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4 W I N T E R 2 0 2 0 C A S Q U A R T E R L Y To educate and inform the general public and the motion picture and television industry that effective sound is achieved by a creative, artistic, and technical blending of diverse sound elements. To provide the motion picture and television industry with a progressive society of master craftsmen specialized in the art of creative cinematic sound recording. To advance the specialized field of cinematic sound recording by exchange of ideas, methods, and information. To advance the art of auditory appreciation, and to philanthropically support those causes dedicated to the sense of hearing. To institute and maintain high standards of conduct and craftsmanship among our members. To aid the motion picture and television industry in the selection and training of qualified personnel in the unique field of cinematic sound recording. To achieve for our members deserved recognition as major contributors to the field of motion picture and television entertainment. CINEMA AUDIO SOCIETY MISSION STATEMENT CAS WINTER 2020 NEW MEMBERS Active Patrick Bird Milos Zivkovic Ken Johnson Associate Scott Kramer James Parnell Eric Stern Ozzie Sutherland Student Li Bo Diego Tapia Happy holidays! As we come to the close of 2019, we ready ourselves to come together and celebrate the incredible achievements of this year's sound mixing community. It is always such an amazing display of craftsmanship, artistry, and creativity. The beauty and technical wonder of our craft is evergrowing and the gifts of our CAS membership are truly astounding. Each award season, a collection of incredible achievements in sound mixing are brought to our attention. The array of work spanning passion-filled indies, existential art house masterpieces, sparkling mega-blockbusters, and pop culture-defining television leave me humbled, inspired, and reinvigorated each year. Congratulations to all the nominees and to everyone in our CAS family! We live the adventure of storytelling through sound. What a blessing we share! This year, the CAS is recognizing Tom Fleischman CAS with our highest honor, the Career Achievement Award. His decades of work have given so much to the fabric of our cultural lexicon. Additionally, his longtime collaborations with various directors exhibit the importance of our work as sound artists to build deep relationships that allow us to understand, capture, and translate the filmmaker's vision into sound. Whether mixing a music documentary such as No Direction Home: Bob Dylan, an edge-of-your-seat documentary like Free Solo, or creating dramatic sonic worlds for projects such as Hugo, The Silence of the Lambs, or Boardwalk Empire, Tom is able to build worlds unrecognizable to each other that nevertheless equally envelope us in the narrative. Continuing with our theme of shapeshifting storytellers, this year's honored filmmaker will be James Mangold. This filmmaker excels as a producer, director, and writer. His ability to involve an audience in different experiences and perspectives of the human condition is expressed in his extremely diverse repertoire of films. A true partner with sound, Mangold and his mixers have manifested a myriad of soundscapes, including that of 3:10 to Yuma, Walk the Line, Logan, and Girl, Interrupted. And his most recent film, Ford v Ferrari, exemplifies a true marriage of sound and picture. Please give yourself the gift of enjoying the work of all of this year's contenders and don't forget to vote for your selections by Tuesday, January 14, 2020! Looking forward to seeing all of you at the 56th Annual CAS Awards on Saturday, January 25! Karol Urban CAS MPSE President T H E P R E S I D E N T ' S L E T T E R