For Immediate Release

November 23, 2000

Baker Sound Studios, Philadelphia has enjoyed a flurry of recent ADR activity, featuring extensive work on director M. Night Shyamalan’s new feature “Unbreakable”. The soon to be released Disney picture required dialog replacement by principal actors Samuel L. Jackson and Robin Wright, as well as ADR sessions for supporting cast members, including director Shyamalan himself.

Baker Sound connected with studios in London (Mr. Jackson was on location in Ireland) and Los Angeles (where Ms. Wright is based) and recorded dialog directly into ProTools while slaving video to time code from the remote location. The sessions were handled by Baker ADR engineer Rick DiDonato, with director M. Night Shyamalan and ADR coordinator Michael Haight on hand at Baker to oversee the production. Several actors in supporting roles were also able to complete ADR recording, working directly to picture at Baker Sound . The ProTools sessions containing the finished dialog were then sent to Sound One, New York for integration into the final mix of the film.

Baker Sound also played host to actor David Morse (“The Green Mile”), starring in the upcoming Castle Rock picture “Proof of Life”. The film features Morse, along with actors Russell Crowe, David Caruso and Meg Ryan, and is being directed by Taylor Hackford (“Dolores Claiborne”). Mr. Morse, a Philadelphia area resident, made several appearances at Baker in order to complete dialog replacement for the film in conjunction with Disney Studios in Burbank.

Finally, Baker Sound participated in the ADR work for the new film “Proximity” starring James Coburn and Rob Lowe. Philadelphia area actor Bruce Kirkpatrick was at Baker to loop some lines for the film; the sessions were produced in conjunction with Digital Sound & Picture in Los Angeles.

Since hosting Bruce Willis’ ADR sessions this past summer for Disney’s “The Kid”, Baker has begun to gain a solid reputation in the film industry for voice/ADR recording. “It’s a combination of things”, relates Baker president Gary Moskowitz when asked about this recent influx of work. “The Philadelphia Film Office has done a lot to put Philadelphia on the map in the film community. We’ve also had a great deal of experience with the ISDN and synchronization equipment involved---and obviously we’re equipped to handle the voice recording. But ultimately, I think it’s the experience gained by our engineers that has given the production community a level of comfort with our facility.”