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By Dion Lim

 

 

Several Bay Area residents worked on the Oscar-nominated blockbuster smash “Black Panther“, up for six awards on Sunday.

 

One of the biggest elements of making “Black Panther” an international success is something you may not have even been aware of, but most definitely felt.

 

The sound.

 

Steve Boeddeker, Brandon Proctor and Benjamin A. Burtt are all Bay Area natives and residents. They worked together with a team of about 15 on the sound design and mixing of the film. Two of the six awards the movie is up for are Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing. The men call it a “team effort,” and said mixing and editing for this movie was unique for many reasons.

 

“There is an important message to convey with what this movie is doing. It just means so much to people around the world, but it’s also got to be wrapped up in the magic of a Marvel movie,” said Boeddeker.

 

Proctor chimed in to add, “On this job I was mixing dialogue and Steve and I both share the music duties, which is kind of unique.”

 

Thousands of layers of sound laid down second by second meant nine long months of work, both at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, then later in Los Angeles.

 

The secret sauce to making great sound for a blockbuster film?

 

“We went out of our way to make sure we had a good time and people who came to us always felt the energy in the room.”

 

“Black Panther” is up against a tough field in both sound categories, including “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “A Star is Born” and “First Man.” The “Black Panther” team isn’t making any predictions for the big night.

 

Boeddeker said, “I have a very good feeling that I am going to have a good time!”

 

Proctor said, “to be honest, being nominated is already amazing, you know? There are so many amazing sounding films, just to be a part of those five films is amazing.”

 

If Boeddeker, Proctor and Burtt win on Sunday, it will be each man’s first Oscar.

 

Congratulations to the NEXT GEN team for their MPSE Golden Reel Award win this weekend in the category of Non-Theatrical Animation Long-Form!

 

A complete list of awards can be found here.

Congratulations to Skywalker Sound’s Steve Boeddeker, Brandon Proctor and Benny Burtt on their Oscar Nominations for Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing!

 

The Oscars will be held on February 24th in Los Angeles.  For the full list of all nominees, click here.

 

Sound Mixing

“Black Panther”

Steve Boeddeker

Brandon Proctor

Peter Devlin

 

“Bohemian Rhapsody”

Paul Massey

Tim Cavagin

John Casali

 

“First Man”

Jon Taylor

Frank A. Montaño

Ai-Ling Lee

Mary H. Ellis

 

“Roma”

Skip Lievsay

Craig Henighan

Jose Antonio Garcia

 

“A Star Is Born”

Tom Ozanich

Dean Zupancic

Jason Ruder

Steve Morrow

 

Sound Editing 

“Black Panther”

Benjamin A. Burtt

Steve Boeddeker

 

“Bohemian Rhapsody”

John Warhurst

Nina Hartstone

 

“First Man”

Ai-Ling Lee

Aidred Iatrou Morgan

 

“A Quiet Place”

Ethan Van der Ryn

Erik Aadahl

 

“Roma”

Sergio Diaz

Skip Lievsay

 

 


More congratulations are in order for our incredible supervisors, sound designers, editorial crews and foley teams!  Members of the Skywalker family have been nominated for 15 projects across 8 different categories.  The Skywalker nominated projects are listed below. Individual nominees will be announced on the MPSE website on Jan 21st.

 

 

Feature Film – Effects / Foley

“Avengers: Infinity War” – Walt Disney Studios / Marvel Studios

“Black Panther” – Walt Disney Studios / Marvel Studios

“Ready Player One” – Warner Bros.

 

 

Feature Film – Animation

“Incredibles 2” – Walt Disney Pictures

“Ralph Breaks the Internet” – Walt Disney Animation Studios

“The Grinch” – Universal Pictures

 

 

Non-Theatrical Animation

“Next Gen” – Netflix

 

 

Short Form Animation

“Crow: The Legend” – Baobob Studios

“Star Wars: Rebels” “The War Between Worlds” – Disney / ABC

 

 

Feature Film – Documentary

“Generation Wealth” – Amazon Studios

“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” – Focus Features

 

 

Non-Theatrical Documentary

“Bobby Kennedy for President” “I’d Like to Serve” – Netflix

 

 

Broadcast Media Longform – Dialogue / ADR

“House of Cards” “Chapter 73” – Netflix

 

 

Special Venue

“Age of Sail” – Chromospheres / Google Spotlight

Wreck It Ralph: Ralph Breaks VR – ILMxLAB

 

The Cinema Audio Society has announced nominations for their 2019 CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing.  Skywalker Sound was well represented with several nominations across the various categories.

 

Skywalker Re-recording Mixers Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Scott Curtis, Michael Semanick, Nathan Nance, Chris Scarabosio, Gary Rizzo, Juan Peralta, Blake Collins, Pete Horner and Jeff King were all nominated.

