The “Sound of Your Story” panel at Sundance
Chewbacca, R2-D2, E.T., and WALL·E are all characters who never speak a word; yet they remain central to the stories in which they appear—and evoke empathy in audiences worldwide. The masterminds...
View ArticleDolby Institute inspires—and learns from—young filmmakers
Sometimes, even the people who make movies think of them primarily as a series of images—they may overlook the importance of sound to the overall experience. That’s why we started the Dolby® Institute...
View ArticleIndie film “I Origins” chosen for first Dolby Family Sound Fellowship at...
In the world of low-budget, independent filmmaking, sound is often the very last thing on a filmmaker’s mind. “There’s never enough time and money to accomplish the vision the filmmaker has,” explains...
View ArticleFilm festival frenzy: Dolby at Venice, Telluride, and Toronto
The last days of summer kick off film festival season with three of the major festivals—Venice, Telluride, and Toronto—all coming one after another, and Dolby is there to support each one. “Film...
View ArticleHow to make web video sound great
By Glenn Kiser, Director, Dolby Institute Making high-quality video and getting it out for the world to see has never been easier. In the past, it took an army of technicians and artists to tell a...
View ArticleSniper bullets and desert soundscapes in Hyena Road
Director Paul Gross’s Hyena Road, the first Canadian film to be mixed in Dolby Atmos®, dives into the complex conflicts of Canadian troops fighting in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province. As one of the...
View ArticlePodcast: Anna Behlmer on mixing sound effects in movies
Anna Behlmer was the first woman to be nominated for the Academy Award® for Best Sound, with 10 total nominations over the course of her career. But like most people who can call themselves the first,...
View ArticleRoad to the Oscars: Sicario
Alan Robert Murray is the Academy Award® nominated sound editor behind Sicario. Murray previously took home two Academy Awards in the Sound Editing category for the films American Sniper and Letters...
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