Podcasts about Skywalker Sound

Journey with us to Skywalker Ranch and Lucasfilm in San Francisco as we do a full immersive recap of our adventures to these legendary Star Wars locations. It was our first time visiting both, it all happened in one weekend, and we have so many fun and surreal stories! Please checkout our new site trbpodcasts.com for easy access to our podcasts and our brand new merch shop! If you like having a good time talking Star Wars, you've found a great spot! Welcome to the Resistance! Thank you Lucasfilm and Skywalker Sound for these childhood dream-making opportunities.

This week we are thrilled to welcome back to Blast Points for his fourth chat with us, from Skywalker Sound, the wonderful David W. Collins! Since we've last talked to David, he has been doing sound design and editing for little things like The Bad Batch season 3, Tales of the Empire and Skeleton Crew, Join us as we talk a lot about the incredible sounds of Skeleton Crew, plans for the upcoming Star Wars Celebration Japan and how working on Skeleton Crew led to the score for the gorgeous Star Trek Unification short film. And yes, we talk about the Teek at Port Borgo. So, crank up your music box, celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! COMMENTARIES FOR EVERY SKELETON CREW EPISODE! NEW EMPIRE STRIKES BACK COMMENTARY! Theme Music downloadable tracks! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast everywhere you go! Get logo shirts while supplies last! Perfect for conventions, dates, formal events and more! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 If you dug the show, please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes, Spotify and share the show with friends! If you leave an iTunes review, we will read it on a future episode! Honestly! Talk to Blast Points on twitter at @blast_points leave feedback, comments or ideas for shows! "Like" Blast Points on Facebook for news on upcoming shows and links to some of the stuff we talk about in the show!! Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/ we are also on Instagram! Wow! www.instagram.com/blastpoints Your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at : contact@blastpointspodcast.com May the Force be with you, always! This podcast is not affiliated in any way with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.

Scott Ross (born November 20, 1951) is an American digital media executive with a career spanning three decades. In the 1980s he led George Lucas' companies and in 1993 he founded, along with James Cameron and Stan Winston, Digital Domain, Inc., one of the largest digital production studios in the motion picture and advertising industries.[citation needed]In the 1980s Ross was general manager of Lucasfilm's Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) and under his leadership, ILM won five Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects (Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Innerspace, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Abyss, Death Becomes Her). The company re-organized in 1991 and Ross was named senior vice president of the LucasArts Entertainment Company, which comprised Skywalker Sound, LucasArts Commercial Productions, LucasArts Attractions, EditDroid/SoundDroid and ILM.Under Ross' direction, from 1993 to 2006, Digital Domain garnered two Academy Awards and three nominations, receiving its first Oscar in 1997 for the ground-breaking visual effects in Titanic. That was followed by a second Oscar for What Dreams May Come. Digital Domain received additional nominations for True Lies, Apollo 13 and I, Robot and won three Scientific and Technical Academy Awards for its proprietary software.Digital Domain's Commercials Division has established itself as the premier visual effects studio in the advertising industry. With Fortune 500 clients such as Nike, American Express, Gatorade, Anheuser-Busch, Coca-Cola and Mercedes-Benz, the Commercials Division has garnered dozens of Clio Awards. In addition to the visual effects divisions, Mr. Ross launched Digital Domain Films, a feature film production division. The first feature film produced by Ross was the New Line Cinema release Secondhand Lions which achieved both critical and box office success. In 2006, as Digital Domain's CEO and Chairman, Ross sold Digital Domain to Wyndcrest Holdings led by film director, Michael Bay, and his partner John Textor.At present, Ross sits on multiple boards and is an advisor to companies and schools such as the Beijing Film Academy, Lenovo Computers, DeTao Masters Academy in Shanghai, Eyellusion (a holographic live concert touring production company) and is a co-founder of Trojan Horse Was A Unicorn. the world's leading digital artist conference which takes place in Malta. Ross also continues developing film screenplays that focus on the pressing issues of the day.A native of New York City, Ross began his career in media studies at Hofstra University, where he graduated with a BS in communication arts in 1974. He returned to Hofstra in June 1997 to receive an honorary doctorate degree from his alma mater. Ross is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (OSCARS) and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (EMMYS). He has worked on over 100 of the world's largest special effects films and has lectured extensively about the creative process, content and technology in over 30 countries around the world.Read His New Book Here:https://www.amazon.com/UPSTART-DIGITAL-REVOLUTION-MANAGING-UNMANAGEABLE/dp/1836636911

The Marks are back to pick the best Meiloorun fruit and bake it into the best news pie this side of the Five Fire Rings of Fornax. This episode we look at the rumours of Ryan Gosling joining the Shawn Levy project, ponder on the claim that Natalie Portman filmed scenes for Obi-Wan Kenobi, look at Oceans 12 writer George Nolfi coming on to the New Jedi Order film, ask whether the second most viewed Disney Plus show of 2024 (The Acolyte) could be revived and celebrate ILM and Skywalker Sound receiving Academy Award nominations. It's full speed to Port Borgo for snacks on another busy episode of Making Tracks. Remember to tune in to Good Morning Tatooine, LIVE Sunday evenings at 9.00pm UK, 4.00pm Eastern and 1.00pm Pacific on Facebook, YouTube, X, Instagram and Twitch and check out our Fantha Tracks Radio Friday Night Rotation every Friday at 7.00pm UK for new episodes of The Fantha From Down Under, Planet Leia, Desert Planet Discs, Start Your Engines, Collecting Tracks, Canon Fodder and special episodes of Making Tracks, and every Tuesday at 7.00pm UK time for your weekly episode of Making Tracks. Thanks to James Semple for the Fantha Tracks intro, Blues Harvest for our Making Tracks opening music and Mark Daniel and Vanessa Marshall for our voiceovers. You can contact any of our shows and send in your listeners questions by emailing radio@fanthatracks.com or comment on our social media feeds: https://www.youtube.com/@FanthaTracksTV/ https://links.fanthatracks.com/ https://link.chtbl.com/fanthatracksradio www.instagram.com/fanthatracks www.facebook.com/FanthaTracks www.twitter.com/FanthaTracks www.pinterest.co.uk/fanthatracks/ www.fanthatracks.tumblr.com/ www.tiktok.com/@fanthatracks www.twitch.tv/fanthatracks www.threads.net/@FanthaTracks

Bzzz. Shloop! Bang Bang. Wooooosh! It's time for another Mystery Sound Extravaganza.Join Molly and co-host Violet as they figure out what's making some seriously mysterious noises. Plus, they'll interview Foley artist Shelley Roden about the art of making sound effects for movies. And they'll help Bob sort out some mixed up mystery sounds! Tune in and turn on your ears, cuz it's time to guess some confounding sounds!Featured Guests:Shelley Roden is an award-winning Foley artist at Skywalker Sound in Northern, CA. Read more about her work here.

#80: My guest today is Andy Martin, a sound designer and nature recordist based out of Seattle, Washington. Andy's had an incredibly long and varied career in the world of sound design, working on projects such as Grim Fandango, all of the games in the inFAMOUS series, Medal of Honor, and has even worked with Skywalker Sound as a virtual reality sound designer on projects like Vader Immortal. He also has extensive experience in nature field recording as a part of the project NorthWest Soundscapes.   In this episode, we talk about how the winding path Andy took into the world of professional audio, why it's okay to change your career goals and pivot, building a career while having ADHD, Andy's love of nature recording and how's he's turned it into a business, and so much more.   Find Andy here: Website: https://soundeziner.com/andy-martin/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/northwestsoundscapes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andymartinnaturesound     And if you're interested in making music and sound for games, I have a newsletter and free courses that will get you started, and help you find paying work in games. Just go to http://www.bit.ly/soundbizpod

Episode 422 - The General Grievous Halloween Audio Cast Celebration featuring MATTHEW WOOD and DENNIS VONGALLE It's a Halloween spectacular as we celebrate the 2005 made for StarWars.com General Grievous Audio Cast with Star Wars behind the scenes legends MATTHEW WOOD and DENNIS VONGALLE! Listen as we talk to Matt about him voicing Grievous, Skywalker Sound and how it all somehow connects to the Krayt Dragon yells. AND listen as we talk to Dennis about the official site in the prequel era and how his role in making this wonderful piece of Star Wars history! And stay tuned as we listen to the whole audio cast and dream of Tauntauns. Plus, the epic conclusion to everyone's new favorite tradition, Luke's Fall Fall! Listen to the whole audio cast here : https://youtu.be/uyqS7WEn-iM JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! COMMENTARIES FOR EVERY ACOLYTE EPISODE! BAD BATCH SEASON 3 REVIEW EPISODES! Theme Music downloadable tracks! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE TO SEE ALL THE CELEBRATION LONDON SUPER LIVE FROM HOME MADNESS : www.youtube.com/@blastpointspodcast2160/featured Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast everywhere you go! Get logo shirts while supplies last! Perfect for conventions, dates, formal events and more! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 If you dug the show, please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes, Spotify and share the show with friends! If you leave an iTunes review, we will read it on a future episode! Honestly! Talk to Blast Points on twitter at @blast_points leave feedback, comments or ideas for shows! "Like" Blast Points on Facebook for news on upcoming shows and links to some of the stuff we talk about in the show!! Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/we are also on Instagram! Wow! www.instagram.com/blastpoints your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at : contact@blastpointspodcast.com May the Force be with you, always! This podcast is not affiliated in any way with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.

