Skywalker Ranch, Espresso Machines in Hand Luggage & The Endless Ends of Cinema.

Gianluca Sergi is a professor of Film at the University of Nottingham. He specialises in sound, and his research and contacts have taken him to places such as Skywalker Ranch, Pixar, Dolby, The Oscars and Industrial Light and Magic. Shortly to Publish a book with Oscar winning sound designer Gary Rydstrom, Gianluca talks about how the relationship between academia and Hollywood came about, how we met, discovered a love of wine, and how not to make an entrance at the Academy of Film.  If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, you can make a one-off donation to us via:https://ko-fi.com/coupleofdrips If you love what you hear, and would like to support us regularly, then please click on the “Support” button in your podcast app of choice. This allows you to listen ad-free and will shortly give you access to bonus content. We hope to have more membership tiers in the future.  Want to add us to your RSS reader? No problem, here is the link Links to things we talked about:Pact Coffee Guest Links: The Endless Ends of Cinema - bookVanity Fair – articleGianluca’s LinkedInGianluca’s university profile Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe and look out for us on the first Friday of every month!  If you like what you hear it, you can make a donation via: Ko-Fi.com. You can buy us a coffee by going to Buy Me A Coffee! We like coffee (It’s a coffee-based podcast 😊). If you love what you hear, and would like to support us regularly, then please click on the “Support” button in your podcast app of choice. This allows you to listen ad-free and will shortly give you access to bonus content. We hope to have more membership tiers in the future.Want to add us to your RSS reader? No problem, here is the link Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.