Mark Stoeckinger - Working on sound designing sci-fi films

I’ve always been fascinated by movies because of how captivating they can be; that’s what inspired me to attend film school at USC. It was there that I was fortunate enough to be surrounded by students learning how to tell stories. During that time I was drawn to post-production because I felt that so much of a film is made during that part of the process. At that time I was also first exposed to how much sound could contribute to bringing a film to life.

Inspired by alumni such as Ben Burtt and Walter Murch, I decided that I wanted to follow in their footsteps and create film sound. Since then, my goal has always been to work alongside filmmakers when deciding how to best integrate sound with the story being told. Because of this, I consider myself to be one of the filmmakers when creating the sound for a film.

Working in the area of sound has given me the opportunity to work with many directors, editors, producers and other sound professionals. These are the people that continue to provide me with insight into filmmaking and storytelling and help me become better at what I do.