Goldcrest Post sound artists have been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for their work on Netflix’s acclaimed limited series The Queen’s Gambit. Supervising Sound Editor Gregg Swiatlowski and Supervising Sound Editor/Re-Recording Mixer Eric Hirsch are nominated for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (shared with Sound Designer Wylie Stateman, Sound Editors Leo Marcil, Mary Ellen Porto, Patrick Cicero, James David Redding III and Eric Hoehn, Music Editor Tom Kramer and Foley Artist Rachel Chancey). Hirsch is also nominated for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (shared with Hoehn, Production Mixer Roland Winke and Scoring Music Mixer Lawrence Manchester). Overall, the series received 18 Emmy nominations. Winners will be announced in September.
Sound post-production involved months of intense effort and spanned the worst period of the pandemic. Swiatlowski and Hirsch began work on the series while production was ongoing, creating ambiences to match the various environments, and developing signature sound effects to accompany chess play. They also produced a rolling mix, compiling complete soundtracks with dialog, sound effects and music as individual scenes were cut.
Due to lockdown measures, much of their work was done from home studios. Yet some routine tasks required creative solutions. “Group ADR was particularly challenging,” recalls Swiatlowski. He credits Goldcrest Engineer Bob Troeller for making the unusual sessions flow smoothly. “We had finished three episodes prior to the pandemic but needed to find a way to record the other four when we couldn’t have people in a room together.” Ultimately, some New York-based actors were recorded from their homes. “It was just like a typical remote session, except that we used Zoom to get the picture to people in six different locations. I had Source Connect on my system, so my home became the ‘stage’ for the session.”
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Goldcrest Post is a leading, independent post-production facility, providing one-stop creative solutions for features films, episodic television, documentaries and other projects. Conveniently located in New York City’s West Village, the company provides editorial offices, on-set dailies, picture finishing, sound editorial, ADR and mixing, and related services. Recent credits include The Queen’s Gambit, P-Valley, 40-Year-Old Version, Godfather of Harlem, Baby God, The Expecting, What Breaks the Ice and She Dies Tomorrow.
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“We love helping our clients by providing efficient tools to improve their workflow, and this has been a frequently requested feature as of late,” shares Kellie Atton, Head of Sales at Simian. “It feels great to get Teams out into the wild because I know it’s going to be tremendously helpful to everyone who uses it”.
Teams is now available exclusively to Simian’s enterprise clients. Simian plans to release more product upgrades and enhancements during Q4 2024 and 2025 for enterprise and non-enterprise users, continuing its ongoing evolution as the industry’s leading production asset management solution.
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