To hear Robert “Bubba” Nichols describe it, working as a recordist sounds a little like serving as a fighter pilot. Okay, okay — pilots operate under life-and-death pressures in the air, while recordists toil under far less challenging conditions on a re-recording stage. […]
Thanks for the wonderful article on my friend Monty DeGraff (“Monty the Mentor,” ‘CineMontage’ Q1 2018). Lynne and Monty have been a part of my wife’s and my circle of friends for 20 years — sharing many dinners, talking shop and generally enjoying each other’s company. […]
Hyman worked in the film industry from the 1950s through the 1980s. His career as a film editor was dedicated strictly to documentaries on both the small and large screen. Things got off the ground for Hyman when he moved from New York to Los Angeles in late 1961 and soon after joined the newly formed David Wolper Productions. […]
As a seven-year-old living in the jungles of Matute, Colombia, I was surrounded by an exotic land. My pets weren’t limited to the three dogs and six cats that roamed but also included a macaw named Ludwina, a howler monkey named Tarzan, several tortoises and an assortment of parrots and parakeets. […]
Raymond L. Daniels, Jr. passed away in West Hills Hospital in West Hills, California, from acute kidney failure. He was 83. […]
From the age of six, Ada McGrath refuses to speak, yet film audiences first saw and heard how clearly she communicates on May 15, 1993, when Jane Campion’s ‘The Piano’ premiered at the 45th Cannes International Film Festival. […]
The Editors Guild has added two new hires to its Los Angeles office. Joining the staff are Travis Harrison as Field Representative, and Harolena Gaines as Administrative Assistant to the Field Representatives (which also include Jacky Olitsky, Ann Hadsell, Jessica Pratt and Olie Amarillas). […]
Emmy Award-winning film editor Edward Abroms, ACE, died of heart failure on February 13, 2018 — the 60th anniversary date of his joining the Editors Guild. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Colleen; his children Ed Abroms (and his wife Terra), Lynn Abroms (and her partner Scott Lerner) and Cindy Hammond (and her husband Danny Hammond); and his grandchildren Brandon, Jordon (and his wife Jordann) and James. […]
Few 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 cinema can learn about these machines and the artists who used them. […]
While two displays sound better than one, there were a few problems with this solution, the biggest being the physical gap between them. Yes, it was possible to take a window or a palette and stretch it across both displays, but it was practically impossible to work that way.
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