Features
Don Hall’s Devotees: Some Words from His Admirers…
A collection of praise an admiration for award winning sound editor, Don Hall. […]
Sound Editors
Features
Let There Be Sound: The Origins of Post-Production Audio on the West Coast
To relate the history of film post- production sound during the past 75 years is to tell the story of the creative post facilities that made such developments possible through a combination of tenacity and technical developments. […]
Features
Give Them Some Credit!: How Post-Production Practitioners Received On-Screen Acknowledgment
In his study of silent films, The Parade’s Gone By…, author Kevin Brownlow described editing as “the hidden power.” “Editors are passed over by film historians because their work, when successful, is virtually unnoticeable,” Brownlow wrote. […]
Features
Sync Hole: An ADR Editor’s Walk on the Wild Side
Shortly after its theatrical release, having barely made back its cost, the film was pulled from distribution, and quickly forgotten. In the decades that followed, it never quite acquired the noble status of a cult classic, nor was it ridiculed as one of the Golden Turkeys — the worst pictures ever made. It simply disappeared from view. […]
Features
Status of Women in Post-Production
How has societal change affected women in post production? […]
Features
Location ADR: A Moveable Feast
It’s not only the “when” of ADR that is being re-examined, but also the “how” and “where.” […]
Features
Editors Have the Write Stuff: Guild Members Transition into Authors
Editors Guild members sometimes need to exercise their storytelling talents and share their insights on their craft in the print medium in addition to the audio- visual. This year to date, four books have been published by members of the Guild about their work. […]
Web Exclusives
‘Making Waves’
A Film on Sound-on-Film
Midge Costin, MPSE, is making a documentary about motion picture sound and its editing. […]
Features
El Sonido de ‘Narcos’
Scheduled to unveil on September 2 in its 10-episode entirety, Season 2 of Netflix’s hit series Narcos is expected to prove as popular as the initial offering — and probably will be viewed in extended binge-watching sessions […]
Industry
‘Sicario’ and ‘The Big Short’ Score Feature Wins at HPA Awards
On a chilly Thursday evening in mid-November, the Hollywood Professional Association (HPA, formerly the Hollywood Post Alliance) celebrated the presentation of its 11th Annual HPA Awards at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. […]
