Tonebenders Podcast

Learn how the audio team created authentic and lively crowds for the wrestling scenes in 'The Iron Claw' film. From capturing extras on set to sound design and final mixing, experts discuss the intricacies of making crowds sound fantastic. They also delve into mixing music in film scenes and the use of sound in wrestling matches.

Picture Editor Hilda Rasula is joined by Supervising Sound Editor Mandell Winter and Supervising Dialog /ADR Editor Sang Jun Kim, to talk about their work on American Fiction. This film has excellent writing and acting, so it was up to the post production team to live up to those standards and carry it through to the end. They discuss the tight rope walk of keeping the comedy alive while also not letting it tip over into farce, and making buildings and spaces rich with sonic character to help tell story points. Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/241---the-sound--picture-of-american-fiction/ Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com Tonebenders Host This Episode: Timothy Muirhead

Michael Mann's new film "Ferrari", is a personal drama at heart, but we all know that it is the CARS that will draw people to see this one. Fortunately those cars sound amazing and we have the sound team with us, to talk about how they created and designed those sounds. Production sound mixer Lee Orloff, Supervising Sound Editors Tony Lamberti & Bernard Weiser, and Re-recording mixer Andy Nelson tell us about how they recorded the antique cars, how they differentiated the sounds for each vehicle in the races and lots more. This is a spoiler free conversation. Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/240---ferrari/ Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com Tonebenders Host This Episode: Timothy Muirhead

Johnnie Burn joins in to talk about his work on the new Yorgos Lanthimos film, Poor Things. He discusses his working process with Yorgos, the sonic differences between the black and white portion and the full color parts of the film as well as how he figured out the vocals for the hybrid animals. We even briefly touch on his work on Zone Of Interest. Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/239---poor-things-with-johnnie-burn/ Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com Tonebenders Host This Episode: Timothy Muirhead

Friend of the podcast Mark Mangini invites us into his studio to talk about his work on the new documentary 32 Sounds. He tells us about his experience learning how to mix for headphones, what his personal "ghost sounds" are and lots more. Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/238---32-sounds-with-mark-mangini/ Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com Tonebenders Host This Episode: Timothy Muirhead

Doing sound design for water is incredibly difficult, and this film involves a lot of water! We talk with Deborah Wallach & Grant Elder about their work on new Netflix film Nyad. They tell us about the challenges of making long cinematic swimming sequences sound dynamic and varied. Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/237---nyad/ Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com Tonebenders Host This Episode: Timothy Muirhead

Production Sound Mixer Nina Rice and Supervising Sound Editors Ai-Ling Lee & Dan Kenyon tell us about the rules of what sounds can exist in Barbie Land, how that contrasts with the Real World and lots more. Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/236---barbie/ Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com Tonebenders Host This Episode: Timothy Muirhead

We dig into the sound of the sonically amazing race scenes in the Neill Blomkamp film, Gran Turismo. Re-recording Mixer Beau Borders and co-supervising sound editors Erin Oakley & Kami Asgar talk us through how they wanted the sound of the cars to feel like they are always from the POV of the drivers, so they felt hyper real. They also discuss how the story is being told through the race teams comms and headsets, how they earned the director's trust and made him at least a little less scared of using ADR. Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/235---gran-turismo/ Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com info on how to submit your fav field recording stories by Nov 19th: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/field-recording-story-submissions/ Tonebenders Host This Episode: Timothy Muirhead

Let's talk about the criminally under-discussed topic of cutting ambiences for film and series. This important craft, often feels like it has become an after thought in post audio workflows. Our guests are here to praise the role backgrounds play in making movies feel and sound real. Tim Nielsen, Kayla Stewart, Mitchell Lestner and Michael O'Connor tell us why they love cutting BGs and share a lot of the lessons they have learned through years of experience with the craft. Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/234---the-importance-of-ambiences-roundtable/ Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com Tonebenders Host This Episode: Timothy Muirhead Come on out to our Sound Design Meet-Up in NYC on Oct 26th, 7pm, at The Crompton Ale House in Chelsea. Make sure you say "hi" to Tim and Teresa while you are there.

In this episode we talk with the sound people behind some of our favorite scripted podcasts, to learn how they are put together. Guests Allison Grasso, Marcus Bagala, Jonathon Roberts, Jamie Coupar and Daniel Brunelle share their experiences working on great shows like Quiet Part Loud, Limetown, Case 63, Harley Quinn and Joker: Sound Mind, Shipworm, Melon's House Party and lots lots more. Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/233---sound-design-for-scripted-podcasts-roundtable/ Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com Tonebenders Host This Episode: Timothy Muirhead To Submit your favorite field recording story for our upcoming crowdsourced episode, get full details at https://tonebenderspodcast.com/field-recording-story-submissions/ Don't forget about our Sound Design Meet-up in New York City on Oct 26th 2023 at Crompton Ale House in Chelsea