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1st Master for Depleted: Day 419 completed…

Speedily Finishing The First Master
Speedily Finishing The First Master
The first master concluded in a flurry of activity at Oakwood Sound Design on Thursday.

After a long mastering session at Oakwood Sound Design on Thursday, the Viking Team was excited to finish the first master of of Day 419. The first master is the second to last step in release. With the completion of the First Master, the cast, crew, marketing team, and active contributors will get a chance to preview the new film. In three to four weeks, after everyone’s minds have a chance to get some perspective, the Viking Team will sit down to make final corrections and tweaks for the Final Master, at which point the official release will be announced!

To see a glimpse of the work on Thursday, with a bit of music from new Contributor, zero-project, check out the following video which was recorded, dubbed, edited, and uploaded with an iPhone.

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Day 2: In The Audio Studio…

New Sound Effects Composed in Studio

Jeremy Hanke spent the day in Oakwood Sound Design working on the final sound design for Day 419 with Sound Designer John Howard. One of the more interesting elements of the day was one of the effects heavy gun shots in the film that featured more than 14 unique sound effects, including a composed time warp effect on the piano. (As seen in this low-rez video screen cap.) Videos will be coming shortly.

New Sound Effects Composed in Studio
In this handheld screen grab, Sound Designer John Howard plays a rapid series of notes to create a complex sound element for Day 419.
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New Score Composer Officially Announced for Depleted: Day 419

David Singleton at Keyboard
daVid Singleton at Keyboard
daVid Singleton at Keyboard (Photo By Brooke Banks)

Today we are pleased to make the official announcement that daVid Singleton has been selected as the score composer for Depleted: Day 419. After he had first met with Sound Designer John Howard, I had a chance to personally meet with him at the Oakwood Sound Design studio for more than two hours and found that his understanding of both the genre of apocalyptic literature and his creative musical talent made him the right choice for the score composer for this film!

Singleton moved to Lexington, KY after living in LA for a number of years, where he recorded background vocals for Arnold Palmer’s smash “Addicted to Love” as well as Fleetwood Mac’ s “Rock a Little” album.  (He also sold an original melody to A&M Records in 1990, which became Amy Grant’s chart topping smash, “Baby Baby.”) In addition to his work with other bands and composing for television and film, he has  three albums of original music that have been released. We’re extremely excited to complete the film under his score composition!

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Narration recorded on Saturday…

Kat Carney Records Narration for Day 419

Kat Carney Records Narration for Day 419
Kat Carney battled a sore throat to successfully record her narration this past Saturday for Depleted: Day 419.

Kat Carney’s narration for Depleted: Day 419 was successfully recorded at Oakwood Sound Design on Saturday.   She was a trooper despite the fact that she was struggling with a sore throat.  To combat that, we helped her keep going on a fluid regimen of hot herbal tea and honey.

In the end, it all went well and we’re excited to be able to get a final timing cut on the film with the final narration.