Dolby Creator Talks

Short films don't get a lot of attention these days, but it is one of the best opportunities for filmmakers to experiment with new storytelling techniques. Recently, the Dolby Institute was invited to the Aspen Shortsfest, an Oscar-qualifying festival for short films, to run a workshop on sound design. Well, the submissions blew us away with their creativity and techniques, so we wanted to share t...

We conclude our 2021 Oscars coverage with the nominees for Best Animated Feature! Once again we've invited all of the nominees in this category to speak with us and we are thrilled to share them with you. Here's a table of contents for each interview, along with the names of all the nominees, this time in reverse alphabetical order: 00:01:22 - WOLFWALKERS - Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart, Paul Young, an...

We continue our 2021 Oscars coverage with the nominees for Best Cinematography! We have once again invited every nominee to join us, and we were very pleased to sit down with three inspiring cinematographers: Sean Bobbitt, Erik Messerschmidt, and Phedon Papamichael. (Unfortunately, the other two nominees, Dariusz Wolski and Joshua James Richards, were unable to find time, as they are on location f...

Perhaps unsurprisingly for the Dolby Institute Podcast, we begin our 2021 Oscars coverage with the nominees for Best Sound! This is a very special episode for us because it is the first time we've interviewed all the nominees for a category and edited them together into a single podcast. Our hope is that if you are an Oscar voter — either as an Academy member or as a fan participating in your annu...

As if filling out an Oscar ballot wasn't challenging enough, 2021 has a ton of rule changes with regards to how the Academy will be voting. Most notably for us here at Dolby, the Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing categories have been combined into one: Best Sound.  Today Glenn sits down with Teri Dorman, Kevin Collier, and Scott Millan — the current Board of Governors of the Sound Bran...

At Pixar, just about everyone's a critic. And that is one of the reasons why they continue to raise the creative bar with every film they release. Pete Docter, the director of "Soul" and CCO of Pixar Animation Studios joins us along with the film's producer, Pixar veteran Dana Murray, to discuss the challenges of making such an incredible animated feature, including their exhaustive development pr...

We are always delighted when independent filmmakers get access to our technologies because they tend to use these tools in such fascinating and creative ways. Very often in ways, we'd never imagined. Dolby Vision® and Dolby Atmos® are often perceived as tools for big-budget, tentpole action movies, which is why we created the Dolby Institute Fellowship, in partnership with the Sundance Institute:...

"Mank" has been a personal passion project for David Fincher for several decades now. His own father wrote the script, about the famously self-destructive writer of "Citizen Kane," and Fincher was determined to make the film feel as authentic as possible. Almost like it was an undiscovered artifact from Hollywood's "Golden Age," insisting for years to film it in black & white, 1:33, and in mon...

Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Sundance Film Festival is entirely virtual. But what exactly does a virtual film festival look like? Glenn sits down with Keri Putnam, CEO of the Sundance Institute, Tabitha Jackson, the brand new director of the Sundance Film Festival, and Michelle Satter, director of the Sundance Labs, to answer all these questions and more. It’s a fascinatin...

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Dolby recently co-presented a panel at the Television Academy Foundation with some of this year’s sound nominees. We’ve added some clips to the conversation. Check out the video for this episode. Subscribe to the Dolby Institute Podcast. Learn more about the Dolby Institute and check out Dolby.com . Connect with Dolby on Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , or LinkedIn . Movie buff? Follow Dolby Cinem...

Join us as we dive deeper into the actual process and tips for HDR and WCG color grading as well as the full Dolby Vision metadata creation and trim pass. Check out the video for this episode. Subscribe to the Dolby Institute Podcast. Learn more about the Dolby Institute and check out Dolby.com . Connect with Dolby on Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , or LinkedIn . Movie buff? Follow Dolby Cinema o...

The filmmakers discuss how to communicate the subjective experience of your main character using sound and tips for hiring and working with your sound team. Check out the video for this episode. Subscribe to the Dolby Institute Podcast. Learn more about the Dolby Institute and check out Dolby.com . Connect with Dolby on Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , or LinkedIn . Movie buff? Follow Dolby Cinema...

