Mixing Sound

PNYA February 18 Webinar to Focus on Dolby Atmos Workflow

Tue, 02/16/2021 - 10:14 -- Nick Dager

In the next edition of Post Break, Post New York Alliance’s free webinar series, Harbor Supervising sound editor/re-recording mixer Damian Volpe and re-recording mixer Rob Fernandez will discuss their longtime collaboration, workflows for Dolby Atmos and how COVID-19 has changed post-production sound forever. Gershon Hinkson will moderate the discussion.

Belgium’s A Sound: Two Decades of Film and TV Experience

Mon, 02/15/2021 - 10:36 -- Nick Dager

As the owner of A Sound, one of Belgium’s leading post-production sound companies, Thierry De Vries leads a highly experienced team of sound designers, composers and re-recording mixers that over the past 25 years has worked on many features, shorts and television programs. These include such films as Torpedo, Gangsta, D'Ardennen, Matroesjka’s, Het Eiland and Professor T. De Vries most recently worked on the television series Fair Trade and the Spanish feature film, Libertad. De Vries has also worked on many commercials and museum projects.

Finding the Auditory Vision

Mon, 02/01/2021 - 12:30 -- Nick Dager

Like many people with a musical background, multi-award-winning recording and mixing engineer Chris Fogel, CAS, made the jump from playing instruments to working behind-the-scenes. A trumpet player by training, Fogel has spent more than two decades recording and mixing music for high-profile musicians, films and television projects alike. Most recently, Fogel worked on the scores for The Mandalorian, Tenet, Black Panther and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood; portions of season eight of Games of Thrones, as well as music by Alanis Morissette, Childish Gambino and many others, from ELBO Studios, of which he is co-owner.

Pay-It-Forward Contest Winners Named

Mon, 01/25/2021 - 11:56 -- Nick Dager

DPA Microphone and Rycote have announced the winners of the Pay-It-Forward Film Contest Giveaway. The brands joined forces to support the film industry during these unprecedented times by offering first-time and indie filmmakers the opportunity to win a customized DPA/Rycote filming kit. The winners of the contest are Jacob Deming of the United States, Lijie Cheng of Singapore and Sergey Martynyuk of Austria. The winners will receive three DPA mics – the brand new 4097 Micro Shotgun, 4017 Shotgun and 6060 Core Subminiature – along with an array of Rycote accessories.

Meyer Sound Unveils Ultra Reflex

Tue, 01/12/2021 - 15:04 -- Nick Dager

Audio challenges have inhibited wider acceptance of larger direct view displays because, unlike with acoustically transmissive projection screens, loudspeakers cannot be located directly behind the visual image. Placing screen channel loudspeakers around the display perimeter compromises uniformity of coverage, stability of image localization, and overall audio fidelity. To address this situation, Meyer Sound has introduced Ultra Reflex, a patent-pending solution for optimum reproduction of discrete screen channel audio on large-scale direct view video displays. For the initial launch period, Ultra Reflex solution is paired with Sony’s Crystal LED. The first joint installation for the two technologies is at a reference-level screening room and lab on the Netflix campus in Los Angeles.

P-Valley Posts in New York City

Tue, 11/17/2020 - 08:57 -- Nick Dager

Editorial and post-production finishing for the eight-episode, first season of the hit Starz series P-Valley was centered in New York as several Post New York Alliance member companies helped bring the fictional small town of Chucalissa, Mississippi vibrantly to life. New York City facilities Goldcrest Post, Harbor and Technicolor PostWorks each played a role in the project, as did Foley specialist Alchemy Post Sound and VFX studio The Molecule.

Sometimes Size Really Does Matter

Wed, 11/11/2020 - 10:19 -- Nick Dager

When Gene Martin, owner of Audio Department and Sound Guy Solutions, was presented with a technical nightmare for a commercial client in the early days of COVID, his sound mixer gears started turning. With scenes being shot in separate areas around the U.S., Martin had to juggle as many as 10 different drop kit audio packages at a time. As he was on-location with the main crew in California, he also had to account for remote workflows as well as social distancing protocols.

She Dies Tomorrow Filmmakers Discuss the Film at NAB Show New York

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 09:12 -- Nick Dager

The creative team behind Neon’s She Dies Tomorrow will participate in a panel discussion on October 23 during NAB Show New York’s online conference. The session, which will explore the use of sound and picture finishing to create suspense and emotional tension in feature films, will be available on the main stage channel.

A Biting Score

Thu, 10/08/2020 - 09:26 -- Nick Dager

Set in modern-day Brisbane, Australia, Bite Club follows a young werewolf, Adron, on his search for his missing brother in a world where supernatural beings hide in the shadows. Tapped as composer, producer and sound designer for the film, Dana James Presson knew he wanted to create an explosive theatrical presentation.

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