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Driver Mike Hawthorn, with a camera on the tail of his Jaguar D-type and a microphone slung over his shoulders, narrates a pre-race practice lap around the Circuit de la Sarthe. It’s a rare chance to ride along, to see and hear one of Jaguar’s most legendary racing machines in the venue where it so thoroughly dominated the competition.
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The New York Times October 11, 2013 A Two-Level Approach to Protecting Riders’ Head in Impacts By ROY FURCHGOTT There are mishaps that no rider, regardless of how skilled, could avoid. But if that rider knew exactly what kind of accident it was going to be, an engineer could build the ideal helmet to withstand it. That’s impossible, of course, and it’s a major design challenge. Conventional motorcycle helmets, which absorb collision energy by deforming a crushable portion in a predictable manner, can be engineered to mitigate injuries resulting from only a certain range of impact forces. There’s a problem when an impact is not strong enough for the absorption — …
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I thought this article on The TANK Center for Sonic Arts was fascinating, inspiring, and encouraging. A Water Tank Turned Music Venue In Colorado, a uniquely resonant performance space. New Yorker By Alex Ross In 1976, the composer and sound artist Bruce Odland participated in an arts festival sponsored by the Colorado Chautauqua, which presented shows across the state. Odland’s contribution was to create a sonic collage portraying each place he visited. The last stop was a town called Rangely, in northwestern Colorado, on the high desert that extends into Utah. Odland was outside one day, making recordings of ambient sounds, when a …
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MONDAY: 8:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars” 10:00 p.m. “Castle” In January: 8:00 p.m. “The Bachelor” 10:00 p.m. “Castle” TUESDAY: 8:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars the Results Show” 9:00 p.m. “Happy Endings” 9:30 p.m. “Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23” 10:00 p.m. “Private Practice” In January: 8:00 p.m. “How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)” 8:30 p.m. “The Family Tools” WEDNESDAY: 8:00 p.m. “The Middle” 8:30 p.m. “Suburgatory” 9:00 p.m. “Modern Family” 9:30 p.m. “The Neighbors” 10:00 p.m. “Nashville” T…
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Giving hope to those who did the pilots and those just looking for any work in general: ABC's pilot pickup spree Network gives nod to 5 dramas, 3 comedies By CYNTHIA LITTLETON ABC execs worked late Friday putting the pieces of the net's 2009-10 season sked together, handing out series orders to five new dramas and three comedies. Alphabet also gave renewals to frosh dramedy "Castle" and laffers "Scrubs" and "Better Off Ted." ABC's latest drama greenlights are: ABC Studios' murder mystery "Happy Town"; 20th Century Fox TV's legal ensembler "The Deep End," from writer Dave Hemingson, (formerly known as "Associates"); Jerry Bruckheimer-produced amateur gumshoe vehicle…
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My daughter gave birth early this morning, Saturday about 2 am. This was an early delivery so Abby is quite small but both mom and baby are doing great. I'm off to the hospital for a visit. - Jeff Wexler
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be putting on a program on sound in Horror films on Oct 29th at the Academy theatre in Beverly Hills (L.A.) More Info Here: http://www.oscars.org/events-exhibitions/events/2009/horror.html Academy and SMPTE Members can RSVP and get in Free (I think) Others are charged a minimal entrance fee. $3 or $5. ----Courtney
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SOUND EDITING American Sniper Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Martin Hernández and Aaron Glascock The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Brent Burge and Jason Canovas Interstellar Richard King Unbroken Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro ............................................................................................................. SOUND MIXING American Sniper John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga Interstellar Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten Unb…
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Actor in a Leading Role Demián Bichir in "A Better Life" George Clooney in "The Descendants" Jean Dujardin in "The Artist" Gary Oldman in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Brad Pitt in "Moneyball" Actor in a Supporting Role Kenneth Branagh in "My Week with Marilyn" Jonah Hill in "Moneyball" Nick Nolte in "Warrior" Christopher Plummer in "Beginners" Max von Sydow in "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" Actress in a Leading Role Glenn Close in "Albert Nobbs" Viola Davis in "The Help" Rooney Mara in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady" Michelle Williams in "My Week with Mar…
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THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY This is the fifth Academy Award nomination for David Parker. He was previously nominated for: THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM (2007) -- Winner, Sound Mixing PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (2003) -- Nominee, Sound Mixing THE ENGLISH PATIENT (1996) -- Winner, Sound NEVER CRY WOLF (1983) -- Nominee, Sound Including his other nomination this year for Sound Mixing for WALL-E, this is the seventh Academy Award nomination for Michael Semanick. He was previously nominated for: RATATOUILLE (2007) -- Nominee, Sound Mixing KING KONG (2005)…
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Just because I thought it would be interesting to the folks here, scientist have created an acoustic black hole using a Bose Einstein condensate. http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/06/10/1544246/First-Acoustic-Black-Hole-Created?from=rss I love being a nerd. Now I wonder how long it'll take until Sound Devices figures out a way to use it as a noise reducer.
