IT’S A good start to the year for Goldcrest Post London, having received nominations for BAFTA and CAS Awards for sound mixing and ADR on Les Misérables and Skyfall in January. In addition, the company said it is “especially honoured” by an Academy Award nomination for re-recording mixer Mark Paterson for sound mixing on Les Misérables.
“I am delighted that Mark has
received this recognition for his skills and dedication,” said Keith Williams, CEO at Goldcrest Post. Paterson joined Goldcrest
after graduating from SAE Institute, beginning his career under the guidance of Paul Carr,
before establishing himself in both recording and mixing. Les Misérables was the first musical Paterson has worked on. The film has been recognised
for breaking new ground, recording vocals from an all-star
cast – including Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway – live on set using DPA 4071 lavalier microphones. The cast sang to a live piano accompaniment played to them through earpieces, with Abbey Road engineers on hand to ensure sound quality. “We went into this knowing
Mark Paterson, right, has been nominated for an Academy Award for his work on Les Misérables
that this is an iconic musical,” said Paterson. “Add to that attempting a new way of approaching sound for film. It was daunting but every member of the sound crew was really on board with the idea, and excited to be involved in it. There were people who just didn’t think it could be done, but none of those people were in our team.” n www.goldcrestpost.co.uk
UNITED KINGDOM/RUSSIA
White Mark’s massive Moscow mission
By Erica Basnicki
UK STUDIOdesign consultancy White Mark has completed a massive project in Moscow that involved designing and building a new sound facility for CineLab. The complex has 14 studios including three dubbing theatres built and accredited to Dolby Premier License criteria and a 5.1 mixing room for pre-mixes and TV/DVD work. It also features multiple edit and pre-production suites, sound design rooms and a large orchestral studio. All three dubbing studios and
the orchestral studio are equipped with Euphonix System 5 consoles. The 5.1 mixing room is equipped with an Avid ICON console.
One of CineLab’s three new dubbing theatres
CineLab is currently putting the finishing touches to an extensive and highly specified Foley suite, which will be completed by summer 2013. CineLab MD Vadim Nerukov said: “We are delighted with the new facility and with the way in which White Mark helped us overcome numerous technical issues during construction to achieve the results we wanted.”n www.whitemark.com