WCA #298 with Nathan Smith - Sound Design, Storytelling, Inspiration from Challenges, Learning from Failure, and The Nuances of Recording Guns

Nathan Smith is a seasoned sound designer with for film and video games. Nathan has worked on games such as Borderlands 3, Battleborn, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II and Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters as well as feature films and documentaries including We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists, Matrix and The Scorpion King.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Musical Beginnings

• Sound Design

• The Rose Parade

• Film Audio Roles

• Game Audio

• Storytelling

• What to Charge

• Work Slowdowns

• Nathan's Youtube Channel

• The Reasons to Record at 192Khz

• The Inspiration of Sylvia Massey

• The Nuances of Recording Guns

• Covert Grocery Store Recording

• Inspiration from Challenges

• Gear Advice

• Helicopters

• Learning from Failure

Matt's Monologue: Audio Minimalism

Links and Show Notes

• Nathan on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanleesmith/ •

• Nathan's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/nathansleesmith •

• WCA on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/working_class_audio •

• Support WCA - Go Ad-Free! https://glow.fm/workingclassaudio/ •

• Connect with Matt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboudreau/ •

• Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw •

• Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP •

Credits:

• Guest: • Nathan Smith

• Host: • Matt Boudreau

• WCA Theme Music: • Cliff Truesdell

• Announcer: • Chuck Smith

• Editing: • Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau

• Additional Music: The License Lab •