Victoria Sampson, Golden Reel Award winning Supervising Sound Editor ("Speed" "Pirates of the Carribbean" "The River") and Steve Maslow, 3 time Academy award winning Re-Recording Mixer ("Raiders of the Lost Ark," "Empire Strikes Back" and "Speed") and recording engineer who has won gold, platinum record awards on such hits as "Incense and Peppermint,"and "Oh What a Night," discuss the importance of good sound for films. Sound consciousness starts at the script level and it is up to the director to insure getting good sound elements which will make the film believable and enjoyable. Whether it's gathering a library of sounds from production, sounds from a library, production dialogue and ADR, and then editing and mixing to achieve maximum understanding and enjoyment of the story, Vickie and Steve will enlighten you on ways you get the most sound bang for your dollar no mater what size your production is. Hear their war stories of "in the trenches" on some of your most favorite movies! 

From production to post, whether you're a film or sound editor, a director, a writer, a producer you will gain valuable insights as to how to get most SOUND bang for your bucks! (And you get free PIZZA!)

Steve Maslow's illustrious career began as a roadie for  a chart topping band in the late sixties and blossomed to earn him five Academy Awards and multiple nominations for his sound work in films. His work in the recording industry also included a Gold Record,a  Platinum Album and Platinum Record for work done with Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.

Steve's credits include: “The Last Waltz”, “Ten”, “Hair”, “More American Graffiti”, “Star Trek”, and “The Postman Always Rings Twice”, "Raiders of The Lost Ark" (Academy Award Winner), "The Empire Strikes Back" (Academy Award Winner), "Dune", "Speed" (Academy Award & BAFTA Winner), "Waterworld", “Twister”, "U-571", "The Town", "Mysterious Island 2" and “The Conjuring”.