POST BREAK 2: PIVOTING IN POST (audio) The 2nd installment in our PNYA POST BREAK series - this week “Pivoting in Post” – about career moves made sideways, up, down and all around. Why did our panelists decide to change paths and how they did they make the jump from facility to scripted, reality to scripted TV? And how did they make the move from production camera loader to feature AE? How did starting in features, stepping into reality and back to scripted again, make them a better Editor? POST...
Mar 16, 2022
The Hackers Agenda: Security Risks In Post Production Listen to the PNYA discussion about the state of our security in the post production industry from the national, facilities and risk management perspectives with our panelists: Tim Lunderman- Principal Consult, Federal Security at World Wide Security Peter Marshall- Managing Director of Dewiit Stern Rob DeMartin- COO/President of Technicolor Postworks, New York. and moderator Larry Scherer - State & Broad. This podcast was recorded thanks...
Mar 16, 2022
WHAT SHE SAID: Women Leaders in Post Production and How They Rose Above the Rest In an often male-dominated world of the film and television post production, find out how this post-producer, picture editor, sound editor, music editor and composer made their way to the top. Suzana Peric, Music Editor has been active in post production since 1981. Growing up in Croatia she attended conservatory and was on track to be a concert pianist — until she suffered a block during a performance, which ended ...
Mar 16, 2022
PART 7. THE END/ REBIRTH In 2012, Sound One, possibly the most successful post-production facility in New York City’s history, closed its doors after 44 years of business. What caused the demise of Sound One is a point of contention between the clients, former owners, founders and staff, who hold multiple theories about why it failed financially. Some blame a distant holding company in Denver who some say were out of touch with the needs of the local community in New york and undermined the busi...
Mar 16, 2022
PART 6. LEADING THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION The dawn of the digital era marked a major pivot point in post production technology that left some behind in analog while others charged fearlessly into a brave new world. Sound One led the post-production digital revolution, testing software, and equipment for the film industry before Hollywood, to ensure a smooth transition into the Digital Age. In this episode, former Sound One staff and clients discuss navigating the technological changes from analog t...
Mar 16, 2022
FxF008: The Sound one era 1968-2012 Part 5: The Foley Artist Elisha Birnbaum, co-founder of Sound One, is considered one of the best NY foley artists of his generation. His stage looked like a suburban garage or basement or attic with various surfaces on the floor and, shelves filled with props used to create sounds. You would often meet Elisha walking around the hallways of Sound One in cut off jean shorts, and womens high heels, which he wore when foleying the sound of womens footsteps. Here, ...
Mar 16, 2022
FXF008: THE SOUND ONE ERA 1968-2012 PART 3: Tribute to Bill Nisselson and Sybil Brown Bill Nisselson was often described as the heart of Sound One. As managing Director from 1979-2001, Bill, alongside co-founder Elisha Birnbaum, set the tone of interaction, organized the deals and orchestrated the cross-traffic of post-production work between staff and clients which at its apex commanded 6 floors in the Brill Building and took in over 85% of the post-production film business in New York. Not far...
Mar 16, 2022
FXF008: The Sound One Era 1968-2012 Part 4. A Day In the Hallways Walking down the hallways and riding the elevators of Sound One’s Brill Building at 1619 Broadway at 49th St could instantly offer exposure to the major leagues of the New York film industry. At the very best, it could offer an introduction towards working with some of the most important, upcoming and established filmmakers, actors and musicians working in the New York at the time. In this segment, former staff and clients of the ...
Mar 16, 2022
FXF008.2: The Sound One Era: 1968-2012 Part 2: Family In the late 1960’s and early 70’s, years before Sound One had established itself as one of the most successful and highly respected sound facilities on the East Coast, it was a solo operation. Elisha Birnbaum, a sound editor and foley artist who had recently emigrated from Israel, worked with a small team but quickly developed a reputation for creating a highly productive, family atmosphere filled with astonishing creativity, quality product ...
Mar 16, 2022
FXF008: THE SOUND ONE ERA 1968-2012 PART 1: THE Beginning From 1968 to 2012, Sound One grew from a solo operation run by Elisha Birnbaum a foley artist and sound editor recent emigrated from Israel to becoming the most successful post-production sound and editing facility on the East Coast. Inhabiting seven floors of the famed Brill Building and commanding at least 85% of post-production business in New York, Sound One housed 150 edit suites and over 300 clients and staff at its apex. As its rep...
