"3:10 to Yuma" saunters into theaters September 7th. Donald Sylvester, who supervised director James Mangold's last effort "Walk the Line," dueled with the sound editorial. Sylvester, a sound editing renaissance man has cut everything from foley to ADR to dialog to effects during his career. Re-recording mixers Paul Massey and David Giammarco came out, faders blazing on FOX's … [Read more...]
September: Mix Magazine
September's issue of Mix Magazine unloaded a bunch film sound articles online today.... "The Invasion's" Gregg Rudloff, "Captivity's" Melissa Hofmann, and "Halloween's" Perry Robertson unleash their tales of horror sound, HERE. Franklin Martin, director of the documentary "Walking on Dead Fish" carries us through post production of his film, HERE. A showcasing of composer … [Read more...]
“Halloween” – Exclusive Interview with Sound Supervisor Perry Robertson
"Halloween" haunts theaters August 31st. Sound supervisors Perry Robertson, Barney Cabral, and Scott Sanders took a stab at the editorial. All linked to Earcandy Post (an editorial/design house in the valley), the two have worked together on Rob Zombie's last, "The Devil's Rejects" as well as continuing a working relationship with Jason Rietman, supervising his next, "Juno". … [Read more...]
Bee Movie Dol(Bee) Clip
"Bee Movie" doesn't come out until this November but, there is already a fun little clip available online showcasing the kind of thing us sound effect folk have to deal with everyday. Recording bugs in an ADR studio. The guys over at gizmodo.com have a little piece about the clip HERE. … [Read more...]
Music Editors are People Too
There have been two great articles on music editorial this past month: The Hollywood Reporter ran a piece on TV and Film Music Editors which can be found HERE and The Editor's Guild is previewing a piece from their current magazine HERE. I am going to do a Q and A in October with the Coen Bros. music editor Todd Kasow for "No Country for Old Men." The Cohens always populate … [Read more...]
“The King of Kong” – Exclusive Interview with Sound Editor/Re-recording Mixer Nathan Smith
"The King of Kong: A Fist Full of Quarters" releases limited August 17th and wider on the 24th. I love this documentary, not only for nerdy, nostalgic reasons but because this is a great story, essentially about good verses evil. I never figured I would find myself so emotionally invested in the subject matter of the film but the struggle of the main character is compelling and … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Jeff Wexler, Production Mixer on “Rush Hour 3”
"Rush Hour 3" hits theaters August 10th. Sound Supervisor Tim Chau man-handled editorial and design as well as mixing the FX. Chau has been with this series since the first case of gridlock and is currently helping Vince Vaughn rekindle his relationship with his estranged brother in "Fred Claus". Andy D'Addario rounded out the other half of the mix crew, which dubbed at … [Read more...]