Letters to the Editor
Sound Articles Ring a Bell with Readers
Letters regarding our articles on sound editing history as well as our political content. […]
Sound
Letters to the Editor
Saluting ‘Black Hawk Down’
Letters from our readers regarding ‘black hawk down’ and the history of post-production sound. […]
Book Reviews
The Unheard Magic
Some essential words are offered about cutting room etiquette and potential traps for the dialogue editor. […]
Tail Pop
Peter Berkos
Sound effects have been Peter’s life. […]
Features
Far and Away a Great Collaborator: Ron Howard Knows How to Treat His Crew
The same loyalty that they give him, Ron Howard gives back in trust, respect and collaboration. […]
Features
When Movies Learned to Talk: A Brief History of Sound in Early Motion Pictures
The Kinetophone was the ancestor of a steady line of emerging technologies-film, recording, reproduction and amplification-that through trial and error would converge to create the technology of optical, monaural sound. […]
Features
Minding Their Beats and Cues: Despite Some Discord, Music Editors Play On
Stephanie Lowry provides a roadmap to some of the issues being dealt with by the rank and file music 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
Mixing ‘Transformers’ in 7.1 A Q&A with Russell and Bay
“Sound is 50 percent of the movie; it is critical.” – Michael Bay […]
