Unlike most guilds in the film industry (the Screen Actors Guild excepted), the Motion Picture Editors Guild looks forward to its membership garnering multiple Academy Awards every year.
Sound Editors
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Wylie Stateman, Andy Koyama and Beau Borders Lay the Soundtrack to ‘Lone Survivor’
by Mel Lambertby Mel Lambert“There were several gun battles and a serious rocky fall that contained no traditionally scored music. The absence of music allowed our sound effects and Foley to take the soundtrack’s …
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The owners and participants in Formosa Group are all creatives who together with 10 other seasoned post professionals, comprise the talent pool of a new operation that opened for business …
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The canvas of The Right Stuff (1983) is rightly thought of as large — Herculean, even. In recounting the history of America’s valiant test pilots and astronauts, writer-director Philip Kaufman’s …
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Sonic Synchronicity: Sound Editors Collaborate with Production Mixers
by Mel Lambertby Mel LambertThere are many instances when the partnership between these essential roles can bring an enhanced level of creativity to the final result.
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The producers see the character of Dexter as having different, sonically distinct modes of operation; that drives their creative decisions.
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‘Sound for Digital Video’ provides a valuable overview for those planning to enter the audio-for-video production business.
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The idea of standing while sound editing had been in my mind for many years. My initial thoughts were that it would be too hard to be on my feet …
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It was the news that the American Cinema Editors (ACE) had selected him for a Career Achievement Award that prompted Richard Marks to revisit his life’s work.
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The President’s Pocket Watch Is Ticking: The Authentic Sounds of ‘Lincoln’
by B Desowitzby B Desowitz“There it was, ticking after 150 years, and we recorded it. We were able to use that during the few, brief moments where Lincoln was actually handling his watch.” – …