Those who tuned into the Oscars this year, and watched long enough to see the technically categories, would have seen American Sniper’ take the Oscar for sound editing. In fact, this is the second year in a row that a Dolby Atmos movie won the Oscar for best sound editing, the previous winner being Gravity.
Since its debut in June 2012, Dolby Atmos has been used in more than 200 feature films from all the major Hollywood studios and by international filmmakers, and this will increase year by year.
I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Dolby Atmos Screening room in Soho for a screening of Dawn of the Planet of The Apes. I had never experienced the sound in a Dolby Atmos studio before, and it was quite simply incredible.
Unlike 5.1 or 7.1 mixes, Dolby Atmos places speakers around the room, including the ceiling, which allows the sound mixers to manipulate the sound in such a way as to intrinsically enhance the narrative.
With 5.1 and 7.1 mixes, we have on occasion been presented with a wall of sound where the details of each noise becomes entwined in the general level. What we get with Dolby Atmos is an army of apes all grunting and talking around you, all of which is audible individually. Small details and the slightest movements become audible, and when the rain is falling you feel like you can hear each droplet land from a different area of the room.
With the roll out of Dolby Atmos at home, as well as mobile devices, and the release of Dolby Atmos Blue Rays, we are entering a new age of audio. Details of how to set up your home Dolby Atmos system can be found on the Dolby website.
To learn more about Dolby Atmos at home,
http://www.dolby.com/us/en/home/index.html
This blog comes to you in conjunction with @3DtheFuture
Since its debut in June 2012, Dolby Atmos has been used in more than 200 feature films from all the major Hollywood studios and by international filmmakers, and this will increase year by year.
I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Dolby Atmos Screening room in Soho for a screening of Dawn of the Planet of The Apes. I had never experienced the sound in a Dolby Atmos studio before, and it was quite simply incredible.
Unlike 5.1 or 7.1 mixes, Dolby Atmos places speakers around the room, including the ceiling, which allows the sound mixers to manipulate the sound in such a way as to intrinsically enhance the narrative.
With 5.1 and 7.1 mixes, we have on occasion been presented with a wall of sound where the details of each noise becomes entwined in the general level. What we get with Dolby Atmos is an army of apes all grunting and talking around you, all of which is audible individually. Small details and the slightest movements become audible, and when the rain is falling you feel like you can hear each droplet land from a different area of the room.
With the roll out of Dolby Atmos at home, as well as mobile devices, and the release of Dolby Atmos Blue Rays, we are entering a new age of audio. Details of how to set up your home Dolby Atmos system can be found on the Dolby website.
To learn more about Dolby Atmos at home,
http://www.dolby.com/us/en/home/index.html
This blog comes to you in conjunction with @3DtheFuture
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