Vasily Filatov, composer and sound-designer, presented a new company called Toonbox Sound and revealed some secrets about sound design in animation.
Vasily is one of the most well-known sound design professionals in Russia. He recorded Dolby Digital 5.1 versions of over than 100 movies in Gorky cinema studio. He also designed the sound for the movies of Timur Bekmambetov, Andrey Konchalovky and Igor Apasyan. In 2002, he created the first 7.1 movie in Russia.
According to Vasily, Toonbox Sound is a new independent sound design company based in Barvikha. At the moment it is the most expensive studio in the country due to high-quality and unique type of equipment for sound insulation.
His speech gives a profound understanding of why sound insulation is so important. Sound professionals need to create unique atmosphere of the movie and record high-quality live sound which is impossible without proper equipment and environment. Equipment is not a problem for a professional studio, as for the environment, it often becomes a problem.
