Film Stuff Podcast

Our friend Mickey had a simple question about audio mixing. The answer isn't quite so simple, and led us to have a full on film stuff episode about the ways that making films for mobile devices isn't the same as making films for televisions, computers, or projectors. We talk all about it in this episode, including: audio mixing, screen real estate, and why you should never watch Maze Runner on a plane. Extra special thanks to Mickey for inspiring this one! • Frequency distributions on recent iPhones are surprisingly good https://www.reddit.com/r/audiophile/comments/5kdvnv/iphone_7_plus_audio_measurements/ • We talk about Christopher Nolan's most recent sound mix issues, which have come to light again with the release of Tenet. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/16/tenet-up-listen-christopher-nolan-interstellar-sound-mixing • Roy Anderson's films came up too, particularly his use of background action and detailed framing that's best left to a large screen size https://youtu.be/bLCtJkGKefU • The Dead Gi