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AMERICA
IN THEATERS SUMMER 2014

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“The movie, America, is a celebration of the uniqueness of America, and a powerful and moving rebuttal to America’s critics both at home and abroad. …” – dineshdsouza.com 

Sound services for AMERICA were provided by Juniper Post’s Sound Team.

Juniper Post provides Sound Design & Editing, Foley, Voice Over, and Mixing.  To receive a bid for a great sounding mix from the award-winning Juniper Post Sound team, call David Kitchens at (818) 841-1244, ext. 1.

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Look for “Bullet” now on Blu-ray and DVD!

“Bullet” starring Danny Trejo, Torsten Voges, and Jonathan Banks is an Action Crime Thriller about “A tough cop takes the law into his own hands when his grandson is kidnapped.” – IMDb

“In my opinion Juniper Post brought the action to life and it greatly enhanced the movie watching experience. When you shoot a film, especially horror or action, sound becomes a crucial element in the story telling and we were fortunate to have such an amazing team of professionals to create the right sound mix for Bullet.” – Carmen Cabana, Director of Photography

Sound services provided by Juniper Post’s Sound Team; Sound Design & Editing, Foley, Voice Over, and Mixing.  To receive a bid for a great sounding mix from the award-winning Juniper Post Sound team, call David Kitchens at (818) 841-1244, ext. 1.

 To request a quote, click here.

 

“Juniper took care of us, and we couldn’t be more grateful. They went above and beyond to make sure our film had the absolute best sound possible. It was a true pleasure working with the whole team, and I can’t wait to do it again!” – Khalil Sullins, Director

“LISTENING” written and directed by Khalil Sullins is a Listen Film production. “A team of genius-but-broke grad students invent mind-reading technology that destroys their lives and threatens the future of free-will itself.” – IMDb 

Writer/Director Khalil Sullins
Producers          Jamal DeGruy | Travis Nicholson
                        Khalil Sullins | Pardis Sullins
Cast                  Amber Marie Bollinger
                        Leonard Kelly-Young | Mykayla Sohn

“From the inception of the idea for “Listening”, Khalil was committed to using every aspect of filmmaking to tell this story.  He provided us with the most in-depth sonic vision that I’ve ever had the pleasure of working on. The screenplay was conceived with sound in mind and the film was edited brilliantly by Howard Heard, keeping beats for sound events and pacing that allowed Sound Designer Steve Urban, MPSE, to unfurl sonic elements throughout the show revealing Khalil’s scripted intent. And really, what sound editor wouldn’t want to work on a film called “Listening”?!” – David Barber, M.P.S.E., Supervising Sound Editor /
Re-recording Mixer, Juniper Post, Inc.

“Juniper Post brought our film to life.  With a movie called, “Listening,” sound was of the utmost importance, and Juniper knocked it out of the park.  David Kitchens, Owner / Supervising Sound Editor, David Barber, Re-recording mixer / Supervising Sound Editor and the whole team handled the film not just with professionalism, but with a real love and caring perfectionism…
“The team at Juniper has so much talent and experience that I always felt totally at ease knowing our film would have fantastic sound. They have some of the best in the business in all aspects of post-production sound, mixing, editing, ADR, foley, design, all of it.
“Sound design was incredibly important to our film… What does a brain-computer-interface sound like if you could get inside of it?… sound designer Steve Urban, dove into this world head on, and created some truly spectacular soundscapes that not only sounded cool, but enhanced the story… Juniper made my dreams possible. They not only executed, but contributed creatively to make “Listening” sound better than I ever could have imagined.” – Khalil Sullins, Director / Writer / Producer 

 

Sound services provided by Juniper Post’s Sound Team; Sound Design & Editing, Foley, Voice Over, and Mixing.  To receive a bid for a great sounding mix from the award-winning Juniper Post Sound team, call David Kitchens at (818) 841-1244, ext. 1.

 To request a quote, click here.

 

Coming Soon…

The Redemption of Henry Myers
Director: Clayton Miller 

Henry Myers (Drew Waters) lives a hard life. Getting through life on the frontier however he can… even if it means robbing a bank. After his latest heist goes wrong and his partners betray him and leave him for dead, Henry is surprised to find extraordinary kindness from a widow named Marilyn (Erin Bethea) and her children.
– The Redemption of Henry Myers, Official Movie Website

Here’s what our sound team had to say about working on this project: 

“There is something special about working on a real Western movie. The lack of modern materials and cell phones in the film feels fresh and new. It was great to create sounds for the old wood houses, revolvers and rifles, horses and wagons.

“Fortunately, next to my studio there is a big old barn, from the 1800’s.. and I was able to record the sounds of the doors, etc. to capture the right character of the old wood, handles, creaks and squeals so they fit in naturally with the final mix.

