[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/43796489[/vimeo] The SoundWorks Collection talks with the sound team of Director Ridley Scott's latest science fiction film "Prometheus" including Supervising Sound Editors Mark Stoeckinger and Victor Ennis, Sound Re-recording Mixers Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill, Sound Designers Ann Scibelli and Alan Rankin, and Sound Effects Researcher Charlie … [Read more...]
The Sound of “Prometheus”
While set in the same fictional universe of Ridley Scott’s original offering, and sharing some of its key dramatic events, the director is clear in his intention that his latest film Prometheus is unrelated to the rest of the original franchise. There had been talk of a fifth Alien movie — with Scott reportedly committing to a sequel or prequel a decade ago — but it took 20th … [Read more...]
Vanity Fair: Mark Stoeckinger Talks Unstoppable’s Sound Editing
Vanity Fair has published an article featuring Mark Stoeckinger, who gives an overview of the sound editing process, step-by-step, by showcasing several clips (Full mix, dialogue only, and sfx only). If you’ve ever lost money in an Oscar pool, at some point you’ve had to ask, “What exactly is the difference between sound editing and sound mixing?” Although that probably means … [Read more...]
Greg Russell and Mark Stoeckinger on the Art and Craft of Sound
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZZylpvlySs[/youtube] David Poland has made two great interviews at DP/30. In one he talks with Greg P Russell about the sound of "SALT". The other one is with Mark Stoeckinger, talking about the sound of "Unstoppable". Both are relatively "long" (33 and 45 min respectively) but fascinating. And even better: they not only talk about … [Read more...]
Interview: Greg P. Russell on “Salt” and Mark P. Stoeckinger on “Unstoppable”
In Contention has published an interview in the "Tech Support" section, featuring ‘Salt’ sound re-recording mixer Greg P. Russell and ‘Unstoppable’ supervising sound editor Mark P. Stoeckinger. When Oscar voters spoke up last Tuesday, two intriguing craft category nominations stuck out, both coming from the same branch: Mark P. Stoeckinger’s third bid to date for the sound … [Read more...]
The Sound of "Unstoppable"
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/16867382[/vimeo] The SoundWorks Collection team has published another of their great videos, this time about the sound of "Unstoppable". Unstoppable is an action thriller film directed by Tony Scott, written by Mark Bomback and starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine. The film tells the story of a runaway train, and the two men (Washington and Pine) … [Read more...]
The Workflow of Soundelux's Supervising Sound Editors
The September/October issue of the Editors Guild Magazine is now online and includes a very interesting article about the workflow and tools of three supervising sound editors of Soundelux: Scott Martin Gershin, Mark Stoeckinger and Mark Mangini. Also there are several comments from Bill Johnston, senior vice president of Engineering and Technical Services for CSS Studios. “My … [Read more...]