BASED ON TRUE ACTS OF COURAGE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION In All Categories Including BEST SOUND MIXING SOUND MIXER DAVID BROWNLOW RE-RECORDING MIXERS ANDY KOYAMA BEAU BORDERS BEST SOUND EDITING SUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR WYLIE STATEMAN “Every fall, scrape and curse registers with tremendous impact THANKS IN PARTICULAR TO EXCELLENT SOUND WORK AND FEARSOME STUNT COORDINATION.” Justin Chang, VARIETY universalpicturesawards.com © 2013 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS CAS QUARTERLY MATERIALS DUE: FRIDAY, 11/22 4/C | FULL PAGE | WITH BLEED THIS AD RUNS: FRIDAY, 12/6 BLEED: 8.625” W X 11.125” H TRIM: 8.375” W X 10.875” H 3F SAFE: 7.875” W X 10.375” H 1418-26 11/22/13 PDF/X-1a:2001 LSR_CASQuarterly_4CFP_3F BASED ON TRUE ACTS OF COURAGE FEATURES AES Convention ................................ 17 New audio gear is here FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION In All Categories Including 2013 Emmys .................................. 20 Outstanding sound mixers CAS Career Achievement Award ................... 23 BEST SOUND MIXING Andy Nelson to be honored SOUND MIXER 17 Chinese Idol ................................... 25 DAVID BROWNLOW Ed Greene, CAS mixing 5.1 in China RE-RECORDING MIXERS Mixing and Your Focus Zone ...................... 31 ANDY KOYAMA Blackmail ..................................... 38 BEAU BORDERS Hitchcock’s foray into sound CAS Picnic .................................... 44 BEST SOUND EDITING A fun time for the whole family SUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR WYLIE STATEMAN 23 DEPARTMENTS President’s Letter ............................... 4 From the Editors ................................ 6 Technically Speaking ............................. 9 Meet the Mixer ................................ 12 An interview with Phillip Palmer, CAS 38 Been There Done That ........................... 46 CAS members check in The Lighter Side ............................... 54 “Every fall, scrape and curse registers with tremendous impact 54 Cover: Ed Greene, CAS and the audio crew from Chinese Idol THANKS IN PARTICULAR TO EXCELLENT SOUND WORK AND FEARSOME STUNT COORDINATION.” Justin Chang, VARIETY CAS QUARTERLY FALL 2013 3 universalpicturesawards.com © 2013 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS CAS QUARTERLY MATERIALS DUE: FRIDAY, 11/22 4/C | FULL PAGE | WITH BLEED THIS AD RUNS: FRIDAY, 12/6 BLEED: 8.625” W X 11.125” H TRIM: 8.375” W X 10.875” H 3F SAFE: 7.875” W X 10.375” H 1418-26 11/22/13 PDF/X-1a:2001 LSR_CASQuarterly_4CFP_3F Welcome to the fall edition! It’s awards season yet again. This is our 50th year in existence, and we are also celebrating the 20th year of our CAS Awards. I am very honored to be presiding over our prestigious organization. With your Board of Directors’ guidance, we have been able to grow and to continue the legacy handed to us from our predecessors in the CAS. I am very excited to report to you that your CAS Board of Directors has been extremely busy this year. I have asked all of our direc- tors to participate on the various committees we have set up to offer our membership many new and exciting activities from which to choose. The goal is to use our brain-trust, our varied experience and knowledge, and cINEma auDIo SocIETy to pool our resources to come up with ideas to help the CAS grow and miSSion STATEmEnT to service our membership. We have several committees actively working To educate and inform the general S LETTER now to help us achieve our goal of expanding the reach of the CAS. Some of those committees public and the motion picture and include Membership, Seminars, Awards Revisions, Awards Category Revisions, Family television industry that effective Activities, Website Revisions, and an International Branch Research Committee. We have such sound is achieved by a creative, artis- an active Board; it makes me very happy to bring news to the entire membership. tic and technical blending of diverse We have held a few seminars recently, which were very well attended. You can check them sound elements. To provide the motion picture and television indus- out inside these pages, as well as our website. One of the main missions of the CAS is to bring try with a progressive society of mas- new technology and information to the membership, and we have more plans for similar tours ter craftsmen specialized in the art of and lectures coming this next year. We held our “Annual Production Parade of Sound Carts creative cinematic sound recording. Seminar,” which drew big crowds. We held member tours at the new Technicolor facilities, as To advance the specialized field of cinematic sound recording by THE PRESIDENT’ well as the soundstages of American Idol thanks to Scott Millan, CAS and Ed Greene, CAS! We exchange of ideas, methods, and also held a demonstration hosted at Dolby for their new ATMOS mixing system. Plus our information. To advance the art