Gina Zdanowicz


Themenschwerpunkt: Game Audio

Twittername: @seriallab

Webseiten/Blogs: http://www.seriallab.com

Sprache/n: Englisch

Stadt: New York City Metro Area

Land: Vereinigte Staaten

Themen: game audio, interactive audio design, sound design

Biografie:

Gina Zdanowicz is an Emmy-Nominated sound designer and music composer for games, film and TV. Her love for video games, sound and technology began at a very early age and grew into a decade long career in the games industry. After graduating from Berklee College of Music with a degree in music synthesis, Gina focused on a career in game audio working in-house for developers as well as operating her own independent sound studio, Serial Lab Studios. Her work can be heard on over 100 game titles from award winning AAA to casual such as Paladins, Just Cause 3, Bioshock2, The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, Runewards, and Cartoon Network. In addition to her work as a sound designer and composer, Gina is a Game Audio Course Author, Instructor, Lecturer and tutor.

Vorträge / Referenzen:

NYU 2018: Interactive Game Audio with Wwise

Spoke to NYU undergrads and grad students about the technology and theory behind game audio.

Dieser Vortrag ist auf: Englisch
Berklee Onsite 2018: Telling a Story Through Sound

Spoke to Berklee Students about our game BestLuck and how sound can tell the story and lead the player through the game.

Dieser Vortrag ist auf: Englisch
Pax Dev 2016: Middle-ware for Indie Devs

Spoke to indie developers and audio designers about the pro's of using middle-ware for game audio implementation.

Dieser Vortrag ist auf: Englisch
Berklee Onsite 2018: Getting into Game Audio

Spoke to Berklee students about a day in the life of a game audio designer

Dieser Vortrag ist auf: Englisch
GameaCon 2015 - Level Up Your Game's Audio

Panelist with Spencer Bambrick and Alyssa Menes speaking about building the skills needed to work in game audio.

Dieser Vortrag ist auf: Englisch
Opportunities in the Mobile Space

Abstract
In addition to sound design, composition, and production supervision, game audio requires skill sets that are rarely encountered elsewhere, including interactive audio programming and implementation. This broad array of work types provides for an equally broad range of career opportunities. Whatever your background and area of specialized expertise might be, there is room for you in this rapidly growing industry. In this session a panel of accomplished industry veterans will discuss how to begin and develop a successful career in game audio with a focus on the new opportunities available in the booming mobile gaming and web apps marketplace. Audience members will take away a comprehensive understanding of the many opportunities available to audio professionals in the video game industry, as well as valuable suggestions and insights into how to land that first gig.

Dieser Vortrag ist auf: Englisch
GameaCon 2016 Middle-ware for Indie Devs

Spoke to indie developers about the pro's of using middle-ware for game audio implementation.

Dieser Vortrag ist auf: Englisch
SPARS Speed Counseling with Experts— Mentoring Answers for Your Career

Abstract:
This event is specially suited for students, recent graduates, young professionals, and those interested in career advice. Hosted by SPARS in cooperation with the AES Education Committee and G.A.N.G., career related Q&A sessions will be offered to participants in a speed group mentoring format. A dozen students will interact with 4–5 working professionals in specific audio engineering fields or categories every 20 minutes. Audio engineering fields/categories include gaming, live sound/live recording, audio manufacturer, mastering, sound for picture, and studio production. Listed mentors are subject to change.

The List of Mentors
Studio Production: Mark Rubel, David Kahne, Craig Schumacher, Chris Mara, Glenn Lorbecki, Drew Waters, Barry Rudolph, Pat McMakin, Kevin Killen, Todd Whitelock
Sound for Picture: Leslie Mona-Mathus, Eric Johnson, Jamie Baker, Bill Higley, Jun Mizumachi, Rick Senechal
Gaming: Tom Salta, Gina Zdanowicz, Scott Selfon, Randy Coppinger
Live Sound/Live Recording: Erik Zobler, Jeri Palumbo, Rick Camp
Theatrical Sound: Peter Hylenski, Nevin Steinberg, Kai Harada, Simon Matthews

Dieser Vortrag ist auf: Englisch
SPARS Speed Counseling with Experts—Mentoring Answers for Your Career

AES New York 2015
Student / Career Event
Saturday, October 31, 12:30 pm — 2:00 pm (Room 1A07)

SPARS Speed Counseling with Experts—Mentoring Answers for Your Career
Abstract:
This event is specially suited for students, recent graduates, young professionals, and those interested in career advice. Hosted by SPARS in cooperation with the AES Education Committee and G.A.N.G., career related Q&A sessions will be offered to participants in a speed group mentoring format. A dozen students will interact with 4–5 working professionals in specific audio engineering fields or categories every 20 minutes. Audio engineering fields/categories include gaming, live sound/live recording, audio manufacturer, mastering, sound for picture, and studio production. Mentors are subject to change.

Mentors: Scott Adamson, Live; Jamie Baker, Post; Jeff Greenberg, Studio Operations; Bill Higley, Post; Kirk Imamura, Studio Operations; Eric Johnson, Studio Operations; Chris Mara, Mixing; Leslie l. Mona-Mathus, Broadcast; Jun Mizumachi, Post; John O'Mahoney, Mixing; Barry Rudolph, Mixing; Gina Zdanowicz, Tom Salta & GANG, Gaming; Tony Schultz, Production

Dieser Vortrag ist auf: Englisch
KEAN UNIVERSITY: MICHAEL GRAVES COLLEGE - Game Audio

Presented at the thinking creatively conference on working in game audio.

Dieser Vortrag ist auf: Englisch
Webinar Lecture at ThinkSpace Education 2016

Spoke about getting into Game Audio to the Masters Program Students

Dieser Vortrag ist auf: Englisch
Berklee Onsite 2017: Getting Into Game Audio

Spoke to Berklee Students about what it takes to work in game audio.

Dieser Vortrag ist auf: Englisch
Berklee Onsite 2017: Interactive Audio for Games

Spoke to Berklee students about writing adaptive music for games; sound design for games and implementation.

Dieser Vortrag ist auf: Englisch
GameSoundCon 2017: Telling a story through sound

Teamed up with Spencer Bambrick to speak about the audio of our game BestLuck and how audio tells the story.

Dieser Vortrag ist auf: Englisch
GDC 2018: Audio Bootcamp - Adding Punch to your Sound

< b >Abstract< /b >
This session will be booming as Gina Zdanowicz explores effect plug-ins, layering and editing techniques for creative sound design and music with a punch. Audio directors and game producers are always looking for bigger sounds that stand out in the mix or make a trailer feel charged. Join Gina as she shares techniques she learned working in the field to satisfy those demands. She will get up close and personal with tools like tremolo to move sounds, transient designers to sharpen the attack and add more punch, automation for more control and more.

< b >Takeaway< /b >
This talk will provide both sound designers and composers tips on using various plug-ins along with layering and editing techniques to add more punch to their sound. From weapon sounds to trailer style music there will be videos, images and audio examples to demonstrate Gina's punchy tips.

Dieser Vortrag ist auf: Englisch
NYU 2018 Workshop: Scoring for Video Games

Hosted by Tom Salta; Gina Zdanowicz presented on the technology and the theory of adaptive music in a 5 day work shop.

Dieser Vortrag ist auf: Englisch