EP 55 | Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Supervising Sound Editor ('Avatar: The Way of the Water')

Soundstage Access

For this masterclass on the Art of Sound in film and TV, we welcome on the show Gwen Yates Whittle, a 2-time Oscar-nominated sound professional whose credits include this summer's JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION, Steven Spielberg's SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, TOP GUN: MAVERICK and the upcoming AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER In today’s conversation, the Skywalker Sound member and I break down some of Hollywood’s biggest sound moments. We discuss Gwen's beginning in the industry and why the prospect of sound editing intrigued her in ways that sound mixing never did; her relationship with detail-oriented directors like Steven Spielberg, James Cameron and David Fincher; the process of layering animal sounds to create the dinosaur voices in the JURASSIC WORLD franchise—as well as how the pandemic suddenly impacted Gwen’s work. All of this… and much more! Gwen's newest movies JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION and TOP GUN: MAVERICK are now in theaters across the world, with AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER opening in December 2022. Make sure you subscribe to Soundstage Access on your favorite podcast platform so you can share your favorite episodes with friends. INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/soundstageaccess/ FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/soundstageaccess/ TWITTER: twitter.com/SoundstageAC