Behind the Scenes for the Sound Effects of The Desolation of Smaug

Last week The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug received two Oscar nominations for sound in the categories of Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing. In the video below the crew discusses how how they created the audio track, the challenges, and how the film influences their decisions.

The Desolation of Smaug Receives Three Oscar Nominations

Today the Academy of Motion Pictures of Arts and Sciences officially announced the nominations for the the 86th Annual Academy Awards. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug received three nominations in the Visual Effects, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing categories. Congrats to the crew on the recognition of their fantastic work. Sadly odds are very long with them winning as suspect a Gravity sweep. The winners will be announced during the Oscar telecast on March 2nd. The full list of nominations is here.

Visual Effects
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Iron Man 3
The Lone Ranger
Star Trek Into Darkness

Sound Editing
All is Lost
Captain Phillips
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Lone Survivor

Sound Mixing
Captain Phillips
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Inside Llewyn Davis
Lone Survivor

How The Desolation of Smaug Should Have Ended

A new entry from How It Should Have Ended that focuses on The Desolation of Smaug. The voice work is good but in this case not as funny as some of their past offerings.