SOUND EDITING: Gwendolyn Yates Whittle points to the scene where Jake Sully connects to the Tree of Voices. “We sound designed some whispery voices that wafted in,” she explains. “Then very gradually ...

From dialogue to music, the sounds you hear in movies are multilayered. More often than not, these sounds are brought together in postproduction to create an immersive aural experience that requires a ...

The Oscars are back. Every year, it is night of celebration, celebrity-filled red carpets, well-tailored suits, glamorous dresses, and ... confusion. No, we're not talking envelopes. We're talking ...

The new category combines what had been sound editing and sound mixing awards. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor As widely expected, Sound of Metal won the Oscar in sound, a new category introduced by ...

Sound design is woefully underappreciated, but the Academy's new Best Sound category is a better reflection of the craft in the digital age. Let’s get this out of the way: Great films tell stories ...

Audio is one of the biggest drivers for keeping audience attention. Simon Wyndham talks about sound design, and why the idea of it begins at a very simple level. In a world where people often watch ...

The sound editing category, which evolved out of the sound effects and sound effects editing category, is big on fantasy and animation this year. Randy Thom of Skywalker Sound has become a big force ...

How do aliens sound in an emotional, psychological, science fiction universe? This was one of many questions faced by French-Canadian sound editor Sylvain Bellemare in overseeing the development of a ...

The difference between the two isn't complicated, but it remains one of the biggest head-scratchers of awards season. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor Sound — it’s all around us. But when it comes to ...