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160 - The Trial of The Chicago 7 Feb 24, 2021

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In this episode we talk about the sound work done on the latest Aaron Sorkin film The Trial of The Chicago 7. We are joined by Reneé Tondelli (supervising sound editor) & Michael Babcock (re-recording mixer) as they tell us all the challenges they overcame to make this protest/courtroom drama come to life. From overcoming challenges of recording loop group and ADR in early lockdown conditions, to blending the sound of new scenes and original archive footage seamlessly this film presented endless challenges for the audio team.

159 - Nomadland with Sergio Diaz & Zach Seivers Feb 19, 2021

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In this episode speak with Sergio Diaz (Supervising Sound Editor) & Zach Seivers (re-recording mixer) about their work on director Chloé Zhao's new film Nomadland. This film has very little dialog and music, so a lot of the sonic emotion of the film is built by the sound design and the very prominent ambiences used in the film.

158 - Gilbert Lake on Mixing Wonder Woman 1984 Feb 10, 2021

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This episode we are joined by Gilbert Lake who was the SFX re-recording mixer on the recent Patty Jenkins film Wonder Woman 1984. Gilbert tells us how he got started with his mixing career in New Zealand only to end up back in his home town of London England, the type of sound effects the director expects for a Wonder Woman film and how to make a scene inside a swirling vortex work when the characters are whispering!?

157 – Recording Wolves With Melissa Pons Feb 02, 2021

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Melissa Pons is a field recordist and sound designer who recorded an amazing album of wolves and wildlife in Portugal at a sanctuary named Grupo Lobo. In this episode we discuss how she got started in sound, how the project came to be, what the edit was like, and the ecological value of wolves in nature.

156 - Ren Klyce on Mank Jan 28, 2021

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We sit down with Ren Klyce to talk about his work as Supervising Sound Editor and Re-Recording Mixer on David Fincher's latest film Mank. We go done a rabbit hole on how he created the 'patina' over the entire soundtrack to make it feel like it was made in the depression era. It was no easy task....

155 - Steve Boeddeker On The Dissident plus Cory Rizos Jan 21, 2021

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In this episode we talk with Steve Boeddeker about the sound of the new documentary, The Dissident. He handled the entire sound edit and mix on this engrossing and complicated story that leans on sound heavily to make things clear. After that we visit with Cory Rizos, out of Montreal, and discuss his career in sound.

154 - Richard King talks Tenet Jan 15, 2021

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In this episode Richard King joins us to talk about the ultra complicated sound for Christopher Nolan's film, Tenet. We talk about creating interesting sound design for scenes happening in reverse time, how to build big cinematic body punches and his thoughts on the controversy over the film's dialog mix.

153 - The Mandalorian with Bonnie Wild & Dave Acord Jan 06, 2021

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We are joined by the sound team behind the hit series The Mandalorian. Re-Recording Mixer Bonnie Wild & Sound Designer/Supervising Sound Editor Dave Acord tell us about making the sounds of light sabers, the beskar spear, and seismic bombs. They also discuss their approach to creating the endless array of new creature vocals that the Star Wars universe conjures up.

152 - SFX CrowdSource Roundtable Dec 31, 2020

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We welcome Tim Nielsen and Kai Paquin to talk about organizing & participating in Crowd Sourced Sound Effects Libraries. They have both run successful Crowd Sourced libraries that went on to raise lots of money for charities once completed. We also talk about the Universal Category System initiative, that Tim and Kai are the brains behind, and how it has helped streamline metadata in crowdsourced libraries.

Tonebenders - Emma Butt Diversity Survey Dec 21, 2020

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The winter 2020 Journal of Media and Diversity included an important study produced by our good friend Emma Butt, illustrating the current state of diversity in the film sound industry in the UK. In this episode we discuss the origin and methodology of the study with Emma, and get into some possible solutions.

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