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- re-posted from Sound and Picture 2014 Emmys Wins OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING American Masters • Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train A Comin’ Eddie Kramer, Music Mixing Steve Crook, Re-Recording Mixer OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR) House Of Cards • Chapter 14 Lorenzo Millan, Production Mixer Nathan Nance, Re-Recording Mixer Scott R. Lewis, Re-Recording Mixer OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE Treme • Sunset On Louisianne Bruce Litecky, C.A.S., Production Mixer Andy Kris, Re-Recording Mixer Blake Leyh, Music Mixer OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR…
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Jan Harlan, Stanley Kubrick's brother-in-law and producing partner, wrote Stanley a letter after seeing a clip from "Bound For Glory" which was the first use on a feature film for the Steadicam. Garrett Brown and my father on the set of "Bound For Glory"
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Stage hopping...... 1 2 3 4 5
by old school- 1 follower
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One of my favorite things about working in Hollywood is stage hopping. When I work on any of the lots, it is a blast to visit other mixers, boom ops, even video assist monkeys on the other stages. Today I had lunch with Bruce Perlman and Ron Sherouse, (sorry if I slaughtered his last name), two great guys. Last time I was here 3 weeks ago I got to see Jim Stuebe and his gang. Any time I am at Universal I swing by and see Mick when time permits. Catching up with your peers is so much fun even though it is over way too soon. No real point I'm making here other than it makes my day when I do..... Not much work and a bunch of free time today. CrewC
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Dodgy set safety strikes again..... Discuss...
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Free Electricity 1 2 3 4
by Jeff Wexler- 84 replies
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Well, not exactly free as we all know, but how wonderful it is to see these solar panels, pulled out of their boxes and as soon as exposed to the light are producing electricity. Our solar installation is complete except for all the necessary inspections, and we threw the switch once today just to watch the SCE meter run backwards. The panels are producing more electricity than we need so we were drawing ZERO from the utility company. In case anyone might be doing any armchair calculations, not all the panels are visible in this photo --- there are panels on the other side of the garage roof (reverse angle, of course, not too pretty to look at from the alley).
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Stop the Madness A couple of weeks ago I wrapped a week of reshoots on a Saturday morning. We started at 4pm Friday afternoon and went all night and shot a day scene on Saturday and finished around 8 am. This was after a week that started at 6 am Monday, you all know what I’m talking about. I loaded my gear in my truck and headed back to Santa Fe from the San Cristobal ranch. Not a long drive but there is one long open empty straightaway. In my drowsy state I noticed a car about 100 yards ahead of me suddenly go airborne. In my slow reacting mind I thought thats wierd why is that car flying. Then it flipped and came down on its roof with more force than any stunt I’ve e…
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We are filming a polka dance in August, in Colorado and I need suggestions for micing the accordion player's right side - the keyboard /melody side - of the accordion. Problem I ran into the last time I did this was that the acc. player's right hand is in constant motion, squeezing and drawing the instrument, while the left side is more stable since he rests it on his left knee. So I was able to get a good track of the left/bass side using a mic on stand, but the right side was not so good. Its going to require a mic mounted to the accordion. This particular accordion does have an internal stereo mic system that I can split off of , but I had problems getting a clean …
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The world's only festival of ice music, will be held in Geilo, Norway, January 16-19, 2014. At last year's festival, we followed the process as sculptors and musicians made the instruments from lake ice, recorded the otherwordly sounds they produce and captured the final haunting performances in a purpose-built auditorium made out of snow. See the video here: http://www.theguardian.com/travel/video/2013/dec/24/norways-ice-music-festival-video Website: http://www.icemusicfestival.no
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From NPR http://www.nprberlin.de/post/long-slow-vanish-britains-illustrious-recording-clubs
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I had a inquiry today about recording some sort of low budg food show. The producer mentioned that the location was an AirBnB short term rental, an apartment in the city. AirBnB locations? What could go wrong… philp
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At InfoComm 2014, audio specialist Sennheiser [booth C10908] affirmed its support for the Dante™ multi-channel audio networking standard. “By joining this standard, we will be able to optimally cater to our customers in the broadcasting and live sound worlds,” explained Claus Menke, Head of Portfolio Management Pro for Sennheiser’s Professional Division. The first product to make use of the network technology will be the company’s Digital 9000 wireless microphone system. A Dante-enabled expansion card for the receiver will be launched in summer 2014. Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG signed the Dante License Agreement with Audinate Pty Ltd at the end of March, j…
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From the mic's sat outdoors uncovered just to look cool, to the bad placement of Lav's on shirt collars (look at Ricks mic hidden at the back of his beard, about 3:40 in) this shoot could have been so much better presented.
