Thanks go out to the sound editorial crew for A Nightmare on Elm Street for taking time out to answer few questions about their work on the film! AC = Sound Supervisor Andrew DeCristofaro MP = Supervising Sound Effects Editor Michael Payne DF = Sound Designer David Farmer DS: Director Samuel Bayer stated in interviews that he wanted to keep the dreams in "NOES" rooted in … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Alex Joseph, Foley Supervisor for "Green Zone"
A chaotic and visceral roller coaster, "Green Zone" follows lock-step with director Paul Greengrass's documentary style, making it a great film to discuss Foley editing. Supervisor Alex Joseph examines the balancing act of being creative with Foley's ability to accentuate movement while maintaining the realism and grit that Greengrass is known for. Designing Sound: How are … [Read more...]
"Alice in Wonderland" – Exclusive Interview with Re-recording Mixer Tom Johnson
Re-recording mixer Tom Johnson answered some questions about his work on "Alice in Wonderland". Tom mixed the film with frequent re-recording collaborator Michael Semanick on Sony's Kim Novak dub stage. Johnson will be jumping on Universal's animated feature "Despicable Me" next. DS: This is your third film working with director Tim Burton, how does he embrace the dubbing … [Read more...]
Video Interviews: The Hurt Locker
Wait the Oscars were last weekend? Hurt Locker blew up winning both sound categories, positioning sound soup and re-recording mixer Paul Ottosson up on stage for back to back acceptance speeches. Production sound mixer Ray Beckett was the only other sound winner for the film sharing the mixing award with the Swedish ex-sniper. Below are a few interviews with Paul and Ray(the … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Jeremy Peirson and Laurent Kossayan, Sound Supervisors on "The Crazies"
Jeremy Peirson (JP) and Laurent Kossayan (LK), sound supervisors on Breck Eisner's "The Crazies" took some time out of their schedule to rap about the sound design for the remake of George Romero’s 1973 horror film by the same name. DS: In an interview with Colider.com, Director Breck Eisner explained, "The town is pretty much a character in the film at the beginning and then … [Read more...]
Passing it Along: David Stone Interview
I'm a frequent visitor of CHUD.COM, so I was excited to see an interview posted today with sound editor and chair of the Sound Department at the Savannah College or Art & Design, David Stone. In addition to being one of the dudes responsible for the sound of Predator and so some of my favorite film sounds growing up,(he discussed some of his techniques for the film HERE) … [Read more...]
Whoosh!
This video has been passed around a lot lately but, just in case you haven't seen it... Below is "Funny or Die" spitting truth. Whoosh! - watch more funny videos … [Read more...]