Heading David Fincher’s sound team on The Social Network, Sound Re-recording Mixer and Supervisor Sound Editor Ren Kylce and Sound Re-Recording Mixer Michael Semanick walk us through the creative and technical process for designing the audio soundscape. (via Soundworks)
BEST FILM
The Social Network
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Carlos
BEST DIRECTOR
David Fincher, The Social Network
BEST ACTOR
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
BEST ACTRESS
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone
The American Society of Cinematographers announce their 5 nominees
(thanks to Marshall & to Mark)
And they are:
(3 of these will be nominated for the Oscar, I figure):
“Alice in Wonderland”
“Barney’s Version”
“The Fighter”
“Jonah Hex”
“True Grit”
“The Way Back”
“The Wolfman”
On Saturday, January 22, all members of the Academy’s Makeup Branch will be invited to view 10-minute excerpts from each of the seven shortlisted films. Following the screenings, members will vote to nominate three films for final Oscar consideration.
The DGA nod meant much to David O. Russell. His film is about second chances, and the director could not help but feel as though this is some sort of second chance for him:
‚ÄúWhen Taylor Hackford called me this morning I have to admit I started to cry . I am so humbled because it is such a talented field this year, I had prepared myself to not be part of it. To be recognized by my peers, moves me beyond words with gratitude and humility. Like boxing, our business doesn’t always give second chances. I’m eternally grateful to Mark Wahlberg for bringing me into this very special project about truly inspiring people like Micky Ward, Dick Eklund, and the families of Lowell; as I am grateful to producers David Hoberman, Ryan Kavanaugh, Todd Lieberman, the phenomenal cast, Paramount, Relativity, and the members of the DGA.‚Äù
And Christopher Nolan was equally surprised and grateful:
“I‚Äôm thrilled that the DGA membership has chosen to nominate me and my DGA
team (Jan Foster, Nilo Otero, Brandon Lambdin, Greg Pawlik, Lauren
Pasternack) for our work on ‘Inception.’ The recognition of our peers is
extremely gratifying – this is an incredible honor.”
We’ll let this poll serve the dual purpose of predicting tomorrow’s announcement of nominees by the ASC as well as eventual Oscar favorites. Choose 5 cinematographers after the cut.
Here are your five strongest films for the Best Picture Oscar, 2010.
David Fincher, The Social Network
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
David O. Russell, The Fighter
Christopher Nolan, Inception
