In this episode, we welcome Skip Lievsay, CAS. Skip is an Oscar-winning Sound Editor and Re-Recording Mixer who has worked on films including Blood Simple, The Color of Money, Raising Arizona, Goodfellas, The Silence of the Lambs, Cape Fear, Malcolm X, Casino, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, No Country for Old Men, I Am Legend, Gravity, The Hunger Games, Birdman, Roma, Uncut Gems, A Quiet Place: Day One, and Marty Supreme. In our chat, he shares on his early days, about working with the Coen Brothers, and his creative approach to crafting sound in post. In March, Skip is being honored with the Cinema Audio Society Career Achievement Award in Los Angeles, CA.
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