Re-recording Mixers

With some 190-plus films to his credit, not to mention 14 Academy Award nominations, it is perhaps hard to believe that such a seasoned re-recording mixers Greg P. Russell, CAS,got …

In the age of YouTube, making movies no longer seems complicated. With an expanding range of visual media and easy access to affordable camcorders and editing software, many can shoot …

This movie is a playground for sound,” says Randy Thom, CAS, referring to director M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film, The Last Airbender, for which he serves as supervising sound designer, …

I am still passionately involved—working with clients who require cost-effective methods of designing post-production facilities, recording studios, acoustics and home theatres internationally and am proud to be part of this …

A compilation of praises and memorable stories for award winning editor Carol Littleton.

They say brevity is the soul of wit, and scoring mixers seem to have a sense of humor about what their job entails. “We get coffee for the composer. End …

‘Taking Woodstock’ is a movie of source music—and not just the kind that comes from a radio playing on a tabletop.  Designed to blend seamlessly with the needle-drop tunes, a lot …

“I believe that movies are getting more and more complex visually, and the more visually complex they get, the more they have to rely on the sound to sell those …

As a conductor leads an orchestra, and a composer creates ideas and sounds, so does a mixer.  All the elements of dialogue, sound effects, music, creativity and technical ability coalesced …

Re-recording mixers Kevin O’Connell and partner Beau Borders have been working tirelessly since last October on mixing Michael Mann’s period gangster crime drama Public Enemies. Mann’s passion for detail and …