“Lone Survivor” sound editor Wylie Stateman picked up his seventh Oscar nomination to date last month, though despite wonderful work in films like “Cliffhanger,” “Inglourious Basterds” and “Django Unchained,” he’s yet to win an Academy Award. He sat down with HitFix to discuss his approach to what you hear in Peter Berg’s war film.
Wylie Stateman explains the first-person sound experience of Oscar nominee 'Lone Survivor'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:24 pm · February 10th, 2014
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Tech Support: Final predictions for Best Costume Design, Film Editing, Production Design and Sound
Posted by gerardkennedy · 3:54 pm · January 10th, 2014
We’re within a week of the big moment. Oscar nominations will be announced on Thursday next week and we’ll find out which films are the dominant forces throughout the Academy’s various craft categories. Yesterday HitFix’s Gerard Kennedy began final Tech Support analysis of the field with the categories of Best Cinematography, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score, Original Song and Visual Effects. Today we round out the field with the rest.
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Tech Support: What films headline this year's race for Best Sound Editing?
Posted by gerardkennedy · 10:08 pm · October 24th, 2013
In this week’s installment of Tech Support, Gerard Kennedy surveys the Best Sound Editing category. Films like “Gravity” and “All is Lost” figure heavily while others like “Star Trek Into Darkness” and “Man of Steel” try to find a foothold.
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It's a tie! 'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'Skyfall' share sound editing Oscar as 'Les Mis' takes sound mixing
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:33 pm · February 24th, 2013
The much-hyped live vocal capture technique paid off for the ‘Les Mis’ team.
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Sound Editing
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:20 am · February 19th, 2013
‘Argo,’ ‘Django Unchained,’ ‘Life of Pi,’ ‘Skyfall’ and ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ square off.
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Tech Support: Paul N.J. Ottosson on the subtly explosive soundscapes of 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:25 pm · January 9th, 2013
The Oscar-winning sound designer takes an organic approach to action.
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Tech Support: 'Looper,' 'Django' and 'Flight' highlight the race for Best Sound Editing
Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:49 am · October 25th, 2012
Other formidable contenders include “The Avengers” and “The Dark Knight Rises.”
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'War Horse,' 'Super 8' win with MPSE
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:09 pm · February 19th, 2012
The Motion Picture Sound Editors’ (MPSE) 59th annual Golden Reel Awards were held this evening, celebrating excellence in sound editing. “Super 8,” you’ll recall, led the way with nominees (as well as with the Cinema Audio Society), yet failed to score an Oscar nod in either sound category.
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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Sound Editing
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:37 am · February 10th, 2012
The sound categories really were interesting and all over the place this year. In the sound editing field, we have just two of the nine Best Picture nominees represented, one surprise (for some) show for a Cannes hit that was expected to show up elsewhere, a franchise entry that deserves more love than it’ll get and a tip of the hat to a Best Picture snubee that actually showed up in both sound fields.
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'Super 8' leads the way with Motion Picture Sound Editors nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:13 am · January 20th, 2012
The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) used to announce its list of nominees after the Oscars did, meaning the Best Sound Editing category was the one field without much in the way of precursor clues for predicting. That changed recently and now we can get an idea of where the sound branch might lean in the field.
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On the sound of 'The Muppets'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:31 am · November 23rd, 2011
You might not think about below-the-line craftsmanship when it comes to a film like “The Muppets,” but the fact is, it’s a big musical, which dictates quality sound design. So it’s fitting that the SoundWorks Collection has dedicated one of its unique profiles to the film.
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Tech Support: 'Tintin' and 'Super 8' stand out among Best Sound Editing contenders
Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:23 am · October 13th, 2011
In this week’s Tech Support column, we analyze the Best Sound Editing category. Top contenders include “Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” “Super 8” and “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn.”
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