds interesting to you?