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...]
Exclusive Interview with Marti D. Humphrey, Re-Recording Mixer on “The Strangers”
"The Strangers" introduced itself to theaters May 30th. Supervising sound editor Scott Hecker makes sure you notice the film's sound. Hecker is continuing a horror roll with this falls retelling of "The Tale of Two Sisters” with, "The Uninvited". "The Strangers" mixed in Burbank at "the dub stage" with Marti D. Humphrey and Chris M. Jacobson on dialog/music and effects, … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with “Ben Burtt” on the Sound Design of “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”
Ben Burtt has one of the best answers to the my favorite reoccurring question, "What was your first gig like?" After graduating from USC with a masters in film production, he was hired to record some sounds for this sci-fi movie fellow USC alum George Lucas was putting together. Some 30 years later, Burtt is credited with designing the most memorable sounds for some of the most … [Read more...]
Randy Thom on the Sound Design of “Standard Operating Procedure” [DS Exclusive]
"Standard Operating Procedure" continues Errol Morris's line of great documentaries May 9th. John Nutt operated as the film's sound supervisor while Randy Thom proceeded as the films sound designer. Nutt worked on Coppola's latest directorial effort, "Youth Without Youth" while Thom continues to contribute to the sound of animated films with, "Bolt" this fall. Re-recording … [Read more...]
Iron Man: Mix Magazine and More
Interviewing Sound Designer and Re-recording Mixer Chris Boyes, Mix Magazine continues its video onslaught of exclusively Skywalker Sound related projects below... Also an Italian site ComicUS has an interview with the film's composer Ramin Djawadi, HERE (scroll past the Italian version of the interview for the English translation.) … [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...]