 

Final balloting for Outstanding Sound Mixing and Outstanding Products will open online Thursday, January 24 and end Wednesday, February 6 at 5pm PST.

 

The Awards will be presented on February 16 in the Wilshire Grand Ballroom of the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. During the awards, the highest honor of the CAS, the CAS Career Achievement Award, will be presented to Production Sound Mixer Lee Orloff.  The CAS Filmmaker Award will be presented to Steven Spielberg.

 

A complete list of nominations are below.

 

NOMINATIONS FOR THE 55th CAS AWARDS FOR
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING FOR 2018

 

MOTION PICTURE – LIVE ACTION

 

A Quiet Place
Production Mixer – Michael Barosky
Re-recording Mixer – Brandon Proctor
Re-recording Mixer – Michael Barry, CAS
Scoring Mixer – Tyson Lozensky
ADR Mixer – Bob Lacivita
Foley Mixer – Peter Persuad, CAS

 

A Star is Born
Production Mixer – Steven A. Morrow, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Tom Ozanich
Re-recording Mixer – Dean Zupancic
Scoring Mixer – Jason Ruder
ADR Mixer – Thomas O’Connell
Foley Mixers – Richard Duarte

 

Black Panther
Production Mixer – Peter Devlin, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Steven Boeddeker
Re-recording Mixer – Brandon Proctor
Scoring Mixer – Christopher Fogel, CAS
ADR Mixer – Doc Kane, CAS
Foley Mixer – Scott Curtis

 

Bohemian Rhapsody
Production Mixer – John Casali
Re-recording Mixer – Paul Massey
Re-recording Mixer – Tim Cavagin
Re-recording Mixer – Niv Adiri, CAS

 

First Man
Production Mixer – Mary H. Ellis, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Jon Taylor, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Frank A. Montaño
Scoring Mixer – Ai-Ling Lee, CAS
ADR Mixer – Thomas J. O’Connell
Foley Mixer – Richard Duarte

 

MOTION PICTURE—ANIMATED

 

Incredibles 2
Original Dialogue Mixer – Vince Caro, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Michael Semanick, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Nathan Nance
Scoring Mixer – Joel Iwataki
Foley Mixer – Scott Curtis

 

Isle of Dogs
Original Dialogue Mixer – Darrin Moore
Re-recording Mixer – Christopher Scarabosio
Re-recording Mixer – Wayne Lemmer
Scoring Mixer – Xavier Forcioli
Scoring Mixer – Simon Rhodes
Foley Mixer – Peter Persaud, CAS

 

Ralph Breaks the Internet
Original Dialogue Mixer / Re-recording Mixer – Gabriel Guy, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – David E. Fluhr, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Alan Meyerson, CAS
ADR Mixer – Doc Kane, CAS
Foley Mixer – Scott Curtis

 

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Original Dialogue Mixers – Brian Smith, Aaron Hasson, Howard London, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Michael Semanick, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Tony Lamberti, CAS
Scoring Mixer – Sam Okell
Foley Mixer – Randy K. Singer, CAS

 

The Grinch
Original Dialogue Mixer – Michael Miller, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Gary A. Rizzo, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Juan Peralta
Scoring Mixer – Noah Scot Snyder
Foley Mixer – Blake Collins, CAS

 

MOTION PICTURE—DOCUMENTARY

 

Fahrenheit 11/9
Production Mixer – Mark Ray
Re-recording Mixer – Andy Kris
Re-recording Mixer – Lee Salevan
Re-recording Mixer – Skip Lievsay, CAS

 

Free Solo
Production Mixer – Jim Hurst
Re-recording Mixer – Tom Fleischman, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Ric Schnupp
Scoring Mixer – Tyson Lozensky
ADR Mixer – David Boulton
Foley Mixer – Joana Niza Braga

 

Quincy
Production Mixer – Al Hicks
Re-recording Mixer – Jonathan Wales, CAS

 

They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead
Production Mixer – Rob Filmore, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Brian Riordan, CAS

 

Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Re-recording Mixer – Pete Horner
Re-recording Mixer – Jeff King

 

TELEVISION SERIES – 1 HOUR

 

Better Call Saul: Talk
Production Mixer – Phillip W. Palmer, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Larry B. Benjamin, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Kevin Valentine
ADR Mixer – Chris Navarro, CAS
Foley Mixer – Stacey Michaels

 

Ozark: The Badger
Production Mixer – Felipe Borrero, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Larry B. Benjamin, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Kevin Valentine
Scoring Mixer – Phillip McGowan, CAS
ADR Mixer – Matt Hovland
Foley Mixer – David Torres, CAS

 

The Handmaid’s Tale: Holly
Production Mixer – Sylvain Arseneault, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Lou Solakofski
Re-recording Mixer – Joe Morrow
Scoring Mixer – Adam Taylor
ADR Mixer – Mark DeSimone, CAS
Foley Mixer – Jack Heeren

