David Lewis Yewdall (October 30, 1950 – July 4, 2017) was an American
supervising sound editor
A sound editor is a creative professional responsible for selecting and assembling sound recordings in preparation for the final sound mixing or mastering of a television program, motion picture, video game, or any production involving recorde ...
. He worked with
Roger Corman
Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are based on works t ...
on ''
Battle Beyond the Stars'' and as the co-supervising sound editor on
''Talvisota''. He published a book about the profession in 2007, ''Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound'', which was called a "must-read for all students of film." In 1996, he became a member of the board of NightPro Technologies Inc (NTI), a sound production company from
Provo, Utah
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Provo lies between ...
. He taught editing and sound at the
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
until June 2016.
Publications
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Death
Yewdall died on July 4, 2017, in
Winston-Salem,
North Carolina
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from
pancreatic cancer, aged 66.
Awards and recognition
In 1988 Yewdall was nominated for an
Emmy Award for "Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special" for his work on ''
The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story''.
References
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1950 births
2017 deaths
American sound designers
American sound editors
People from Springfield, Missouri
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