From the Automatt to Capitol to Skywalker Sound, Leslie Ann Jones has engineered some of the most epic recordings while blazing a trail for women in the audio industry. We take a dive into her illustrious career.

During his more than 60-year acting career, James Earl Jones' voice became a star of its own. Jones died this week at the age of 93. 在 60 多年的演艺生涯中，詹姆斯·厄尔·琼斯的声音成为了一颗明星。 琼斯本周去世，享年 93 岁。 One of Jones' career decisions continues to be an issue of debate: his permission to let artificial intelligence (AI) reproduce his performances as Darth Vader for new projects. 琼斯的职业决定之一仍然是一个有争议的问题：他允许人工智能 (AI) 在新项目中重现他作为达斯维德的表演。 Skywalker Sound and Ukrainian software company Respeecher used AI to recreate Jones' Darth Vader for the 2022 show Obi-Wan Kenobi. The show appears on the streaming service Disney+. Skywalker Sound 和乌克兰软件公司 Respeecher 使用人工智能为 2022 年的《欧比旺·克诺比》节目重现了琼斯饰演的达斯·维达。 该节目出现在流媒体服务 Disney+ 上。 The voice of actor Mark Hamill was also “de-aged” using Respeecher. Hamill played Luke Skywalker in the first Star Wars movie. His AI-manufactured voice was used in the series' television show The Mandalorian. Disney+ launched the show in 2019. 演员马克·哈米尔的声音也使用 Respeecher 进行了“减龄”。 哈米尔在第一部星球大战电影中扮演卢克·天行者。 该系列电视节目《曼达洛人》中使用了他的人工智能声音。 Disney+ 于 2019 年推出该剧。 Voice actors say they fear AI could reduce the number of jobs because the technology can reproduce one performance into many. The concern led American unionized video game performers to go on strike in July. 配音演员表示，他们担心人工智能可能会减少工作岗位，因为该技术可以将一种表演复制成多种表演。 这种担忧导致美国电子游戏表演者工会于七月举行罢工。 For some observers, Jones' decision to permit AI to reproduce his voice raises questions about voice acting as an art. But the decision also could help develop AI agreements that fairly pay actors for AI-based performances. 对于一些观察家来说，琼斯允许人工智能复制他的声音的决定引发了人们对配音作为一门艺术的质疑。 但这一决定也可能有助于制定人工智能协议，为演员基于人工智能的表演公平支付报酬。 Zeke Alton is a voice actor and member of SAG-AFTRA's interactive media agreement negotiating committee. He said it is “amazing” that Jones was involved in the process of reproducing his voice. Zeke Alton 是一名配音演员，也是 SAG-AFTRA 互动媒体协议谈判委员会的成员。 他说琼斯参与了复制他的声音的过程，这“令人惊讶”。 “If the game companies, the movie companies, gave the consent, compensation transparency to every actor that they gave James Earl Jones, we wouldn't be on strike,” Alton said. “It proves that they can do it. They just don't want to for people that they feel don't have the leverage to bargain for themselves.” 奥尔顿说：“如果游戏公司、电影公司像詹姆斯·厄尔·琼斯那样向每位演员提供同意和薪酬透明度，我们就不会罢工。” “这证明他们可以做到。 他们只是不想为那些他们认为没有能力为自己讨价还价的人提供帮助。”Hollywood's video game performers called for a strike after more than 18 months of negotiations over a new interactive media agreement with industry leaders. The negotiators could not reach an agreement on artificial intelligence protections. 好莱坞视频游戏表演者在与行业领袖就新的互动媒体协议进行了 18 个多月的谈判后呼吁罢工。 谈判代表未能就人工智能保护达成协议。Members of the union have said they are not opposed to AI. They say they are worried, however, that technology could replace them. 工会成员表示，他们并不反对人工智能。 然而，他们表示担心技术可能会取代他们。Concerns over such use of AI were among the reasons that film and television workers went on strike last year. The work stoppages went on for four months. 对人工智能的这种使用的担忧是去年影视工作者罢工的原因之一。 停工持续了四个月。 Neither Skywalker Sound nor Respeecher answered a request for comment from Associated Press reporters. But a sound editor with Skywalker Sound spoke to Vanity Fair magazine about the issue. The worker reported that Jones approved the use of old recordings to keep Darth Vader alive. The worker added that Jones guided the new performances. Skywalker Sound 和 Respeecher 都没有回应美联社记者的置评请求。 但天行者声音的一位声音编辑向《名利场》杂志谈到了这个问题。 该工人报告说，琼斯批准使用旧录音来维持达斯·维德的生命。 该工作人员补充说，琼斯指导了新的表演。 Jones' contract could set an example of properly bargaining with an actor over their likeness, said Sarah Elmaleh. She is chair of SAG-AFTRA's interactive negotiating committee. Elmaleh, a voice actor, said there is a chance for these tools to be used in “meaningful, smart artistic decisions.”莎拉·埃尔马莱说，琼斯的合同可以树立一个与演员就肖像问题进行适当讨价还价的典范。 她是 SAG-AFTRA 互动谈判委员会的主席。 配音演员埃尔马莱表示，这些工具有机会用于“有意义、明智的艺术决策”。

#74: Today's guest is Nathan Moody, a composer, sound designer, mastering engineer, and interaction designer based out of California. He has worked on an insane variety of projects ranging from The Callisto Protocol, Pentiment, to MLK: Now Is The Time.  He has also created sound effects for World War II Battleships, and is even currently working with Skywalker Sound.   In this episode, we talk about the benefits of being a generalist in the world of professional audio, how Nathan started his full-time sound career after the age of 40, how he built his skillset and network over a huge period of time, how to stand out in an industry where audio is becoming more commoditized, and so much more.   Find Nathan Moody here: Shipscape Website: https://noisejockey.net/main/project/shipscape/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/n4th4nm00dy/?hl=en Twitter: https://x.com/noisejockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor IMBD: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11708054/     And if you're interested in making music and sound for games, I have a newsletter and free courses that will get you started, and help you find paying work in games. Just go to http://www.bit.ly/soundbizpod

This week, Norma, Rich & Jeff host spatial audio expert Erik Foreman. Erik is a 3x Emmy-winning sound designer, mixer, and producer with an impressive career at Skywalker Sound and Dolby Laboratories.  Erik shares how he cleverly landed a role at George Lucas' legendary Skywalker Sound, where he worked with renowned artists and used state-of-the-art equipment to create exceptional soundtracks. His experiences range from ADR work with Robin Williams, Ang Lee, and Ronnie James Dio to sound design and mixing projects with Genndy Tartakovsky, Ryan Coogler, and Robert Rodriguez.During his time at Dolby, Erik was responsible for showcasing the awesomeness of Dolby Atmos. Utilizing the science of sound and its engineering, he became an expert in Dolby Atmos, educating audiences worldwide. He collaborated closely with high-profile artists like Hank Shocklee & Perry Farrell. Join us audiophiles as Erik discusses the significance of immersive audio on this week's episode of MOVIES WITH...Send us a Text Message.Thank you for listening! Please visit our website at www.nrjmediagroup.com to learn more.

George Lucas minden idők egyik legfontosabb filmes figurája, mint író-rendező-producer valódi "auteur", noha e szót hallva Han Solo menten a lézerpisztolyához kapna. Rendezői munkásságát gyakran keverték össze az általa írt és gyártott projektekkel, például az "Indiana Jones"-franchise-zal és a "Star Wars"-univerzum tagjaival. Megosztó figura, sokan inkább ötletembernek, háttérmunkásnak tartják, de tagadhatatlan, hogy rendezői teljesítménye figyelemre méltó. Hatfilmes filmográfiája mindegyik eleme érdekes a maga módján, de színvonaluk meglehetősen egyenetlen. Új filmkészítési módszereket talált olyan mozifilmek elkészítéséhez, amelyek örökre megváltoztatták Hollywoodot és vele együtt az egész moziipart. Lucas úttörő volt a digitális képrögzítési technikák és a számítógéppel generált hátterek használatával; ezek nélkülözhetetlenek egy modern kasszasiker elkészítéséhez. A CGI iránti megszállottságát azonban komoly viták kísérték: a „Csillagok háborúja” különkiadásait éppúgy kritizálták, mint az eredeti trilógián végrehajtott változtatásait, amik miatt a vizuális effektusok frissebbnek tűnnek, de többnyire zavaróak. Filmjein érződik élete lenyomata: az ötvenes évek kisvárosi életformája, apja írószerboltja, autóversenyek, a Kaliforniai Egyetemen megnézett olasz és francia művészfilmek. Diplomamunkája, az „Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB” díjat nyert az Országos Diákfilmfesztiválon. Ez hívta fel rá a szintén kezdő Steven Spielberg figyelmét, aki utóbb Lucasszal dolgozott együtt az "Indiana Jones"-filmeken. Az 1970-es évek elején Lucas két játékfilmet rendezett: a francia újhullámos rendezők, Godard és Truffaut sci-fi-filmjei hatása alatt készült disztópiát, a „THX 1138”-at (1971), valamint az '50-es évek-nosztalgiáért, ekképp a „Grease”-ért és a Hungária együttesért egyaránt felelős „American Graffiti”-t (1973), hogy aztán elkészítse filmtörténeti eposzát, a "Star Wars"-trilógiát. Majd a '90-es évekig inkább íróként és producerként dolgozott, nem rendezett újabb filmet, amíg több mint 20 évvel később dolgozni nem kezdett a "Star Wars" előzménytrilógiáján. Saját filmjein kívül több filmkészítési ágat is megújított: a Pixar animációs óriás megalapításától az Industrial Light&Magic (ILM) vizuális effektcégen át a Skywalker Sound atmoszférateremtő hangszőnyegeiig sok elemen rajta hagyta a keze nyomát. George Lucas hatása a filmkészítés egészére a mai napig érződik, ezúttal a 80 éves mester életművéről beszélgettünk vendégünkkel, Tóta W. Árpáddal. A beszélgetés résztvevői: Balázsy István Csunderlik Péter Laska Pál Tóta W. Árpád A Régen minden jobb volt a Tilos Rádió hátrafelé nyilazó történelmi műsora: https://www.facebook.com/regen.minden.jobb.volt/