of annual family picnic was another huge success. In the future, look for us to be coordinating auditory appreciation, and to philan- thropically support those causes ded- events with other guilds such as the ACE, MPSE, and some of our European sister organiza- icated to the sense of hearing. To tions. I was recently able to open some doors in England, and we have a committee working to institute and maintain high stan- increase our presence in Europe and emerging facilities in China. Also, several of our members dards of conduct and craftsmanship offer lecture demonstrations to colleges, high schools and lower schools on many sound- among our members. To aid the motion picture and television indus- related subjects. The next generation of sound artists benefit greatly from the sharing we do. try in the selection and training of When I was handed the gavel three years ago, I said that ‘giving back to the community’ was a qualified personnel in the unique priority. I see that happening now, and it is very inspiring to young people. field of cinematic sound recording. Our social media presence has grown as well. Our website is looking good and expanding To achieve for our members deserved recognition as major contributors to its functionality. It is designed to be the ‘hub’ of our organization, and it is taking shape the field of motion picture and tele- nicely. We have a Facebook page (like us!), a Twitter page, as well as a new YouTube channel vision entertainment. being prepared for launch soon. I hope also, that you are enjoying our expanding screening schedule, which you can refer to on the website as well. Your membership has value! Stay tuned for this year’s CAS Election coverage as well. Again, many thanks go to our hard- CAS FaLL 2013 working Web Committee and Phil Palmer, CAS. Regarding the awards season, I want to remind you about the changes now in place which nEW mEmBERS have been forming these past two years as part of the platform of advancements for the CAS. Active Along with scoring mixers, we have now added ADR and Foley mixers as team members for Brendan Beebe, CAS some of our six awards categories. Recognizing sound artists is a priority for us, and we now John Chalfant, CAS have the ability to expand our roster of nominees. Make sure you go to the website and check Jesse Dodd, CAS out the rules of entry, submission forms, and the timelines which contain all the information Devin Golub, CAS you will need. Our Production and Post Production Technical Achievement Awards will once Michael Miller, CAS again be a highlight for us, and information will be posted soon. Also, we have reworked our Carlos Sanches, CAS awards categories to now include Feature Film Animation, alongside Live Action. Plus our TV Jacob Farron Smith, CAS categories have been expanded to include one hour and half-hour program categories. Tyler B. Stephens, CAS Be sure to mark your calendars for the 50th Annual CAS Awards on February 22, 2014. Once again, we will be holding our high-profile event at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Associate Downtown Los Angeles. This year, we are honoring re-recording mixer Andy Nelson with our Red Bradley Career Achievement Award. We are planning another fun evening, including a tribute to Ray Dane Cody Dolby and honoring our past presidents of the Cinema Audio Society. I look forward to see- Brian Kaurich Michal Marks ing you all there! Student Adolfo Aguirre Vincent Wong David E. Fluhr, CAS President of the Cinema Audio Society 4 FALL 2013 CAS QUARTERLY Hello CAS members! As you finish raking that last batch of leaves, we bring you the fall Quarterly. In this issue, read about this year’s Career Achievement Award recipient, re-recording mixer Andy Nelson. Past Career Achievement Award recipient, Ed Greene, CAS talks about consulting for the surround mixes of American Idol’s Chinese counterpart, Chinese Idol. April Tucker, CAS digs up some research on how best to keep in your “zone” while working. Co-editor Peter Damski, CAS discusses the use of sound in one of the earliest talkies, Alfred OFFICERS Hitchcock’s Blackmail. This issue’s “Meet the Mixer” col- President: David E. Fluhr, CAS umn has Devendra Cleary, CAS interviewing production Vice President: Mark Ulano, CAS mixer Phillip W. Palmer, CAS. “Technically Speaking” Secretary: David J. Bondelevitch, CAS column writer G. John Garrett, CAS pulls double duty by Treasurer: Peter R. Damski, CAS sharing some of his experiences using iZotope’s RX3 while also giving us a rundown of some technologies he BOARD OF DIRECTORS found of interest at this year’s AES Convention in NYC. Deb Adair, CAS Walter Murch, CAS Karol Urban, CAS recaps this year’s CAS Family Picnic and, as always, you can Bob Beemer, CAS Lee Orloff, CAS read about the happenings of your fellow members in the “Been There Done John Coffey, CAS Lisa Piñero, CAS That” and “The Lighter Side” sections. Edward J. Greene, CAS Randy Thom, CAS FROM THE EDITORS..