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46 S U M M E R 2 0 2 2 I C A S Q U A R T E R L Y 46 46 46 S U M M E R 2 0 2 2 I C A S Q U A R T E R L Y NON-THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURE OR LIMITED SERIES MARE OF EASTTOWN EP. 6 "SORE MUST BE THE STORM" by MATT FOGLIA CAS Mare of Easttown follows Detective Mare Sheehan (Kate Winslet), as she investigates a brutal murder in a small Pennsylvania town where everyone is a potential suspect. Mare has her challenges as her own life is falling apart around her. The limited series was nominated for 16 Emmys (including Sound Mixing), winning four. Production mixer Richard Bullock, Jr. and re-recording mixers Joe DeAngelis CAS and Chris Carpenter created a compelling mix that augments the drama, tension, and action of the story. Richard and Joe took some time to answer some questions about themselves, Mare, and other projects. [Unfortunately, due to scheduling conflicts and turnaround deadlines, Chris Carpenter was unable to participate.] Richard Bullock, Jr.: Production Mixer Your bio states that you started your sound career after moving to Seattle from New York. What led you to Seattle? In my early 20s, I moved to Seattle because it was a beautiful and vibrant place to live. I immediately started working in film— commercials to start, but quickly transitioned to movies and television. Mostly, I was a video assist operator. As such, I spent a lot of time in close proximity to the sound mixer. Before long, I met Bob Marts CAS and he invited me to be his cable man on a CBS reboot of The Fugitive, starring Tim Daly. That went well and we immediately followed it up with a three-month feature together. It was a year of immersive sound work and I loved it. Bob is an excellent teacher with many years of experience and a serious love and respect for film—and especially sound recording and editing. Everything I've done since then I can trace directly to that first year with Bob, it was a lucky break for me. When you moved to L.A., was it because of a specific project or were you looking to expand on your opportunities? I had a lot of good experiences and opportunities while working in Seattle and Portland. I was lucky a second time when Steve Morrow CAS came up to Portland to mix two back-to-back features and he hired me to be his utility sound person with Gail Carroll as the boom operator. That was a great experience and I wanted to continue to work with Steve, so I headed to L.A. and did just that! Steve has always been incredibly supportive my entire career, just the best. I very quickly met a lot of talented and generous sound mixers, and eventually started a very long run of booming features for Pud Cusack CAS. This was yet another lucky break, and led to an incredible friendship and working relationship. I went a lot of places with Pud and worked on some really incredible and meaningful shows. MEET THE WINNERS Production mixer Richard Bullock, Jr.