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M OT I O N P I CTU R E S O U N D E D I TO R S I 61 "The bottom line is, sound is every bit as important as picture. It's half the experience. It's an alchemy. And the best filmmakers understand that and embrace that." PL: I know, right? EA: One thing I would just add to is, even if you do have a lot of time, I think it's super fruitful to still do a quick first pass, what I call a sketch pass, because it's easy to get stuck in the weeds. But if you can get the basic architecture of a scene down quickly, and then go in with a fine brush and finesse. I think that's not only more time efficient, but also more prone to creativity. If you build a spine of something, and then go back, you can paint in the detail on multiple subsequent passes. PL: Where do you see the future of sound editorial? I really don't want to talk about COVID necessarily, but we're kind of stuck here for the next six months, with us at least. • EA: Yeah, well, I know. Some of my crew absolutely loves working remotely. I kind of struggle with it. I do like personal interaction and like sitting with somebody and spit balling ideas in person. Or like having filmmakers come into my room and play them something in my environment and not be listening on a laptop. You know, it's like color timing with sunglasses on. So I do look forward to when we can be social humans again. That's one of my favorite parts of working, the interaction and collaboration with the director and producers. The bottom line is, sound is every bit as important as picture. It's half the experience. It's an alchemy. And the best filmmakers understand that and embrace that. And COVID or not, I don't think that's going to change. It's just the process that's a little different, at least for now. Nia Canale, Erik Aadahl on the red carpet at the Oscars. 2019 Academy Awards,