Deep-Dive

THANKS GO TO SOUND SUPERVISOR GWEN WHITTLE FOR TAKING TIME TO DO THIS Q AND A! FSD: During the dubs, were there donuts on the stage? No! I’m glad though because I would have eaten them. We had them during editorial at the ranch one Sunday when we were working. Our fabulous assistant Josh Gold brought them in for us. FSD: The Simpsons TV show editorial was done by Skywalker for a while, right? What differences in approach and detail are there between the TV show’s sound and the film’s? ...

Thanks to Re-recording mixer Kevin O’Connell for taking time out to do this brief Q and A! FSD: With this the second huge film you guys mixed this year(the first being Spiderman 3), how much adaptation is needed working with different directors and sound crews? KO: We had been in communication with Supervising sound editors Ethan Van Der Ryn and Mike Hopkins for many months prior to the mix strategizing and laying out a game plan for the mix. That communication helped us enormously. As far as working with different directors, having worked on numerous films for both Sam Raimi and Michael Bay really helped to get us where we needed be much faster then if we had not had that luxury. ...

Holy Crap! I went to see “Transformers” tonight. I just wanted to applaud all the great work in this film. Too much cool stuff to list! Check it out in the best sounding theater available. Thanks so much to Sound Designer Erik Aadahl for taking some time out to do this Q and A! FSD: I’ve read a lot of discussions lately about defining a Sound Designer. What were your duties on Transformers? ...

Many thanks to Robert Sephton for taking time out to do this Q and A. This next week marks the three month anniversary of this thing. I am quite pleased with the way it is going so far, but I would love any comments or suggestions about where it could go. I want this to be interesting not just to people within the sound community, but to people who have an interest in film in general. So any improvements I could make to achieve that goal, please feel free to email me or comment… So without further ado, on to the fun! ...