Media Platforms Design TeamBest Sound EditingMedia Platforms Design TeamTHE EXPERT /// Coll AndersonTHE BACKGROUND /// The Good Shephard, Match Point, Broken FlowersOVERALL /// Doing something that minimalist is so much more difficult than doing something huge, because every single sound gets heard.FAVORITE SCENES /// It’s the attention to detail, like when the bad guy crumples up the pistachio bag–how he puts it on the counter in the gas station, and that little bag unfolds a little bit. That little, crinkly sound–it’s just little things like that, just to construct that in perfect sync so you believe it’s from set is really hard to do well.BREAKTHROUGH F/X /// Not the air tank hissing, because that’s neither here nor there, but the release of that weapon–the `pah-junk’ sound is such a signature thing.RELATED STORIES* PLUS: Computer Geeks Take to Red Carpet at Sci/Tech Oscars* DIGITAL HOLLYWOOD: Sci-Fi Reality Checks, F/X News and MoreBest Sound MixingMedia Platforms Design TeamTHE EXPERT /// Harry CohenTHE BACKGROUND /// Kill Bill, The Perfect Storm, The MaskOVERALL /// On Transformers and Bourne, the mixers faced the task of not overwhelming us to the point where nothing makes sense. FAVORITE SCENES /// We have these huge action scenes, and there’s hundreds of elements going at one time–all these effects and music and the dialogue and the foley–and they have to steer a path through that, keep it interesting, and make sure they inform us of what’s going on with the sound.BREAKTHROUGH F/X /// Part of the thing that plays into it is the kind of movie it is. I think Transformers has something against it as far as the Academy is concerned–not because it’s such a big budget, but because it was essentially harmless fluff.RELATED STORIES* THIS IS MY JOB: Foley Artist* DIGITAL HOLLYWOOD: Sci-Fi Reality Checks, F/X News and MoreBest Visual EffectsMedia Platforms Design TeamTHE EXPERT /// Duncan BrinsmeadTHE BACKGROUND /// 2008 Sci/Tech Academy Award winnerOVERALL /// It had a way of changing the way we look at the Transformers. The mechanics of way things unfolded, they had some very complex transformations they had to do in it that, visually, looked quite spectacular.FAVORITE SCENES /// It didn’t look like computer graphics, and there were some very over-the-top action scenes.BREAKTHROUGH F/X ///The integration with the live action was very good and pretty seamless. RELATED STORIES* TRANSFORMERS: Best Special Effects Ever?* DIGITAL HOLLYWOOD: Sci-Fi Reality Checks, F/X News and MoreBest MakeupMedia Platforms Design TeamTHE EXPERT /// Sandy ColloraTHE BACKGROUND /// Dogma, Men in Black, Predator 2OVERALL /// The work done on that film is nothing short of incredible. What was done, especially with the CG enhancements, provided some stunning effects and made those characters really come to life.FAVORITE SCENES /// All the Davey Jones stuff with his crew of creatures–exciting, interesting, engaging.BREAKTHROUGH F/X /// It truly is a textbook example of the makeup not overwhelming the picture, but more contributing on a level that lived up to what [director] Gore [Verbinski] and his talented crew were able to accomplish on that film.RELATED STORIES* MOVIES 2.0: Pirates F/X and More Movie Magic Explained* DIGITAL HOLLYWOOD: Sci-Fi Reality Checks, F/X News and More
