In this episode, production sound mixer Mary Ellis talks about her very first day of the shoot—recording the sound on set during the continuous 5-minute shot set to “Harlem Shuffle,” and the challenges of mic’ing all those fast-moving cars. Sound supervisor/mixer Julian Slater talks about using tinitis to take the audience into the head of main character Baby. He and dialog mixer Tim Cavagin also discuss the unique challenges of mixing all the crafted sound design and dialog to blend with a driving music track.

Oscar nominees: Tim Cavagin, Mary H. Ellis, Julian Slater

“We want the audience to understand within the first 60 seconds that sound is important to this film; it’s something to register.” Julian Slater