Learn about the origins of Dolby Vision® and how Dolby helped change the game for immersive cinema and home entertainment. Check out the video for this episode. Subscribe to the Dolby Institute Podcast. Learn more about the Dolby Institute and check out Dolby.com . Connect with Dolby on Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , or LinkedIn . Movie buff? Follow Dolby Cinema on Instagram .

The sound team discusses making the ultra-Orthodox community feel authentic and using sound for flashbacks to reveal the details of Esty’s story. Check out the video for this episode. Subscribe to the Dolby Institute Podcast. Learn more about the Dolby Institute and check out Dolby.com . Connect with Dolby on Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , or LinkedIn . Movie buff? Follow Dolby Cinema on In...

The sound team talks about creating the show's fantastic sounds, including a terrifying mirror room and whispering keys that only children can hear. Check out the video for this episode. Subscribe to the Dolby Institute Podcast. Learn more about the Dolby Institute and check out Dolby.com . Connect with Dolby on Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , or LinkedIn . Movie buff? Follow Dolby Cinema on Inst...

The sound team takes us through creating the sonic environments of riverboat casinos and basement dungeons, and how they build tension throughout season 3. Check out the video for this episode. Subscribe to the Dolby Institute Podcast. Learn more about the Dolby Institute and check out Dolby.com . Connect with Dolby on Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , or LinkedIn . Movie buff? Follow Dolby Cinema...

The sound team talks about setting the acoustic tone of the series, Fincher’s mix notes and unique approach to the sound of serial killer interrogation scenes. Check out the video for this episode. Subscribe to the Dolby Institute Podcast. Learn more about the Dolby Institute and check out Dolby.com . Connect with Dolby on Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , or LinkedIn . Movie buff? Follow Dolby Cin...

The creative team discusses adapting the live show into the cinematic world and how Dolby Atmos® gives home audiences a transformative theatrical experience. Check out the video for this episode. Subscribe to the Dolby Institute Podcast. Learn more about the Dolby Institute and check out Dolby.com . Connect with Dolby on Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , or LinkedIn . Movie buff? Follow Dolby Cinem...

The sound team discusses mixing the show natively in Dolby Atmos® and the challenges of finishing post-production as the world went into COVID-19 lockdown. Check out the video for this episode. Subscribe to the Dolby Institute Podcast. Learn more about the Dolby Institute and check out Dolby.com . Connect with Dolby on Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , or LinkedIn . Movie buff? Follow Dolby Cinema...

Bonnie Wild, re-recording mixer and sound effects editor of the Star Wars show from Disney+, talks about cinematic scale and production value on a TV budget. Check out the video for this episode. Subscribe to the Dolby Institute Podcast. Learn more about the Dolby Institute and check out Dolby.com . Connect with Dolby on Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , or LinkedIn . Movie buff? Follow Dolby Cinem...

Academy Award-winning production sound mixer ( Ad Astra , Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood ) discusses how to keep your cool on a tense movie set. Check out the video for this episode. Subscribe to the Dolby Institute Podcast. Learn more about the Dolby Institute and check out Dolby.com . Connect with Dolby on Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , or LinkedIn . Movie buff? Follow Dolby Cinema on Instag...

The Oscar®-nominated sound team how they recreated 1969 Los Angeles and why Tarantino chooses to use songs rather than a traditional musical score. Check out the video for this episode. Subscribe to the Dolby Institute Podcast. Learn more about the Dolby Institute and check out Dolby.com . Connect with Dolby on Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , or LinkedIn . Movie buff? Follow Dolby Cinema on Insta...

The Oscar®-nominated sound editors discuss working with director J.J. Abrams, recording lines in Adam Driver’s closet, and working on previous Star Wars films. Check out the video for this episode. Subscribe to the Dolby Institute Podcast. Learn more about the Dolby Institute and check out Dolby.com . Connect with Dolby on Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , or LinkedIn . Movie buff? Follow Dolby Cin...

The seven-time Academy Award-winning sound designer discusses using subliminal ambiences, manipulated vocal loops, and strategically used distortion. Check out the video for this episode. Subscribe to the Dolby Institute Podcast. Learn more about the Dolby Institute and check out Dolby.com . Connect with Dolby on Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , or LinkedIn . Movie buff? Follow Dolby Cinema on Ins...