Awards
OSCARS 2024: Nominees for Best Sound Speak Out on ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Zone of Interest,’ and More
By Mel Lambert The nominees in the Best Sound category at this year’s Academy Awards represent an array of […]
Articles by Mel Lambert
Web Exclusives
Doug Mountain Talks About Remastering Bruce Lee’s ‘Enter the Dragon’ for 50th Anniversary Release
By Mel Lambert With Dolby Atmos immersive playback now available in an increasing number of consumer environments, is it […]
Web Exclusives
OSCARS 2023: Academy Award Nominees for Best Sound Speak Out on ‘Avatar,’ ‘Elvis,’ and ‘The Batman’
“You never get used to receiving news of an Oscar nomination.” […]
Web Exclusives
MIX Sound Conference: In-Person Panelists Talk Workflow, Effects and Latest Dubstage Tech
The keynote panel addressed the topic of pivotal sound changes within the post community, including the rise of streaming services, emergent technologies and formats, plus evolution of the sound designer/re-recording mixer. […]
Technology
How Immersive Sound Processors and Plug-Ins Help Dubstage Pros Get That ‘Being-There’ Feeling
Here, we consider products from three of the leading developers of processor and plug-in design: Sound Particles, iZotope/Exponential Audio and Liquid Sonics. […]
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OSCARS 2022: Nominated Editors Talk Up Their Films at IAVA Panel
During his introduction, ACE president Kevin Tent made pointed reference the Academy’s decision to pre-record the award presentations for eight craft awards, including film editing and sound. Tent called the decision “hurtful, insensitive and short-sighted,” with residual effects that will require bridge-building. […]
Awards
Oscars 2021: Nominees for Best Sound Category Speak Out as Final Voting Starts
For the first time this year, the Academy has combined Sound Editing and Sound Mixing into one category, Best Achievement in Sound. […]
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Jamie Kirkpatrick on Editing John Leguizamo’s Chess Drama ‘Critical Thinking’
One critic has likened the film to director Ramón Menéndez’s “Stand and Deliver” (1988), in which a teacher successfully inspires his dropout-prone students to learn calculus. […]
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Walter Murch Talks Editing a Key Piece of Iranian History in New Doc ‘Coup 53’
by Mel Lambert “The editor of an unscripted documentary is always, by the nature of the task at hand, a […]
Awards
From ‘Ford v Ferrari’ to ‘Parasite,’ Oscar’s Favorite Picture Editors Break Down the Year’s Top Films at IAVA
All of the Oscar-nominated editors appeared at a panel discussion during the American Cinema Editors’ 20th Annual “Invisible Art, Visible Artists” (IAVA) to talk about their films, their careers, and their craft. […]
