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COMMUNITY
- Water Cooler
5.18.2023


Scott & Dean talk shop! It's Water Cooler!
Long time collaborators and friends, director Scott Lazer & sound designer Dean White sit down to talk about their careers up until this point, personal inspirations, the evolution of Jim Carrey and “creating conviction in the cut” with their films.
In Scott’s words, here are the top five things you can look forward to from the conversation:
-History/Timeline of my original work
-How Dean and I collaborate together
-Influences/Inspirations
-The best ideas are right in front of you
-Approach to characters

Scott Lazer
Scott Lazer is an award-winning filmmaker and creative director whose work transcends genre, form, and media. His films often explore communities and subcultures inspired by his upbringing in the American South. Whether in scripted or non-scripted narrative filmmaking, commissions for clients in advertising or music, he crafts each piece with an approach that uniquely serves the story he wants to tell.

Dean White
Dean White is a Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer, and Music Producer based in New York CIty. After working in scripted and non-scripted features in Boston, he moved to New York to establish the audio post-production department at Vice Media where he worked across tentpole productions for nearly 6 years. He now focuses on mixing and designing feature soundtracks, high-end commercials, and experimental media.