‘Ford v Ferrari’ Sound Editors Explain Mixing Sound for Film | Vanity Fair

Supervising sound editor Don Sylvester and sound mixer David Giammarco walk us through their sound mixing process for Best Sound Editing Academy Award nominee ‘Ford v Ferrari.’ By taking a look at scenes from the film, they break down the layering of dialogue, music, and effects and how these three elements come together to give a film life.


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[closerb]

We need so many more of these sound breakdowns. Thank you!!

[papitou]

Their job is so underrated but without them there would be no movies

[efroster]

The sound design in this movie definitely deserved recognition at the Oscars.

[casillasscorer]

Funny enough I’m in school for audio post production right now and we were talking about this movie last week. In a broader conversation of vehicles in general, but this was one of the movies to come up

[renaway]

Well, they won Best Sound Editing on the Oscars!

[nikitalavrenov]

This is such a cool and thorough explanation of the difference between sound editing and sound mixing. I think all members of the Academy must watch it before voting in these two categories again, as for most of them it's just a very nuanced, technical part of filmmaking that they are in the dark about. Great video and great film!

[FreshSqueezedLightning]

YES. Finally a PROPER sound breakdown. I've worked on set and in post for over 15 years and I rarely see coverage like this letting the sound people really break things down properly. Love it

[AF-ftnh]

I knew there's a lot of work put into sound in movies (well, now I know about sound editing and mixing but 15min ago I did not) but holy shit, I did not expect THAT. I learned so much from this clip. To think that there's so much thought put into such simple things like steps to emphasize some character's personality when sound wasn't even present there to begin with! I wonder if these guys can live their lives peacefully though - imagine you go out and you hear some really cool sound and your first thought is that you gotta record it cause it could be useful someday! XD


Also, thank you Vanity Fair for all these break down videos. They're truly fascinating!

[AnthonyRecenello]

Vanity Fair—you don't know how amazing these behind-the-scenes videos are. PLEASE keep this up!

[DooleyNotedYT]

This is what makes beginning filmmakers feel more confident. Sound design broken down into understandable elements that they can use in their own shorts. Great content!

[PitchforkStudios]

This world needs more sound breakdowns. Thank you VF.

[NickBB]

Literally the coolest step by step breakdown of sound design...extremely helpful for those interested in how its done !

[CarlinRobbins]

Really love all of the VF vids with professionals talking about the thing they do and love. So many great insights. I really appreciate the extra, well-presented visual explanations too.

[mavsun]

Absolutely love these kinda videos Vanity Fair. Please keep em coming!

[wezul]

The guitar got my heart racing. It's amazing how music can instantly summon an emotional response. Love it!

[princem]

that's a great explanation for difference between sound editing and sound mixing!

[mdwells]

Don Sylvester, Dave Giammarco and Paul Massey should win all the awards for this movie!

[no_shoes]

Can't believe I've only just found this, very few videos make me wish I could live a video twice but this was certainly one

[lonewolfgamingplus]

The sound design of this film.. my god just excellent

[PeterPaton]

This is brilliant! The score is in the same key as the car sound effects! Now that is artistry 👏