Creating The Sound For 'The Mandalorian' - With Foley Mixer Blake Collins CAS

Posted June 30, 2021 by Asbjoern Andersen in Film sound

Check out this great interview with The Mandalorian Foley Mixer Blake Collins CAS + get additional insights into the creative sound process from Bonnie Wild & Dave Acord:

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Here’s the Cinema Audio Society’s official introduction:
Did you ever wonder if there is a secret sound library for Star Wars? In this video we have a conversation with 57th CAS award winner and Foley mixer Blake Collins CAS to get some insight into the process involved to create the Foley for Star War’s first live action series “The Mandalorian”. Production sound mixer Amanda Beggs CAS takes a deep dive into Blake’s career path, how he got into sound and ultimately landed working on a gig like The Mandalorian. This is an informative video for both film sound students and all CAS members!

Creating the sound for The Mandalorian with Foley Mixer Blake Collins CAS

Want to learn more about the sound of The Mandalorian?
Check out these interviews:

Tonebenders: Behind the sound of The Mandalorian – with Re-Recording Mixer Bonnie Wild & Sound Designer/Supervising Sound Editor Dave Acord:

Soundworks Collection: The sound of The Mandalorian – with Re-Recording Mixer Bonnie Wild:

The Sound Of The Mandalorian | Dolby Institute Podcast

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