Sound

In the time-critical world of half-hour TV sitcoms, the seasoned team of re-recording mixer Charlie McDaniel and sound editor Bob Bradford has lead the way for the past 18 years. …

A compilation of early Oscar winning editors.

I started editing quarter-inch reels of recorded audio sessions, then got bumped up to an assistant working with film on a Moviola.  I was surprised by how much I liked …

“On this film the director is always right…even when he isn’t.” – unnamed director

Having retired after 45 years in the business, Don Hall, was asked to join the University of Southern California’s School of Cinema. “After I retired in January 1996, my wife …

“Sound is 50 percent of the movie; it is critical.” – Michael Bay

“I had no other recourse but to go to work…or pretend to…” – Norman B. Schwartz

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 …

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, …

Mixing teams work best when the chemistry is good, the working style is compatible and the size of the job calls for a team approach.