Perfecting the Propulsive Sound of ‘Zero Day’ – with Brett Hinton and Mark Hailstone

Netflix’s political thriller ‘Zero Day’ – starring Robert De Niro – incorporates psychological elements that offered the sound team fun sound design opportunities. Here, sound supervisor Brett Hinton and sound designer Mark Hailstone talk about designing sound for psychological breaks, creating believable newscasts, building dynamic crowds, and much more!

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Designing the Astounding Sound of ‘Dune: Prophecy’ – with Tim Kimmel and Ann Scibelli

Dune: Prophecy sound supervisor Tim Kimmel and sound designer Ann Scibelli dive into details for sound-driven scenes, talk about designing sounds for ‘thinking machine’ tech, suspensor technology-driven ships, prophetic visions, and mystical abilities, share their approach to weaving together sound and music, and much more!

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Capturing the sound of the ’70s for ‘Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist’ – with Brian Armstrong and James Gallivan

Sound supervisor Brian Armstrong and sound designer James Gallivan on bringing back the ’70s sound for ‘Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist’: They talk about cutting sounds for classic cars, recreating Ali’s comeback fight through sound, recording ’70s lingo-laden loop group for the all-important crowds, and much more!

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