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How to use Audio to Tell Stories & Enhance Characters

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How sound was used to create the characters & propel the story of GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO.

Scott Gershin, Sound Supervisor, Sound Lab at Keywords Studios

Creative Director / Supervising Sound Designer and Mixer at The Sound Lab a Keywords Studios

Scott is an award winning sound designer who has been active in the film, Streaming and gaming community for over two decades. With Films & TV shows such as Guillermo Del Torros Pinocchio ( which has recently won an Oscar, a Bafta, a Golden Reel Award for best sound for an animated film ) , Maya and the three ( which he recently received an Emmy for ) ,  Mrs America, Night Crawler, The Strain, Pacific Rim, Hellboy 2, Chronicles of Riddick, Team America, Shrek, Star Trek and American Beauty as well as major games such as the Gears of War series, Epic Mickey, and the Resident Evil and Fable series’, he has garnered an impressive number of awards and nominations: 12 MPSE Golden Reel awards, numerous GANG and TEC awards, and BAFTA nominations. Scott has also lent his talents to numerous projects that have won both DICE and Oscar awards.

Scott has studied music since he was 10-years-old and could easily be identified as that kid you grew up with who made sound effects and creature noises with his mouth. Little did he know it would lead him into a career doing just that. His talent for creating personalities with his voice has been tapped for such memorable movie characters such as Flubber, Disney’s Herbie, Reapers in Blade II, The dragon in Shrek,and Kirchek in Tarzan.

After attending Berklee College of Music, Scott made a name for himself as one of the pioneers of audio technology in film and games. Using what he learned as a synth programmer and recording engineer, he was one of the first to utilize computers to edit and design sound against picture. He has embraced technology to better help him tell stories through audio and take audiences on an immersive journey. Scott considers himself an audio photographer who captures the sounds of life and manipulates those sounds in new and exciting ways, enabling him to be currently doing some of his best work.

Previously, Scott worked at Soundelux for twenty seven years as a sound supervisor and sound designer, and he was also the founder and executive creative director of Soundelux Design Music Group

Scott’s credits can be viewed on imdb.com

Carolyn Giardina

Carolyn Giardina, Tech Editor, The Hollywood Reporter