Pixar's "Up" was the first ever animated film to open the Cannes Film Festival. Though screened out of competition I believe it could have easily won the Palme d'Or. The film mixed up at Skywalker Sound with Michael Semanick and Tom Myers on dialog/music and effects respectively. Myers also shared sound supervising credit with Michael Silvers and the pair both worked on … [Read more...]
"Star Trek" – Exclusive Interview with Supervising Sound Editor Mark Stoeckinger
On May 8th J.J. Abrams boldly went where 10 men have gone before by directing a Star Trek film. In his reboot of the waning franchise, Abrams re-recruited a lot of sound folk he used on his past feature efforts. "Star Trek" dubbed at Fox Studios crediting four re-recording mixers with their services, Paul Massey and Andy Nelson on dialog/music with Dave Giammarco and Anna … [Read more...]
Crank 2: Hight Voltage – Exclusive Interview with Production Mixer Robert Sharman
What do a grip of prosumer HD cameras, a high voltage film star, and a greenlight to follow up a successful action film have in common? They all converged to produce, “Crank 2: High Voltage” which quickened audience's heart rate's April 17th. Re-recording mixers Joe Dzuban and Bob Beemer set up shop at Todd-AO's Hollywood local while Sounddelux's Scott Martin Gershin served as … [Read more...]
Video Interview: The Soloist
I finally found out who was behind all those great video interviews that Skywalker Sound and Mix magazine posted over the past year, Michael Coleman. Below is his newest addition, a profile of sound supervisor Chris Scarabosio's work on Joe Wright's new film, "The Soloist". You can watch any of Coleman Film's other sound centric videos HERE. … [Read more...]
"Observe and Report" – Exclusive Interview with Composer Joseph Stephens
Giving audiences a peek at the day-to-day of Mall Cop Ronnie Barnhardt, "Observe and Report" opened in theaters April 10th. Sound supervisor and re-recording mixer Terry Rodman brought along re-recording mixer Steve Pederson for an old-fashioned mixing stake out on dub 12 at the WB lot. The newly redesigned stage is put through a "normal morning" of prep, HERE. Production sound … [Read more...]
"Monsters vs. Aliens" – Exclusive Interview with Sound Supervisor Erik Aadahl
"Monster's vs. Aliens" went to war in theaters March 27th. Though, on screen Dreamworks Animation introduced audiences to a new cast of characters, behind the scenes boasted a familiar band of sound craftsmen. Following their work on last year's "Kung Fu Panda", re-recording mixers and Dreamworks Animation darlings Andy Nelson and Anna Behlmer once again rolled their chairs up … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Scott Hecker, Supervising Sound Editor on "Watchmen"
It was ambitious adapting "Watchmen", the most celebrated graphic novel of all time for the screen. Fortunately, Director Zach Snyder wanted to be as faithful to the source as to his film crew hiring many of the same sound folk he had on his previous hit, "300". Mixed at Universal studios in the Hitchcock Theater, re-recording mixers Chris Jenkins and Frank A. Montaño handled … [Read more...]