Sound for documentary film is a skill where typically there are no “second chances.†If you are running after an interview or have a high profile person giving you five minutes of their valuable time and you’ve improperly recorded the audio, you may have blown a key moment from your film. The importance for great audio cannot be over stressed.
Sandy Gendler has worked in just about every aspect of audio post production – from effects editor to Foley and ADR editor to sound designer and supervising sound editor. His career includes many well known Hollywood features such as “Independence Day”, “U-571”, and Paul Haggis’s Oscar winning “Crash” . He has been twice BAFTA nominated […]
Audio post is made up of several different elements. The simplest way to look at the various breakdowns is the D, M & E. This is the dialog material (D), the musical material (M) and the sound effects material (E). Within those three simple categories however is a whole lot of other stuff. For instance, […]
Jeff Toyne is a composer whose oeuvre includes feature films, many shorts — including two nominated for Academy Awards, composer for “The Two Coreys†on A&E and is renowned for his extensive orchestrations for Hollywood features such as District 9 and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. He splits his time between Vancouver and […]
Owner of the newly formed company, Hear It – Clear It Music Supervision, Dominique Preyer, is an experienced music supervisor with a background in music publishing and songwriting. As head of the music department, he has music supervised over 35 films as well as serving as executive producer and producer on two short films. Dominique […]
Ho hum – audio restoration …another audio tool to spend money on that isn’t a bright, shiny, fun toy. But if you have some severely compromised audio tracks you will be looking for a solution. iZotope’s RX is an excellent one. I was recently mixing a broadcast project with some serious audio issues. These production […]
OMF files are an essential component for audio post workflow.  OMF or Open Media Framework is a file format developed by Avid Technology as a way to more conveniently transfer digital data. It was originally released in 1990 and then updated in ’96 , it’s a standard and it’s a bit long in the tooth. […]
Todd Sklar, writer and director of “Box Elder” has just wrapped the first leg of his nationwide tour for the film. The tag line for his movie “Box Elder” seems to sum up what it’s all about best – “On the the road to nowhere, these guys call shotgun.” Todd took time out from scheduling […]