CAS Quarterly – Winter 2025

Inside This Issue

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
Please use this field to search our website and CAS Quarterlies from winter of 2019.

Features

Career Achievement Award: Tod A. Maitland CAS | page 16

Award-winning production sound mixer Tod A. Maitland CAS will be honored.

Filmmaker Award: Denis Villeneuve | page 18

The acclaimed director will be this year’s CAS Filmmaker Award recipient.

When Mentoring Comes Full Circle | page 20

A mentor took a chance on an unlikely intern, which led to a great career— and a great friendship.

by Anna Wilborn CAS

A Mixer’s Perspective: A Boom, LAV Story! | page 28

A tale of following the sound role from set, to picture editorial, dialogue editorial, and then the dub stage.

by Michael Wynne CAS

Music Rebalancing Software Shootout | page 36

Are today’s music stem separation tools accurate enough to rebuild and improve a mix? The music source has significant influence on results.

by David Bondelevitch CAS MPSE

My Evolution in Documentary Sound | page 43

A personal account of the journey from mixing straightforward cable TV documentaries to the highest levels of critically-acclaimed docuseries.

by Keith Hodne CAS

The Sounding Board v4.0 | page 52

On October 20, 2024, we made a move to the School of Cinematic Arts at USC to hold our fourth year of the CAS & MPSE Sounding Board.

by Kurt Kassulke CAS

Best Practices: Communication Breakdown Panel | page 56

Enhancing collaboration between production and post sound teams.

by CAS Associate Kevin Khor

Parade of Carts and Bags | page 58

On October 20, 2024, we made a move to the School of Cinematic Arts at USC to hold our fourth year of the CAS & MPSE Sounding Board.

by CAS Associate Kevin Khor

Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone | page 66

Instead of falling into a rut, how can we keep growing, overcome obstacles, and get out of our comfort zone?

by CAS Associate Sam Casas

Departments

The President’s Letter | page 3

by Peter Kurland CAS

From the Editor | page 4

by Matt Foglia CAS

Collaborators | page 7

Learn about the authors of your stories.

Announcements | page 8

Check out the latest “In Conversation” podcast, featuring re-recording mixer Anna Behlmer CAS

Events Wrap-Up | page 12

Been There Done That/ The Lighter Side | page 72

Members check in.

Shopping Basket