 

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Vote for Kennedy, Vote for Kennedy
Production Mixer – Mathew Price, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Ron Bochar, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Michael Miller, CAS
ADR Mixer – David Boulton
Foley Mixer – Steven Visscher

 

Westworld: The Passenger
Production Mixers – Geoffrey Patterson, CAS
Roger V. Stevenson, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Keith Rogers, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Andy King, CAS
ADR Mixer – Michael Botha
Foley Mixer – Michael Head

 

TELEVISION SERIES – 1/2 HOUR

 

Ballers: The Kids Are Aight
Production Mixer – Scott Harber, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Michael Colomby, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Richard Weingart, CAS
ADR Mixer – Michael Miller, CAS
Foley Mixer – James Howe

 

Barry: Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going
Production Mixer – Benjamin A. Patrick, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Elmo Ponsdomenech, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Todd Beckett, CAS
Scoring Mixer – David Wingo
ADR Mixer – Aaron Hasson
Foley Mixer – John Sanacore, CAS

 

Modern Family: Did the Chicken Cross the Road?
Production Mixer – Stephen A. Tibbo, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Dean Okrand, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Brian R. Harman, CAS
ADR Mixer – Matt Hovland
Foley Mixer – David Torres, CAS

 

Mozart in the Jungle: Domo Arigato
Production Mixer – Ryotaro Harada
Re-recording Mixer – Andy D’Addario
Re-recording Mixer – Chris Jacobson, CAS
ADR Mixer – Patrick Christensen
Foley Mixer – Gary DeLeone

 

Silicon Valley: Fifty-One Percent
Production Mixer – Benjamin A. Patrick, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Elmo Ponsdomenech, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Todd Beckett, CAS
Scoring Mixer – Oren Hadar
ADR Mixer – Aaron Hasson
Foley Mixer – Aran Tanchum

 

TELEVISION MOVIE or LIMITED SERIES

 

American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace (Part 1) The Man Who Would Be Vogue
Production Mixer – John Bauman, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Joe Earle, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Doug Andham, CAS
ADR Mixer – Judah Getz, CAS
Foley Mixer – Arno Stephanian

 

Escape at Dannemore: Episode 101
Production Mixer – Thomas Nelson, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Bob Chefalas
Re-recording Mixer – Jacob Ribicoff
Scoring Mixer – John Chapman
ADR Mixer – Kris Chevannes
Foley Mixer – George Lara

 

Fahrenheit 451
Production Mixer – Henry Embry, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Tom Fleischman, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Jacob Ribicoff
ADR Mixer – Mark DeSimone, CAS
Foley Mixer – George A. Lara, CAS

 

Genius: Picasso “Chapter 1”
Production Mixer – Tamás Csaba, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Bob Bronow, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Mark Hensley
ADR Mixer – Beau Emory
ADR Mixer – Matt Hovland

 

The Romanoffs: House of Special Purpose
Production Mixer – Mark Weber, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Larry Benjamin, CAS
Re-recording Mixer – Kevin Valentine
ADR Mixer – Chris Navarro, CAS
ADR Mixer – Michael Miller, CAS
Foley Mixer – David Jobe, CAS

 

TELEVISION NON-FICTION, VARIETY or MUSIC SERIES or SPECIALS

 

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Bhutan)
Re-Recording Mixer – Benny Mouthon, CAS
Carpool Karaoke: Primetime Special 2018
Production Mixer – William B. Kaplan, CAS
Production Mixer – Scott Smolev
Production Mixer – Tim Murphy
Foldback Mixer – Chris Maddalone
Scoring Mixer – Otto Svoboda

 

Deadliest Catch: Last Damn Arctic Storm
Re-Recording Mixer – Bob Bronow, CAS

 

Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Production Mixer – Tom Holmes
Re-recording Mixer – Brian Flanzbaum
Re-recording Mixer – Christian Schrader
Re-Recording Mixer – Ellen Fitton
Scoring Mixer – John Harris
ADR Mixer – Anthony Lalumia

 

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Production Mixer – Pierre DeLaforcade
FoH Mixer – Tom Herman
Monitor Mixer – Al Bonomo
Scoring Mixer – Harvey Goldberg

 

OUTSTANDING PRODUCT – PRODUCTION

 

Aaton: Cantaress
Dan Dugan Sound Design: Dugan Automixing in Sound Devices 633 Compact Mixer
Denecke, Inc.: JB-1 Compact Timecode Generator
Lectrosonics: SMWB Series Wideband Transmitter
Sound Devices: A10 Digital Wireless System

 

OUTSTANDING PRODUCT – POST PRODUCTION

 

Audionamix: IDC (Instant Dialog Cleaner)
Exponential Audio: Stratus 3D and Symphony 3D Reverbs
iZotope, Inc.: RX 7
Sound Particles: Doppler + Air
Todd-AO: Absentia DX