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At the "creation" stage of the game, DVD and the "average household" couldn't be farther from these guy's minds. What IS on their minds are the Acadamy nominations for best sound design and the Acadamy members experience these films in a cinema that conforms to industry standards - RIGIDLY


My two cents (not intending to be critical of Wayne's post, but just to use it as a springboard):

I think this statement reflects too little respect for the sound engineers and too much respect for the Academy voters.

When engineers are creating a soundtrack, their preeminent concerns are the creative desires of the director and producer -- NOT whether or not they'll win an Academy Award.

Academy voters see films in a wide variety of theatrical contexts -- when they see the films AT ALL -- and, oftentimes, just on a DVD player at home.