Posts tagged: audio

Digital Filmmaking

Spotlight on Filmmaking Alumni Project

August 10, 2009 This Spring I worked on a  Practicum project with a few other standout CDIA alumni –Patricia Cohen and Elizabeth Renomeron from DC’s Film program, and Alec Francesconi from Boston’s Audio Production program. We worked on a video for Pyramid Atlantic, a print, papermaking and book binding arts non-profit in Silver Spring, MD. Everyone put a lot of work into this project and I think it really shows. The video is linked to the Read On...

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2009 High School Summer Programs

March 13, 2009 A glimpse of the future Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be filmmaker? A photographer? Write film scores? Create 3D animation? This summer you can find out when you spend two weeks in a creative, total immersion summer program at the Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University. Sign up today for one of our exciting programs offered at both our Waltham, MA and Washington, DC campuses, specifically designed for high sch Read On...

Audio Production

More Than Just Luck of the DAW

February 9, 2009 CDIABU Audio students are lucky to be exposed to several DAWs (industry jargon for Digital Audio Workstations). Too often individuals, and even institutions, put all their eggs in one basket, choosing to focus on one particular tool to the exclusion of all others. For some people, the debate about the relative merits of different DAWs becomes passionate to the point of zealotry. Think Mac vs. PC or analog vs. digital for a sense of the strength o Read On...

Audio Production

I Want This as a Career

December 23, 2008 I recently completed my sixth project for Lineplot Productions, an animation studio located in Cambridge, MA.  I've been working as their sound designer on a freelance basis.  The people at Lineplot put strong emphasis on the audio side of things regardless of the hundred other issues going on with an animated piece. So, yeah, it's a great gig.  How did it come to be?  It goes a little something like this… I completed Read On...

Audio Production

Working With Flash for Audio

December 18, 2008 Recently I posted a new website -  www.ryanlaperlemusic.com. The website still has the same address but it's now a brand new site with all the bells and whistles.  I know I spoke of this last blog, but this is up and running thanks to the great web design program at CDIA and CDIA alum Amanda Martocchio. Its amazing how  busy I was, working up to the launching of the site.   Amanda, who designed it, did all the real busy Read On...