UPDATE: Holy technical difficulties Batman, Richard King's interview is back online! I switched hosting sites for the audio interviews and will migrate all the rest of them this weekend. Thanks for bearing with all the mess. In a recent "Wired" Magazine article, "The Dark Knight" director, Chris Nolan stated, “Even if you're trying to portray something fantastical and … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2008
“The Dark Knight” (Pt.2) – Exclusive Interview with Sound Mixer Ed Novick
"The Dark Knight" swooped into theaters July 18th. Helping Nolan create a Gotham City that sounds as real as it looks is sound supervisor and designer Richard King. Riding tall with his work on"The Assassination of Jesse James..." King returned to work with Nolanafter a previous collaboration for 2006's "The Prestige". Mixing took place at Warner Bros. stage 10 where … [Read more...]
Sound Behind the Image II
The Academy continues its "The Sound Behind the Image" series here in Los Angeles on August 8th. Supervising Sound Editor Mark A. Mangini hosts a night focusing on animated film sound past and present. Structured like last year's event which was hosted by Ben Burtt, the night of August 8th will begin with a historical account of all the onomatopoeia utilized in animation, … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Wylie Stateman, Supervising Sound Editor of “Wanted”
While "Wanted" seemed a little too much like gun porn with not much else, I was amazed by it's soundtrack. as I walked out of the theater I knew I had to get someone to discuss some sound conventions that caused said amazement. Most notably the playfulness between music and sound effects. Luckily, I got a hold of veteran Sound Supervisor Wylie Stateman for a quick phone … [Read more...]
Sunday Scatter Shots
Below are links to a few articles about films that may see some coverage here soon too. Hope those who celebrate the Fourth of the July had a great holiday and I hope ya'll wore earplugs while watching them fireworks! AUDIO MEDIA MAGAZINE Interview with Sound Designer Ben Burtt about his work on "Indiana Jones's" current outing, HERE. MIX MAGAZINE Sound Supervisor … [Read more...]