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The famous "splice edit" in Strawberry Fields Forever" An interesting story regarding the famous edit of splicing the two takes of Strawberry Fields Forever:
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Quite often sound is the most under-appreciated aspect of filmmaking even though photography and sound are the two most important tools in cinematic storytelling. This is a workshop for those who want to explore the technical knowledge and set procedures required of professional sound recordists and mixers in a wide range of field productions. It will be equally attentive to craft and theory. Led by Oscar-Winning Production Sound Mixer Mark Ulano, the workshop covers the preparation, necessary equipment, processes and techniques for recording and mixing sound in the field. Students learn to appreciate the protocols common to all TV and movies, the importance…
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I was tempted to add this to the Gallery of Sound Carts. But I bet someone else already has. (ht to Jason DeGraw who posted this on Facebook). Everything old is new again.
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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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Who doesn't like JJ Cale ?
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Howdy folks! If businessmen can work remotely, what about backstage crew like us?
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Once the world decided dumbing it down to MP3's seamlessly I was shocked! Now I can't help thinking how many jobs will be lost to "Home Interviews" with a cell phone links... FOREVER! The people who run TV and Radio stations dont care about audio quality. it is a number game to them. And right now the numbers are high! If they can eliminate and Audio Engineer from the process welll... People have accepted a HUGE dumbing down to mp3's and did not care, what is in store for us? Yikes! JP
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Dick Topham passed away on September 17th. Rest In Peace Dick. https://newspress.com/topham-richard-holroyd-sr/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFfnlYbFEiE Fun, but it sounds too good to be true.
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A week or so ago I updated the core software that runs this site --- everything went smoothly, there have been quite a few changes "under the hood" as they say, performance improvements and stability. Like so many other updates, there were consequences unforeseen --- the long running theme and customizations got corrupted and there were some incompatibilities. What you have been seeing the last few days is the result of cobbling together a theme that works while I have been doing a total redesign of the site. Quite soon I will be changing everyone over to the new theme. Anyone experiencing any difficulties, please let me know using the Contact Us form, a Private Messa…
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So sad to read the news today that Chad Boseman has died. He was a wonderful person, a really good actor and such a dedicated hard worker. I did "42", the Jackie Robinson movie with him, he was in just about every scene and every day working with him was a pleasure.
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Got an email from the UPM stating that they are starting some construction this month, and are working to start shooting n August. WHAAAAAAAT?!!! I always maintained that schools would be open before network shows started up again. But they’re not... Seems overly hopeful to me. I’ve heard about reality starting back up in my town, but August seems just crazy. With virus numbers going up due to a Deranged Cheeto who’s only “leadership” is calling for a civil war and all... Dan Izen
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So sad to hear of the passing of Alan Parker. One of the greatest directors, though I never got the chance to work with him, his films and his filmmaking inspired me greatly, helped sustain my love of the craft of filmmaking.
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What are your thoughts on these proposals? Personally, I'm not a fan of "French Hours" because I feel it gets abused and all departments end up with different length meal-breaks. But I sure as heck wish a 40hr work week was a living wage for all crew members and I'm sure we all have had stress due to lack of at-home time with family, friends, and significant others. https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/07/its-time-for-a-new-labor-movement-in-the-performing-arts?fbclid=IwAR0HliXHnBYwAvAVLdnx-j2Zpb0ryCQpdoA75Q_lKaJnPzVNiK85GJcsV3M
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UPDATED time, now starts at 9:00 am (PDT) LINK to Join Zoom Event - passcode if needed: zaxcom
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I worked with Kelly Preston on "Jerry Maguire" --- she was great to work with, totally professional, hard working and fun! I really miss her, died way too young.
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In the spirit of trying to lighten the mood, with the current state of things, here's a couple videos that were posted in the LA Sound Mixers FB group:
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I was asked to do sound on a 10-day student film (feature length) and the director seemed like he had all his ducks in a row in regards to scheduling and safety in these times. In addition to everyone being required to be tested for COVID before production began (which requires 5 days for results in this area) they had a 2 page policy document that claimed crew would be required to wear a mask 100% of the time and actors would wear a mask when not in a scene. Great! Of course I get on set in a very confined space and compliance is closer to 50% with frequent offenders being the director and unit production manager who are responsible for compliance. I brought it up …
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I've decided to make two of my apps: Open Callsheet and Timecard Buddy completely free to use until December. Both of them are meant to cut down on paper use, so maybe they'll play a small part in keeping people safe. opencallsheet.com timecardbuddy.com Video demonstrations: OpenCS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3NosM6ZO3I TCBuddy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxkxMsfPSAU (My apologies for excluding those outside of the US. These apps are designed specifically for film production members in the US and Canada)
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I have an Apple Watch version of LectroRM coming. It'll do the LectroRM functions except Audio Level and Frequency for UI reasons. I don't use iPhone and only just ordered an Apple Watch. Here is a link to the beta: https://testflight.apple.com/join/d9aopgN6 Let me know if anything weird happens
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I’ve been putting this post off for a few weeks as I knew how sad it would make me, but I am sorry to announce the passing of fellow JWSOUND member John Bennet (jgbsound). John was a very talented production mixer and post mixer who loved sound with every fiber of his being. I had the pleasure of calling him a colleague, and more importantly, a friend. I will miss his contributions to this site and to my life as he made both better. Godspeed.
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Shoots of some scale have started up again in the SF area, most of what I've heard about are large corporate type gigs with commercial style crews and resources (not entertainment productions). I have not been one yet, so I'd love to get some bulletins from the front, from folks who are back doing similar scale shoots to what they were doing before the shutfdwn. How is it going--what is working, what is not working? What is the fear level on the job? How cavalier are people being about all the precautions?
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