Lauren Hadaway is a director based in Los Angeles and Paris whose debut feature, The Novice, premiered this year at Tribecca to great reviews and several awards; it's since been released theatrically and has been nominated for 5 Independent Spirit Awards. However even before this phenomenal film, she was achieving remarkable success in post-production sound, having worked in ADR and sound editing for directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Zach Snyder and Damien Chazelle. In this interview we chatted about how she wrote this feature whilst recording ADR on Zach Snyder's Justice League, what she learned from other directors through working in sound, the challenges of indie filmmaking and the appeal in a niche story such as The Novice. Read more about The Novice here - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11131464/ Follow me on Instagram at @alfiefaber Or follow the podcast on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/soundperspectivepodcast

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The Novice - Director Lauren Hadaway

In this episode I had a great interview with supervising sound editor Robert Mackenzie and sound designer Dave Whitehead about their work on Jane Campions psychological thriller Western, Power of the Dog. We chatted about their collaboration with Jane, finding the right sound of spurs, working with Johnny Greenwood's score, how Jane personally directed and oversaw the loop-group, and their thoughts on mixing for Netflix. Catch Power of the Dog now on Netflix! Follow me on Instagram or Letterboxed at @alfiefaber Or Facebook at Sound Perspective Podcast

Power of the Dog - Robert Mackenzie and Dave Whitehead

Ben Lawrence is an Australian director whose credits include Hearts and Bones, Ghosthunter, and most recently Ithaka, a feature documentary following John Shipton, Jullian Assanges father, in his fight for Julian’s freedom. It’s premiering at Sydney Film Festival this Sunday 7th November, with music by Brian Eno. In my first face-to-face podcast interview in over 18 months, me and Ben chatted about how he pitted Hugo Weaving against first-time actors in Hearts and Bones, how he unwillingly became a character in his documentary Ghosthunter and how he collaborated with Brian Eno to find the right music for Ithaka. Get tickets for Ithaka at Sydney Film Festival here: https://www.sff.org.au/program/browse/ithaka Follow me on Letterboxd: Alfie Faber And Instagram at @alfiefaber Got any feedback or questions? Contact me at contact@soundperspectivepodcast.com

Ben Lawrence on Ithaka

Eddie Martin is an Australian documentary director who shot to cult fame with his visceral 2005 documentary, Jisoe, about a Melbourne graffiti artist; some of his films since have included All This Mayhem, Have You Seen The Listers? and The Kids. The Kids revisits the cast of Larry Clarks cult 1995 film Kids, and is playing at Sydney Film Festival this year. In this Zoom chat me and Eddie discussed his background in the Melbourne skate scene and how he wanted to explore the alternative narrative behind Kids. Get tickets for The Kids at Sydney Film Festival here: https://www.sff.org.au/program/browse/the-kids Watch Jisoe here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp8ZNqaG-dE&t=2490s&ab_channel=EddieMartin Follow me on Letterboxd: Alfie Faber And Instagram at @alfiefaber Got any feedback or questions? Contact me at contact@soundperspectivepodcast.com

Eddie Martin talks Jisoe and The Kids

David France is a documentary filmmaker, writer and journalist in New York, whose directing credits include Oscar-Nominated How To Survive a Plague, The Death and Life of Marsha P Johnson, and last year's Welcome to Chechnya, the horrific story of the genocide of queer people in the Russian state of Chechnya. In this Skype interview we discussed his transition from journalism to film, how he ensured the anonymity of his subjects through ground-breaking VFX and ADR, and his working relationship with legendary mixer Lora Hirschberg, who has also worked on films such as The Dark Knight and Inception. Find out where you can watch Welcome To Chechnya here https://www.welcometochechnya.com/seefilm Follow the podcast socials on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/soundperspectivepodcast Instagram - @alfiefaber Email at contact@soundperspectivepodcast.com

David France on Welcome to Chechnya

Kate Simko is a composer in London who's worked across a wide variety of docos and fiction films as well as having had a long career as an EDM DJ. Her most recent work is on the documentary Underplayed, which explores the issue of the lack of female-identifying DJs and the history of women in electronic music. We chatted about the influence of her upbringing in the Chicago music scene, her career as a DJ, finding a sound palette that sat between the music styles of Underplayed's participants, and why there are so few women composers. Check her music at https://open.spotify.com/artist/2KXLSIzI7CY7AJg5ARUOSb?si=68tiq752Qb27zqtpJmt_XA Follow the podcast socials on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/soundperspectivepodcast Instagram - @alfiefaber Email at contact@soundperspectivepodcast.com

Kate Simko - Underplayed

Aunty Donna are a 6-piece comedy group from Melbourne, Australia, who have worked across video, stage performance, and music. They are very, very, very funny people. In this episode I chatted to two of the members; filmmaker Max Miller and composer/sound designer Tom Armstrong, about their new Netflix original series, Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun. We talked about how Tom likes to get involved from the sketch writing phase, how Max converts live sketches to something cinematic, their work outside of Aunty Donna, and the alternate universe in which they might have made a Quibi series. Watch Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun now on Netflix, or follow their socials: Instagram: @theauntydonnagallery Twitter: @auntydonnaboys Facebook and Youtube: Aunty Donna Follow me on Facebook at Sound Perspective Twitter @soundperspect Instagram @alfiefaber Got feedback? Email me contact@soundperspectivepodcast.com

