Features
Florentine Editors Came Up Through the Ranks
Picture editors Erik Ewers and Tricia Reidy are an integral part of Florentine Films’ post-production team. […]
Sound Editors
Features
The Sounds of ‘War’
Though many documentary producers cut corners on sound editing, relegating it to the bottom of the production budget, filmmaker Ken Burns is the opposite. […]
Features
Douglas Grindstaff’s Sound Effects for the Original ‘Star Trek’
The universe of the USS Enterprise was alive with sound, Much of that was due to the singular vision of writer/producer Gene Roddenberry, along with the inventiveness of Douglas H. Grindstaff, who served as the show’s supervising sound effects editor for the entire 80-episode run. […]
Features
‘Twilight’s’ First Gleaming
Like the Undead that it depicts, the vampire movie never really expires––or even goes away. It just keeps resurrecting itself in new stories for another generation. This season’s blood-sucking entry, geared to teens and young adults, is Twilight […]
Book Reviews
Still Hungry for Oscar Stats?
These E-books Are for You
With the 2018 Oscar winners’ statuettes now proudly on display on their mantlepieces, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ surplus carefully stowed away for another year, it’s time to take a look at how the 90th annual awards fit into post-production history. […]
Awards
‘Dunkirk’ Dominates Post-Production Oscars
The 2017-2018 Awards Season officially came to a close on Sunday evening, March 4, with the 90th annual Academy Awards ceremony, in which the coveted Oscar statuettes were presented to the winners. […]
Columns
Jon Johnson on ‘Breakdown’
You might call Jonathan Mostow’s action thriller ‘Breakdown’ a cautionary road movie. The 1997 Paramount Pictures release centers on a car trip that takes an unexpected detour. […]
Features
Pro Sound Systems: The Team Spirit of ADR, Effects and Foley Editors
The challenge with NCIS from a sound editorial perspective, according to Schorer, is the relentless amount of detail. […]
Features
Pacific Overtures: A Few Good Editors Enlist for HBO Miniseries
“Sometimes, hearing another editor comment on your work in an open forum and having him tell you he sees a problem and how he thinks it should be fixed, can be a little uncomfortable, but it was all for the greater good. The bottom line is that the entire miniseries improved greatly after that.” […]
Features
Post-Apocalypso: Sound Design for the End of the World
Just what does the end of the world sound like? That’s the question that faced supervising sound editors/sound designers Steven D. Williams, MPSE, and Eric Norris, MPSE, as they approached this daunting film. […]
