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How to Get Your Foot in the Door as a Production Sound Mixer

Production sound mixer Steven Morrow shares sage advice on leveling up your sound career. When it comes to making a film, there can be 50+ people who are there to serve the image and only a few who care about the sound. To make it as a production sound mixer, you have to love your job. Steven Morrow is one of those people who shamelessly does. “Throughout my career, I’ve always tried to work,” Morrow told No Film School via phone. “When I first started, I was taking any job I could. If they didn’t pay well, or at all, I took it as an opportunity to learn without the pressure.” Morrow earned his stripes in sound by scooping up indie projects before landing a union gig on a Nickelodeon series. He credits much of his career through the early relationships he formed working on gigs for practically nothing. It paid off, having since worked on Little Miss Sunshine, La La Land, A Star Is Born, and Ford v Ferrari. The last three earned him Academy Award nominations. Read More...

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Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 14 December, 2020

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