"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...]
“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...]
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...]
“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...]
“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...]
“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...]
Interview with Chris Boyes
DOLBY: In Broken Arrow, there’s this scene where the A-bomb goes off and the ground sort of heaves up in a wave toward the audience. CB: This kind of thing is always a big challenge, because so often the production wants to arrive at the major climactic moment, and they’ve already brought a freight train of sound. So I have to try to figure out a way to work against that. You … [Read more...]