Thanks to everyone who participated in our first ever Student Sound Design Contest! We had over 160 incredible entries from talented students around the world. The top 10 entries were judged by Academy Award®-winner Richard King (Dunkirk, Inception, The Dark Knight), and the winners walk away with up to $6,400 in sound libraries. Here's a quote from Richard that highlighted just how impressive the entries were:
"[Judging] was difficult as they are all really good. Plus it’s such a subjective thing because you’re usually trying to match a sound with an image for a specific application or feeling. All of these would be good for some application or another. So I just rated by personal taste!"
So as you can see, we were very impressed. Check out our winners below:
Niels N. Winter
@nielsnwinter
Comments from Richard King: "Very interesting, ear catching elements. Nice use of reverse dynamics, clever filter sweep at the end. Sounds really powerful and punchy. Done with a delicate touch!"
Prize: CORE 4: Standard Bundle ($6,400+ total value)
Stephen Alvarez
@stephen_alvarez_
Comments from Richard King: "Very good, powerful. Love the stuttery buildup. Bright and punchy. Very dramatic!"
Prize: CORE 4: Creator Bundle ($900+ total value)
Dušan Banić
@the.banic
Comments from Richard King: "Interesting textures, the 'wah' sound at the end is great, cool and unexpected."
Prize: 1 Year SoundQ Subscription ($99 value)
Paul Coret
@DeepDriah
Comments from Richard King: "Dramatic. Liked the quality of the swirling vortex, it has a granular, watery quality. Dramatic and punchy throughout."
Prize: 1 Year SoundQ Subscription
Shawn Tischler
@the_tischmeister
Comments from Richard King: "Cool ringing in the ears vibe. Very punchy. Liked the filter sweep into a sound like muted power."
Prize: 1 Year SoundQ Subscription
Hanshen Huang
www.hansonwav.com
Comments from Richard King: "I like the gurgling, swirling feeling. Good sense of 'soft' power, conveying innate energy without hits or huge impacts. Nice stereo imaging too. Might be lacking in dynamics, it all felt about the same level."
Prize: 3 Month SoundQ Subscription ($29 value)
Lina María Uribe Montoya
@linamariau
Comments from Richard King: "Good logo vibe, not too threatening. Cool debris passbys. Sounds like magic."
Prize: 3 Month SoundQ Subscription
Maria Kolia
mariakolia.wixsite.com
Comments from Richard King: "The beat of silence is good. A musical, logo type vibe."
Prize: 3 Month SoundQ Subscription
Péter Mári
@petermari3796
Comments from Richard King: "Interesting elements. Not too threatening, good for animation, it's fun."
Prize: 3 Month SoundQ Subscription
Max Elliott
maxelliott.net
Comments from Richard King: "Nice shifting textures, a good sense of speed (sounds like Indy 500 cars?)."
Prize: 3 Month SoundQ Subscription