Skip to content
Melissa Pons

Melissa Pons

field recordist & sound designer

Category: Sound Editing

“you wanted to speak about darkness?”

“Relax and listen slow”: that’s how Adriene, in The Blind Tourist Podcast, opens our long, oneiric and almost too deep conversation for a warm countryside afternoon for… Read more ““you wanted to speak about darkness?””

September 22, 2021March 17, 2022 by melissa pons

‘Wolf Soundscapes’ is out!

If you have been reading this blog for a while, you might know that last month I spend 12 days at a Wolf Center recording over a… Read more “‘Wolf Soundscapes’ is out!”

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 by melissa pons

A method for organizing field recordings – part 2

Thank you everyone who has read and commented on part 1 and welcome to the second part of this article in which I describe my workflow after… Read more “A method for organizing field recordings – part 2”

April 12, 2020November 15, 2020 by melissa pons

Thinking Natural Soundscapes in Films

Being a natural environment enthusiast, a field recordist and a sound designer it has been great to research for this article. There I mention Chris Watson approach… Read more “Thinking Natural Soundscapes in Films”

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018 by melissa pons

3 Film Directors That Place Importance on Sound

What follows is an article I wrote for the SFX website SoundSnap. I discuss some examples of films of Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant and Hayao Miyazaki… Read more “3 Film Directors That Place Importance on Sound”

November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 by melissa pons

The Wind Rises sound design analysis II – elements of nature / the earthquake

The earthquake In September 1923, Tokyo became a hell on earth. In less than three days, a magnitude approximate 7.9 earthquake and subsequent conflagrations reduced nearly half… Read more “The Wind Rises sound design analysis II – elements of nature / the earthquake”

May 8, 2017January 1, 2019 by melissa pons

The Wind Rises – sound design analysis I – the oneiric realm of Jiro (part 2)

Part 1 of this analysis can be read here. 6/ [00:54:54] / A world with pyramids After his stay in Germany, Jiro proceeded west, sent by his… Read more “The Wind Rises – sound design analysis I – the oneiric realm of Jiro (part 2)”

April 30, 2017March 15, 2018 by melissa pons

The Wind Rises sound design analysis I – the oneiric realm of Jiro (part 1)

The oneiric realm in this analysis concerns the dreams that Jiro experiences when he is sleeping and the visions that predict the outcome of a new aircraft construction… Read more “The Wind Rises sound design analysis I – the oneiric realm of Jiro (part 1)”

April 24, 2017May 1, 2017 by melissa pons

The Wind Rises – sound design analysis / intro

The Wind Rises is the first film being covered on this sound analysis upcoming series. Among the the many many films I’ve watched, TWR, was the one that… Read more “The Wind Rises – sound design analysis / intro”

April 17, 2017 by melissa pons

PSE Hybrid Library Review

Below I link the first review for AudioNewsRoom I’ve done on the impressive Pro Sound Effects Hybrid Library. This was the first of three where I go… Read more “PSE Hybrid Library Review”

November 30, 2016 by melissa pons

Posts navigation

Older posts

follow

  • Bandcamp
  • Twitter
  • SoundCloud

buy me a coffee

RSS Sound Story Network

  • 21 great new audio jobs at Valve, Distruptive, The Post Lounge, Cat Daddy, Fish Labs, AMP Sound Branding, EA DICE, BLEND, LeapXpert, Capgemini, Pandora, KPIT, Cato Institute, Gannett, Boston Globe, Doppler & Dubbs, EA Create, Improbable, Ubisoft, and CD P
  • Crafting the Punchy Sound of ‘Poker Face’ – with Sound Supervisor Nick Forshager
  • Which? Zoom H4n Pro vs Zoom H8 | Zoom Recorder Comparison
  • Powered by the Sound Story Network
Blog at WordPress.com.
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Follow Following
    • Melissa Pons
    • Join 227 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Melissa Pons
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...