SoundWorks Collection Interview Series - The Sound of The Imitation Game with Production Sound Mixer John Midgley

This week we spoke with John Midgley who is the production sound mixer on the film The Imitation Game Directed by Morten Tyldum.

The Imitation Game stars Benedict Cumberbatch who portrays Alan Turing who is a British mathematician, cryptanalyst and pioneering computer scientist who was a key figure in cracking Nazi Germany’s Enigma code, which helped the Allies win the Second World War.

The film was shot over 9 weeks in various locations around England and we discuss the wide range of gear John uses while working with this talented ensemble.

ABOUT THE IMITATION GAME:

During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of mathematician, cryptanalyst and war hero Alan Turing to investigate a reported burglary. They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of ‘gross indecency’, an accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal offense of homosexuality - little did officials know, they were actually incriminating the pioneer of modern-day computing. Famously leading a motley group of scholars, linguists, chess champions and intelligence officers, he was credited with cracking the so-called unbreakable codes of Germany’s World War II Enigma machine. An intense and haunting portrayal of a brilliant, complicated man, this film follows a genius who under nail-biting pressure helped to shorten the war and, in turn, save thousands of lives.

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