With so many panel discussions and articles in the trades (please send anything I miss), its hard to keep up. Nevertheless, it is awesome to see so much coverage on our craft! NO COUNTRY PANEL (01.27.08) click HERE for the higher rez version (the panel starts after the clips) IN CONTENTION/TECH SUPPORT steals some time away from the sound team to discuss their work, … [Read more...]
Archives for 2008
Tuesday Scatter Shots
As the Oscar hype machine keeps rollin' I am glad to see coverage on almost all the nominees. Though its hard to keep up with all of it, so if I miss anything of note, please feel free to email me links! (David Giammarco) THE WATER HORSE Has two videos covering James Newton Howard's work on the film that I missed. Tracking at Abbey Road. Collaborating with "The … [Read more...]
“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
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
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
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”
"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...]