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49 Q3 2019 / CINEMONTAGE Sometimes they change what they're shooting and, for ADR sessions, you have to wait for the actors; they can't schedule around you." On most shows, the supervising sound editor generally works with about eight to 12 people in his post sound crew, including two assistant editors, dialogue editor, sound effects editor, Foley artist and mixer, ADR recordist, two stage re-recording mixers and the stage recordist. While he sees himself as "hands on" throughout the post sound process, he says, "I'm not a micro- manager, but I give notes. and prefer to have the same lead editors on all the shows I do." Recently, Bost has worked with sound effects editor Dan Hegeman on the Mars reboot, sound effects editor Danny Salas on Grace and Frankie and dialogue editor John Green on both shows. Over all, he considers spotting and cuing ADR, and making dialogue, Foley, effects and mix his wheelhouse. On Mars especially, the sound editor stresses, "I am the sole director of the ADR sessions and grateful for that responsibility. I've known these characters since 2003 and I get the performances Rob Thomas wants. We don't want you to know it's ADR." With more than 60 credits over 20 years, including a host of multi-episode series, Bost has been able to experience a broad range of working situations. "On pilots, so much is riding on it being picked up, you really have to be on your toes and organized," he observes. "There's often a lot of pressure with a truncated post schedule. " Grand Hotel was a pilot he did that was picked up by a network, but the sound editor's schedule had become too busy for him to do the rest of the season. Season 5 of Grace and Frankie was his first stint on that show. "That was an established show," he explains. "My job was not to drop the ball…just make it go exactly how it had gone for the previous seasons." Currently he is also supervising sound editor on Season 6, which will air in 2020. Regarding his constantly crowded work schedule, Bost comments, "I'm just lucky, but I work very hard at my job. I have great clients and they like having me back. Rob Thomas is very loyal to people. He's not a micro-manager; he knows what he wants but is open to people's ideas. The original Veronica Mars is still my favorite show." Originally from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Bost got his BA at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in Radio/TV/ Motion Pictures and minored in Business Administration. Right after graduation, he and a co-worker at an art house movie theatre, wrote, produced, directed and edited Immortal (1995), a low-budget independent horror film. While working on Immortal, Bost reveals, " I fell in love with sound. We even did all the Foley work ourselves in my buddy's kitchen." He continued to work on indie features in North Carolina for a short time, but moved to Los Angeles to find work in the industry and Veronica Mars. Hulu