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57 Q3 2018 / CINEMONTAGE 9-1-1 – AN ATHLETIC EXERCISE The show 9-1-1 is pure adrenaline, according to Andham. "Ryan Murphy reinvented the procedural with this series," he says. "Every episode is chock-full of crazy events ripped from the headlines and told in a high-gloss, high-energy manner; the soundtrack has to support that with effects and design. The mix is very full and loud — and very layered." Earle considers this show to be an athletic exercise. "The characters barely have time to stop and breathe before they are on to the next action sequence," he says. "From high-elevation roller coaster rescues to a sinking jetliner, we've mixed it all! Gary and his crew of experienced editors give us the right material with which to work. For dialogue, I cannot waste time auditioning whether the boom or the lavaliere microphone sounds better for a particular scene; the editors have to make that choice, and we go! The point is to get to the end and then shape or fix whatever we didn't fix in the first pass." KEEPING TRACK OF THE SHOWS A major commitment for Megregian is to keep all the shows on track. "Because we often have more than one show dubbing and airing at the same time, we're constantly up against air dates," he explains. "Since Joe and Doug are mixing all of these shows, oftentimes we need to shift mixes around when one episode may be running behind schedule for any number of reasons. We have the flexibility of jumping ahead to get an earlier start on mixing another show because it was turned over earlier, and we're ahead of it even though the mix might have been scheduled later." Each show has a dedicated dialogue and lead effects editor, Megregian reveals. For O.J., Jason Krane, MPSE, handles dialogue editing, while for American Horror Story, Versace and Pose, Megregian uses Steve Stuhr, and for 9-1-1, it's Lance Wiseman. Tim Cleveland edits effects for American Horror Story and John Snider does the same for American Crime Story — both O.J. and Versace — as well as Pose, while Danny Salas handles 9-1-1. 9-1-1. Fox