“I’m drawn to provocative characters that find themselves in extreme situations. And I think I’m drawn to that consistently.” — Kathryn Bigelow
Academy Award Winning Director of ‘The Hurt Locker’, ‘Zero Dark Thirty’, ‘Point Break’ — often credited as the director who “shaped modern action cinema”.
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“I got into sound, which is great because sound is a wonderful background for editing in terms of rhythm.
Sound and silence are so important in a film.
…I think it helped me become a better picture editor.” — Dede Allen
(Academy Award nominee and Pioneering Film Editor of classics such as Bonnie and Clyde, Dog Day Afternoon, The Hustler)
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“I respect the audience's intelligence a lot, and that's why I don't try to go for the lowest common denominator.”
— Spike Lee
(academy award winning director of Do The Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X)
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“I function as a channel from which music emerges from the chaos of noise.” — Vangelis
A titan and cosmic pioneer of Synth and Electronic Music — Oscar-winning composer of Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner.
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Sound design (and the mix) can be the difference between an average film and a masterpiece.
“Sound is half the experience….”
“Sound can tell you more about a character’s internal life than the visuals ever can.” — Walter Murch (re-recording mixer of Apocalypse Now, THX 1138, God Father II & III)
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