Award-winning supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer Will Files has joined Sony Pictures Post Production Services. Files, who spent a decade at Skywalker Sound, brings credits on more than 80 feature films, including Passengers, Deadpool, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Fantastic Four. Files won a 2018 MPSE Golden Reel Award for his work on War for the Planet of the Apes. His current project is the upcoming Columbia Pictures release Venom out in U.S. theaters October 5, 2018.
“Will is a brilliant sound artist with an impressive resume and an uncanny ability to enhance stories through sound,” said Sony Pictures Post Production EVP Tom McCarthy. “It’s great to be welcoming him to Sony Pictures at a time of real momentum for our sound team.”
Files calls joining Sony Pictures Post Production Services a great opportunity. “Sony has some of the best mix stages in the world,” he observed. “The facilities are extraordinary, and I’m so happy to be here.”
He added that he was also attracted by Sony Pictures’ ability to support his work both as a sound editor/sound designer and as a re-recording mixer. “I tend to wear a lot of hats. I often supervise sound, create sound design and mix my projects,” he said. “Sony Pictures has embraced modern workflows by creating technically-advanced rooms that allow sound artists to begin mixing as soon as they begin editing. It makes the process more efficient and improves creative storytelling.”
Files will work in a new pre-dub mixing stage and sound design studio on the Sony Pictures lot in Culver City. The stage has Dolby Atmos mixing capabilities and features two Avid S6 mixing consoles, four Pro Tools systems, a Sony 4K digital cinema projector and a variety of other support gear.
Files describes the stage as “a sound designer/mixer’s dream come true.” “It’s a medium-size space, big enough to mix a movie, but also intimate. You don’t feel swallowed up when it’s just you and the filmmaker,” he said. “It’s very conducive to the creative process.”
Files began his career with Skywalker Sound in 2002, shortly after graduating from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. He earned his first credit as supervising sound editor on the 2008 sci-fi hit Cloverfield. His many other credits include Star Trek: Into Darkness, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Loving.
Sinners and Saints Adds Apple Pie To Its Branded Menu
Bicoastal Sinners and Saints--the multidisciplinary studio overseen by managing director/executive producer Heather Heller, and partners/EPs Yann Henric and Thomas Carroll--has added Apple Pie Tabletop to its roster for branded content. Known for its food and beverage content creation, Apple Pie comprises the husband-and-wife team of director/DP Gene Dubin and director/art director Alisa Volodina. In addition to representation, the move expands Apple Pie’s production capabilities through the combination of its centrally located full-service studio in New York and a newly established mobile studio in Los Angeles. Apple Pie recently teamed with Sinners and Saints on a Wienerschnitzel project created by Innocean.
“We believe that our dual studio strategy positions us uniquely in the competitive landscape of food and beverage storytelling,” said Heller. “By blending the artistry of the New York studio with the flexibility of our Los Angeles location, we can tailor our productions to meet the unique demands of each project, regardless of geography.”
“Working with Sinners and Saints in the demanding field of tabletop was an absolute pleasure,” shared Apple Pie Tabletop in a joint statement. “Warm welcome, unwavering support and dedication--everything a director can ask for. The entire experience was both enjoyable and rewarding. We will not miss an opportunity to collaborate with them again.”
“The first thing you notice is that Apple Pie has beautiful work,” Heller observed. “Having worked with them, I can say that Gene and Alisa are extremely meticulous and detail-oriented; their combination of talent and agility appeals to agencies and clients.” Also appealing to Heller is Apple Pie Tabletop’s brisk international... Read More