66 S U M M E R 2 0 2 2 I C A S Q U A R T E R L Y
b y A a r o n " C u j o " C o o l e y C A S
In sound teams the world over, our workload is ever-increasing. Multi-
camera setups with non-complimentary coverage angles, condensed
shooting schedules, larger and larger cast counts, and a constantly
expanding scope of gear has completely decimated the two-person
sound crew, and is rapidly overwhelming the three-person crew. Adding
in the last couple of years of COVID compliance and protocol, and the
situation is only getting more complex. With these challenges in mind, I
set about researching among peers the case for a four-person crew, and
how mixers are dealing with these new challenges.
The five-person sound team of Chris Harris CAS on Resident S5.
On Gaslit: Mixer Devendra Cleary CAS,
boom Chris "Catfish" Walmer,
UST's Denis Perez & Jackson Cruz
The Case for a
Four-Person
Sound Team
