Audio Dissection

2023 Best Sound

• AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (PG-13)

  • Julian Howarth, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers and Michael Hedges

• THE BATMAN (PG-13)

  • Stuart Wilson, William Files, Douglas Murray and Andy Nelson

• ELVIS (PG-13)

  • David Lee, Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson and Michael Keller

• TOP GUN: MAVERICK (PG-13)

  • Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor

2022 Best Sound

• BELFAST (PG-13)

  • Denise Yarde, Simon Chase, James Mather and Niv Adiri

• NO TIME TO DIE (PG-13)

  • Simon Hayes, Oliver Tarney, James Harrison, Paul Massey and Mark Taylor

• WEST SIDE STORY (PG-13)

  • Tod A. Maitland, Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, Andy Nelson and Shawn Murphy

2021 Best Sound

• GREYHOUND (PG-13)

  • Warren Shaw, Michael Minkler, Beau Borders and David Wyman

• NEWS OF THE WORLD (PG-13)

  • Oliver Tarney, Mike Prestwood Smith, William Miller and John Pritchett

• SOUL (PG)

  • Ren Klyce, Coya Elliott and David Parker

Watch & Dissect

1. Watch and listen to your chosen trailer 4 times.

   • Audio Level: first, listen to the volume level throughout the trailer. Mark on the sheet with dots what level the audio is at. Then connect the dots.

   • Music: second, listen to the music throughout the trailer. Mark on the sheet when there the instrumentals/songs start and stop. Note down what type of instrumentals you hear.

   • Voice Tracks: third, listen to the voice tracks throughout the trailer. Mark on the sheet when there is dialogue and voiceover audio.

   • Environmental: fourth, listen to the natural and background environmental sounds throughout the trailer. Mark on the sheet what kinds of sounds there are.