We are joined by the sound team behind the hit series The Mandalorian. Re-Recording Mixer Bonnie Wild & Sound Designer/Supervising Sound Editor Dave Acord tell us about making the sounds of the light sabers, the beskar spear, and seismic bombs. They also discuss their approach to creating the endless array…
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We welcome Tim Nielsen and Kai Paquin to talk about organizing & participating in Crowd Sourced Sound Effects Libraries. They have both run successful Crowd Sourced libraries that went on to raise lots of money for charities once completed. We also talk about the Universal Category System initiative, that Tim…
8 CommentsTonebenders Podcast ยท Tonebenders – Emma Butt Diversity Survey The winter 2020 Journal of Media and Diversity included an important study (p12) produced by our good friend Emma Butt, illustrating the current state of diversity in the film sound industry in the UK. The study had some pretty stark findings:…
Leave a CommentWe are joined by the sound editorial team for the hit series The Queen’s Gambit. Rachel Chauncey (foley artist), Gregg Swiatlowski (Sound Supervisor), Eric Hirsch (Sound Editor) and Leo Marcil (Sound Effects Designer), all talk about their work on this challenging project. Also make sure you check out Part 1…
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