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The Role of Sound Design in Cinematic Storytelling

Filmustage

In the cinematic universe, where visual effects often take center stage, it's easy to overlook the profound influence of audio design. In the following sections, we'll delve deeper into the fascinating realm of cinematic audio, exploring the various techniques and innovative trends that elevate films to new sonic heights.

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Filmmaking in Unreal Engine — how Hanny created her arthouse cinematic

CG Spectrum

Hanny shares her visually stunning final project with us, a short cinematic called Naima , detailing how she created her scenes in Unreal Engine, where she drew her inspiration from, and how the technical and creative support of her industry expert mentors allowed her to bring her vision to fruition. So, I signed up! Lighting the scene.

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Want to make a great game trailer? Optimize it for social media

PreMortem.Games

Even if Twitter goes down completely in flames, these tips still apply to social media platforms where audio is muted, and scrolling away is quick and easy. A video autoplaying with recognizable gameplay is MUCH more compelling than a ‘cinematic’ shot or establishing shot, or something else which does not look like player controlled gameplay.

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Telltale Games lays off staff in response to "current market conditions"

GamesIndustry.biz

Former employee and cinematic artist Jonah Huang claimed on social media that the developer "laid most of us off in early September." Telltale Games has laid off an unknown number of its team members due to "current market conditions," the California-based studio has confirmed.

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USC Games reveals its first Gerald A. Lawson Fund recipients

GamesIndustry.biz

The Lawson Scholars are students from the USC School of Cinematic Arts Interactive Media and Games and Viterbi School of Engineering's Computer Science – Games Divisions. Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox USC Games has unveiled the first recipients of the Gerald A. Lawson Fund.

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Actors ready to strike as gaming negotiations rumble on

Game Daily

This does not mean that a strike is going to happen, but it does give the union leverage, especially at a time when other major media companies have been forced to make concessions on the back of strikes by workers. Actors of Elba’s generational outlook have no qualms about bringing their talents to interactive media.

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Steam Next Fest & Mixture upgrades

Played with Fire

Get ready to be on the edge of your seat as you navigate through epic showdowns that are nothing short of cinematic. Share your thoughts with us and check our social media : CLICK Check out our other posts: CLICK! If all goes according to plan, brace yourself for visually enhanced and utterly captivating combat sequences.