Sound Lounge’s dynamic duo of emerging sound talent, Assistant Mixers Pablo Ancalle and Natalie Cordero, made a powerful impression at the 2025 Camp Kuleshov competition, earning first and second place in the East/Southeast Sound Design competition. Designed to foster the next generation of creatives, Camp K challenges up-and-coming artists to stretch their skills, learn from industry mentors, and reimagine classic films. The competition recognizes excellence across Editing, Sound Design, Music Score, and Graphics. Ancalle, who has spent the past two years honing his craft at Sound Lounge, took first place for his inventive reimagining of The Driver. “This is such a bizarre scene: you have the main character intentionally destroying a car while he is inside it, so I decided to make the car its own character,” recalled Ancalle. “With AI being such a topical subject in our industry, it made perfect sense to turn the car into an overly reactive AI, and the project naturally evolved into an anti-AI piece.” Once his concept was set, Ancalle focused on shaping the car’s vocal identity. “Natalie was kind enough to lend me their voice,” said Ancalle. “I treated their performance with a plugin called Valhalla Space Modulator, often used in 80s rock to create a... Read More