Following all that production sound talk from "The Dark Knight" I knew I needed my next post to focus on something I never really covered here, ADR. In a mix, ADR and production dialog try to play nice, hopefully resulting in a pristine dialog track that keeps an audience engaged. Luckily, people like ADR supervisor Tammy Fearing are on call, ensuring the viewing public an … [Read more...]
Sound Behind the Image II
The Academy continues its "The Sound Behind the Image" series here in Los Angeles on August 8th. Supervising Sound Editor Mark A. Mangini hosts a night focusing on animated film sound past and present. Structured like last year's event which was hosted by Ben Burtt, the night of August 8th will begin with a historical account of all the onomatopoeia utilized in animation, … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Amy Kane, Foley Artist on “Redbelt”
"Redbelt" puts theaters into a suppression hold May 9th. Insuring audiences a cauliflower ear-less experience are supervisor's Michael Kirchberger and Roy Waldspurger. The team last co-supervised last year's romantic comedy "Feast of Love". Mixing took place at Sony with Gary C. Bourgeois pounding the music and dialog faders into submission and Roy Waldspurger going no holds … [Read more...]
“Forgetting Sarah Marshall” – Exclusive Interview with Music Editor/Supervisor Jonathan Karp
"Forgetting Sarah Marshall" jogged audience's memory of what an R rated sex comedy is like April 18th. Adding to the his already Apatow laden mantle, George H. Anderson supervised sound editorial. Anderson ends his summer in a puff of smoke with August's "Pineapple Express". Mixing took place at Todd-AO's Santa Monica facility with Adam Jenkins and Orest Sushko. The team adds … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Gary Bourgeois, Re-recording Mixer on “21”
"21" went all in-to theaters on march 29th. Wagering that the audience will hear the sound effects under all that music(I kid, I kid) was sound supervisor Michael D. Wilhoit. A 28-year sound veteran, Wilhoit cut on one of my favorite guilty pleasure tv show's, the helicopter extravaganza known only as “Airwolf”. Mixing took place at Sony studios with Gary C. Bourgeois and Greg … [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...]
The Art of Sound: The Update
UPDATE: I wish I could've made it to this. The bad case of the flu unfortunately had other plans. Thank god the Editor's Guild posted a little transcript of some of the action, HERE. Keep posted, it seems they'll be another sound event this summer featuring some very animated sound pros. Happy Valentine's Day everybody! On March 8th, The Academy is presenting "The Art of … [Read more...]