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Fewer explosions on this one. So, I ended up with all 5 days booked last week, which was great. That feature that was pushed (tentatively) to spring, popped up with three days (1 prep + 2 shoot) this week. It was a proof-of-concept. I haven’t completely replaced the income from the full...

I’m not completely against machine learning. There are some amazing tools out there for noise removal and sound enhancement. I have a few of those plug-ins for my Pro Tools system, and it does help immensely. It saves me time in helping to fix problems that came in from production, which allows...

It’s already decimating graphics departments. There are plug-ins now that keep hitting my Facebook feed (which is now 90% ads and 10% anything I actually care about) that claim to take care of mixing sound for you within the NLE. I fear that the market is going to shrink for hiring a skilled...

As a sound editor, can confirm. As a location sound mixer, also can confirm.

Sound design projects still wrapping up. Caught a small spot last night that had slipped my attention, just before bouncing out the final mix. A kid running out into the driveway, and I didn’t address her flip-flops on the concrete. Deadline is upon me, so I scramble to Foley that in. A couple...

Booked that feature, and then shortly after it was tentatively rescheduled for the spring. Sucks. That income would have made my year. Finishing sound design and re-recording mix on two shorts this week/weekend.

It scared the crap out of me when I saw it in the early/mid 80s. The guillotine haunted me for years. Probably still does, though repressed.

And one that just hit its 40th anniversary… “The Last Starfighter”. This one doesn’t get much attention these days, but I know there’s a hardcore fan base out there. Lance Guest, Robert Preston, Catherine Mary Stewart (@directorik), and Dan O’Herlihy. This movie was everything when I was a kid...

Expectations are, for better or worse, a matter of perspective. This is also a pretty broad topic that you’ve reduced to an either/or with two values that are worlds apart. I’ve never been on an indie set where people assumed the director had mastered the craft on the level of Spielberg. I’ve...

And it’s still extremely vague. Again, what do you consider realistic vs high expectations?

Vague, indeed. What do you consider realistic expectations? High expectations? What’s that context here?

Maybe only obscure to people born after the 80s, but “Something Wicked This Way Comes”. There was a short period in the early 80s that Disney ventured into some pretty dark territory. A lot of those films have been trapped in the vault for 20-30 years, and Disney seem to want people to forget...

It was The Smoky Twelve! The Sixteen is also a good choice. Quite delicious. I believe that’s what I’ll have this evening.

That’s a new one for me!

That’s a pretty broad statement. Can you be more specific? 😆

Wrapped a couple nights out of town on a corporate shoot, so it’s martini time. I was introduced last year to a gin out of Frankfort, KY, called Castle & Key, and it has become one of my top three gins. Also, the hotel bartender made what is unquestionably the second worst martini I’ve ever...

Not sure “how low a price” you can get on this. I’d hate to throw a number out there and then be quoted on that, as it all depends on the sound editor, the deliverables needed, etc. And you say you don’t need any sound design, music, etc. Do you mean that you’ve already done all of that? If...

I’ve re-watched this several times now. Brilliant piece. Beautifully shot, and with a good sound design. Outstanding work.

Thanks, Mara!

Just wrapped a weekend on a gothic horror short film. This one’s a fun project. I’m playing both sides of the sound coin, as I was the location sound mixer this weekend, and will begin the post sound process in a week or two when picture’s locked. The film’s sound is primarily going to be built...