Getting Organized
Clothed and Courageous
The show’s title notwithstanding, this crew had proven itself clothed and courageous. […]
Year: 2014
This Quarter in Film History
The Colbert Report: It Almost Didn’t Happen One Night
Eighty years after its February 22 premiere, ‘It Happened One Night’ remains one of the best films Hollywood has ever made. […]
My Most Memorable Film
Richard Chew on ‘Risky Business’
In the summer of 1983, Risky Business opened to healthy box office returns and launched Tom Cruise’s rise to superstar status. […]
Features
Unsettled Scores: When a Music Editor Is Tasked with Finding a Soundtrack
A few months before I started working on The Descendants, Alexander told me he wanted the score for that film to be made up solely of pre-existing, traditional Hawaiian music. It was an exciting challenge. […]
From The National Executive Director
Working on Location? Be a Local Hero, Not a Local Hire
If you go to work to a distant location, the employment company has to provide various travel conditions to you. […]
Features
Wylie Stateman, Andy Koyama and Beau Borders Lay the Soundtrack to ‘Lone Survivor’
“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 exclusive and full dynamic range.” – Wylie Stateman […]
Features
When Uncle Walt Met Mary Poppins: Mark Livolsi Edits ‘Saving Mr. Banks’
The release of Hancock’s current film, Saving Mr. Banks, which tells the tale of the making of Disney’s famous film, Mary Poppins, puts the spotlight on an unlikely pairing in many respects. […]
Features
The Aural Authority: Formosa Group is the New Sound in Town
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 in early 2013. […]
Features
Daydream Believer: Greg Hayden on the Reimagining of ‘Walter Mitty’
Greg Hayden was worried that the story might not be as interesting when the fantasies ended. But he was pleased when the opposite happened, and he worked diligently on maintaining a balance between fantasy and reality. […]
Union Made
UNION MADE: Come On, Feel the Noise
I was preparing for a career in Foley. Whether I was imitating a birdcall that I heard during recess or pantomiming the rhythm of Miss Brady’s heels clip-clopping down the hall, I’ve always had a heightened awareness of sound and movement. […]
