Tech Support: Greg P. Russell on finding the nuance in action with Sam Mendes and 'Skyfall'

Posted by · 8:09 am · February 14th, 2013

Sound mixer Greg P. Russell has spent his career working in action filmmaking, but his experience with director Sam Mendes and fellow mixer Scott Millan brought him a whole new perspective. Perhaps he can pick up that elusive first Oscar this year. This would be, after all, his 16th try.

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Tech Support: How an 0-34 trio of Oscar nominees helped make 'Skyfall' a sensation

Posted by · 5:28 pm · November 10th, 2012

Sound mixer Greg P. Russell, DP Roger Deakins and composer Thomas Newman are all eyeing their first win at the Oscars.

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Tony Scott remembered by friends and colleagues

Posted by · 3:21 pm · August 20th, 2012

The late director made a real impact on artists in his industry.

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Round-up: Goodbye, Whitney

Posted by · 7:07 am · February 13th, 2012

In today’s round-up, saying goodbye to Whitney Houston, Douglas Trumbull’s plan to save movies and the Academy’s annual Sci-Tech Awards.

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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Sound Mixing

Posted by · 6:30 am · February 8th, 2012

This is one of the year’s hardest technical categories to predict, largely because the Academy’s sound branch agreed with the Cinema Audio Society on only two nominees. We size up who might win, and who should.

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Pre-Globes party weekend: Weinstein, AFI, Paramount, Film Independent and BAFTA do it up

Posted by · 6:45 pm · January 14th, 2012

Leading into tomorrow’s Golden Globes ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Hollywood has been all abuzz with events aimed at making the most of having talent in town for the big awards show weekend.

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Sound mixer Greg P. Russell talks creating 'dynamic range' on 'Transformers'

Posted by · 10:27 am · December 28th, 2011

Greg P. Russell has amassed 14 Oscar nominations throughout his career (including two in 1998), but the statue has eluded him. As part of a “Contenders” series, he recently participated in an interview with Below the Line, a trade paper that’s been doing great work spotlighting craft talent for years.

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Greg P. Russell on the 7.1 experience of 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon'

Posted by · 8:22 am · September 29th, 2011

Greg P. Russell has been nominated 14 times for the Best Sound Mixing Oscar. But “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” is, to him, the most complex mixing job of his career. A lot of that is owed to the new 7.1 surround sound platform, which he recently discussed in an interview.

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