Mixing the Moment: How Sound Brings Films to Life

A rare, behind-the-scenes look at how award-winning films are shaped in the final stages.

Join Oscar-nominated Re-Recording Mixer Brad Zoern — whose credits include Netflix’s Frankenstein, The Shape of Water, and Paramount+’s Yellowstone — for an exclusive seminar that pulls back the curtain on one of filmmaking’s most powerful stages: the final mix.

Ever wondered:
• How sound transforms a scene emotionally?
• What really happens between picture lock and final delivery?
• How to position yourself for professional-level productions?

This is the room you need to be in.

✔ Live sound mixing demonstration
✔ Interactive live Q&A with Brad Zoern
✔ Lunch & refreshments included
✔ Post-seminar networking
✔ Limited seating
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More about the Seminar:

Sound is one of the most powerful — misunderstood — storytelling tools, in film.

This seminar takes you inside the creative and technical craft of the re-recording mixer — the final storyteller in post-production. You’ll gain a clear understanding of how dialogue, music, ambience, and sound design are balanced and shaped to support emotion, pacing, and narrative clarity.

Brad will break down:

• How scenes are evaluated during the final mix
• The decision-making process behind shaping tone and intensity
• Collaboration between mixer, director, and editor
• Industry-level workflows used on professional productions
• How emerging filmmakers can prepare their projects for high-level post

Drawing from over 25 years in the industry, Brad offers practical insight into both the Canadian and U.S. production landscapes — and how Ontario filmmakers can position themselves within them.

This session is designed for filmmakers, producers, editors, and students who want to elevate their understanding of post-production and create work that feels polished, cinematic, and emotionally precise.

If you are a high school student, please email [email protected] for a 50% off discount code upon proof of enrollment.

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About Brad Zoern

With over 25 years of experience in the film and television industry as a Sound Re-recording Mixer, Brad started his career on the post stages of Toronto, working with the top studios and talents. He received professional accolades for his work on the History Channel Mini Series “The Hatfields and McCoys”, starring Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton, for which he received his first Emmy Award and CAS Award in 2012. He has also received an Oscar, BAFTA, and CAS Nomination for his Mixing on Guillermo del Toro’s 2018 Oscar Best Picture, "The Shape of Water”. Most recently, he has been nominated for his second Oscar and BAFTA Award for the Netflix Feature Film, “Frankenstein”, his fourth film collaboration with the renowned Guillermo Del Toro.

Brad has a passion for weaving the sonic landscape of a film or television series so it compliments the storytelling of the project, collaborating with the client on making their artistic vision complete.

After moving from Toronto in 2018, he is now living and working in the post-sound community in Los Angeles, enjoying the year-round sunshine with his wife and three children.

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