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Cecelia Hall (sound Editor)
Cecelia Hall (Cece Hall) is an Oscar-winning sound designer and sound editor. She became the first woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing in 1986 for ''Top Gun'' and went on to win the Oscar for ''The Hunt for Red October'', a 1990 film for which she also received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Sound at the 44th British Academy Film Awards. Career In 1984, Hall was elected the first woman president of the Motion Picture Sound Editors and served on the executive committee of the Sound Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1988 to 1995. In 1995, Hall was invited to teach at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Graduate School of Theatre, Film and Television/Media; she remains the only professor teaching sound design. Hall has also taken residencies at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and California State University, Monterey Bay, taught master classes in sound in London, and participated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sound Editor (filmmaking)
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 recorded or synthetic sound. The sound editor works with the supervising sound editor. The supervising sound editor often assigns scenes and reels the sound editor based on the editor's strengths and area of expertise. Sound editing developed out of the need to fix the incomplete, undramatic, or technically inferior sound recordings of early talkies, and over the decades has become a respected filmmaking craft, with sound editors implementing the aesthetic goals of motion picture sound design. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognizes the artistic contribution of exceptional sound editing with the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing. There are primarily three divisions of sound that are combined to create a final mix, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |