Avid has published an interesting BTS video with Stephen Mirrione, ACE, who edited F1 The Movie. Stephen Mirrione, ACE, is an Oscar-winning editor, and he discusses his work on the film and explains that despite knowing nothing about F1, he was drawn to the project by director Joseph Kosinski’s script, which showcased deep research, authenticity, and ambition.
Mirrione’s primary goal was to ensure the racing sequences served the story rather than simply being a high-octane spectacle. This was done to prevent audience race fatigue. There was extensive preparation and planning involved in shooting, particularly with the challenge of attaching cameras to weight-sensitive F1 cars.
With nine cameras rolling simultaneously, his crew would gang footage together into group clips so they could be easily viewed in Avid Media Composer.
By utilizing Avid Media Composer features like ScriptSync, they could quickly locate specific dialogue takes across different laps.
Juan Peralta of Skywalker Sound had agoal to deliver a level of authenticity that would satisfy die-hard F1 fans without overwhelming the eardrums of casual moviegoers. Capturing the scream of an F1 engine on set was critical, but Peralta quickly realized that what sounds great on track didn’t translate perfectly to the movie: the real-world recordings sounded thin in a theater. So his team strategically reinforced the low-end frequencies to create a more visceral, “throatier” impact—one that you can feel as much as you hear.
