On a recent trip to Disneyland, I was bummed to find that the animatronic version of Wall-E wasn't at the park to greet me. I guess he was too busy doing TV spots like the example below... (bare with the blow hard anchors) I almost can't contain my excitement for "Wall-E" and if that pesky Batman film wasn't releasing next month, that little boxy guy could be accepting my … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van Der Ryn, Sound Supervisors on Kung Fu Panda
"Kung Fu Panda" kee-yahed its way into theaters June 6th. Sound supervisors Ethan Van Der Ryn and Erik Aadahl achieved the very definition of "Kung Fu" (achievement through great effort) in their sound editorial. Both from "Transformers" fame, "Panda" marks seasoned sound designer Aadahl's first "supervising sound editor" credit for a feature film. Mixing took place at Fox … [Read more...]
“Forgetting Sarah Marshall” – Exclusive Interview with Music Editor/Supervisor Jonathan Karp
"Forgetting Sarah Marshall" jogged audience's memory of what an R rated sex comedy is like April 18th. Adding to the his already Apatow laden mantle, George H. Anderson supervised sound editorial. Anderson ends his summer in a puff of smoke with August's "Pineapple Express". Mixing took place at Todd-AO's Santa Monica facility with Adam Jenkins and Orest Sushko. The team adds … [Read more...]
10,000 B.C. – Exclusive Interview with Supervising Sound Editors Simon Gershon and Jeremy Price
“10,000 B.C.” started taking theaters back in time March 7th. Making the natural selection of sound for the dub stage were sound supervisors Jeremy Price and Simon Gershon. The team got to play with some of my favorite sound effects in 2004's “AVP” bringing that "Predator vision" back to the theaters. “10,000 B.C.” mixed at London's De Lane Lea studios with Doug Cooper and … [Read more...]
The Art of Sound: The Update
UPDATE: I wish I could've made it to this. The bad case of the flu unfortunately had other plans. Thank god the Editor's Guild posted a little transcript of some of the action, HERE. Keep posted, it seems they'll be another sound event this summer featuring some very animated sound pros. Happy Valentine's Day everybody! On March 8th, The Academy is presenting "The Art of … [Read more...]
“Transformers” Sound Off
Wow, I feel like Daniel Plainview in "There Will Be Blood": "I've abandoned my child! I've abandoned my child!" Sorry for the long gap in posts. The current gig has ruined any free time I had to do this thing, but we're almost into final mix so things here will get back on track. So I promised some coverage on last week's "Transformers" event. There is some great stuff already … [Read more...]
Thursday Scatter Shots
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...]