We delve into the legacy of Bob Heil, a titan in the pro audio industry whose influence reverberates through the echoes of rock and roll history. From his early days wielding the organ to revolutionizing live sound with his groundbreaking work alongside legends like The Who and Grateful Dead, Heil's journey is one of innovation, passion, and an indelible mark on music technology. We're treated to an exclusive clip from a memorable interview, uncovering the story behind the iconic talk box and its role in Peter Frampton's electrifying performances. Alongside reflections from our hosts and the fond recollections of interactions with Heil, this episode serves as a tribute to a man whose work amplified the soul of music.  Celebrating the Legacy of Bob Heil: A Look Back at the remarkable career of an audio industry pioneer, from his beginnings as an organ player to his revolutionary contributions to pro audio and live sound. Exclusive Insights: Featuring a clip from a 2017 interview with Bob Heil at the NAMM show, shedding light on his history, innovations, and the creation of the iconic talk box. The Birth of Rock and Roll Sound: How Bob Heil's innovative sound systems changed the game for artists like The Who and Grateful Dead, setting new standards for live music performances. Remembering a Legend: Personal anecdotes and reflections on Bob Heil's impact, his approach to sound engineering, and his legacy within the music and audio production communities. Tribute to a Visionary: Acknowledging Heil's vast contributions, from his early work with organs and sound systems to his influence on modern podcasting and amateur radio.   A big shout out to our sponsors, Austrian Audio and Tri Booth. Both these companies are providers of QUALITY Audio Gear (we wouldn't partner with them unless they were), so please, if you're in the market for some new kit, do us a solid and check out their products, and be sure to tell em "Robbo, George, Robert, and AP sent you"... As a part of their generous support of our show, Tri Booth is offering $200 off a brand-new booth when you use the code TRIPAP200. So get onto their website now and secure your new booth... https://tribooth.com/ And if you're in the market for a new Mic or killer pair of headphones, check out Austrian Audio. They've got a great range of top-shelf gear.. https://austrian.audio/ We have launched a Patreon page in the hopes of being able to pay someone to help us get the show to more people and in turn help them with the same info we're sharing with you. If you aren't familiar with Patreon, it's an easy way for those interested in our show to get exclusive content and updates before anyone else, along with a whole bunch of other "perks" just by contributing as little as $1 per month. Find out more here..   https://www.patreon.com/proaudiosuite     George has created a page strictly for Pro Audio Suite listeners, so check it out for the latest discounts and offers for TPAS listeners. https://georgethe.tech/tpas If you haven't filled out our survey on what you'd like to hear on the show, you can do it here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZWT5BTD Join our Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/proaudiopodcast And the FB Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/357898255543203 For everything else (including joining our mailing list for exclusive previews and other goodies), check out our website https://www.theproaudiosuite.com/ “When the going gets weird, the weird turn professional.” Hunter S Thompson   Summary In this episode of The Pro Audio Suite, sponsored by Tribooth and Austrian Audio, the team pays homage to the late Bob Heil, a revered figure in the pro audio industry. Hosted by Robert Marshall, Andrew Peters, George "the tech" Wittam, and Darren Robertson, they reflect on Heil's influential career, from his beginnings playing the organ to revolutionizing the sound systems for rock and roll, particularly for the legendary rock opera "Quadrophenia." Heil, also a dedicated ham radio operator and a friend of Joe Walsh, leaves behind a remarkable legacy. His prowess is exemplified by his creation of the PR 40 microphone, considered the gold standard in podcast mics due to its distinctive tone.  The episode concludes with a remembrance of Bob Heil's innovation, good-natured enthusiasm, and his considerable contributions to pro-audio technology.  #RockAndRollLegacy #ProAudioInnovators #PR40MicMagic Timestamps (00:00:00) Introduction - Tribooth Sponsorship (00:04:34) Bob's Ham Radio and Microphone Endeavors (00:10:02) Evolution of Microphone Brightness (00:10:55) Pro Audio Suite Recording Setup Transcript Speaker A: Y'all ready? Be history. Speaker B: Get started. Speaker A: Welcome. Speaker B: Hi. Hi. Hello, everyone to the pro audio suite. Speaker C: These guys are professional. They're motivated. Speaker A: Thanks to Tribooth, the best vocal booth for home or on the road. Voice recordings and austrian audio making passion heard. Introducing Robert Marshall from source elements and someone audio post Chicago, Darren. Robert Robertson from Voodoo Radio Imaging, Sydney, to the Vo stars, George the tech Wittam from LA, and me, Andrew Peters, voiceover talent and home studio guy. Speaker B: Here we go. Speaker A: And don't forget the code. : Trip a P 200. That will get you $200 off your triboof. And austrian audio making passion heard. Unfortunately, someone won't be heard anymore, which is a sad loss to the industry is Bob Heil, who's had an illustrious career kicking off playing the mighty organ and then becoming a pro audio guy. And George, you had the privilege of catching up with him on numerous occasions, I'm gathering. Speaker C: Yeah, I think more than once. There's just one particular interview from the NAm music trade show here in Anaheim from 2017, where I had a good, long interview, I mean, pretty long for a trade show interview. It was like nine minutes. And he really got a lot into his history. And at the time, I think I was remembering. Let's get onto the topic at hand, you know what I mean? He was giving me a lot of his backstory. And now I look back and I'm like, sure. I'm glad I had that chance. And to really hear it straight from him. I'm sure he's told those stories a thousand times. Right. But it was really cool hearing it from him. I mean, he literally created the sound system and envisioned the sound for quadrophenia. : Oh, really? Speaker B: Yeah. Speaker C: In fact, I have a clip here I can play from that interview where he talks about the birth of what he called the birth of rock and roll sound. I think that's what he called it. Here, take a listen. : Just go into the Internet, put in the night. Rock and roll sound was born. It's a true story. It really was the first night. And it was with the Grateful Dead. It's quite a story. They wrote the song trucking about it because they're selling all the gear. Yeah, well, their soundman got confiscated the night before because he wasn't supposed to be out of the state of California. We won't get into that. You can go figure it all out. But they come to St. Louis with no pa, ironically. To where? The Fox theater. Speaker C: The perfect place. : Well, there again, the stage manager calls you. You still have all those speakers? And I said, yeah, talk to this guy, handed the telephone to Garcia. And then we hit the front page of billboard because we went on tour with them out of there. And at that time, nobody had ever played through anything like that. I didn't know that. I'm like, this is pretty good, right? Because I had a longevity board that I had gotten and recording board. I had Macintosh amps. It was a big hi fi. That's what I looked and listened. It was beautiful. It wasn't just a loud pa. It was a beautiful sounding pa. That's new. Speaker C: That was new then. : Well, because of the pipe work. And I learned to listen. I had to voice and tune that as at the age of 15, we started in harmonically. Nobody realizes about the harmonics that are so important. I learned that as a young kid, and it's carried through everything I do. But then I was on the road. We hit the front page of billboard and everybody was calling us. One of them was the who. We ended up with them for six years. And from there it was humble pie. Jay Giles, on and on and on. But then they took Frampton out. He was a star of humble pie. They took him out as a solo act. And his little gal penny was married in my home when they were 18. She called me shortly after. She said, I need a Christmas present for Peter. And I sent her a talk box. You can write the rest of Peter Frampton's history, and it's well defined. You go to our website. : Wow. Yeah, I remember the talk box. Frampton comes alive. And that came out. It was like such a feature, and it was so weird. Like, you'd never heard anything like it before. What a story, though. Speaker C: Yeah. I'd love to get into his brain as to how he actually even came up with that idea. I'm thinking he was hanging a lot with the Grateful Dead when he came. : Up with that idea. I think I know what you're getting at. Speaker C: There was some serious psychotropic stuff activity going on there. But, yeah, I mean, the fact that he started. I didn't get that part of the interview, but he started as an organist, so that's a very high level of musicianship required to play an organ. And then he would set up the organs. He would tune the organs. : He was aware of the organs sound. And those organs have just to know how the PA sounds, because the organ's a big sound. You're aware of loud instruments. Speaker C: Yeah, with a lot of sources. Every pipe, every thousands of pipes. So, yeah, what an incredible background he had. And the. Then, you know, he's out there selling mics at know, which is. That's one of the neatest reasons to get to go to a nam show, is you did get to know a, you know, and you got to talk to him and interact with, you know, Wes Dooley from AEA microphones. Grew up repairing RCA microphones. : He's a trip. Wes Dooley is great. Speaker C: Totally. : Just another booth at Nam. Speaker C: Actually, a living historian. Right. And you get to talk to these folks face to face. It's amazing. But, yeah. I met Bob's daughter, who still works for Heil and still goes out to trade shows and does the beat, and she was very nice, and there's just a heck of a legacy there. So he will be missed for sure. And he was a huge ham radio operator. Amateur radio, as they call, playing organ. : Over the ham radio station like he has his own station. That was just like organ playing, I think, or something. Speaker C: Yeah, it was over. : He was also friends because he's actually from. Well, he died in Illinois. Speaker C: Yeah, he's from St. Louis. : Right. But he was friends with Thomas Holman. Speaker C: Wait a minute. : Thomas Holman started, did the THX protocol. Speaker C: Oh, he's the th and thx, yeah. Oh, wow. : And Thomas Holman ended up, I believe, over with connections to Skywalker Sound and another audio luminary or whatever. Speaker C: So cool. And then Bob also picked up, they picked up Bob to be a host on a podcast called this week in Tech Twit TV, which was the show that influenced me to start my own show 1512 years ago. And he did his own show over there about ham radio. And they did it for quite a long time, actually, until they had to end the show. But they still have his rig that he had built for that show. It's still at the Twitch studios in one corner of the know, a memory of really cool. Speaker B: Really, really cool. : The quirkiest thing, I thought, with Bob was his friendship with Joe Walsh, who was also a ham radio. : Didn't Joe Walsh also use the talk box a bit? Speaker B: Did he? Speaker C: He did. He said later in that interview that Joe Walsh really kind of had it mastered. He really clearly, in hearing his interviews and reading his interviews, how he had an extremely. He was extremely tight with Joe. They were best buddies, and they spent a lot of time talking ham amateur radio together. : Did they go driving in Joe's maserati? Speaker C: Probably. And it was actually Joe who was experimenting with using the mics that Bob had made for doing amateur radio because. : For doing studio work. Speaker C: Yeah. Bob hated the crappy mics. That amateur radio operators were stuck using. So he made a better mic. And then Joe was like, yo, plug this thing into your studio console. And Bob's like, I never would have thought of that. He's like, I'm telling you, it sounds better than an SM 57 or a 58. And he's like, yeah, you're right, it does. And a brand of microphones was born from there. His most well known podcast mic, the one that's kind of the gold standard, is called the PR 40. And it has a distinct tone to it. It has a distinct voice. : Is it kind of big sounding? Speaker C: It's big, and it has a lot of cut, like mid range. : It's like a combo of like an SM seven and a 416 or something. Speaker C: Kind of almost. It doesn't have the top end of a 416, but it definitely has more of a cut. So if you ever listen to Leo Laporte on this week in tech, or any of the shows that Leo does, you'll hear the distinct sound of that mic. It's not a flat or a hi fi mic, it's a broadcast mic. : But it's a dynamic sounding mic. Speaker C: Yes, it's a dynamic mic, and its voicing is designed for being heard. Let's just put it that way. : Yes. Speaker C: The PR 30 and the PR 20, to me, sound a little bit smoother. I like the voicing of them better, personally. But the bottom line is Bob tuned his mics by ear. And he said that specifically later in the interview. I wasn't curious about response curves and all this stuff. I would just go by what I thought sounded right. So those mics are tuned by Bob's ear. And the guy had a good ear, but probably by the time he got into his fifty s, sixty s, seventy s, didn't hear everything. : Did all the mics as he made them throughout the years just get brighter and brighter? Speaker B: It's a good question. Speaker C: It's a good question. I mean, I'm sure he wasn't the only one that put his ears on the mics after quite a while. Joking, but yeah, no, it's true. The sound systems I listened to growing up that were often not eqed well, unfortunately, were often helmed by a gentleman of an older generation. Yeah, I was like, no, too much two k and 4k. My ears are bleeding. : You're accelerating their progression towards mixing. Speaker B: Like you. Speaker C: Anyway, rest in peace, Bob, thank you for all your innovation and your good natured enthusiasm. Enthusiasm towards audio, and we really appreciate it. : Absolutely. Speaker B: Yeah. Well, that was fun. Is it over? Speaker A: The pro audio suite with thanks to tribut and austrian audio recorded using source Connect, edited by Andrew Peters and mixed by Voodoo Radio imaging with tech support from George the tech Wittam. Don't forget to subscribe to the show and join in the conversation on our Facebook group. To leave a comment, suggest a topic, or just say good day, drop us a note at our website, theproaudiosuite.com. #BobHeilLegacy #ProAudioSuite #AudioInnovation #RockAndRollSound #TalkBoxMagic #AustrianAudio #TriBooth #ProAudioLegends #SoundEngineering #MusicHistory

