Taking a cue from Netflix, Amazon and other media providers, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Digital Networks last year unveiled DC Universe, a video-on-demand service that will include original TV …
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As a rare Japanese sound editor here, I hope I will survive in this industry with few female sound editors in general and even fewer female SFX editors.
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I’ve tried out a lot of Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) for music production over the years. The first one I sunk my teeth into was Cubase but, along the way, …
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Wham, Bam, Panoram:
The Forerunner of Today’s Music Videosby Betsy McLaneby Betsy McLaneDuring its heyday from 1940 to 1946, hundreds of Soundie reels, each holding eight films, were circulated to roughly 3,500 Panorams located throughout the United States.
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Post-Production as a Team Sport:
Masters of Sound Panel Focuses on Collaborationby Mel Lambertby Mel Lambert“Developing a soundtrack is a collaborative process, from the spotting session to the dub stage,” stressed Oscar–nominated sound designer, supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer Ai-Ling Lee, CAS.
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Meyerson momentarily stopped thinking of scores like songs for one of his most personally significant projects: writer-director Terrence Malick’s World War II drama ‘The Thin Red Line,’ released by 20th …
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Editors Guild Members Invited
to Join Motion Picture Academyby uncreditedby uncreditedThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has extended invitations to join the organization to 928 artists and executives from 59 countries — including 37 Editors Guild members in …
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Man with a Shorinofon:
When Russia Embraced the Talkiesby Betsy McLaneby Betsy McLaneFew Americans, even those who work with motion picture sound, have heard of the Tagefon and Shorinofon systems, but readers interested in the intricacies of how sound first meshed with …
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Sonic Echoes from the Pre-Digital Era
by Betsy McLaneby Betsy McLaneThe period during which the newsletter circulated was a critical and tumultuous one for movie sound. It was clear to all that digital would ultimately replace multi-track analog, but no …
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In ‘The Last Waltz,’ released by United Artists 40 years ago in April 1978, director Martin Scorsese trained his cameras on what was intended to be the last concert of …