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Sharmeen is a double Oscar award winning film director and journalist. She is also the the only female director to have been awarded two Academy Awards by the age of 37 and the first Pakistani to win an Oscar. Sharmeen has now been appointed as the Director of the new Star Wars film – making her the first female and person of colour to be given that role. As a film maker, she is not only acclaimed for her work in documentaries, which often centre on human rights and gender equality, but she has directed 2 episodes of the Marvel's superhero TV series Ms Marvel. In today's episode, I ask Sharmeen about her life and incredible work and how she found the determination, strength and power to forge such a successful career in the film industry as a Pakistani Female.
Double Oscar-winner Tom Hanks tells the Standard how watching Nasa's Apollo missions as a boy in the 1960s inspired his lifelong fascination with space. Giant hole in sun blasts Earth with solar radiation. Mouse in the mirror: inked rodents recognise themselves.Also in this episode:Cancer-struck grandmother's 3D-printed face surgeryWhy 2010s were ‘hottest decade on record'GTA VI trailer breaks 24-hour YouTube views recordStings like a droid...man ‘fights' humanoid robot Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Double-Oscar winning producer of Man on Wire and Searching for Sugarman talks about making his pioneering feature docs, the tricky business of founding a leading production company and his latest projects including Princess and Spector.Music by Lee Rosevere Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Double Oscar nominee Denis Villeneuve discusses his passion for creating the world of "Dune" and that best director snub. He teases what to expect with "Dune Part Two," including working with Zendaya. Also on this episode, the Awards Circuit roundtable discusses the latest buzz on the final march to the Oscars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chapters00:00 - Introduction00:19 - Robin Porter Background02:50 - Working With Rupert Neve 06:19 - The 88R Console Design 09:04 - How The 88R Differed From Other Consoles 14:46 - Voltage Mixing vs Current Mixing 20:18 - Improving Dynamic Range 23:24 - Benefits Of Analogue Over Digital 25:01 - The Role Of The 88R In Immersive Mixing 28:00 - Other AMS Neve Products Using 88R Tech 32:00 - Expandable Products 33:00 - UK Manufacture35:24 - The Next Generation Of EngineersAMS Neve BiogEngineering led and dedicated to advancing the art and science of recording, AMS Neve is a privately owned, British manufacturer that focuses on providing the best possible audio tools for creative professionals, in both the analogue and digital domains.Historically, AMS Neve is the fusion of two distinct companies – Neve, which was founded in 1961 by British electronics design engineer Rupert Neve, and AMS, which was founded in 1976 by electronics engineer Mark Crabtree. After undergoing various ownership and management changes, it became wholly owned by Double Oscar® winner Mark, who has run the combined company since 1992.With a reputation for innovation, attention to detail and for creating the world's finest sounding, longest-lasting analogue and digital consoles, AMS Neve stands at the pinnacle of professional audio design and engineering. Its products consistently top the desirability list among discerning artists, producers and facility owners and for more than 50 years it has driven significant technological advancements in the audio field.https://www.ams-neve.com/Robin Porter BiogRobin Porter was 18 when he joined Neve in 1973 and, apart from a brief sabbatical to study engineering and acoustics at university, he has been with the company ever since. During his career he has held a number of different positions – from working in the Test department to engineering in the custom engineering department and eventually moving into Analogue R&D.He has been instrumental in the design of many of Neve's most iconic products including the 88 Series of consoles, the Genesys and Genesys Black consoles and the recently released 8424 summing mixer. The projects he is most proud of include designing the Aux module for Sir George Martin's Air Monserrat console, on which he was also Test engineer, and the design of the 88R console and SP2 scoring system, which is used on 80% of all film music recorded today. Sam Inglis BiogEditor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).https://www.soundonsound.com
Double Oscar nominee and comedy legend Peter Baynham joins Jon and Marc from LA, to witness the One Show for the first time and instantly regret his decision. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Double Oscar-winning actor Sally Field is renowned for her artistic range and rich characters in TV and films including Forrest Gump, Lincoln and Mrs Doubtfire. Now she turns her attention to her own remarkable story and discusses her memoir In Pieces. To get the latest #cheltlitfest updates, sign up to our eNews: http://bit.ly/2QZLp6l
Double Oscar winner, national treasure and star of 'Nanny McPhee', 'Sense and Sensibility' and 'Love Actually', Dame Emma Thompson has the gang round for dinner. They discuss Rocky's feminist credentials, sex education with her daughter, and wearing trainers at Buckingham Palace... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Harry Potter, Sunshine, Ready Player One, Iron Lady, the list could go on. Double Oscar and BAFTA winner Mark Coulier sits down to talk to host Kevin Dawson about his prosthetic make-up work and his creature workshop, his horror work with Clive Barker, how he applied the full body burn make up in Sunshine, turning Meryl Streep into Maggie Thatcher and lots more.
Double Oscar-winner Christoph Waltz on working with Tim Burton in Big Eyes, and responds to rumours surrounding his role in the new James Bond film. Kirsty goes backstage at the National Theatre on the set that really is the star of Treasure Island - it's a ship, a pub, a cave and a strange, pulsating island. And a pirate's corpse. Radio 3's Petroc Trelawney reviews Mozart in the Jungle, a new 'webseries' about a wild young conductor who tries to rejuvenate the New York Symphony. And, novelists Lawrence Norfolk and Kate Pullinger discuss the implications of the recent data released by e-reader Kobo about which books are most often left unfinished.