In this SoundWorks Collection exclusive video, take an exclusive tour of the Universal Studios located in Universal City, CA hosted by Chris Jenkins, Senior Vice President of Sound Services.
About Universal Studios Sound Department:
Universal’s Sound Editorial and Design Department provides state-of-the-art sound design and editorial services for live action and animated feature films, episodic television, interactive games, theme park rides and TV & airline versions. We take a personalized boutique approach to creating your soundtrack.
Our 5.1 surround editing suites feature brand new Pro Tools|HD editing workstations and a comprehensive networked sound library. Our high speed network links each editor with our unique and extensive sound effects library and also allows us to move sound and picture files throughout the department. We provide sound effects, dialogue, ADR and Foley. The most complex sound concepts can be realized in our deluxe sound design suites.
Whether you’re producing the latest big action picture or need the most subtle sound design, our Feature Sound Editorial has the creative staff and technology to provide you with the best in post sound services. Our creative sound supervisors and editing staff are highly focused on turning out quality soundtracks. We emphasize the close collaboration with your producers and creative staff to consistently produce a quality product, on time and within budget.
Sound Credits:
Operations Staff:
Chris Jenkins, Senior Vice President Of Sound Services
Steve Williams, Vice President, Administration, Sound Services
Doc Goldstein, Vice President Of Post Production Engineering, Sound Services
Kirsten Smith, Director, Feature Sound Services, Universal Studios Sound
Michael Bertram, Director, Television Sound Services, Universal Studios Sound
Larry Ellena, Manager, Television Sound Services, BluWave Audio
Executive Director Of Sound Editorial/Supervising Sound Editor/Designer
Scott Hecker
Supervising Sound Editor/Designer - Theatrical
Elliott Koretz
Sound Effects Editor/Designer
Eric Norris
Supervising Sound Editors - Television
Jeffery Kaplan
Jeff Rosen
Brad North
John Robinson
Paul Tade
Larry Mann
Dialogue Editors
Michael Trifman
Tiffany Griffith
Jackie Oster
Sonya Lindsay
David Ruth
Sound Effects Editors
Harry Woolway
Rich Thomas
Steve Nelson
Luis Galdames
Craig Rosevear
Johanna Turner
Joshua Chase
Assistant Sound Editors
Alex Parker
Kirk Herzbrun
Sound Effects Library
Milo Train
Mixing Staff
Chris Jenkins
Frank Montano
Jon Taylor
Bob Beemer
Elmo Ponsdomenech
Robert Edmondson
John Cook
Peter Nusbaum
Peter Reale
Todd Morrissey
Kevin Burns
John Chalfant
Nello Torri
Alan Decker
Joe DeAngelis
ADR Mixers
Jeff Gomillion
Paul Drenning
Alan Freedman
Theatrical Trailers
David Brolin
TV Spots
Rich Webb
Jon Krupp
Andy Dawson
Jeffrey Kallestad
Foley Mixers
Mathew Mondrick
Mike Marino
Foley Artists
Dean Minnerly
Gary Marullo
Paul Stevenson
Michael Lyle
Synopsis:
With a legacy that extends back over 50 years and spans hundreds of classic films and television programs, Universal Studios Post Production Services has adapted its extensive range of capabilities to cover the entire gamut of modern media, serving the needs of independent filmmakers, major studios, DVD-Audio mastering and 5.1 music mastering.
The facility has six multiformat digital re-recording stages. Three of them designed and equipped specifically for feature film work and fitted with the largest re-recording consoles in the world - 528-input Harrison MPC digital consoles with 124 mix buses and full automation on every channel. Once a planned networking scheme is implemented later this year, all studios and editorial facilities will be completely linked.
Dub Stages 3, 6 and 4 (the Alfred Hitchcock Stage, with a 208-seat theater) are also equipped with three way JBL Theatrical monitoring systems. The three other re-recording stages are equally impressive in their versatility. Dub Stages 1 and 2 have Otari Premiere consoles with DiskMix automation and are focused on television work - they're where acclaimed series such as Law & Order get their trademark sound. Dub Stage 5, fitted with two Otari Concept consoles, is also capable of a wide range of applications. All studios at Universal have been upgraded as part of a decade-long, $150 million program that has kept the facility on the cutting edge of technology.
The facility's two ADR studios are equipped with ISDN and custom consoles with state-of-the-art dB Technologies A-to-D converters and Massenburg preamps; and the large Foley stage has the distinction of being the home of the late Jack Foley, the brilliant progenitor of the art of live sound effects.
Universal Studios Post Production Services handles all major professional recording formats, including analog and digital multitracks and Tascam digital dubbers, as well as all theatrical and broadcast playback formats. Other services include full-format audio transfer, a complete Rank telecine system with da Vinci color correction, digital audio mastering services, and various-sized theaters equipped for any picture/sound format.
What makes Universal Studios Post Production Services so unique is a combination of high-end technology, client services and what Bill Varney, Vice President of Sound Operations and a multiple Academy Award-winning sound mixer, calls "the talent factor. I've spent 40 years working with sound for picture, and I've come to know what constitutes true talent in this business. And I can say without reservation that the staff here is the finest you will find anywhere in the industry. Combine that with our dedication to the clients' needs and comfort, and the fact that we have adapted our range of services and economics to address the entire spectrum of creative needs in sound for entertainment, and then you know why Universal is as widely respected as it is."
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