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Career Achievement Award Recipient William B. Kaplan CAS CAS Filmmaker Award Recipient George SPRING Clooney 2021 Overcoming Atmos Anxiety • Playing Well with Other Departments • RF in the 21st Century Remote Mixing in the Time of COVID • Return to the Golden Age of Booming Sound Ergonomics for a Long Career • The Evolution of Noise Reduction FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION CINEMA AUDIO SOCIETY AWARDS NOMINEE MOTION PICTURE LIVE ACTION PRODUCTION MIXER DREW KUNIN RERECORDING MIXERS REN KLYCE, DAVID PARKER, NATHAN NANCE SCORING MIXER ALAN MEYERSON, CAS ADR MIXER CHARLEEN RICHARDSSTEEVES FOLEY MIXER SCOTT CURTIS “★★★★★. THE FILM LOOKS AND SOUNDS GORGEOUS.” THE GUARDIAN “A WORK OF DAZZLING CRAFTSMANSHIP.” THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER “A stunning and technically marvelous portrait of Golden Era Hollywood that boasts MASTERFUL SOUND DESIGN.” MIRROR CAS QUARTERLY, COVER 2 REVISION 1 NETFLIX: MANK PUB DATE: 03/15/21 BLEED: 8.625” X 11.125” TRIM: 8.375” X 10.875” INSIDE THIS ISSUE SPRING 2021 CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENT WILLIAM B. KAPLAN CAS | 20 DEPARTMENTS The President’s Letter | 4 From the Editor | 6 Collaborators | 8 Learn about the authors of your stories 26 34 Announcements | 10 In Remembrance | 58 Been There Done That |59 CAS members check in The Lighter Side | 61 See what your colleagues are up to 38 52 FEATURES A Brief History of Noise Reduction | 15 Remote Mixing in the Time of COVID: User Experiences | 38 RF in the Twenty-First Century |18 When mix teams and clients are apart Filmmaker Award: George Clooney | 26 Overcoming Atmos Anxiety | 42 Insight to get you on your way The 57th Annual CAS Awards Nominees for Outstanding Achievement Playing Well with Other Production in Sound Mixing for 2020 | 28 Departments | 48 The collaborative art of entertainment Outstanding Product Award Nominees| 32 Sound Ergonomics for a Long Career| 52 Return to the Golden Age Staying physically sound on the job Cover: Career Achievement Award of Booming | 34 recipient William B. Kaplan CAS CAS QUARTERLY I SPRING 2021 3 THE PRESIDENT’S LETTER Dear Members, It is officially awards season! And after a socially distanced year, I couldn’t be more excited about the opportunity to celebrate the incredible mix work of 2020 at the 57th CAS Awards. CINEMA AUDIO SOCIETY MISSION STATEMENT Your Board and awards crew are creating an extraordinary virtual event experience befitting of the excellent work that has risen from the ashes of 2020. We are prioritizing as much interactivity and live energy as possible. To educate and inform the general public and the motion picture and television We will be presenting from a few locations where mixing magic is made and featuring live industry that effective sound is achieved acceptance speeches! A general chat will be available during the awards, as well as a by a creative, artistic, and technical blending of diverse sound elements. To downloadable program book and highlights from our generous sponsors. provide the motion picture and television industry with a progressive society of Our Career Achievement Award recipient will be the inspirational William B. Kaplan CAS. master craftsmen specialized in the art of Kaplan has an enviable career filled with superlative work collaborating with legendary creative cinematic sound recording. To filmmakers such as Robert Zemeckis and Tony Scott. He offers great insight and wisdom advance the specialized field of cinematic in this edition of CAS Quarterly. sound recording by exchange of ideas, methods, and information. To advance the Our CAS Filmmaker Award honoree will be the talented George Clooney. George embodies a art of auditory appreciation, and to strength of character that not only shows in the integrity and preeminence of his works, but philanthropically support those causes also in the way he regards and is regarded by his creative teams and associates. In such a time dedicated to the sense of hearing. To institute and maintain high standards of of uncertainty, his hardworking, innovative, and generous demeanor and body of exceptional conduct and craftsmanship among our films and television projects makes him an especially exemplary filmmaker for 2020. members. To aid the motion picture and television industry in the selection and Following our awards, we will be hosting a networking reception for all attendees, featuring training of qualified personnel in the video chat capabilities with individuals or small groups of your choice as you move about unique field of cinematic sound recording. our virtual ballroom. To achieve for our members deserved recognition as major contributors to the You can purchase tickets to the 