"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...]
“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...]
“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...]
Exclusive Interview with Sean Garnhart, Sound Mixer of “Hot Rod”
"Hot Rod" crashes into theaters August 3rd. Helping Rod and his friend's stunt filled adventure is Sound Supervisor Sean Garnhart. The definition of a renaissance (sound) man, Garnhart was also the sound designer and effects mixer on the show. He has bounced from mixer to designer to editor as well as dabbling in music editorial during his career in NYC. At The Sound … [Read more...]
“Underdog” – Exclusive Interview with Sound Supervisor Robert Sephton
"Underdog" marks theaters August 3rd. Helping give the four-legged superhero's barks and growls life is Sound Supervisor Robert L. Sephton. Sephton, no stranger to canine audio, supervised "The Shaggy Dog", "Snow Dogs", "Homeward Bound II" and was an effects editor on 1994's "Iron Will." F. Scott Taylor, a long time assistant sound editor for Sephton, was the Assistant Sound … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Gwen Whittle, Supervising Sound Editor on “The Simpsons Movie”
"The Simpsons Movie" does the Bartman into theaters July 27th. Helping bring the sounds of Springfield to the big screen are Supervising Sound Editor Gwen Whittle and Sound Designers Chris Scarabosio and Randy Thom. All fixtures at Skywalker Sound, the trio have each worn numerous hats in post sound. Each person has done a big film this year, Whittle Supervised the ADR on … [Read more...]