Creative Audio Post is proud to be a part of the upcoming fourth season of Build it Bigger on the Science Channel.
This fan-favorite series is hosted by intrepid architect Danny Forster, who travels the globe to bring viewers a unique perspective on the planet's most astounding and innovative feats of construction. From a gold mine deep under South Africa to the reconstruction efforts underway in New Orleans, Danny’s informed perspective on these groundbreaking engineering and construction challenges brings viewers an insider’s perspective into the projects changing the face of the world as we know it.
We’ve been bringing our mixing and sound design skills to the table on Build it Bigger for a few years now, and as the show increases its scope and depth, the audio challenges only become greater. While the exotic and far-flung locations of the various projects make for some stunning visuals, a multi-million (or billion) dollar industrial construction site is far from an ideal place to record audio. At times Danny and the architects, engineers and tradesmen he interviews are recorded next to rushing rivers, roaring machinery and a variety of other detractors. With our expertise in dialog mixing, we apply a careful balance of processing and noise reduction to restore clarity and punch to location dialog while minimizing background noise. This allows us to push music and sound effects to an entertaining level without overwhelming dialog.
The show also challenges us to dig deep into our sound design palette to bring graphics to life. The show’s trademark blueprint-style graphics demonstrate the inner workings of everything from a dam turbine in Brazil to a cantilevered observation deck perched atop a skyscraper in Singapore. We make sure each and every graphical movement and motion has an associated sound to make viewers grasp the concepts on display.
Our sound design doesn’t stop there. We add layers of detailed ambience to reinforce continuity and increase the viewer’s sense of place. From low spooky rumbles inside a tunnel or mine, to delicate outdoor ambience in New Orleans, what we add is never distracting, but audiences notice if it’s not there.
Last but not least, we employ our sound libraries and original recordings to augment onscreen action to maximize impact. From air driven power tools, to dramatic detonations, if you can see it on screen, we make sure you can hear it, and feel it, as if you were really there!