We're kicking off a month long series of episodes all about the Boonta Eve Classic aka The Podrace and what better way to kick things off then talking about the incredible sound of the podrace! JW Rinzler's Sounds of Star Wars book calls the podrace Ben Burtt's greatest achievement in sound and we couldn't agree more. Listen as we analyze the mind blowing soundscape Burtt and his crew at Skywalker Sound made for the film lap by lap and highlight some standout moments and reveal what continues to surprise us 25 years later. So get on your cigarette boat, celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 COMMENTARIES HAPPENING NOW! KENOBI COMMENTARIES! BOOK OF BOOK REVIEW EPISODES! MANDO SEASON 1 & 2 REVIEW EPISODES! BAD BATCH! CLONE WARS ! BLAST POINTS Q&A EPISODES! ! Theme Music downloadable tracks! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE TO SEE ALL THE CELEBRATION LONDON SUPER LIVE FROM HOME MADNESS : www.youtube.com/@blastpointspodcast2160/featured New Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast everywhere you go! Get logo shirts and classics like the Ben Burtt and Indiana shirt while supplies last! Perfect for conventions, dates, formal events and more! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 If you dug the show, please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes, Spotify and share the show with friends! If you leave an iTunes review, we will read it on a future episode! Honestly! Talk to Blast Points on twitter at @blast_points leave feedback, comments or ideas for shows! "Like" Blast Points on Facebook for news on upcoming shows and links to some of the stuff we talk about in the show!! Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/we are also on Instagram! Wow! www.instagram.com/blastpoints your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at : contact@blastpointspodcast.com Send show ideas, feedback, voice messages or whatever! May the Force be with you, always! This podcast is not affiliated in any way with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.

My guest is a seven-time Grammy Award-winning Recording and Mixing Engineer, Record Producer, and Director of Music Recording and Scoring at Skywalker Sound, Leslie Ann Jones. This is part 2 of a two-part interview.  In this episode, we discuss Operating at a High Level Being Present in a Session Professionalism Mix Magazine Skywalker Sound George Lucas Surrounded by Greatness Knowing Your Limitations Being Open to Growth Riding Faders Institute for Recording Arts Be Yourself Finding Mentors Retirement Buying an RV The Importance of Travel Matt's Rant: Who You Spend Your Time With Links and Show Notes Leslie on Linkedin Leslie's Profile at Skywalker Sound Credits Guest: Leslie Ann Jones Host: Matt Boudreau Engineer: Matt Boudreau Producer: Matt Boudreau Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau  WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell  Announcer: Chuck Smith      

My guest is a seven-time Grammy Award-winning Recording and Mixing Engineer, Record Producer, and Director of Music Recording and Scoring at Skywalker Sound, Leslie Ann Jones.  In this episode, we discuss Growing up in Beverly Hills Spike Jones PA Company ABC Studios Capital Studios Education Via Hi-Fi Mags Creating Cheat Sheets The Big Chair Danny Thomas's House Going to Rehearsals Playing with Cousins Doing Live Sound Self-Taught Path Contributing as an Engineer Tascam Half Inch 4-Track Sherwood Oaks Experimental College Enjoying a Challenge West LA Music Punching Above Your Weight The Automatt Fred Catero  The Bay Area First Digital Recording Tony Williams The Great American Music Hall Freelancing Staff Recording Jobs Synching Machines Phil Ramone ISDN Matt's Rant: Taking Things off Your Plate Links and Show Notes Leslie on Linkedin Leslie's Profile at Skywalker Sound Credits Guest: Leslie Ann Jones Host: Matt Boudreau Engineer: Matt Boudreau Producer: Matt Boudreau Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau  WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell  Announcer: Chuck Smith

