Editing ‘Transformers’: Michael Bay’s Rock ’em Sock ’em Blockbuster
The story of robots that can metamorphose from ordinary-looking machines into intelligent, mechanical, biped creatures has gone through many transformations itself. […]
The story of robots that can metamorphose from ordinary-looking machines into intelligent, mechanical, biped creatures has gone through many transformations itself. […]
The Simpsons Movie will not feel like most animated films of recent years, what with its 2-D production and an almost minimalist soundscape. […]
Director Jonathan Demme put his talented sound design and editing crew up to a Dogme 95-style challenge for his latest feature, Rachel Getting Married. […]
C5’s 20-year history as one of the top houses for feature film post in the city continues to grow. […]
Mixing teams work best when the chemistry is good, the working style is compatible and the size of the job calls for a team approach. […]
The prevailing wisdom within Hollywood seems to be that a successful franchise needs a fresh start every few years to ensure a contemporary perspective and, hence, appeal to a newer generation of filmgoers for whom previous versions may seem passé. […]
“There it was, ticking after 150 years, and we recorded it. We were able to use that during the few, brief moments where Lincoln was actually handling his watch.” – Ben Burtt […]
The idea of standing while sound editing had been in my mind for many years. My initial thoughts were that it would be too hard to be on my feet all day, and I didn’t really have any idea how to do it from a practical standpoint. […]
Unlike most guilds in the film industry (the Screen Actors Guild excepted), the Motion Picture Editors Guild looks forward to its membership garnering multiple Academy Awards every year. […]
This year’s Oscar nominees for Best Sound Editing transport us to three very distinct war zones (American Sniper, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Unbroken), take us for a roller-coaster ride inside a wormhole and a black hole (Interstellar), and put us in the mindset of a has-been movie star going out of his mind (Birdman). […]
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