The year-end Holidays are a time for giving and sharing and also oddly a time for crass commercial pushing of products, goods and services. Â In the spirit of those Holidays I’d like to offer some DVD titles that are, in my humble opinion, great projects and in need of support. Â INDIE film is a mercurial […]
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. […]
Eric gave up a much valued lunch break to talk with us a bit about location audio. He has a vast amount of experience which includes recording live TV morning shows to feature films to game shows and to episodic television. Some notable recent highlights include “Scrubs”, “Big Love”, “Hannah Montana” and “Tenacious D – […]
I have the pleasure of sharing this great interview with Monique Reymond a top Hollywood Foley artist. Monique was nominated for a prime time Emmy award for her work on the TV series “Survivor” (yes – they Foley Reality TV too, we’ll get into that) and this year won a 2008 Golden Reel Award for […]
JBL professional monitors have been an industry standard for a long time. I’ve owned JBL’s inside of guitar cabinets but have never used them for mixing and monitoring. I’ve had a chance to review the stereo pair of the LSR4328’s paired with their subwoofer the LSR4312 and I have to say that I am mighty […]
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 […]
I offer free audio post discussions quarterly each year. These are filled with filmmakers of all stripes, new and experienced, amateur and professional who are close to or at the time for audio post and they are hungry for knowledge. I will generally discuss all the hot and heavy aspects of what we post sound […]
Jackie took time out from her crazy schedule to talk with us about the art and process of dialog editing. She is also an accomplished pianist and composer. Woody: How did you first get into dialog editing? Jackie: I was just a musician and I wanted to do something else. My major had been film […]