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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Filmmaking is a collaborative medium, as everyone likes to point out. But one key contribution is misunderstood more than any ...

Iconic movie sound effects, your favorite songs, and ambient background noises are created through the art of audio mixing. From lo-fi to hi-fi and everything in between, here’s the lowdown on the ...

The nominations for the 89th Academy Awards have been announced, meaning we can start speculating on who will win the big ones. While the focus may be on the major awards (best picture, best director, ...

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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 ...

A category shakeup at the Oscars may be around the corner, as a subcommittee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' sound branch is "favoring" a consolidation of the sound mixing and ...

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 ...

Filmmaking is a collaborative medium, as everyone likes to point out. But one key contribution is misunderstood more than any other: sound. Oscar voters will weigh in on sound editing and sound mixing ...

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 ...