"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...]
September: Mix Magazine
September's issue of Mix Magazine unloaded a bunch film sound articles online today.... "The Invasion's" Gregg Rudloff, "Captivity's" Melissa Hofmann, and "Halloween's" Perry Robertson unleash their tales of horror sound, HERE. Franklin Martin, director of the documentary "Walking on Dead Fish" carries us through post production of his film, HERE. A showcasing of composer … [Read more...]
“Halloween” – Exclusive Interview with Sound Supervisor Perry Robertson
"Halloween" haunts theaters August 31st. Sound supervisors Perry Robertson, Barney Cabral, and Scott Sanders took a stab at the editorial. All linked to Earcandy Post (an editorial/design house in the valley), the two have worked together on Rob Zombie's last, "The Devil's Rejects" as well as continuing a working relationship with Jason Rietman, supervising his next, "Juno". … [Read more...]
“The King of Kong” – Exclusive Interview with Sound Editor/Re-recording Mixer Nathan Smith
"The King of Kong: A Fist Full of Quarters" releases limited August 17th and wider on the 24th. I love this documentary, not only for nerdy, nostalgic reasons but because this is a great story, essentially about good verses evil. I never figured I would find myself so emotionally invested in the subject matter of the film but the struggle of the main character is compelling and … [Read more...]
“Underdog” – Exclusive Interview with Sound Supervisor Robert Sephton
"Underdog" marks theaters August 3rd. Helping give the four-legged superhero's barks and growls life is Sound Supervisor Robert L. Sephton. Sephton, no stranger to canine audio, supervised "The Shaggy Dog", "Snow Dogs", "Homeward Bound II" and was an effects editor on 1994's "Iron Will." F. Scott Taylor, a long time assistant sound editor for Sephton, was the Assistant Sound … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Gwen Whittle, Supervising Sound Editor on “The Simpsons Movie”
"The Simpsons Movie" does the Bartman into theaters July 27th. Helping bring the sounds of Springfield to the big screen are Supervising Sound Editor Gwen Whittle and Sound Designers Chris Scarabosio and Randy Thom. All fixtures at Skywalker Sound, the trio have each worn numerous hats in post sound. Each person has done a big film this year, Whittle Supervised the ADR on … [Read more...]
“I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry” – Exclusive Interview with Co-Sound Supervisor Elmo Weber
"I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" gets carried over theater thresholds July 20th. Veteran Happy Madison Co-Sound Supervisor's Elmo Weber and David Bach promised to have and hold the sound editorial. Weber and Bach have been working together since 1995 and Happy Madison, ever the loyal prod. company, have utilized them consistently since 2001. Re-Recording Mixers Jeffrey J. … [Read more...]