Documentary Screening: Making Waves - The Art of Cinematic Sound

Friday, April 26, 2024 at 7pm, join us at San Diego City College for a FREE screening of the documentary “Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound” followed by a Q and A (via zoom) with director and Hollywood sound editor Midge Costin. The film reveals the hidden power of sound in cinema, introduces us to the unsung heroes who create it, and features insights from legendary directors with whom they collaborate.

Making Waves features the insights and stories of iconic directors such as George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, David Lynch, Barbra Streisand, Ang Lee, Sofia Coppola and Ryan Coogler and their work with sound design pioneers such as Walter Murch, Ben Burtt and Gary Rydstrom, and the many women and men who followed in their footsteps.

This event is being produced in conjunction with the Audio Engineering Society of San Diego.

Watch the trailer: Making Waves: The Art Of Cinematic Sound - Official Trailer

IMPORTANT:

Registering for the Friday event does not also register you for

the event on Saturday, April 27.  

For information on Saturday's audio event called

"From Set to Soundtrack: The Art and Science of Sound",

click here. 

WHEN 

Friday, April 26, 2024 from 6:30pm to 9:00pm 

COST  

FREE! Please pre-register for Friday and we will save you a seat! 

IMPORTANT:

Registration for Saturday's event is separate.

Your ticket for the Friday event does not also register you for the audio event on Saturday, April 27.  

WHERE

San Diego City College, 1313 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92101

Room AH-306

Transportation notes: 

• Take the trolley! The closest stop is Park & Market
• Parking available in nearby parking garages 
• There is an afternoon San Diego Padres game on this day

Click here to see a campus map with parking locations.

SCHEDULE

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Midge Costin produced and directed the award-winning feature documentary Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound which had its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival and its international premiere at Cannes Film Festival in 2019. She was nominated for Best First Time Director by Critics Choice Awards. The film and its crew received multiple awards and nominations including ACE (American Cinema Editors), MPSE (Motion Picture Sound Editors), Cinema Eye, and won the CAS (Cinema Audio Society) for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing.

Costin has been a feature film sound editor in Hollywood, having worked at every major studio. She has collaborated on the soundtracks for filmmakers such as Tony Scott (Crimson Tide),  Michael Bay (The Rock), Kenneth Branagh (Dead Again), John Waters (Crybaby), and David Wolper (Imagine: John Lennon).  Crimson Tide and Armageddon - for which she edited effects and dialogue - received Academy Award nominations for Sound Editing.  Several of the films Costin has sound edited have received nominations for the MPSE Golden Reel Award. Crimson Tide won for Best Feature Film Sound Editing. 

Costin worked her way up to editing sound on action adventure films at a time when very few women were cutting Fx in Hollywood (a situation which unfortunately has not changed significantly).  She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a past Board member of the MPSE, and a long-standing member of the Editors Guild.

Costin is a former world champion surf kayaker and an avid hiker & sailor.

Check out our audio event on Saturday, April 27 too! Join us for a full day audio workshop "From Set to Soundtrack: The Art and Science of Sound" at Studio West. Saturday's event is free for San Diego Media Pros members. $25 for non-members. 

You must pre-register for Saturday's event. Your Friday registration does not cover Saturday. Get the details here.