Walter Murch, The legendary sound editotr, was born in 1943 in Manhattan, New York. He studied Liberal Arts at Johns Hopkins University but it was only when he went to and graduated from the University of Southern California film school when he met students like the likes of George Lucas, and both went on to become successful film directors and editors. Through innovative techniques and film making processes and collaboration with other successful directors, they came out with group projects such as THX 1138, American Graffiti, Apocalypse Now, Corvette Summer and Radioland Murders. Michael Rubin in his book Droidmaker George Lucas and the Digital Revolution say that “Walter Murch grew up mesmerized by sounds.” And that when a 10 year old
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He also worked on The Godfather Part 2 with Coppola and shortly after he edited picture and sound on The Conversation for which he earned his first Academy Award nomination in 1974. With the subtlety of his achievements, especially on the processes of sound mixing, Walter Murch can arguably be credited as a film industry …show more content…
This approach to sound is apparent in the film which you see Harry Caul’s character and behaviour with as little dialogue as possible. The use of the tape of the conversation for instance, the recording of which is played repeatedly throughout the film which is only accompanied by the natural sounds of the world in which the character is moving. They say it sets a paranoiac tone, and shows Harry listening repeatedly to it and slowly understanding more and more. We see the development within the character as the plot unfolds yet we don’t experience it through the character’s interaction with the other characters but rather with the tape recording itself. The sound effect becomes more vital than the dialogue. Walter Murch later went on to get his first academy award nomination with this gem. His techniques are genius. Here are some of his techniques to sound editing Walter Murch’s Techniques to Effective Sound Editing
1. Story
Does the film move the story forward in a significant way?
Each cut you make needs to progress with the story. Don’t let the edit become stuck in subplot. If the scene isn’t advancing the story, cut it.
If the story isn’t progressing, it’s confusing or worse, it’s boring your audience. 2. Emotion
How will this scene affect the audience emotionally at this particular moment
He also worked on The Godfather Part 2 with Coppola and shortly after he edited picture and sound on The Conversation for which he earned his first Academy Award nomination in 1974. With the subtlety of his achievements, especially on the processes of sound mixing, Walter Murch can arguably be credited as a film industry …show more content…
This approach to sound is apparent in the film which you see Harry Caul’s character and behaviour with as little dialogue as possible. The use of the tape of the conversation for instance, the recording of which is played repeatedly throughout the film which is only accompanied by the natural sounds of the world in which the character is moving. They say it sets a paranoiac tone, and shows Harry listening repeatedly to it and slowly understanding more and more. We see the development within the character as the plot unfolds yet we don’t experience it through the character’s interaction with the other characters but rather with the tape recording itself. The sound effect becomes more vital than the dialogue. Walter Murch later went on to get his first academy award nomination with this gem. His techniques are genius. Here are some of his techniques to sound editing Walter Murch’s Techniques to Effective Sound Editing
1. Story
Does the film move the story forward in a significant way?
Each cut you make needs to progress with the story. Don’t let the edit become stuck in subplot. If the scene isn’t advancing the story, cut it.
If the story isn’t progressing, it’s confusing or worse, it’s boring your audience. 2. Emotion
How will this scene affect the audience emotionally at this particular moment