George Lucas is a visionary filmmaker and entrepreneur best known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises. Born on May 14, 1944, in Modesto, California, Lucas developed a passion for cars and racing in his early life. However, a near-fatal car accident shifted his focus to cinematography and photography. He attended Modesto Junior College and later transferred to the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts. Lucas's career took off with the release of his film "American Graffiti" in 1973, but it was his next project, "Star Wars," that would change the landscape of filmmaking.Summary:George Lucas, the visionary filmmaker and entrepreneur, has had a monumental impact on film and culture. Born in Modesto, California, Lucas initially aspired to be a racing driver but shifted his focus to cinematography after a near-fatal car accident. He attended film school at the University of Southern California and became deeply interested in nontraditional filmmaking. Lucas's career took off with the release of "American Graffiti" in 1973, but it was his creation of "Star Wars" in 1977 that revolutionized the industry. The film's unprecedented success led to the creation of a global phenomenon and a franchise that has endured for decades. Lucas's innovative merchandising rights and ownership of sequels paved the way for new revenue streams and marketing possibilities. His impact on filmmaking extends beyond his directorial work, as he founded Lucasfilm, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), and Skywalker Sound, which revolutionized special effects and audio effects in the industry. Lucas's philanthropic efforts and commitment to education have also left a lasting impact, with donations to education causes and the creation of the George Lucas Education Foundation and the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.Key Takeaways:George Lucas revolutionized special effects and sound design in cinema through his companies Lucasfilm, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), and Skywalker Sound.His creation of "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" became cultural cornerstones, influencing generations and contributing significantly to popular culture.Lucas pioneered the modern film merchandising and franchise model, reshaping the business side of filmmaking and creating new revenue streams.His philanthropic efforts, particularly in arts and education, have had a lasting impact on innovative education methods and creative fields.While Lucas's impact on film and culture is monumental, there are also aspects that have been subject to criticism and debate, such as over-commercialization and creative control issues.Support the showDo you want to be a guest on multiple podcasts as a service go to:www.podcastintroduction.comFind more details about the podcast and my coaching business on:www.absolutebusinessmindset.comDo you want to be a podcaster? Sign up onwww.abmpodcastcourse.co.ukFind me onLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-hayw...Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/markjhayward​

For this episode, number 88, I spoke with Mac Smith about the path he took to his career as Supervising Sound Editor and employee of Skywalker Sound, via marching bands, a chance meeting with Walter Murch, being propelled into the industry working for Robert Zemekis on Castaway. And so much more.Listen in for the full story.Thanks to the folks at Skywalker Sound for helping set this up.All the links!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5530733/advertisement

DO YOU LIKE STAR WARS? We welcome Supervising Sound Editor from Skywalker Sound, Mac Smith (veteran of Ponyo, Up, Tron Legacy, Avengers: Endgame, and Star Wars: Visions) to teach a clinic about how sound design works in movies. And to demonstrate it, Mac walks us thru the perfect showcase of Rian Johnson's Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi! Experience Star Wars thru the ears of an expert and hear details you never noticed that subconsciously enhance the story. We were blown away and you will be too. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:21:25) The Last Jedi Roundtable Discussion (00:24:07) Your Letters (02:04:54) Notes and Links Check out the BRAND NEW Escape Hatch Merch Drop! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now. Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here. Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers, wrestling, and more), and Will Run For (obsessed with running). Check these pods out!. See the movies we've watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd Escape Hatch's Breaking Dune News Twitter list Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show at letters@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211. Follow @escapehatchpod on Twitter and Instagram. Music by Scott Fritz and Who'z the Boss Music. Cover art by ctcher. Edited and produced by Haitch. Escape Hatch is a production of Haitch Industries.

Jim Morris is President of Pixar Animation Studios, where he oversees all of the company's productions and operations. Morris began working at Pixar in 2005. Films under his supervision include RATATOUILLE, UP, TOY STORY 3, CARS 2, BRAVE, MONSTERS UNIVERSITY, INSIDE OUT, THE GOOD DINOSAUR, FINDING DORY, CARS 3, COCO and INCREDIBLES 2. As a producer, Morris most recently made the live-action Disney feature JOHN CARTER with director Andrew Stanton. He also produced Pixar's WALL•E, which won the Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature. Morris was also awarded Producer of the Year in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures from the Producers Guild of America, the AFI Award, the Golden Globe and the Visual Effects Society Best Animated Feature Award for WALL•E. Prior to joining Pixar, Morris held a range of key positions for 17 years in various divisions of Lucasfilm Ltd. He served as President of Lucas Digital Ltd., and managed its three divisions, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Skywalker Sound and Lucasfilm Animation. As ILM's General Manager for more than 13 years, he supervised a staff of over 1,400 artists and technicians, and guided the largest visual effects facility in the entertainment industry.   With Morris' oversight, ILM created the groundbreaking and Academy Award®-winning visual effects in JURASSIC PARK, DEATH BECOMES HER, TERMINATOR 2 and FORREST GUMP. Other notable projects completed under his management include MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, TWISTER, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, STAR WARS: EPISODE I, STAR WARS: EPISODE II, THE PERFECT STORM, PEARL HARBOR, MINORITY REPORT, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, MASTER AND COMMANDER, and three films in the HARRY POTTER series. Morris joined ILM in 1987 as a Producer of visual effects for films and commercials. Among Morris' producing credits are James Cameron's THE ABYSS (which earned the Academy Award® for Best Achievement in Visual Effects), and Steven Spielberg's ALWAYS. Before joining ILM, Morris was Executive Producer at Arnold & Associates, where he oversaw the company's three offices and produced commercials for clients such as Atari, Chevron and Mattel. Prior to that, Morris was Executive Producer at One Pass, where he headed the commercial production division. He also served in the production departments at advertising agencies J. Walter Thompson, and Foote, Cone & Belding in San Francisco. Morris worked as a producer and director for PBS, and began his career as a cameraman and editor at NBC. Morris is the recipient of the Producers Guild Digital 50 Award, the Visual Effects Society Board of Directors Award and the Visual Effects Society Founders Award. He has also been named a VES Fellow. Morris served for many years as President of the San Francisco Film Commission, and is Founding Chair of the VES. He is a member of AMPAS, PGA, BAFTA, VES and ASIFA, and currently serves as a member of Motion Picture Academy's Finance Committee. Morris earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Film and a Master of Science degree in Television/Radio from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. In this Podcast, Allan McKay interviews Pixar's President Jim Morris about his career both at ILM and Pixar; working with legendary Directors such as James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, Andrew Stanton and Robert Zemeckis; behind-the-scenes and Innovations of JURASSIC PARK and FORREST GUMP; the unpredictable magic of live action projects; how limitations inspire VFX inventions; and why “Problems aren't an impediment to the job. Solving problems IS the job.” For more show notes, visit www.allanmckay.com/419.

This time I have the pleasure of sharing my conversations with Skywalker Sound's Co-Supervising Sound Editor Matthew Wood, Sound Designer David W Collins and Re-recording Mixer Danielle Dupre.I spoke with Matthew and David together and then separately with Danielle.Matthew and David are Emmy nominated for Mandalorian Chapter 24, Matthew his also nominated for his work on Obi Wan Kenobi Part VI (6)Danielle has also been nominated for her work on Obi Wan Kenobo part 6.So first of all you'll hear my conversation with Matthew Wood and David W Collins then after the ads you'll hear my conversation with Danielle.I hope you enjoy it.LinksReturn of the Jedi Timeline Book - Register your interest!Etsy Shop - Buy your Jabba print hereFilmumentaries MerchSupport the Podcast on PatreonLinktreeThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5530733/advertisement

Minute One Hundred Forty Two: From The Rest of the Visual Effects Thank You List to The Start of the Logos.The TruStory FM Entertainment Podcast Network's own Justin Jaeger joins us in this episode!In the one-hundred-forty-second minute of The Avengers...We continue our journey through the credits. We get all 214 people who worked on the stereoscopic conversion for this film, which leads to a fun conversation about going to 3D movies. We talk a bit about the main title and the iconic Avengers logo. There's also 20 people credited as helping with the celebration montage, which is cool. We talk about Alan Silvestri, about the four songs in the film, including one we completely missed when Tony and Pepper are first in Stark Tower. We talk a bit about the non-endorsement by NASA at the end, and we each pick one person to talk about. JJ picks Depth Lead Katherine Rodtsbrooks (now Katherine Renee Jones) who was involved in the 3D conversion. Pete picks Craig Kyle, a comic book artist and executive producer given special thanks. Andy picks Steve Boeddecker, a sound designer at Skywalker Sound. Lots of great conversation! Tune in!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesFind JJ at TruStory FMWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram(00:00) - Marvel Movie Minute • Season 6 • The AvengersThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5556848/advertisement

Scott Ross (born November 20, 1951) is an American digital media executive with a career spanning three decades. In the 1980s he led George Lucas' companies and in 1993 he founded, along with James Cameron and Stan Winston, Digital Domain, Inc., In the 1980s Ross was general manager of Lucasfilm's Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) and under his leadership, ILM won five Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects (Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Innerspace, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Abyss, Death Becomes Her). The company re-organized in 1991 and Ross was named senior vice president of the LucasArts Entertainment Company, which comprised Skywalker Sound, LucasArts Commercial Productions, LucasArts Attractions, EditDroid/SoundDroid and ILM. Under Ross' direction, from 1993 to 2006, Digital Domain garnered two Academy Awards and three nominations, receiving its first Oscar in 1997 for the ground-breaking visual effects in Titanic. That was followed by a second Oscar for What Dreams May Come. Digital Domain received additional nominations for True Lies, Apollo 13 and I, Robot and won three Scientific and Technical Academy Awards for its proprietary software. Today, Dr. Ross sits on several boards, consults with international companies and lectures on Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and was one of the early adopters of Mixed Reality technologies. Dr. Ross was an early advisor to Magic Leap (an AR hardware and software startup that eventually raised over $2B), is a board member to Eyellusion (one of the world's leading hologram company which brings back deceased rock stars) and was a founding partner, along with Brett Leonard, the director of LAWNMOWER MAN in VR production company, Virtuosity. Dr. Ross has presented keynote speeches addressing new technologies such as AR/VR to SIGGRAPH in Shenzhen, BOAO in Hong Kong as well as to the Beijing Film Academy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amuse/support

Voice actor and sound designer, David W. Collins, takes us on a nostalgic journey to his roots in Vacaville, CA. David reveals how his passion for storytelling and sound design began to blossom during his formative years in this charming Californian town, eventually leading him to work on many Star Wars productions for LucasFilm and Skywalker Sound. We discover the local influences and experiences that shaped his career, from community theater productions to jamming with his high school band in his mom's garage. Additionally, David hosts his own podcast, The Soundtrack Show, which is "a weekly look at film scores and soundtracks for some of the most popular movies, TV shows, video games and theater pieces of all time."Destination Vacaville? Let's go! 

