WCA #393 with Leff Lefferts - The World of Film Sound, Working with Randy Thom, Telling Stories, Planning Your Life, Financial Security, and ATMOS
My guest is Leff Lefferts making a return to WCA after his first appearance on WCA #101. Leff comes from a music recording background but has worked in film sound for the last 16 years at Skywalker Sound. He's worked as a Sound Effects Editor, Sound Editor, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, and Re-Recording Mixer on various movies, including, The Croods: A New Age, The Revenant, The Peanuts Movie, How to Train Your Dragon 2, and many more.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Randy Thom
- Skywalker Sound
- ATMOS
- Telling Stories
- Roles in Film Sound
- Technology Changes
- Content on Streaming Services
- Planning Your Life
- Music Industry vs Film Industry
- Watching the Credits
- Making Records for Enjoyment
- Financial Security
- UA Plugins
- Early Days of Pro Tools
- Bay Area Pro Audio Lore
Matt's Rant: Being Proactive
Links and Show Notes
Credits
- Guest: Leff Lefferts
- Host: Matt Boudreau
- Engineer: Matt Boudreau
- Producer: Matt Boudreau
- Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau
- WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
- Announcer: Chuck Smith
