{"id":4729,"date":"2019-10-22T15:11:59","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T22:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/?p=4729"},"modified":"2019-09-12T15:12:24","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T22:12:24","slug":"making-waves-the-art-of-cinematic-sound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2019\/making-waves-the-art-of-cinematic-sound\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound * Uncovers The Hidden World Of Cinematic Sound"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Directed by veteran Hollywood sound editor Midge Costin, the critically acclaimed, award-winning Making<\/em> <\/em><\/strong>Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound<\/em> goes behind the scenes to reveal the hidden power of sound in cinema; to introduce us to the unsung heroes who create it; to experience their behind-the-scenes creative genius; and to hear insights from the entertainment industry’s most legendary directors with whom they collaborate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound<\/em> <\/em>reveals the hidden power of sound in cinema . . . <\/strong>and our lives. Through film clips, interviews and archival footage–an enlightening and nostalgic look at many of Hollywood’s biggest box office hits–the film captures the history, impact and unique creative process of this overlooked art form and the artists behind it. Filled with insights from legendary directors–including George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, David Lynch, Ang Lee, Sofia Coppola and Ryan Coogler, among others–who share revealing stories about the award-winning work their sound collaborators help to create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Making<\/em> <\/em>Waves<\/em>, we witness the wild creativity of some of the\nindustry’s most-respected key sound designers–including\nOscar winners Walter Murch (Apocalypse\nNow<\/em>), Ben Burtt (Star\nWars<\/em>), Gary Rydstrom (Saving\nPrivate Ryan<\/em>) and Lora Hirschberg (Inception<\/em>); and\nOscar-nominees Cece Hall (Top Gun<\/em>), Anna Behlmer (Braveheart<\/em>) and Bobbi\nBanks (Selma<\/em>)–who, in pursuing their art and\ndesire to push the medium, are the very people who will go down in the history\nof cinema as developing sound into the\nimmersive storytelling force it is today. Audiences will discover many unsung\ncollaborators for the key creative artists they are, in a domain that has for\ntoo long been characterized as “technical.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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