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Hostage is another example. Devlin left the production early and Palmer did five weeks of shooting. "It was a challenge and it was early on in my mixing career, but Peter felt good enough that I could complete the show." Palmer continued, "There were some amazing things done on Star Trek that we still laugh about. The clips most used in the trailers were almost entirely second unit material that I did. We would see the trailers and laugh. It was a great relation- ship as both friends and colleagues. Peter is very humble; when asked about par- ticipating in this article, he was shocked to find out that he was such a mentor to me." Palmer also feels it is important to pass on to the next generation. "Devendra Cleary has worked with a lot of mixers, but I feel we are all products of the people we have worked with before. I was probably the last mixer he worked with as utility, then, he started mixing. It is very gratifying that he has moved on. In many ways, Devendra has taken things to another level." (Devendra appropriately started this series of articles on mentorship, writing the first two parts.) Palmer explained, "I also have a high level of expectation from the crews that work with me, which I learned by working from other mixers who have that high level, and sometimes 'tough love' is a necessity in training people. My current boom op, Mitchell Gebhard, was previously my sound utility, and seeing his development moving up is incredibly gratifying, and also com- forting, knowing that I can rely on him," Devlin concluded, "I think that the CAS supports students at school and aspiring young sound mixers. The online commu- nity has made it much easier to contact people. I remember the first time I called CAS Career Achievement Award winner Jeff Wexler. I knew of Jeff from his reputation and as a mixer on one of my favorite films, Being There. I was looking at getting into hard disk recording with the Deva, and Jeff, although never having met me, was kind enough to spend considerable time with me on the phone. As a community, we have become much more social. It's important to have the discussion and encourage younger mixers. All sound mixers are mentoring every day, whether it is on set or in post."•