WWII Prisoner of war drama 'Unbroken' will compete in both the 'Best Sound Editing' and 'Best Sound Mixing' categories at the 87th Academy Awards ceremony on February 22nd. What better time to plug this video from The SoundWorks Collection, featuring an interviews with audio post team who worked on the film. SoundWorks Collection - The Sound of … [Read more...]
On the Unification of the Sound Awards
With Oscar rearing his ugly head, and people again becoming obsessed with little gold statues, I thought it might be a good opportunity to start a discussion on a topic that has been floating around the professional sound community for some time. A few years ago, we began hearing that there was talk within the Academy about the two sound awards, those of Best Sound Mixing and … [Read more...]
An Interview with Craig Berkey
Vancouver Sun recentlty published an article featuring Craig Berkey, sound designer and re-recording mixer on "True Grit". When Craig Berkey quit his job at a BC Tel subsidiary to study sound recording, the company president called him in. "'He said 'I've seen people do this before,' " recalls Berkey, 48. " 'It's okay, I'll leave a slot [open] for you, because usually people … [Read more...]
The New York Times: The Sound of ‘Inception’
The New York Times has published an interview with Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer Richard King and Re-Recording Mixer Gary Ryzzo and Sound Mixer Ed Novick, talking about their work on "Inception". As the Bagger discovered last season, it’s almost impossible for even the Academy’s experts to predict who will win the Oscars for sound design and mixing. But over the … [Read more...]
SWC: The Sound of “The King’s Speech”
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/19920118[/vimeo] New video at SoundWorks Collection, featuring Production Sound Mixer John Midgley and his work on "The King's Speech". You might not know Production Sound Mixer John Midgley, but you definitely have heard his incredible collection of work including the first three “Harry Potter” films, “Children of Men”, and “Hotel Rwanda”. John … [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...]
The Sound of “The King’s Speech”
The february issue of AudioMedia Magazine is available now and includes a very interesting article featuring the sound team of "The King's Speech". AudioMedia - February 2010 (Online, Free) … [Read more...]