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Archives for January 2008

“The Orphanage” – Exclusive Interview with Sound Designer Oriol Tarragó

January 28, 2008 by Jake Riehle 1 Comment

“The Orphanage” – Exclusive Interview with Sound Designer Oriol Tarragó

“The Orphanage” has been haunting U.S. theaters since Dec 29th. The second highest opening in Spanish film history, it is director Juan Antonio Bayona's first feature. Helping the film scare the living daylights out of me was sound designer Oriol Tarragó. Tarragó also designed on last year's Spanish horror film, “REC”. Much in the same vein as last week's “Cloverfield”, “REC” … [Read more...]

MPSE Nominations Drop

January 25, 2008 by Jake Riehle Leave a Comment

MPSE Nominations Drop

The Motion Picture Sound Editor's are celebrating their 55th anniversary this year and of course they will be handing out some golden reels. The annual awards acknowledge the year's best work in the various areas of sound editorial. The nominations dropped this morning and the winners will be announced at the ceremony on Feburary 23rd. Congrats to all the nominees! Click on … [Read more...]

Thursday Scatter Shots

January 25, 2008 by Jake Riehle Leave a Comment

Thursday Scatter Shots

The academy announcements this week set some publicity wheels in motion. The coverage will pick up in the next couple of weeks and though not too meaty, its cool to see and hear some recognition! Check back tomorrow for the MPSE nods! RED CARPET DISTRICT Nabs effects re-recording mixer Greg Russell for a little post nominations perspective. CNET.COM Skysound's horn … [Read more...]

Oscar Picks His Favs

January 22, 2008 by Jake Riehle Leave a Comment

Oscar Picks His Favs

Early this morning the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their nominees, with news dropping yesterday that Jonny Greenwood's work on "There Will Be Blood" and Michael Brook's for "Into the Wild" was deemed ineligible by the academy for a best score nod. I added polls to the sidebar, feel free to vote for YOUR favorite in each category(please only vote once, … [Read more...]

Exclusive Interview with Anna Behlmer, Re-recording Mixer on “Cloverfield”

January 18, 2008 by Jake Riehle Leave a Comment

Exclusive Interview with Anna Behlmer, Re-recording Mixer on “Cloverfield”

"Cloverfield" terrorizes theaters January 18th. Creating the sounds of rampage and mayhem are co-supervising sound editors Douglas Murray and Will Files. Both Skywalker Sound mainstays, Douglas "Owned the Night" this past fall, while Files designed sounds for a rat chef, a bee movie, and santa's little helper. "Cloverfield" mixed on the Howard Hawks Stage at Fox with Andy … [Read more...]

BAFTA Nominations

January 16, 2008 by Jake Riehle Leave a Comment

BAFTA Nominations

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts handed down their nominations for Best Sound and Best Music this morning. The Sound award encompasses both mixing and sound editorial. So Production and Re-Recording Mixers as well as the Supervising Sound Editors are eligible. While Best Music goes to the composer. Congrats to all the nominees! BEST SOUND ATONEMENT Danny … [Read more...]

Tuesday Scatter Shots

January 15, 2008 by Jake Riehle Leave a Comment

Tuesday Scatter Shots

Another week another round of scatter shots. The Golden Globes came and went silently, Dario Marianelli's work on "Atonement" won him best original score while Eddie Vedder nabbed a best orignial song globe for "Guarranteed" from "In to the Wild". I didn't post about "Atonement" so I was happy to find Q and A with Marianelli from November. I really dug the typewriter he … [Read more...]

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