After going to see Wonder Woman (Dir. Patty Jenkins) during the opening weekend, I was hit with the idea of writing a piece about women in sound. I was so hyped when I read that Jenkin's film broke box office record, which basically saved DC from another disastrous film released post-Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight (2008) . And while I would love to talk about how much Patty Jenkins was underestimated and how Gal Gadot's performance is on another level, I feel like Wonder Woman and everything it has accomplished and represents deserves an entry of its own. It's no secret that the film industry is male dominated. The so-called "Hollywood Gender Gap" has been a popular topic amongst cast and crew--it has been analyzed and studied over the years and of course, achieving equality in such industry is still an ongoing battle. In an article by The Guardian it's mentioned how: Women made up a majority only in costume and wardrobe departments and casting...
Nicole A. Watlington is a sound editor and designer based in New York City. She holds a B.S. in Recording Arts and a B.A. in Screen Studies.