Midnight Snack at Heard City has launched. The new sound design division at the award-winning audio post-production company offers clients a new, innovative, creative process.
“Under Midnight Snack and the direction of a Creative Director, we collaborate simultaneously to create elements for each project,” shares Managing Partner of Midnight Snack & Heard City Gloria Pitagorsky. “This approach has allowed us to deliver our most innovative and comprehensive Sound Design and offer a range of options for the exceptional Sound Design we believe every project merits.”
Midnight Snack at Heard City features the talents of Sound Designers: Danny Irizarry, Evan Mangiamele, Philip Loeb, Seth Phillips, Jeremy Siegel, T. Terressa Tate, Michael Vitacco, and Eric Warzecha. The team hit the ground running this year with its latest projects, which include the Paramount+ Super Bowl 2024 spot, “Hey Arnold,” as well as campaigns for CeraVe, Carl’s Jr., and Mercedes.
“We have been very fortunate to have the opportunity to work with amazing creatives on great projects,” explains Philip Loeb, Sound Designer/Mixer and President/Partner of Midnight Snack & Heard City. “In a world where deadlines are always pressing, our challenge is to deliver something wonderful for our clients efficiently. With Midnight Snack at Heard City, we have designed a workflow that addresses this head-on. Our team collaborates on multiple projects simultaneously, each contributing their own perspective on the creative.”
“We encourage Clients to come to us early in the creative process, making Sound Design an integral part of the creative team from the start,” adds Evan Mangiamele, Sound Designer/Mixer & Partner of Midnight Snack & Heard City. “This helps us to provide them with various fresh options and ideas, allowing us to showcase our best work.”
Michael Vitacco, Sound Designer/Mixer & Partner of Midnight Snack & Heard City, agrees stating, “By being a part of the creative process from the project’s inception, we can refine sound design on a granular level even during the mix.”
The team at Midnight Snack at Heard City has multiple projects coming out this summer and is looking forward to sharing more of their work in the months ahead.
Award-Winning Director Rachel Annette Helson’s Film “Good Daughter” Enters the 2025 Oscars® Race
With the 2025 Oscars® season heating up, director Rachel Annette Helson, an alumni of the 2019 SHOOT New Directors Showcase, enters the race for Best Live Action Short Film with Good Daughter, a crime drama that stars Netflix alum Samantha Sloyan. Good Daughter follows Rebecca (Sloyan), a woman who cons dementia patients by pretending to be their daughter – until the con catches up with her. The gripping narrative explores the rampant issue of financial exploitation of vulnerable seniors, and it’s personal for Helson. “Both of my Grandmothers passed away from Alzheimer’s,” she shared. “My family spent lots of time in the memory care facilities with them, but not everyone was so lucky. I saw a lot of lonely, abandoned people who had few visitors and no one by their side as they were dying. Good Daughter grapples with complex moral questions as it looks at someone who gives time to patients in their last days – but takes valuables in return. And there’s a great reveal at the end that really brings it full circle.” A huge part of the film’s success goes to lead actress Samantha Sloyan whose performance has been universally praised - and even won her the Best Actress award at Cindependent Film Festival as well as a Best Actress Nomination at Catalina Film Festival. “Samantha brought the perfect blend of humanity, humor and nuance to the role,” said Helson. “Her performance will make you laugh and punch you in the gut. She’s truly a powerhouse.” Sloyan has garnered accolades in recent years for playing characters that audiences love to hate. Most famously, she starred as Beverly Keane in the hit mini-series Midnight Mass, earning a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series by the... Read More