The Motion Picture Sound Editor's are celebrating their 55th anniversary this year and of course they will be handing out some golden reels. The annual awards acknowledge the year's best work in the various areas of sound editorial. The nominations dropped this morning and the winners will be announced at the ceremony on Feburary 23rd. Congrats to all the nominees! Click on … [Read more...]
Oscar Picks His Favs
Early this morning the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their nominees, with news dropping yesterday that Jonny Greenwood's work on "There Will Be Blood" and Michael Brook's for "Into the Wild" was deemed ineligible by the academy for a best score nod. I added polls to the sidebar, feel free to vote for YOUR favorite in each category(please only vote once, … [Read more...]
Tuesday Scatter Shots
Media coverage momentum builds as award season approaches. Nominations trickle out as early as this Thursday with the Cinema Audio Society. For fun, I plan to have a few polls on the blog once the "bigger" nods are announced to let you guys vote on your favorites. Until then, below is this week's scatter shot of articles covering an array of film sound related topics. THE NEW … [Read more...]
“No Country for Old Men” – Exclusive Interview with Sound Designer/Re-recording Mixer Craig Berkey
“No Country for Old Men” found its way into theaters November 9th. Sound supervisor and re-recording mixer Skip Lievsay handled editorial, dialog, and music mixing on the Coen Bros film. A Coen mainstay, Lievsay was one of the first sound craftsmen I ever saw with an opening title credit on a movie as a supervisor. He is currently helping Will Smith figure out how to cope with … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Tim Prebble, Supervising Sound Editor of “30 Days Of Night
“30 Days of Night” descended into theaters October 19th. Helping to make vampires sound scary again is Sound Supervisor/Designer Tim Prebble. Prebble, a native Kiwi, supervised films ranging from the film adaptation of "The Bridge to Terabitha" to the livestock snuff film "Black Sheep". Mixing took place at Peter Jackson's Park Road Post, with two craftsmen from LOTR mixing … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Paul Soucek, Supervising Sound Editor on “Michael Clayton”
"Michael Clayton" arrived in theaters October 12th. Paul Soucek supervised the sound editorial for the film. Re-recording mixers Michael Barry and Andrew Kris mixed at New York's Sound One studio D. Kris, who also dabbles in TV mixing, worked on this latest season of HBO's "The Wire". Barry who has collaborated with Soucek on previous projects throughout the years, mixed the … [Read more...]
“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” (Pt.2) – Exclusive Interview with Sound Supervisor Richard King
I want to thank sound supervisor Richard King for taking the time to do this Q and A. "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" is a film you need to experience on big screen. Hopefully Warner Bros. will decide to open wider, for it would be a shame not to see it in a darkened theater. DS: The trailer depicts a very unique and specific visual style. I have … [Read more...]