Analogue – The Making Of

Via the exploration and creation of various pieces of sound design I was inspired to create this short film drawing inspiration from the soundscapes I had constructed. Whilst being unfamiliar with working on a sonic level I realised that the formation of music is very similar to the inception of an image; in particular the […]

Gone Girl

On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his wife, Amy, has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick’s portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behaviour have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill […]

Programming – Visualiser

I have an almost universal disproval of music videos. On the whole they fail to let the visuals accurately represent the accompanying audio track. In response to this I programmed my own audio visualisation software to see whether I could accurately represent audio visually in real-time. The results proved to be successful.

Soundscapes

Whilst exploring the notion of Sound Design I decided to craft some soundscapes of my own. Generally these have been produced using an electric guitar, synthesiser emulators in Logic Pro, then assembled in the open source program Audacity. Inspirations for these include The Social Network and Interstellar OST. https://soundcloud.com/rickvoropayev/drone https://soundcloud.com/rickvoropayev/reverse-field

Space Imagery

Images produced by a superimposing virtual models onto altered photographs. Inspired by the dystopian retro environments created in the late 1970s by films such as Alien.

Virtual Modelling – Corals

Exploring different lighting shaders in procedurally generated environments. Resultantly the coarse looking environment as seen in the coarse desert image being transformed into a more organic space.

Sound Design

To me sound design is very similar to that of a visual nature in terms of positioning various layers. Pitches dictate certain moods and environments, just how different hues do in visual circumstances. The spacing of different notes can also give us an insight as to how hollow an environment is. Any noise has a […]

First Person – VR

A current trend in the world of technology is that of Virtual Reality. Oculus and Sony being the main contenders of consumer devices available. In the past devices in this category have been fads, due to poor levels of screen resolution and the uncomfortable nature of wearable devices. Potential side effects caused by use included […]

Ghost Stories – Album Artwork

Chris Martin, in an interview with Zane Lowe, described the band’s hauntingly intimate sixth studio album, Ghost Stories, as “42 minutes on an emotional treadmill”. There are no better words to describe this piece of uplifting beauty. A concept album fueled by pure emotions stemming from Martin’s falling relationship with his then-wife, Ghost Stories is […]

Nine Inch Nails – Tension Tour

Nine Inch Nails’ Tension tour has more intellect than the typical arena rock show. Whereas most artists with a similar level of success and resources aim for spectacle, the execution tends to be very predictable – a few signature set pieces offset by a lot of basic lighting effects, half-hearted video elements on big screens, […]