This week we are thrilled to welcome back to Blast Points, Skywalker Sound's David W. Collins! Since we last talked a couple of years ago, David was nominated for an Emmy for his sound work on The Book of Boba Fett, led the way with Tales of the Jedi and The Bad Batch season 2 and was the sound designer for that little thing called The Mandalorian season 3. Join us as we go over all of that and more as we explore what went into creating sounds for so much of the recent stuff we've loved. What's the secret sound in Gorian Shard's voice, what was the inspiration for Gideon's mech suit and where can you hear the sound of Jon Favreau's dog? So, listen today & celebrate the love! check out The Soundtrack Show here : https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-the-soundtrack-show-29021108/ JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 COMMENTARIES HAPPENING NOW! KENOBI COMMENTARIES! BOOK OF BOOK REVIEW EPISODES! MANDO SEASON 1 & 2 REVIEW EPISODES! BAD BATCH! CLONE WARS ! BLAST POINTS Q&A EPISODES! ! Theme Music downloadable tracks! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE TO SEE ALL THE CELEBRATION LONDON SUPER LIVE FROM HOME MADNESS : www.youtube.com/@blastpointspodcast2160/featured new Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast everywhere you go! Get logo shirts and classics like the Ben Burtt and Indiana shirt while supplies last! Perfect for conventions, dates, formal events and more! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 if you dug the show, please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes, Spotify and share the show with friends! If you leave an iTunes review, we will read it on a future episode! honestly! talk to Blast Points on twitter at @blast_points leave feedback, comments or ideas for shows! "like" Blast Points on Facebook for news on upcoming shows and links to some of the stuff we talk about in the show!! Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/ we are also on Instagram! Wow! www.instagram.com/blastpoints your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at : contact@blastpointspodcast.com send show ideas, feedback, voice messages or whatever! May the Force be with you, always!

Chrysanthe covers minutes 121-125, answers listener questions, and shares their 30 takeaways, trends, surprises, and highlights from The Empire Strikes Back season of Star Wars Music Minute. This is part 1 of a 2-part season finale!

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… Take some time this week to remember your original happy hour: Saturday mornings as a kid, waking up at dawn, jumping on the couch with a bowl of chocolate cereal, turning on the ‘toons, tuning out the outside world, and working your way into a sugar hangover before noon. This week, we celebrate May the Fourth Be With You and the sweet sounds of Star Wars with two GIANT guests, Supervising Sound Editor at Skywalker Sound and actor MatthewWood (Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, The Book of Boba Fett) and composer JosephShirley (CreedIII, TheMandalorian) Landing the apprenticeship of his dreams with sound effects legend and Oscar winner Ben Burt, MatthewWood took to sound editing like a Mon Calamari to water. And, like the snap hiss of a lightsaber or the twangy ripple of an Imperial blaster Matthew hyper-jumped to Star Wars royalty with sound supervisor credits that include a ton of Star Wars AND some quality character work as the voice of “General Grievous” and the modern physical embodiment of our favorite majordomo, “Bib Fortuna” among many more. And if that isn't enough to milk your moof, we sat down with composer JosephShirley at WonderCon2023 to talk about landing his Star Wars dream job and scoring, what we declare, as the greatest Star Wars scene of the Disney era. You don't want to miss this! Join Grim Shea, Jimmy The Gent and Marke as we beep, boop, pew, pew and Wilhelm scream the heck out of this May the 4th! MTFBWY!

“Top Gun: Maverick” is filled with booming jet engines and layered sonic storytelling. Since this publication, it won the award for Best Sound at the Oscars, largely due to the work of Al Nelson, sound designer and supervising sound editor at Skywalker Sound. Hear how he and his team spent time on aircraft carriers to capture the film's iconic sounds. Al Nelson may be known affectionately by some as the “dinosaurs and jets” guy for his work on “Jurassic World” and “Top Gun: Maverick,” but his 27-year body of work has touched all genres, including films like “Knives Out,” “Toy Story 2,” “20 Feet From Stardom,” “How to Train Your Dragon” and more. We visit Al Nelson at George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch to hear how he makes his art. Nelson discusses the influence of past sound designers on his creative process and the journey he has taken climbing the ranks at Skywalker Sound. He gives insight into the meticulous choices that are made in the edit room, choices that play a critical role in the storytelling process.

Today's episode is an amazing roundtable with the some of the incredible sound team behind OBI-WAN KENOBI: Bonnie Wild, Julian Howarth, and Danielle Dupre. This crew has been nominated for the Cinema Audio Society award for OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING, and it is so incredibly well-deserved. I hope you enjoy this wonderful look into the process of bringing the sounds of Star Wars to life. Thank you to Ian and Skywalker Sound for the coordination and help with this interview. Absolutely fantastic. More episodes coming very soon, including next week's episode with Brendan Wayne, as well as with Leilani Shiu. If you are attending Celebration London, we'll be hosting a panel (!!) on the Holonet stage, so definitely make it a point to come and say hi If you're enjoying the show, please head to Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to these episodes and leave us a five-star rating and review! It means the world. Transcripts of previous episodes are available over at talkingbay94.com. For more behind-the-scenes stuff, as well as a link to some of our other in-depth interviews, check out: Website: www.TalkingBay94.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/TalkingBay94 Instagram: www.instagram.com/TalkingBay94

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode revisit Titanic in its 25th anniversary year, looking at James Cameron's epic blockbuster as both a disaster film and a story of immigration. Ellen explores the forgotten tales of immigration onboard the Titanic, talking to journalist Ray Hanania about the Syrian refugee stories only hinted at in the 1997 film. She also speaks to Sally El-Hosaini, director of new Netflix film The Swimmers. They discuss how immigration is depicted on screen and how Sally wanted to portray immigration in her own work. Inspired by the grand spectacle and ground breaking special effects of Titanic, Mark talks about disaster films with theme park ride designer Peter Alexander and legendary sound designer Randy Thom from Skywalker Sound. They discuss the 1974 film Earthquake, the theme park ride it inspired and the innovative Sensurround sound system created for the movie. This week's Viewing Note is courtesy of Joanna Hogg, director of The Souvenir and the new A24 film, The Eternal Daughter, and disaster movie fan. Producer: Freya Hellier A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

Join James Burns on episode 91 of RADIO 1138 where we had the opportunity to talk some of the creatives behind the first ten episodes of the Disney+ Andor series. First up was Production Designer Luke Hull and Costume Designer Michael Wilkinson with fellow Star Wars podcasts in this order -- Around the Galaxy, Triad of the Force, That Gay Jedi, Star Wars Explained, Skywalking Through Neverland, Talking Bay 94, Jedi News, Fantha Tracks, and Ahch-To Radio. Our second, and final, roundtable was with Vice President of Visual Effects at Lucasfilm TJ Falls & Supervising Sound Editor David Acord, and taking part in this order was --Tatooine Sons, Talking Bay 94, Skytalkers, Jedi News, Fantha Tracks, Blast Points, and Around the Galaxy. Four of us got to ask another question -- Tatooine Sons, Talking Bay 94, Skytalkers, and Jedi News. Thanks to everyone at Lucasfilm, ILM and Skywalker Sound for making these roundtables happen, and thanks to our fellow podcasters too (in alphabetical order) -- Ahch-To Radio, Around the Galaxy, Blast Points, Fantha Tracks,  Star Wars Explained, Skytalkers, Skywalking Through Neverland, Talking Bay 94, Tatooine Sons, That Gay Jedi, and Triad of the Force.

