I've found two interesting articles with thoughts and general info from the sound nominees to the Oscars, talking about his respetive works on films such as "Avatar", "The Hurt Locker", "Star Trek", "Up" and "Inglourious Basterds". The first one is from MPEG, with comments of some of the sound editors with best sound nomination: Though the movies they worked on were all … [Read more...]
"The Hurt Locker" and "Avatar", Two Different Paths on Sound Editing
Peter Canaricas has published a nice article on Variety featuring "The Hurt Locker" and "Avatar" sound, two films nominated to Academy Award for Best Sound Editing, but also two different worlds and different perspectives and ways to treat the sound. Check some excerpts: "We absolutely invented sounds," says Boyes, whose team created aural experiences that don't exist on Earth, … [Read more...]