57th CAS Awards, taking place on April 17, 2021, from field of motion picture and television entertainment. our webpage at www.cinemaaudiosociety.org/57th-cas-awards-tickets now! The cost for attendence to this virtual event is only $50 a virtual seat. A portion of ticket proceeds will be donated to The House Institute, Motion Picture Television Fund, and World Central SPRING 2021 Kitchen. CAS NEW MEMBERS Final voting begins March 25! Please contact the office at Active [email protected] if you are having trouble locating your ballot. Andy Daddario CAS Ronald Judkins CAS Even amidst the challenges of last year, you will find the nominees of 2020 to be as Jonathan Lallouz CAS impressive as those from previous years. What has manifested is truly beautiful! It will Millar Montgomery CAS make you proud. Please take the time to enjoy the work of your peers. James Peterson CAS Anindit Roy CAS On your Board and in your executive team, we are always searching for new ways to serve our industry and membership. Let us know what would be of great value to you. Associate Please direct correspondence to [email protected] or Chris Cain [email protected]. Randy Fuchs Timothy Muirhead In gratitude, Rodolfo Piedras Kenneth Villalobos Dionysius Vlachos Shiheng Xu Karol Urban CAS MPSE 4 SPRING 2021 I CAS QUARTERLY ISO 12647-7 Digital Control Strip 2009 3% A 100 60 100 70 30 100 60 100 70 30 100 60 100 70 30 100 40 40 100 40 100 40 70 40 70 40 40 40 70 40 40 70 40 70 40 40 3 10 25 50 75 90 100 B 100 100 60 100 100 70 70 30 30 100 100 60 100 100 70 70 30 30 100 100 60 100 100 70 70 30 30 100 40 100 40 40 100 10 40 40 20 70 70 70 70 40 70 40 40 0 0 0 0 3.1 2.2 2.2 10.2 7.4 7.4 25 19 19 50 40 40 75 66 66 100 100 100 80 70 70 100 SHOW GREYHOUND FYC CLIENT APPLE PUB CINEMA AUDIO SOCIETY • (FILE NAME SHOULD INCLUDE NAME OF ADVERTISER AND ISSUE RUN DATE) BLEED: 8.625" x 11.125" TRIM: 8.375" x 10.875" LIVE: 7.875" x 10.375" • 300 DPI and Maximum ink density: 300 total. 310.310.8679 V1 SIZE FULL PG BLD ISSUE 01.29.21 JOB #: FROM THE EDITOR While the timeline has shifted, this is still an exciting time of year for us as we gear up for the 57th Annual CAS Awards. The nominees have Officers been announced and final voting begins on Karol Urban CAS MPSE - President Thursday, March 25—so be sure to vote! Along with celebrating achievements Steve Venezia CAS - Vice President Lee Orloff CAS - Treasurer in mixing, we are excited to honor our Career Achievement Award recipient, Frank Morrone CAS - Secretary production mixer William B. Kaplan CAS. Adam Howell CAS sits down with Bill to discuss his incredible and adventurous career, which, in my opinion, Directors could be made into a movie itself. Along with celebrating Mr. Kaplan, we are Amanda Beggs CAS thrilled to be honoring this year’s Filmmaker Award recipient, multi-hyphenate Onnalee Blank CAS David Bondelevitch CAS MPSE George Clooney! Bob Bronow CAS Willie D. Burton CAS In addition to reading about our honorees, your CAS colleagues have provided Peter J. Devlin CAS some great content for you to peruse. For those broadcast/TV re-recording Mary H. Ellis CAS mixers who haven’t stepped into the Dolby Atmos realm yet, Bob Bronow CAS Tom Fleischman CAS Marti Humphrey CAS speaks with some mixers to share insights in his article “Overcoming Atmos Sherry Klein CAS Anxiety,” while Patrick Spain CAS checks in to see how a couple re-recording Peter Kurland CAS mixers—and a show producer—are dealing with remote mixing during Mike Minkler CAS COVID. On the production side, Lori Dovi CAS reports in on her experience Stephen Tibbo CAS working on—wait for it—a boom only show! Peter Kurland CAS provides Mathew Waters CAS insight on successfully working with other departments on set—a skill in its Jeffrey Wexler CAS own right. G. John Garrett CAS discusses modern RF considerations and Operations Manager concerns while CAS Associate Sam Casas walks us through the history of noise Carol Thomas reduction. Finally, a topic of great importance that is often overlooked; your physical health while working. CAS Associate Bryan Cahill and physical Editor in Chief therapist, Dr. Elliot Smithson, provide some excellent advice, suggestions, and Matt Foglia CAS diagrams in their article “Sound Ergonomics for a Long Career.” And, as always, be sure to read about the happenings of your fellow members in the Publisher “Been There Done That” and “The Lighter Side” sections. IngleDodd Media 11661 San Vicente Blvd., Ste. 709 Thanks goes to all of our contributors for volunteering their time to share Los Angeles, CA 90049 their insights with us. Also, know that our sponsors are professionals like you Questions or Comments: who understand the business and the needs of our industry—even during these Cinema Audio Society really crazy times.