Everyone Needs A Dino

I'm two 18-hr days into the final sound mix in L.A. and I'm convinced more than ever that Beautiful Noise is absolutely going to amaze people on so many levels...but none more than the Sound Design! Dino Herrmann is any Director's best friend and an absolute genius when it comes to the final stereo and dolby sound mixes we're creating. Recommended by co-producer/editor Marc Alcorn, Dino has taken our film to a new level. Sitting beside him throughout this final stage of the movie to direct and approve his work has been both educational and emotional. Educational because I now know all the possibilities that exist to enhance the sound quality of my films; emotional because I never really knew for sure how the combination of the final cut of the film and the final sound mix would hit me. Marc and I edited for months using the most basic tracks of the songs...so as I sit here in Dino's home studio watching BN on a huge screen and listening to the fully produced songs blasting through his incredible speaker system, it's like watching the film for the very first time. And it's just an undescribable rush. I couldn't be happier with the overall sound of our film and I'm grateful to have a pro like Dino on our BN Team. His outstanding work on our movie elevates both the cinematic experience of our audiences and the potential of securing worldwide distribution.

Danielle popped in to Dino's studio this afternoon between college classes and cut her background vocals to a wonderful Dean Johanesen composition titled Backroads...a song Jay sings at a pivotal point in the film. Danielle, as always, nailed her vocal and also completed some ADR work on some of her dialogue on location. It's apropo that Danielle cut both the first and last vocal on our Soundtrack.

Today's other Huge Smile was brought on by the notification by the FilmDayton folks that Beautiful Noise has been selected to be screened at the Dayton Film Festival May 20-22. I'm really happy my family and friends from my old hometown will be able to see the movie.

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