“And for the horses, a special thanks to my two sisters whose horses I recorded, they really add a lot of life to the film.” – Ken Skoglund, Sound FX Editor 

“Mixing “The Redemption of Henry Myers” was an enjoyable challenge.  Clayton has shot an authentic old west period piece and it was very important that it sounded like one.  Sound Effects editor Ken Skoglund did a fantastic job with location recordings of old barns, live horses, gear, etc. that really brought the era to life.  The trick in the mix was eliminating the “production sound” from the production sound.  Generator hum, electrical hum, and other modern sounds that crept into the live sound had to be removed without sacrificing the vocal quality of the actors.  Achieving this took some time but in the end, we feel great about the final soundtrack of the film.” – David Barber, M.P.S.E., Supervising Sound Editor/Re-recording Mixer, Juniper Post, Inc.

Sound services provided by Juniper Post’s Sound Team; Sound Design & Editing, Foley, Voice Over, and Mixing.  To receive a bid for a great sounding mix from the award-winning Juniper Post Sound team, call David Kitchens at (818) 841-1244, ext. 1.  To request a quote, click here.

Congratulations from Juniper Post to the “Rising from Ashes” sound team on their Golden Reel Nomination for Best Sound Editing: Documentary Feature Film! 

Director, T.C. Johnstone; Producer, Greg Kwedar; Producer/Narrator, Forest Whitaker

My team and I are very proud of this film and the sound editing therein. Because much of the locations had extremely noisy environments, we had to clean up the dialogue and remove the distracting elements in the sound so the dialogue could be heard and understood.  This resulted in most of the environments and actions on the screen being completely recreated with Foley and Sound Effects by Juniper’s sound team. The detailed sequences of training and bike races were more than challenging.

To capture a realistic feel of the bike sounds, much of the Foley we recorded out doors. Later my team painstakingly matched the actions to synch perfectly with the images. Some of the sounds that had to be captured were mountain bike tires on various surfaces, shocks, bumps, splashes, all of which were recorded and then cut to match the action sequences in addition to crowds, ambiences, etc. It was hard work, but we had a blast! 

The first 10 minutes of the film is a good example of this, in that it contains almost no natural sound from production but rather all actions were either augmented and/or recreated in Foley or sound effects. The director wanted the sound to be natural and authentic, in other words to maintain the sound and feel of a documentary film.

The comment from those who have seen the film in theaters has been, “How did you capture such good sound in those environments?” So we feel we achieved the director’s vision of a great sounding doc with the audiences believing that the great sound was captured live, even though we recreated almost all of it in sound editing. – David Kitchens, M.P.S.E.

The sound design that’s come together on this film is probably one of the aspects I am most proud of. Just listening to the film I hope tells a story on it’s own.” – T.C. Johnstone, Director (Click here to read TC’s quote in full and see prior Blog.)

 The Motion Picture Sound Editors
61st GOLDEN REEL AWARDS
will be held February 16, 2014

 

 

“This documentary, covering six years in the development of Rwanda’s first national cycling team, is heartfelt. The scenery — described here as the Land of a Thousand Hills, ideal for the sport — is compelling. The lessons about professional cycling are detailed. And the title is earned by the attention drawn to the horrific Rwandan genocide of 1994, which haunts the athletes and has left their nation in emotional ruins. It’s an underdog story, which always has appeal.” By David DeWitt

Sound services provided by Juniper Post’s Sound Team; Sound Design & Editing, Foley, Voice Over, and Mixing.  To receive a bid for a great sounding mix from the award-winning Juniper Post Sound team, call David Kitchens at (818) 841-1244, ext. 1.  To request a quote, click here.

 

 

 Directed by Dito Montiel
Cast: Dwayne Johnson
Liam Hemsworth
Emma Roberts

“After failing to get into the police academy, Chris Potamitis (Liam Hemsworth), settles for a security guard job with the EMPIRE STATE Armored Truck Company. Chris makes the mistake of mentioning the company’s lax security to his best friend, Eddie (Michael Angarano), and is soon unwittingly drawn into an elaborate scheme to rob the abundant amounts of cash being stored there – resulting in the largest cash heist in U.S. History. As the stakes continue to rise, Chris and Eddie must outwit James Ransone (Dwayne Johnson), the veteran NYPD Detective that is hot on their trail, as well as the local crime bosses that want to know who pulled a job on their turf, or suffer the consequences.” Written by Lionsgate

“As a post supervisor and producer, Juniper Post has always gone above and beyond for every picture I’ve done with them. It’s the passion and commitment that really impresses me. I’ve never had an experience where I thought I was getting any less than their best.” – Michael Urann
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The Motion Picture Sound Editors
61st GOLDEN REEL AWARDS
will be held February 16, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

  

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Sound services provided by Juniper Post’s Sound Team; Sound Design & Editing, Foley, Voice Over, and Mixing.  To receive a bid for a great sounding mix from the award-winning Juniper Post Sound team, call David Kitchens at (818) 841-1244, ext. 1.  To request a quote, click here.