NOTE: This episode contains spoilers. We are back from a short break, as we've been working on a couple of very big episodes. But in the meantime, we had the privilege to speak with Michael Giacchino, the director of Marvel's “Werewolf by Night,” a super fun and spooky “television special” on Disney+, perfect for this Halloween season. Joining us for the discussion is much of his post-production team: Re-recording Mixer Juan Peralta, Editor Jeff Ford, Supervising Sound Editor Josh Gold, and Dialogue and ADR Supervisor Chris Gridley. Maybe it's because Giacchino, one of Hollywood's top film composers, is usually a member of the post team, but his rapport with his crew is apparent in this lively discussion. Clearly this team had a blast working together and that infectious spirit continues here. We discuss the challenges of making a modern Marvel film in a Classic Hollywood “creature feature” style, the directorial advantages of being your own composer, that wild flame-throwing tuba, and so much more. “I even had some music that I had written that was going to be in the movie itself, thematically. And so I could play that for the actors and just have the sense of tone — so they'd get it immediately. It's something weird about music, the moment you hear it, it puts you in a place, you know? And so it was nice to have that. So that helped me figure out tones on set the entire shoot, for it was always in my head.” — Michael Giacchino, Director, Marvel's “Werewolf by Night” Very special thanks to our friends at Disney, Marvel, and especially https://www.skysound.com/ (Skywalker Sound), who were instrumental in pulling this conversation together for us. Be sure to check out https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/werewolf-by-night/J1sCDfT3MaDl (Marvel's “Werewolf by Night” this spooky season, available now, exclusively on Disney+), in Dolby Vision® and Dolby Atmos®. Please subscribe to Sound + Image Lab: The Dolby Institute Podcast https://linktr.ee/dolbyinstitute (wherever you get your podcasts). You can also check out the https://youtube.com/dolby (video) for this episode. Learn more about the https://www.dolby.com/institute/ (Dolby Institute) and check out https://www.dolby.com/ (Dolby.com). Connect with Dolby on https://www.instagram.com/dolbylabs/ (Instagram), https://twitter.com/Dolby (Twitter), https://www.facebook.com/Dolby/ (Facebook), or https://www.linkedin.com/company/6229/ (LinkedIn). 

Maya Newell is a documentary filmmaker in Sydney whose body of work is a beautiful testament to the power of documentary to engender empathy. Her first feature documentary, Gayby Baby, followed the experiences of children of same-sex parents, and her second, In My Blood It Runs, is a cinematic portrait of a young Indigenous boy in central Australia - it was selected for the Sundance Music and Sound Design Lab. Often working with her participants as credited collaborators, Maya's documentaries are emotionally stunning and politically vital. Her most recent film, The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone, is a half-hour Netflix Original following teenage trans activist Georgie Stone. In this interview, we chatted about her beginnings in video art, the experience of recording an orchestral score for In My Blood It Runs at Skywalker Sound, and how she and Georgie Stone discovered a format and tone that would suit Georgie's story. More about The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone here Follow us on Facebook Follow me on Instagram @alfiefaber and on Letterboxd @alfiefaber

When E.T. walked across the screen and into the hearts of moviegoers everywhere, that lovable space alien who wanted to “phone home” needed a sound for its walk. Foley artists, the sound magicians who add special effects to movies, decided to use a bag of jello in a damp T-shirt. Indeed, a Foley artist is nothing but ingenious. Snappers, clackers, ka-chunkers, sha-shonkers and things that go “ronk” are just a few things you might find in their toolbox, along with celery — good for broken bones — or paperclips on gloves to imitate a cat walking down the hall. We'll learn about these tricks of the trade from some of the world's best Foley artists at Skywalker Sound in Marin. Guests: Anna Wiener, contributing writer, The New Yorker - She is the author of the memoir "Uncanny Valley." Her most recent piece for the New Yorker is titled "Noisemakers." Shelley Roden, Foley artist, Skywalker Sound - Roden has worked as a Foley artist for over 25 years, and has worked on "Black Panther," "Top Gun: Maverick," "Soul," "Turning Red," and hundreds of other films. Scott Curtis, Foley Mixer, Curtis has mixed sound for a variety of movies including "Titanic," "Team America" and "Black Panther."

My guest is Leff Lefferts making a return to WCA after his first appearance on WCA #101. Leff comes from a music recording background but has worked in film sound for the last 16 years at Skywalker Sound. He's worked as a Sound Effects Editor, Sound Editor, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, and Re-Recording Mixer on various movies, including, The Croods: A New Age, The Revenant, The Peanuts Movie, How to Train Your Dragon 2, and many more.  In this episode, we discuss: Randy Thom Skywalker Sound ATMOS Telling Stories Roles in Film Sound Technology Changes  Content on Streaming Services Planning Your Life Music Industry vs Film Industry Watching the Credits Making Records for Enjoyment Financial Security UA Plugins Early Days of Pro Tools Bay Area Pro Audio Lore Matt's Rant: Being Proactive Links and Show Notes Leff on WCA #101 Leff's Email Leff on IMDB WCA on Instagram Matt on Instagram  Connect with Matt on Linkedin Current sponsors & promos Credits Guest: Leff Lefferts Host: Matt Boudreau Engineer: Matt Boudreau Producer: Matt Boudreau Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau  WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell  Announcer: Chuck Smith

George Lucas and Skywalker Sound live by the rule ‘sound is half the picture'. Join us as we look, well… listen to the wonderful work of Ben Burtt, Matt Wood and the masters at Skywalker Sound for a show that takes you deep into the incredible sounds of the Attack of the Clones. Discover how dolphins, vintage aircraft and mating penguins all played their part in creating the soundscape of the galaxy, as Jez leads an exploration that will change your perception of the movie forever. 

We bespreken het groeiende marktaandeel van de iPhone in Nederland, de verloren rechtszaak van Jort Kelder tegen Google en Twitter en de AR-toekomst waar Snapchat aan werkt.Tips uit deze aflevering:Video: Snap Partner Summit – de nieuwste ontwikkelingen van Snap en Snapchat.Artikel: Interview met Qi Pan, verantwoordelijk voor de AR-inspanningen van Snap.Nieuwe sport: eSkootr Championship, een nieuw racekampioenschap voor elektrische stepjes die 100 km/u gaan. De deelnemers zijn professionele sporters die actief zijn in onder meer motorcross, BMX en snowboarden. De stepjes kunnen 60 graden hangen in de bochten en de racers kunnen een boost-knop inzetten om tijdelijk iets harder te gaan. De komende maanden vinden er nog vijf races plaats.Serie: Prehistoric Planet, een natuurdocumentaire in de stijl van Planet Earth, van die makers ook, maar dan met dino's. De voice-over is van David Attenborough, de muziek van Hans Zimmer en de producent is Jon Favreau (The Mandalorian). Prehistoric Planet krijgt vanaf komende maandag elke dag een nieuwe aflevering op Apple TV+.Video: Behind the Mac: Skywalker Sound. Een video over het sound-design van Star Wars, ter ere van May the 4th. Je ziet hoe geluidsstudio Skywalker Sound de iconische geluiden van Star Wars heeft gemaakt en nog steeds maakt.Duurzaamheid: Vraag een 3-fasemeter aan bij je netbeheerder. Je hebt zo'n ding nodig voor je warmtepomp en/of laadpaal en er is of dreigt een tekort.Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On Outer Rim Transmission #58 we break down the final trailer for Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, talk about the Behind the Scenes Documentary for The Book of Boba Fett and Skywalker Sound. Plus, much more.   You can find the video version on my YouTube channel: (4) Outer Rim Transmission #58 - Obi-Wan Kenobi Final Trailer Breakdown - YouTube While you are on the channel, please be sure to subscribe!    You can buy Outer Rim Transmission shirts here: https://teespring.com/shop/outer-rim-transmission?tsmac=marketplace&tsmic=error&pid=369&cid=6521   Chris- https://twitter.com/Starrapter Chris - https://www.facebook.com/Starrapter/ Chris - Starrapter@aol.com Milton - https://twitter.com/MiltonWebber7 Ben - https://twitter.com/RealBenMaynard Email us at: outerrimtransmission@gmail.com

In this special bonus episode, Matt talks with Ronni Brown - an award-winning Foley artist at Skywalker Sound.  We discuss what Foley artists do, how she got started, her projects at Skywalker Sound and much more! Please check out Ronni on Twitter @RoneyPrawn - she posts some great Foley teasers you don't want to miss. Episode Time Stamps: 01:54 - Emmy Award Surprise 05:30 - Thoughts on the Mandalorian 12:27 - What does a Foley artist do? 15:33 - How did Ronni get into Foley 22:13 - Working at Skywalker Sound 32:30 - Coming up with sounds and her process 42:42 - When great work gets cut from the final product 45:21 - Women in Foley 53:46 - Teasing sounds on Twitter 56:43 - It's okay to share your methods 61:43 - Daily life affecting Foley work (and vice versa) 67:27 - A rather long IMDB page (project work) 72:00 - Live action vs. animation Please subscribe, rate and review our show and chat us up on Twitter or in email. Twitter: @facpapod Web site: http://FromACertainPointAskew.com Podawan Podcast Network: @podawans Merch store: https://teespring.com/stores/facpapod Intro/Outro - Galactic by Seb Jaeger (via https://filmstro.com/music)

In our latest "What to Watch Now" episode, we're checking out the Skywalker Sound mini-documentary from Apple released on Star Wars Day. And there's a new candidate to replace the Wilhelm scream as a sound Easter egg... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology & Standards at CEDIA talks with Peter Aylett, Partner at Officina Acustica, Brian Long, Supervising Engineer at Skywalker Sound, Geoff Meads, Owner of Presto Web designs, and Glen Stone, System Architect at Xperi about creative intent.  We are always focused on delivering artistic intent as faithfully as possible with systems we install, let's take a look from the creators side.

