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 ...

Sound effects are the artificial reproduction of sounds that help to create realism on stage, eg the sound of a window smashing. A sound designer, in consultation with the director, will consider ...

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 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, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. You've spent hours sweating over the mix of your latest tune, but no matter how much you tweak ...

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 ...

“Birdman” moved closer to some below-the-line Oscar glory the weekend before the Academy Awards, grabbing the ASC’s top cinematography award for Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki Sunday night (his second in a ...