David Yewdall
David Lewis Yewdall (October 30, 1950 – July 4, 2017) was an American production sound mixer. He was born in Springfield, Missouri. He worked with Roger Corman on Battle Beyond the Stars and as the co-supervising sound editor on Talvisota.[1] He published a book about the profession in 2007, Practical art of motion picture sound, which was called a "must-read for all students of film."[2]
In 1996, he became a member of the board of NightPro Technologies Inc (NTI), a sound production company from Provo, Utah.[3] He taught editing and sound at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts[4] until June 2016.
His best known works are The Thing, The Fifth Element and Escape From New York.
Yewdall died on July 4, 2017 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina from pancreatic cancer, aged 66.[5]
References
- ↑ 'Outtakes'--Divorce: magazine, Hollywood Style. 1990-01-30. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7h4PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xoQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6960,6243456&dq=david+yewdall&hl=en. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- ↑ Kenny, Tom (2000-02-01). Rev. of Practical art of motion picture sound. Mix: Professional Art and Music Production. http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_practical_art_motion/. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- ↑ Daley, Dan (1996-06-06). Products, Management Boost NTI: Board Provides Broad-Based Expertise. p. 50. https://books.google.com/books?id=pAkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA50. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- ↑ UNCSA Editing and Sound Faculty page. University of North Carolina School of the Arts - School of Filmmaking. http://www.uncsa.edu/filmmaking/facultyediting.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
- ↑ Erik Pedersen (July 6, 2017). "David Yewdall Dies: 'The Fifth Element' & 'The Thing' Sound Editor Was 66". Deadline. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
Other websites
This short article about a person from the United States can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.