Aunty Donna - Director Max Miller and Composer Tom Armstrong

Glendyn Ivin is an Australian director of features such as Last Ride and Penguin Bloom, which just premiered at TIFF, as well as amazing TV shows such as The Cry, The Beautiful Lie, and Puberty Blues. I managed to have a Skype interview with him while he was stuck in a two week quarantine in a hotel in Sydney, and we had a really amazing chat about a massive range of topics; his background in documentary, passion for music, love of shooting with small crews and editing of bird sounds in Penguin Bloom. Watch his Palme D'or winning short here https://vimeo.com/8833777 Follow me on Facebook at Sound Perspective Twitter @soundperspect Instagram @alfiefabersound Got feedback? Email me contact@soundperspectivepodcast.com

Glendyn Ivin from Quarantine

In this episode I chat with Natalie Erika James and Robert Mackenzie, the director and sound designer of the hit Australian horror film Relic. In this Skype interview, we talked about the collaborative process of having a sound team working in 3 different cities, creating an extensive sample library before the edit, and how they created a sense of organic decay through the soundtrack. Relic is currently available in Australia on Stan and overseas on rental platforms. Follow me on Facebook at Sound Perspective Twitter @soundperspect Instagram @alfiefabersound Got feedback? Email me contact@soundperspectivepodcast.com

Talking Relic with Natalie Erika James and Robert Mackenzie

Ron Bartlett is a re-recording mixer working at the Formosa Group in LA, with over 170 credits to his name, including Bladerunner 2049, Reservoir Dogs, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Us, and the upcoming Dune film by Denis Villeneuve. In this Skype interview we chatted about his intro to sound through drumming, the experience of working on both Bladerunner films, and his memories of Quentin Tarantino as a young up-and-comer in the indie LA scene. Follow me on Facebook at Sound Perspective Twitter @soundperspect Instagram @alfiefabersound Got feedback? Email me contact@soundperspectivepodcast.com

Mixing Bladerunner - Ron Bartlett

Jed Kurzel is an Australian composer living in England. He is the brother of Australian director Justin Kurzel, and in addition to having scored all of his films (Snowtown, Assassins Creed and The True History of the Kelly Gang) he's composed for films such as Alien: Covenant, The Babadook and The Nightingale. In this Skype interview me and Jed talked about his upbringing with Justin, the difference between film composition and song-writing and what composers can do to add to a film. Follow me on Facebook at Sound Perspective Twitter @soundperspect Instagram @alfiefabersound Got feedback? Email me contact@soundperspectivepodcast.com

Jed Kurzel on Composing

Karen Baker Landers is a two-time Oscar-winning sound editor in LA, working for the Formosa Group. Her credits include The Bourne franchise, Skyfall, Spectre and Black Hawk Down. In this Skype interview we talked about her fascination with sound in storytelling since a young age, working with an audiences expectations of "movie" sound, and keeping the sound authentic in her most recent Netflix film Sergio. Follow me on Facebook at Sound Perspective Twitter @soundperspect Instagram @alfiefabersound Got feedback? Email me contact@soundperspectivepodcast.com

Karen Baker Landers on Sound in Action

Justin Kurzel is an Australian director working in London; his films include Snowtown, The True History of the Kelly Gang, Macbeth and Assassins Creed. In this Skype interview we talked about his origins in theatre design, his collaboration with his brother and regular composer Jed Kurzel, creating a social-realistic sound in Snowtown and the influence of his favourite book. Follow me on Facebook at Sound Perspective Twitter @soundperspect Instagram @alfiefabersound Got feedback? Email me contact@soundperspectivepodcast.com

Justin Kurzel talks Snowtown and Macbeth

For my first interview with a picture editor I was lucky enough to talk to the Oscar-nominee Douglas Crise! Douglas's credits have included Birdman, Babel, Spring Breakers and The Beach Bum. After seeing The Beach Bum I was absolutely compelled to chat to the person behind the edit. In this Facetime call we talked about how Doug likes to work with temp sound, the development of the iconic soundtrack of Spring Breakers, Harmonie Korines' 6 hour workdays(!) and the tricks of cheating a one-shot in Birdman. Feedback? Email me at contact@soundperspectivepodcast.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/soundperspectivepodcast/ Twitter @soundperspect Instagram @alfiefabersound

Picture Editor Doug Crise on The Beach Bum and Birdman

For this episode I did a cheeky little pod swap with the amazing sound design podcast Tonebenders. The Tonebenders hosts are incredibly talented with heaps of industry experience and they've been making awesome content for years so it was an absolute pleasure to hear from them and collaborate on this. In this ep you'll hear their interview with Brad Engleking, the sound designer of Terence Mallicks' most recent film A Hidden Life. As the only sound designer on a 3 hour film Brad really had his work cut out for him but he did a phenomenal job and this interview is a really interesting insight into his process by some people a lot more talented and experienced than me! Tonebenders will be releasing my Peter Weir interview in the next few weeks but please go check out their podcast, it's available on iTunes, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts. Website https://tonebenderspodcast.com/ Find them on Twitter @thetonebenders or Facebook @Tonebenders

Tonebenders Podswap - A Hidden Life

Listen to interviews with sound designers, directors, and musicians as Alfred Faber explores the role of sound in film and art.

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