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170 - Nine Days With Mac Smith & Brandon Proctor Aug 17, 2021

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In this episode we talk with Supervising Sound Editor Mac Smith and Re-Recording Mixer Brandon Proctor, from the new film Nine Days. They tell us how they created the sound for a story that takes place on another plane of existence and yet is entirely recognizable. The film centres on a wall of TVs that that needs sound to lead the viewers to what is (and isn't) important to the story.

169 - Building a Backyard Studio Roundtable Jul 15, 2021

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Al Sirkett and Lucy Mitchell tell us about their experiences building new stand alone studio spaces in their backyards. They tell us everything they learned, what they would do different, and how much it has changed their lives.

168 - WandaVision Jun 22, 2021

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In this episode we are joined by the sound team from the hit Disney Plus series WandaVision. Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Kim Foscato (Co-Supervising Sound Editors) as well as Danielle Dupre (Re-Recording Mixer) tell us about the immense pressure to complete the series to match Marvel's cinematic standards while working under pandemic restrictions. The also discuss how co-supervisors share the work load, creating sounds knowing they will become cannon and the workflow of processing White Vision's voice.

167 - Putting Tropes To Rest Jun 08, 2021

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Way back in January, the great Mark Mangini penned a little blog post outlining some audio tropes that he was hoping to put to rest. That post inspired some slack threads, facebook posts, and a good general discussion about how we can be more original and creative when tasked with designing sounds and situations that can have quick and easy answers. In this not-so-serious conversation Mark gets together with Tim, Teresa and René to break down some tropes, spell out some reasons for going there anyway, and maybe…just maybe…we retire the now infamous Wilhelm.

166 - The Killing of Two Lovers May 22, 2021

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We talk to Peter Albrechtsen (sound designer) & David Barber (re-recording mixer) about the intense and unique sound work done on director Robert Machoian's film The Killing of Two Lovers. Visually the film plays out over long steady shots, while much of the films plot takes place off screen with sound taking the lead. The director also chose not to have a composer and instead use sound design, almost as musique concrète, to build the tension.

165 - Recording Deserts Roundtable Apr 27, 2021

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We talked with an amazing lineup of guests about all angles of recording in the desert. George Vlad, Thomas Rex Beverly, Bethan Kellough, Zach Goheen

164 - Sound Design for Series Animation Part 2 Apr 15, 2021

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We pick up where we left off in episode 163 with guests Kate Finan, Dominic Lawrence & Heather Olsen talking about doing sound design for series animation. We cover how to deal with the tight scheduling and deadlines, the hard lessons we all learned when getting started in animation sound and the need to respect how important these shows are to young viewers.

163 - Sound Design for Series Animation Part 1 Apr 09, 2021

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In this episode we welcome Heather Olsen (Gravity Falls, The Fairly OddParents), and Kate Finan (Muppet Babies, Invader ZIM: Enter the Florpus) from California, as well as Dom Lawrence (The Octonauts, Danger Mouse) from Ireland to talk about the art of doing sound design for animated series. They join our regular hosts Teresa Morrow (Nina's World, Elinor Wonders Why) and Tim Muirhead (PAW Patrol, Bakugan) to really dig into what it takes to bring animation to life with sound.

162 - The Sound of Metal Mar 14, 2021

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Supervising Sound Editor Nicolas Becker, Foley Artist Heikki Kossi and Re-recording Mixer Jaime Baksht join us for a talk about their work on the amazing film The Sound of Metal.

161 - Judas & The Black Messiah Mar 05, 2021

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In this episode we talk with the sound team behind the excellent new film Judas and The Black Messiah. We dig deep into a standout scene involving a speech to an exuberant crowd with lots of call and response happening. Marlowe Taylor talks about how he captured the sounds on set, as Production Mixer. Rich Bologna explains how he edited those sounds, in post, to create the intensity, and re-recording mixer, Skip Lievsay, tells us how he made it all sound HUGE.

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