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

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

Hour 1: Behind the Steel Curtain