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Hello everyone, Just wanted to mention that my partner (most of you know) Gene Martin was the Production Sound Mixer on this weekends #1 movie ; ACT OF VALOR. great action sequences, great story and a good twist at the end. shot by Shane Hurlbut & one of the directors; Scott Waugh PS- Gene is to humble to say anything, so I will -no ADR at all, they used all his Location prod tracks. Good Job Gene. Thank you, Frank.
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Los Angeles Times is breaking this story: March 14, 2010 | 5:08 pm Actor Peter Graves was found dead Sunday at his home in Pacific Palisades, according to law enforcement sources. Graves, who stared in "Mission: Impossible," "Airplane!" and Billy Wilder's "Stalag 17"--apparently died of natural causes, the sources said. Graves was 83, according to a biography on the website IMDB.com. In a Times story late last year, Graves said he initially turned down the role for "Airplane!" because he thought it was in poor taste--until actors Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges and Leslie Nielsen signed on to the cast. "They say you are supposed to stretch as an actor, so…
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Breaking: Actor Robert Culp dies after falling at his Hollywood home Actor Robert Culp, best known for his role as an international tennis star and globe-trotting secret agent in the hit 1960s television series "I Spy," died Wednesday morning after a fall at his Hollywood home, authorities said. The 79-year-old actor was rushed to Queen of Angels hospital shortly after 11 a.m. after hitting his head while taking a walk outside his home in the 1800 block of El Cerrito Place, said LAPD Lt. Bob Binder. He was found by a jogger who called 911, and paramedics, patrol officers and detectives responded to the scene. He was pronounced dead at the hospital a short time la…
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Actor and longtime political activist Ron Silver died at 62, this morning, succumbing to a long battle with cancer. I worked with him many years ago and he was a professional all the way. I'm sure many others here have worked with him as well. http://www.nypost.com/seven/03152009/news/regionalnews/ron_silver_dies_159710.htm One interesting observation: The web versions of The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times have no mention of Ron's passing. Exit question: Is that because after September 11th, 2001, Ron Silver became a strong conservative? RL
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Late last night while working on a low budget movie, the Director/main actor had a scene where he gets into a heated argument with another character. I had a transmitter strapped to his ankle which came loose during the action. As he walked off screen he threw a tantrum and kicked his leg over and over until the connector broke and the transmitter flung into the wall. Then he walked past me and said "Fucking sound, you only have one job to do!" I've encountered plenty of asshole talent, but personally never experienced destroying of equipment. I wanted to take a walk right then and there. I did demand that the transmitter and mic be replaced by today, or he doesn'…
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Recent addition to the Gallery of Sound Carts, Devendra Cleary's main cart and follow cart.
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statement from Adobe (emphasis is mine): "Designed from the ground up to deliver high-quality sound to web and video workflows, Adobe Soundbooth enables creative professionals to quickly record, edit and create pristine audio WITHOUT REQUIRING TRAINING IN SOUND PRODUCTION." All kidding aside, this could be useful software (though maybe too limited utility as it seems to be designed to assist in using audio primarily integrated into websites). Regards, Jeff Wexler
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Sound brethren, any advice for me on recording sound in Finland and China? any tips at all appreciated. I'll be working on a documentary with a Camera Op and Producer. It's an aerial skiing doco. We'll be travelling throughout Finland (not sure where yet) China - we'll be in and around Beijing. For background info - I'm running the following kit: 788T + CL8 Octopack fully loaded with block 26 and 24 LMa (block 24) and R1a's Schoeps CMCMK41 + CMIT5U + Schoeps M/S rig and Sanken CUB and Cos 11's Petrol Bag, Remote Audio BDS, Lithium NP1's K TEK doco pole + other assorted kit. I'm aware Finland will be around -25 celsius or lower. Any pitfalls to watch ou…
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Just want to give a huge thanks to Brian McCarty for organizing a PHENOMENAL Sound For Picture track at the 135th AES Convention. I was privileged to attend sessions SP3 through SP7 along with all of the other sessions in other subjects I checked out... spent more time here than on the show floor(even though I made a point of visiting Gotham, Pro-Sound and Zaxcom) http://www.aes.org/events/135/soundforpicture/
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Carter Joe" <Joe.Carter@technicolor.com> To: <aes-la@light-list.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 11:35 AM Subject: AES-LA November Meeting Notice and Newsletter Hello Everyone: Our next AES-LA monthly meeting will be held on Tuesday November 30th, 2010 at 8:00 PM at The Culver Club, Radisson Hotel, 6161 West Centinela Avenue, Culver City, CA 90230 (west of Sepulveda). The optional pre-meeting dinner is at 7:00 PM. The topic is "Electronically Enhanced Acoustics" presented by Garry Margolis, AES Treasurer and Engineering Raconteur about Town. Meetings are free and are open to everyone including s…
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The IATSE is going after a real, major network show, but with no interest in wages or working conditions, only getting H&W contributions. (remember that is how the IATSE measures its success). Of course health and retirement benefits are a very good thing... http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/iatse-starts-picketing-biggest-loser-43908 notice that the IA HQ had to make the decision to organize (not just the Hollywood locals involved); any non IA crew members who joined the IATSE crew members in picketing the show will get local memberships (with really low initiation fees) if the action is successful. the show has already been an AFTRA + DGA production. Teamst…
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