Mar 16, 2022
FXF007: Sidney Lumet's NETWORK- Alan Heim, Mark Laub, Michael Jacobi and Jeffrey Wolf. In 1976, an American satirical film written by Paddy Chayefsky and directed by Sidney Lumet , called Network, about a fictional television network , UBS, and its struggle with poor ratings , starring Faye Dunaway , William Holden , Peter Finch , Robert Duvall and Beatrice Straight was nominated for 12 Academy Awards including best film, best director and best editor. Network, won four Academy Awards, including...
Mar 16, 2022
FXF006: Films of Jim Jarmusch- Jay Rabinowitz, Chic Ciccolini, Dominick Tavella In the first episode of Frame By Frame Season 2, picture editor, Jay Rabinowitz, sound editor, Chic Ciccolini and re-recording mixer, Dominick Tavella talk about their craft and process in collaborating with filmmaker Jim Jarmusch on his films from the 1980’s and 90’s Coffee and Cigarettes, Night On Earth, and Ghost Dog. Frame By Frame is a podcast series that introduces you to the most influential, respected and acc...
Mar 16, 2022
Frame By Frame, Episode 005: Angelo Corrao and Alex Halpern Post Factory Founder, Alex Halpern and picture editor Angelo Corrao talk about their collaboration on Nine Good Teeth as well as Angelo’s work on Bruce Weber’s Let’s Get Lost and their experiences coming up in the 1980's New York film scene and developing early relationships with filmmakers like The Coen Brothers. Frame By Frame is a podcast series that introduces you to the most influential, respected and accomplished cinema post-produ...
Mar 16, 2022
Frame By Frame, Episode 004: Maurice Schell, Peter Frank, Lee Dichter on Sidney Lumet's The Verdict Sound editor, Maurice Schell ( Gimme Shelter, Serpico, The Missouri Breaks, Apocalypse Now, All That Jazz, Melvin and Howard, Reds, Scarface ) , re-recording mixer, Lee Dichter, ( Grey Gardens, Sophie’s Choice, Hannah and Her Sisters, Miller’s Crossing, The Civil War ) and picture editor Peter Frank, ( The Verdict, Cadillac Records, Dirty Dancing ) share stories about coming up in the 1960's 70's ...
Mar 16, 2022
FXF003- The Ice Storm, Life Of PI: Tim Squyres and Phil Stockton In Episode 3, picture editor Tim Squyres and sound editor, Phil Stockton share stories from collaborating together for over 20 years working with film directors such as Martin Scorsese, Ang Lee, Robert Altman, the Coen Brothers, Jonathan Demme and Spike Lee and how advances in technology have encouraged a merging of their roles. Frame By Frame is a podcast series that introduces you to the most influential, respected and accomplish...
Mar 16, 2022
MIXING 101: A Step by Step Guide Into the World of Sound Mixing The Second seminar in a series about the Audio Post Production process, the PNYA Education Committee in tandem with Soundtrack NY present Mixing 101: A Step by Step Guide Into the World of Sound Mixing. This event took place at 7pm on September 29th at Soundtrack FT, 128 West 22nd St. The recording takes you step by step through the process of sound mixing. Feature films, television series, and independent projects will all be cover...
Mar 16, 2022
Frame by Frame 002- Vinyl & Boardwalk Empire- Kate Sanford and Tim Streeto Television and feature film editors Kate Sanford (The Wire, The Deuce) and Tim Streeto (The Squid and the Whale, Greenberg) describe their process in developing the hit series Boardwalk Empire with Martin Scorsese, Tim Van Patten and Terry Winter as well as how they worked together with Martin Scorsese, Terry Winter and Mick Jagger to create Season 1 of Vinyl. Frame By Frame is a podcast series that introduces you to ...
Mar 16, 2022
Frame by Frame 001- Reds- Craig McKay & Tom Fleischmann . Frame By Frame is a podcast series that introduces you to the most influential, respected and accomplished cinema professionals working in New York today . Through intimate, informal discussions between collaborators about post-production craft, aesthetics, process and technique, we’ll recognize and celebrate the iconic films and people that have made New York film history as well as those contemporaries who continue to make important...
Mar 16, 2022
Music in Post: The Key Players. This panel includes an award-winning music supervisor, a music editor and a composer who offer advice on a smooth music production for film and television post production. Panelists will also show musical examples of their work and explain how they help to create a finished soundtrack. This event is specifically aimed at helping editors, producers, post supervisors and others to better understand the complexities of working with music during post. Some of the topi...