In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel and Monica Bolles are joined by a director for interactive audio at Skywalker Sound - Kevin Bolen from California, US.  Kevin Bolen supervises Skywalker Sound's interactive audio department, which combines decades of cinematic audio experience with bleeding-edge technologies to create unforgettable immersive audio experiences such as the Academy Award-winning Carne y Arena, the Peabody Award-winning Queerskins: A Love Story, and the Emmy-nominated Star Wars: Vader Immortal. Kevin's team collaborates with partners including Disney, Lucasfilm, Marvel, Legendary Entertainment, and ILMxLAB to extend the power of cinematic storytelling into location-based experiences and home entertainment alike. In this episode, Kevin shares his perspective on how they approach the spatial and interactive audio philosophy at Skywalker and we explore the Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge project case study. This episode was produced by Oliver Kadel and Emma Rees and included music by Rhythm Scott. For extended show notes and more information on this episode go to https://immersiveaudiopodcast.com/episode-63-kevin-bolen-skywalker-sound/ If you enjoy the podcast and would like to show your support please consider becoming a Patreon. Not only are you supporting us, but you will also get special access to bonus content and much more. Find out more on our official Patreon page - www.patreon.com/immersiveaudiopodcast We thank you kindly in advance! We want to hear from you! We value our community and would appreciate it if you would take our very quick survey and help us make the Immersive Audio Podcast even better: surveymonkey.co.uk/r/3Y9B2MJ Thank you! You can follow the podcast on Twitter @IAudioPodcast for regular updates and content or get in touch via podcast@1618digital.com immersiveaudiopodcast.com

This week, we welcome special guest Annaleis from Skywalker Sound. Topics include: Working at Skywalker Ranch Keeping it professional while bumping into famous people Appreciation for the sound design that goes into Star Wars and Marvel productions Getting back into podcasting herself We talk Death Star insurance scam theories in our Question of the Week, talk D23 and Sabine Wren casting and take your Maul Bag questions! We also bring you not one, but two FACPAtoids! Episode Time Stamps: 08:27 - Question of the Week 17:46 - D23 and BringHomeTheBounty.com 24:16 - Sabine Wren Casting for Ahsoka 28:33 - Chat with Annaleis from Skywalker Sound 82:08 - Maul Bag 93:27 - FACPAtoids Check out Annaleis' podcast @DAPFpodcast or her personal account @wiretechgirl.  Please subscribe, rate and review our show and chat us up on Twitter or in email. Twitter: @facpapod Web site: http://FromACertainPointAskew.com Podawan Podcast Network: @podawans Merch store: https://teespring.com/stores/facpapod Intro/Outro - Galactic by Seb Jaeger (via https://filmstro.com/music)

On today's episode of Art of the Cut, we're doing something a little different. Steve met up with multi-Oscar-winning sound designer Randy Thom, CAS to hear about the incredible and iconic work he has done at the legendary Skywalker Sound. With a career marked by cinema classics like Apocalypse Now and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Randy has some fascinating stories and advice to share. Thanks to Frame.io for their support of Art of the Cut and their pledge to keep this content coming your way. Read this interview and many others at blog.frame.io, where you'll also find expert guides, tutorials, and insights from veteran filmmakers across the film and TV industry.

At the age of 5 years, Ryan Smith made the choice to do the right thing and not be a follower. As a kindergartner, Ryan recognized the pain his classmates caused another child who had a disability. At that moment, Ryan decided to help his peer, rather than cause additional hurt. That single moment has guided Ryan in making decisions professionally, most notably, leaving a company that no longer aligned to his values and beliefs. We talk about a variety of topics this episode: keys to raising a child, the life decision that Ryan made which changed his life, using your courage, finding your purpose, taking steps back to move forward, and, what we are grateful for during this COVID Thanksgiving. Overall, Ryan reminds us all to listen to our gut instinct and strive to always do the right thing. Born and raised in Detroit, MI, Ryan Smith received his Bachelor's in Business Administration (Human Resource Management) with concentrations in Political Science and Economics from Western Michigan University. He then began his professional career with Macy's Inc. as a Sales Manager where he managed over 200 associates and an annual sales volume of $20 million. Ryan was then promoted into the Human Resources field and shifted his HR skills from retail to a more people focused organization, ManpowerGroup. After several years consulting with clients across the U.S., he relocated to Oakland, CA. In 2018, Ryan accepted the role of Manager, Human Resources Business Partner for Industrial Light & Magic in San Francisco and Skywalker Sound in Marin County, CA, both Disney companies under Lucasfilm, (his dream job!) Ryan has been a guest speaker discussing topics around diversity and inclusion, career advancement, generational differences, employment law and performance management. He enjoys giving back to his community by volunteering for events such as Go Red for Women and Reading is Fundamental. Ryan resides in Northern CA.Connect with Ryan at https://www.linkedin.com/in/smithryans/ to learn more about him and his background.Sign up for our newsletter at https://abbraccigroup.com/. Please subscribe, leave a review and tell your friends about our podcast. Learn more about the CHARGE® model by purchasing the book, The Way of the HR Warrior. Let us know about the moments for you that changed your life trajectory. Drop us a note via our website. 

Episode 32 features the return of Essa Hansen (also Nia) to discuss her book Nophek Gloss, which is the first book of The Graven Trilogy, as well as, first work and second work, universal truths, and process. If you would like to know more about her day job (first work) at Skywalker Sound, listen to Episode 21 where we discuss Sound Design.  During the episode we cover: Is it real vs does it feel real Reading books without knowing anything Where ideas come from World-building Workshopping Building a trilogy Doing press and promotion Tips for others Universal Truths Diversity And much more... Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode AgentPalmer.com EssaHansen.com ‘Nophek Gloss' is a genre-defying good time from debut novelist Essa Hansen The Palmer Files Episode 21: Sound Design with Nia Hansen Tweets @ThePalmerFiles @AgentPalmer @EssaHansen Other Links ‘Nophek Gloss' is a genre-defying good time from debut novelist Essa Hansen Val Kilmer's memoir “I'm Your Huckleberry” Is Worth Your Time, it's Poetry in Prose You can also hear more Palmer in the meantime on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier and as mentioned on this show as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette. Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions. --End Show Notes Transmission--

Episode 21 features Sound Designer Nia Hansen, who has spent her career at Skywalker Sound working on many films from Pixar and Marvel, plus other franchises like Jurassic World and How to Train Your Dragon. We discuss starting in the deep end, processes that make large projects manageable, having too many hobbies with not enough time, and “creating magic” for a living. During the episode we cover: Attending Vancouver Film School Field Recording Exotic Animals Staying Organized Differences between Marvel magic and Pixar Magic Sonic Real Estate Working at "The Ranch" A "typical" workday Production (Pre and Post) Storytelling And much more... Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode AgentPalmer.com EssaHansen.com (Where you can preorder her first novel Nophek Gloss) Nia Hansen's IMDb Tweets @ThePalmerFiles @AgentPalmer @EssaHansen You can also hear more Palmer in the meantime on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier and as mentioned on this show as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette. Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions. --End Show Notes Transmission--

Hello and welcome to episode 6 of The Closing Credits Podcast. Today, I interviewed 7 time Oscar winner, Gary Rydstrom. He is a director, sound designer, and re-recording mixer working at Skywalker Sound. You may recognize his work in Saving Private Ryan, Minority Report, Jurassic Park, Punch Drunk Love and Pixar films such as Toy Story and A Bug's Life-the list really goes on and on. In this episode, we spoke about the recent Academy Award sound category change, working with directors, how to create rhythm within chaotic scenes, and how to tackle a scene from script to screen.   Be sure to checkout Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound to learn more about the world of sound featuring Mr. Rydstrom and other living legends. https://www.makingwavesmovie.com/   Gary Rydstrom's IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003977/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0   Skywalker Sound: https://www.skysound.com/   Podcast Website: www.closingcreditspod.com  Twitter and Instagram: @closingcred Email: contact@closingcreditspod.com   Please also let me know of any jobs in the film industry you'd like to know more about or who you'd like to be interviewed!   Theme song by Christopher Findlaytor and the logo by Steve Mehallo. Thanks for listening!

Welcome to The Closing Credits Podcast! I'm your host Kristina Morss and today, I am joined by supervising sound editor, re-recording mixer, and sound designer David Acord. He's worked at the famed, Skywalker Sound for over 18 years with credits ranging from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Clone Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Paul Thomas Anderson films such as The Master, Inherent Vice, and Phantom Thread. In this episode, we talk about how he got into sound design, what do all those job titles mean, working with directors, and why it's important to be a team player.   David Acord's IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004198/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1   Variety article David mentioned: https://variety.com/2016/artisans/production/oscars-sound-editing-mixing-explained-1201682457/   You can follow David Acord on twitter @daveacord .   If you would like to learn more about his and Matthew Wood's work on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, checkout The Sound Works Collection Podcast (https://soundworkscollection.com/). Good luck to both of them at this Sunday's Oscars!   Be sure to follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @closingcred or website closingcreditspod.com . Special thanks to Rene Lopez.  Theme song by Christopher Findlaytor. Logo by Steve Mehallo. 

The original Radio Birdsong is now a podcast! Throughout the summer of 1992, listeners heard birds and country sounds on their radios as a new station, Classic FM, prepared to go on air and tested its transmitters with Radio Birdsong. The original recordings, made in Quentin Howard's Wiltshire garden, were digitally mixed into a soundscape by Doug Ford (from Skywalker Sound) to produce this now famous recording of Radio Birdsong.