At 2011's Toronto International Film Festival Dolby hosted its second Surrounded Panel, gathering industry leaders and trailblazers to talk about Innovations Altering the Entertainment Landscape.
The panel was moderated by The Wrap's Steve Pond:
Steve Pond is a film columnist for TheWrap.com, specializing in the awards circuit and in independent film. He is the author of the Los Angeles Times bestseller The Big Show, and has been covering film, music, popular culture, and the entertainment industry for more than 25 years for such publications as Rolling Stone, Premiere, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the Washington Post.
Panelists:
Benoît Forté, Senior Electronics Technologist, National Film Board of Canada
Benoît Forté is a senior electronics technologist at the technological development division of the National Film Board of Canada, which he joined in 1986. Among other responsibilities, he oversees D/E-Cinema implementation in all NFB's facilities and in partnership with other organization such as Canadian embassies, Canadian universities, and different cultural entities. At the NFB, he supervises the integration of new technologies in re-recording studios, QC/mastering rooms, and theaters. He also acts as an in-house consultant with film and special project production teams. Before joining the NFB, he worked for ADT/CCTV Security Company and for a Montreal cinema equipment rental company. He holds a B.S. in electronics from the École de Technologie Supérieure in Montreal.
Doug Delaney, Feature DI Colorist at New Hat, began his career 16 years ago as a film scanning and recording technician. Working on such titles as Armageddon and Mighty Joe Young with Dream Quest Images, he gained valuable experience in film imaging technologies. This led to his role as the imaging supervisor/color timer for VFX at Pacific Title in Hollywood, where he became one of the first adopters of software color correctors. Doug has worked at Pacific Title, Post Logic/Prime Focus, and iO Film, coloring dozens of feature films. He has worked with some leading directors and directors of photography in the film business, including Ueli Steiger, Tetsuo Nagata, and Francis Ford Coppola.
Matthew Iadarola, Re-Recording Mixer, Samsara
Matthew Iadarola, a re-recording mixer, has mixed the soundtracks of over 190 feature films. Some of the directors he has mixed for include Robert Altman, Ron Fricke, Marc Webb, Sam Raimi, Spike Jonze, and David Mamet. He grew up in California's Napa Valley and relocated to Los Angeles, where he received a B.A. in Motion Pictures and Television from UCLA. Matthew's specialty is the mixing and editing of motion picture and television soundtracks. Iadarola is fluent in the latest technologies for sound mixing and sound editorial: Dolby 7.1 Surround mixing, Pro Tools, and the Icon, Neve, and Euphonix consoles. Over the course of his career, he has recorded location sound, Foley, and ADR; designed special voice treatments (Darkman, Army of Darkness, Being John Malkovich); and mixed for most audio formats (theatrical, HBO, episodic television, 70mm, Blu-ray DVD, and game audio). He also works with Warner Brothers, Marvel Entertainment, and Paramount Pictures in the production of their international soundtracks for such films as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Captain America, and Thor. Iadarola is a certified Pro Tools instructor at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Stuart Bowling, Worldwide Technical Marketing Manager, Dolby Laboratories
He is in charge of cinema innovation and new product development for both Dolby cinema audio and imaging. Before taking on his current role, Stuart served as Film Applications Engineer, developing relationships with key exhibitors and production companies such as Lucasfilm, Pixar, and Image Movers Digital. Originally a customer service engineer, Stuart provided support for film and digital cinema products and was instrumental in the launch of Dolby 3D in 2007 and Dolby Surround 7.1 in 2010. Stuart is currently leading Dolby's cinema audio initiative, working closely with content creators, studios, and exhibitors to deliver Dolby Surround 7.1 worldwide.
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I understand this is a panel dedicated to sound, but they could've taken the small trouble to deinterlace the video.
TheUnchainedMind 2 months ago
Good to hear you, Matthew.
Good to see you, The Wizard of sound.
ZerepaIlatan 5 months ago