From his early days at USC making a little student film called THX 1138, to winning his third Oscar for The English Patient, Walter Murch has innovated the fields of sound design and film editing becoming one of the most respected and knowledgable figures in his profession. Murch details to us how he first got interested in filmmaking and discusses projects like The Godfather, The Conversation, American Graffiti and Apocalypse Now. He gets into the specific techniques and approaches he pioneered along the way, up to his more recent ventures in documentary.
We are so lucky he gave us an hour of his time -- absorb all you can from this master! Read more:


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