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A New Hue in Sound: Talent and Technology Coverage at Technicolor at Paramount

March 1, 2012

Representing one of the most exciting new sound post-production facilities to be built in Tinsel Town in several decades, the Technicolor at Paramount complex on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood comprises eight re-recording theatres, three ADR stages, a large Foley stage, eight sound design suites, 16 editorial suites, six DVD/ Digital New Media editing/encoding rooms and a pair of 7.1-channel HD video layback/ Transfer/QC rooms. […]

New York’s Soundscape: East Coast Audio Facilities

January 9, 2013

This article looks at the East Coast sound contingent, which consists of a handful of post-production facilities that cater to the needs of independent filmmakers and directors based close to the Big Apple. […]

Settler of Scores: John Kurlander Mixes Music for Film

March 1, 2013

Probably best known for his creative work on the scores for director Peter Jackson’s The Lord of The Rings trilogy, scoring mixer John Kurlander earned three consecutive Best Score Soundtrack Album Grammy Awards for Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and Return of the King. […]

A Good Way to Mic and Mix Scoring Sessions

March 1, 2013

Orchestral layout is highly dependent upon the type of film music being recorded, according to scoring mixer John Kurlander. […]

Is Your Room in Tune?

July 1, 2013

Sound editors and mixers need to be confident that their room acoustics are not skewing their judgment. […]

Jay Boekelheide on ‘The Right Stuff’

November 1, 2013

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 adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s acclaimed book is peopled by an enormous cast, and it traverses the earth, sea and outer space. […]

Plugged-In for Sound: Recommended DAW Add-Ons for Designers and Editors

May 1, 2014

With the ubiquitous digital audio workstation (DAW) now a key creative tool for not only sound designers and supervising sound editors, but also re-recording mixers, the choice of plug-ins can make the difference between an average clip and a truly attention-grabbing track. […]

Sound Support

August 1, 2016

Many of the people who work in the production and post-production communities are, by their very nature, unsung heroes. […]

Sound Immersion at AES

October 5, 2016

The 141st Audio Engineering Society Convention, held recently in the Los Angeles Convention Center’s West Hall, attracted a record West Coast attendance, with a wide cross-section of brands showing their wares on the exhibition floor and companion demo rooms. […]

ADR Addenda

June 7, 2017

After the publication of my article, “Automatic for the People,” in the last issue of CineMontage (Q1 2017), I received […]