Jeff Pendergrass

James is Awesome! Works really hard and is just a cool guy. Knows post as well as production sound, he will deliver a great product every time.

I have read so many articles on folks complaining about the dialogue, it's very interesting. Every show I have the pleasure of being hired on big or small I spend majority of my time working with the location, what can I do to make wherever I am quieter. Only in the recent years have I come to the realization that clean dialogue is not the most important goal anymore. It's how can I capture the most organic tracks from what the location has to offer. Sure the sound of AC and or buzz from HMI ballasts and generators is unpleasing and must be corrected if possible but the audience does not know this. They just want to hear those words on the page jump out at them. To me dialogue is king and must be clean and clear for the audience yet for Nolan to use it as an added disorienting element is just fantastic. I found myself trying to fight my way to hear what they were saying placing me in the location with the characters.

I use a belkin ipod classic case. I tried to find it again but there seems to be an updated version on ebay. It's an ok case, I'm not a huge fan of the belt clip but it's very difficult to take it off a belt so it stays very secure. The clip is removable and has a nice little spot for cable strain relief when mounting to cameras. The front flap can also be removed, adds a little extra protection.

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