“American Gangster” crossed 110th street into a theater near you November 2nd. All sound editorial trafficking was handled by co-supervising sound editors Per Hallberg and Karen M. Baker. Coming off a strong summer with "The Bourne Ultimatum", "Gangster" marks over the 40th collaboration between the two. Mixing posted up at Todd-AO West in Santa Monica with re-recording … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Rob Nokes, Sound Effect Recordist on “3:10 To Yuma”
"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...]
Bee Movie Dol(Bee) Clip
"Bee Movie" doesn't come out until this November but, there is already a fun little clip available online showcasing the kind of thing us sound effect folk have to deal with everyday. Recording bugs in an ADR studio. The guys over at gizmodo.com have a little piece about the clip HERE. … [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...]
The Bourne Ultimatum
Jason Bourne breaks back into theaters August 3rd. Helping to sell all the close-quarter sounds are sound supervisors Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg. The film was mixed at Todd-AO WEST in Gary Summers, David Parker, Bob Beemer, and Scott Milan's dub stage. production mixer Kirk Francis shot the location dialog while composer John Powell scored the film at Abbey Road. … [Read more...]
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” – Exclusive Interview with Sound Designer Andy Kennedy
" Harry Potter and the Order if the Phoenix" materializes into theaters July 11th. Helping to make all those spells sound "wicked" is sound supervisor James Mather. This the fifth Potter flick, is Mather's first enrollment into Hogwarts. Joining an alumni that includes Randy Thom and David Evans, Mather enters a great pedigree of Muggle free sound soups. Sound designers James … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Steve Maslow, Sound Re-Recording Mixer on Evan Almighty
A sound job of biblical proportions, Evan Almighty floods into theaters June 22nd. Sound supervision was done by Michael Hilkene while Sound Design credit goes to Odin Benitez. Longtime collaborators, Hilkene and Benitez have been working together since 1992's My Cousin Vinny. Re-recording mixers, much like the animals on Evan's arc came in a pair of two: Dialog/Music mixer … [Read more...]