The documentary 'Making Waves' is an engaging look at the mechanics of movie sound from 'Star Wars' to 'Argo.'
When it’s done right, sound in film doesn’t call attention to itself, it just comes off as perfectly natural.
Midge Costin, the film’s director, knows this world inside out. She’s been a working Hollywood sound editor for 25 years and is also the Kay Rose Chair in the Art of Sound Editing at USC’s film school.Though she’s a first-time director, Costin has put together a film that’s a savvy cinematic education as well as pure fun. If you care about the movies, don’t even think of staying away.
Though hearing from big name directors is fun, the film’s most compelling figures are the three titans of modern sound design, namely Burtt, Rydstrom and the godfather of the art, Walter Murch, whose work on “The Godfather” includes at one point using the screeching sound of a subway to indicate Michael Corleone’s disturbed state of mind.
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