President
Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) | www.mpse.org
Founded: 1957
Members: 800
Please provide a brief description of your membership and what industry/industries your Organization serves.
The MPSE is proud to represent the most elite sound editing professionals in the industry. With a roster of members that spans the globe, the MPSE is the premiere organization for sound editors who have the skill and passion to propel their craft to the next level.
Founded in 1953, the MPSE has remained a leader in furthering the interests of the sound editing community, and encouraging the next generation to reach for greatness, through a combination of mentorships, scholarships, and educational opportunities, known as Sound Advice. The MPSE is also a proud participant in EIPMA, the Entertainment Industry Professional Mentoring Alliance, which partners established professionals with new talent.
The MPSE welcomes artists in all sound disciplines; Sound Effects, Dialogue, ADR, Foley, and Music. The exceptional work done by our members can be heard around the world, every hour of every day.
The MPSE is honored to host a yearly celebration of greatness in sound through the Golden Reel Awards. This is an opportunity for all sound professionals to acknowledge the innovative and skillful work being accomplished in our industry. Because the awards are judged by working sound professionals, a Golden Reel Award is one of the most prized accolades in the sound editing world.
Please provide a brief description of the mission of your Organization.
The goals of the MPSE are to further the interests and heighten the profile of our editors, while providing opportunities for growth and education to everyone within our sound community.
What guidance are you providing your members about the restarting of production and/or postproduction? What precautions/best practices do you recommend? (Your are welcome to provide a direct link to a page on your site that addresses this question with regard to set guidelines/policies, etc.)
What guidance are you providing your members about the restarting of production and/or postproduction? What precautions/best practices do you recommend? (You are welcome to provide a direct link to a page on your site that addresses this question with regard to set guidelines/policies, etc.)
We have been discussing new protocols for editors to work at home studios as much as possible once work starts opening up again. Certain positions will still have to go to mix stages or ADR stages and we are working with studios to figure out the best practices going forward. We are also consulting with software developers for new tools to work remotely as much as possible.
Prior to the pandemic, industry execs and artisans were in the business of balancing art and commerce–as well as safety. But now safety, health and welfare concerns take on a whole new dimension due to the virus crisis. What advice/counsel and/or vision do you have to offer to the overall entertainment and/or advertising industries on the future of production and/or postproduction?
Well the game is changing daily and there are a number of big questions that will greatly affect any plans we come up with. It appears to be a fluid situation where we make plans for multiple scenarios and go with the one we need to at the time. When this first happened we stopped almost all travel into the studios and interaction with mixers, picture editors, directors, and actors. Going forward I see loop group being an issue, we really need them to be able to interact in real time. Getting actors to the ADR stage will be a problem too, we need to set up series regulars with a way to do quality ADR in their own home. I hope at some point things will get back to normal, but we have to plan on the new protocols being developed, at least for a while.
Rom-Com Mainstay Hugh Grant Shifts To The Dark Side and He’s Never Been Happier
After some difficulties connecting to a Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead.
"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
"I think they're killing us. I hate them," he says. "I go on long holidays from them, three or four days at at time. Marvelous."
Hell, and our proximity to it, is a not unrelated topic to Grant's new film, "Heretic." In it, two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) come knocking on a door they'll soon regret visiting. They're welcomed in by Mr. Reed (Grant), an initially charming man who tests their faith in theological debate, and then, in much worse things.
After decades in romantic comedies, Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career. But in "Heretic," a horror thriller from A24, Grant's turn to the dark side reaches a new extreme. The actor who once charmingly stammered in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and who danced to the Pointer Sisters in "Love Actually" is now doing heinous things to young people in a basement.
"It was a challenge," Grant says. "I think human beings need challenges. It makes your beer taste better in the evening if you've climbed a mountain. He was just so wonderfully (expletive)-up."
"Heretic," which opens in theaters Friday, is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of "A Quiet Place." In Grant's hands, Mr. Reed is a divinely good baddie — a scholarly creep whose wry monologues pull from a wide range of references, including, fittingly, Radiohead's "Creep."
In an interview, Grant spoke about these and other facets of his character, his journey... Read More