Editor, sound designer, director and author Walter Murch will be in Vancouver February 15 - 17 for a series of events. Murch invented the term 'sound design' to describe his ground-breaking work on American Graffiti (George Lucas, 1973). A classmate of Lucas at USC and an early collaborator with Francis Coppola, Murch quickly became the most respected sound editor in Hollywood, developing a revolutionary multi-track recording style that is now used everywhere. He is also highly regarded as a picture editor. Along with his work on The Conversation, Apocalypse Now, The Godfather Trilogy, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain, Apocalypse Redux, and most recently Jarhead, Murch has worked on innovative low-budget films like Crumb and The Apostle, and reconstructed Orson Welles' 1958 film Touch of Evil to conform more closely to Welles's own revolutionary ideas on sound.
Murch is an articulate and thoughtful writer on many subjects and has a special interest in perception. He has written an influential book on editing, In the Blink of an Eye, and collaborated with Michael Ondaatje on The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film.
The morning session is limited to 40 participants; the afternoon session will require knowledge of Final Cut Pro and is restricted to 25.
Admission by application. To apply, send a letter of intent outlining your experience and your expectations, and your resume to Praxis.
Application deadline is Tuesday 31 January.
Event Date: Friday, 17 February, 9:30 -12:30 and 1:30-4:30.
Cost: Morning session: $50/Full Day $165 (lunch included in full day session)