Video - Sound Design of The Desolation of Smaug

Here's a nice little (less than 10 minutes) documentary about the sound for The Desolation Of Smaug. At first it's a little heavy on the "Golly, aren't we wonderful!", but makes some interesting points later, especially about the interweaving of dialogue, music & sound effects. (starting at 2:43).

Here are a few other sections that relate to topics we've discussed in our sound design work:

2:43 - blending of dialogue, music and sound effects elements
3:36 - the voice of Smaug - relationship of dialogue and sound effects
4:40 - relationship of music & sound effects
8:08 - picture must leave time for sound!

SoundWorks Collection: The Sound of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug from Michael Coleman on Vimeo.