Mar 16, 2022
NYWIFT & the Post New York Alliance podcast are proud to present: Making the Cut : Editors Talk Collaborations and Career Editing is such a fluid experience. You never know what you will need for the story or what the working relationship with the director is going to be like. Each situation is different. Forging a career as an editor can be just as varied. Before digital technology and software became as accessible as they are today, you came up the ranks from apprentice, assistant, to one ...
Mar 16, 2022
FIX IT IN...PREP? THE VALUE OF POST PRODUCTION ARTISTS EARLY IN THE PROCESS.. sponsored by Nice Shoes, Filmlight, and SONY Most producers have a strong concept of what they want their project to look like, but they don’t always consider editorial, visual effects, music or color grading during the pre-production phase. Bringing post artists into the conversation at the onset of a project leads to enhancing imagery rather than "fixing” in post. In this session, producers will speak directly about ...
Mar 16, 2022
Introduction to Audio Post: ADR Thursday September 3rd, 2015 @ 7pm Soundtrack NY @ 936 Broadway, 4th Floor The first in a series about the Audio Post Production process, the PNYA Education Committee in tandem with Soundtrack NY, as well as Dann Fink and Bruce Winant, are hosting ADR 101: An Introduction to the Audio Post World . The seminar will take place at 7 pm on September 3rd, 2015 at Soundtrack NY, 936 Broadway at 22nd Street, 4th Floor. Drinks and snacks will be available starting at 6:30...
Mar 16, 2022
This was a panel presented as part of CCW/ NAB NY. The Post New York Alliance was proud to partner for the first time with NAB on this event. What Keeps a CTO Up At Night? If you're doing post production in New York in 2015 – face it, it's not as easy to figure out as even a few years ago. Your production must deal with new formats – it might be 4K, 6K "future proofing," ProRes versus RAW. The Academy of Motion Pictures & Television wants you to move to ACES – but what's that all about? Did ...
Mar 16, 2022
The Post New York Alliance & the Visual Effects Society New York, in cooperation with The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, present: THE ACES PIPELINE PRIMER: POST & VFX July 16, 7pm Venue- The School of Visual Arts Theatre 333 West 23rd Street After years of research and development, the Academy Color Encoding System (ACES) 1.0 has arrived! It is becoming the standard for color management and image interchange for motion pictures, television, commercials and other forms of pr...
Mar 16, 2022
Transitioning from Docs to Drama Join us for a podcast with host Isabel Sadurni and New York’s top Editors, about how they consistently and successfully bridge the worlds of non-fictional to scripted editorial. Followed by Q&A. PANELISTS: ALLYSON C. JOHNSON (The Namesake, Vanity Fair, Monsoon Wedding ) SAM POLLARD (If God Is Willing And Da Creek Don’t Rise, 4 Little Girls, Clockers) TIM SQUYRES (Life of Pi, The Armstrong Lie, Syriana) CRAIG McKAY (Sin Nombre,Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphi...
Mar 16, 2022
This is part 2 of the VFX Colorspace Seminar, given by Chris Healer, CEO of The Molecule VFX.
Mar 16, 2022
This is Part 1 of the VFX Colorspace Seminar , given by Chris Healer, CEO of The Molecule VFX.
Mar 16, 2022
Ruth Vitale, Executive Director of CreativeFuture gave a presentation to PNYA members recently on the gathering momentum to ensure the rights of those involved in the film and video industries. If you're curious to hear more, we have now posted Ruth's presentation on our PNYA Podcast iTunes site. You can listen to this presentation by Subscribing Here and selecting option 2. Here's a statement she gave us for our blog: CreativeFuture promotes the value of creativity in today’s digital age. We em...
Mar 16, 2022
TURNOVER TO VFX Technicolor PostWorks New York 110 Leroy Street New York, NY 10014 November 6, 2014 @ 7pm The final session in the popular Turnover Series is Turnover to VFX, a conversation between a visual effects editor and visual effects supervisor about what goes into their work together. Technicolor again hosts us in their comfortable Leroy Street ground floor theatre. If you can’t make it, be sure to check out our podcast recording. This Turnover to VFX workshop will cover the full visual ...
Mar 16, 2022
TURNOVER TO PICTURE TECHNICOLOR POSTWORKS NEW YORK 110 LEROY STREET NEW YORK, NY 10014 THEATRE OCTOBER 14, 2014 @ 7PM Following the success our recent Turnover To Sound event, PNYA is holding the second in the series, this time covering picture turnover on October 14, at PostWorks New York. The workshop will cover picture turnover from editorial to a picture finishing/ DI department. Seating in the theatre for this event again is limited, so please RSVP to [email protected] to avoid disap...
Mar 16, 2022