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Les Paul was born 99 years ago today, on June 9, 1915. This version of Sleepwalk was recorded on his 90th birthday. - thank you Jim Gilchrist
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New use for 664 (for me), PA mixer @ my son's wedding. Why? Long story, mission creep and so on. Lavs, handhelds, playback, rec isos for the friends-shooting-with-DSLRs, feed the speakers. I sat the 664 bag on a crate in front of me in the front row and was Dad-of-Groom and PA-boy at the same time. What we do for our kids….3 setups (ceremony, dinner, dance), stay until it's all over to pack up the rental speakers etc. Fun times that I'm glad are over…. Here's why I did it:
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Chill and absorb the love today! phil p
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Here is a fun article I think everyone here might enjoy about the origins of classic Sci/Fi movie sounds like Lightsabers and the Predator's heartbeat. The origin stories are good, and some of the old footage of waving microphones in front of speakers during the Star Wars sessions is fantastic... http://io9.com/10-weirdest-origins-of-classic-science-fiction-sound-ef-1590477009 Cheers, Evan Meszaros
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A conversation 1 2 3
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XXX Its a super low budget feature 46 days of shooting I get a flat 6,000 USD so it is super low Vin 6k USD for 46 days?? XXX Im doing it for the free ride and after i am going to travel up the coast into SE asia yes its super olow it is about 200k budget Vin I'm sorry man, but this is not right XXX I know trust me I know Vin what you are doing is you are undermining the professional work done out here for some personal benefit XXX I respectfully disagree Vin what do you mean by saying 'you are doing it for the free ride' ? anyways, i am not in a position to offer you help with boom operators, because the guys i w…
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Anyone who is a fan of Roger (Jim) McGuinn's 12-string Rickenbacker should take a look at this: http://web.mac.com/jwsound/Site/rogermcguinn.html Regards, Jeff Wexler
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After a very simple ortho surgery* with some unfortunate medical complications... followed by a stay in rehab with nothing other than an iphone for professional company... wiseguy Jay Rose is back home, and will be back in the studio soon. Sorry, world. -- *Orthopedia is why I do post now, instead of production sound. I don't envy carrying a bag (or even just a boom) all day.
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https://www.youtube.com/embed/0Uqf71muwWc Strap transmitters to talent's head! Regards, Ty Ford
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And what the hell does he mean by sound being made "more complicated" with the "proliferation of different types of television" that "affects a whole range of the population"? Voice of the Listener & Viewer conference Jamaica Inn: BBC strategy chief apologises, but blames varying TV types James Purnell follows drama controller in saying sorry, but says sound has become 'more complicated' due to changing viewing Jamaica Inn: BBC strategy chief James Purnell has apologised over sound problems. Photograph: Robert Viglasky/BBC/Origin Pictures The BBC's strategy director has apologised over complaints about inaudible dialogue in BBC1 drama Jamaica Inn but …
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Finally, a documentary about Hal Ashby, one of the most amazing people I have ever known. The years I spent working with Hal were some of the most exciting in my life, his generosity of spirit, his collaboration and respect for the people he worked with, I learned so much about the craft of movie-making, things that I put to use every day as I continue to work in my 45th year as a sound mixer. LINK to "Once I Was" fundraiser for the movie (watch the video)
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I was looking to post a review or POV about films I have seen. The search of jwsound turned up zero. Didn't we have a section once? Do we want one? I'm not against hearing others views about films out there. "The Artist" Mostly devoid of sound I found it to be as entertaining a movie as I can remember. Not the most original story idea ever written, but it is a very original way to tell that story and its time in a way modern films don't and I don't mean just the lack of sound. The actors are A + even working without one of their main tools. The emotional quotient is surprisingly high for such a fun film about silent film making and the end of that era. The look of th…
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Dave Grohl to host TV series about recording studios The show will air on the HBO network and see the Foo Fighters man visiting studios across North America Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has been given his own television show by the HBO network. Classic Rock writes that the former Nirvana drummer's show will expand on his Sound City film and look at iconic recording studios across North America, including locations in New York, Seattle and Nashville. Sound City told the story of the legendary studio of the same name in Los Angeles. Rest of the brief story: http://www.nme.com/news/foo-fighters/77310 ==== Huh. Recording studios are cool, and I thou…
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- from Tim Song Jones "I rewrote the words and recorded and played this Cat Stevens classic. Only folks in my line of work will get it." LISTEN on SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/tsjmusic/boom-shadowwav Check out some of TSJ's music --- really good stuff (who knew?).
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