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Tony Scott's Unstoppable (Fox) is a great thrill ride. What it may lack in character development, back-story or nuance, it makes up in spades in intelligent action.
Viewing this, I realized that depth of character, back-story and nuance really aren't necessary here. It's a terrific film, with characters that one will love (or hate). I found myself getting emotionally involved to a point where if I had the ability, I was prepared to find an international arms dealer, purchase whatever was necessary, and blow virtual news copters out of the sky. For those who haven't yet seen the film, you'll understand as you watch it, as those gathering the news become a huge part of the problem, adding to the danger.
I did an interesting experiment with this film. Last week I viewed a DVD screener with audio is simple 2 track matrix. This evening I compared it to the uncompressed multi-track, and the difference, especially in the placement of specific audio is incredible. The folks who created these tracks have done an amazing job, as the weight and speed is fully perceptible in the audio.
Here are two interesting places to visit for some background:
http://designingsound.tv/sound-editor-mark-p-stoeckinger-interview/
http://www.studiodaily.com/filmandvideo/projects/Sound-Effects-Editor-Mark-Stoeckinger-on-Unstoppable_12923.html
Unstoppable is a terrific Blu-ray, with audio that kicks it out of the park. Need the dust removed from your speakers? Here's the solution.
Recommended.
RAH
Viewing this, I realized that depth of character, back-story and nuance really aren't necessary here. It's a terrific film, with characters that one will love (or hate). I found myself getting emotionally involved to a point where if I had the ability, I was prepared to find an international arms dealer, purchase whatever was necessary, and blow virtual news copters out of the sky. For those who haven't yet seen the film, you'll understand as you watch it, as those gathering the news become a huge part of the problem, adding to the danger.
I did an interesting experiment with this film. Last week I viewed a DVD screener with audio is simple 2 track matrix. This evening I compared it to the uncompressed multi-track, and the difference, especially in the placement of specific audio is incredible. The folks who created these tracks have done an amazing job, as the weight and speed is fully perceptible in the audio.
Here are two interesting places to visit for some background:
http://designingsound.tv/sound-editor-mark-p-stoeckinger-interview/
http://www.studiodaily.com/filmandvideo/projects/Sound-Effects-Editor-Mark-Stoeckinger-on-Unstoppable_12923.html
Unstoppable is a terrific Blu-ray, with audio that kicks it out of the park. Need the dust removed from your speakers? Here's the solution.
Recommended.
RAH