HBO's True Detective: Night Country received multiple Emmy nominations, including those for Visual Effects, Production Design, Casting, Cinematography, Costumes, Directing and Picture Editing. The show is set in Alaska, where eight men, who operate an Arctic research station, vanish without a trace. To solve the case, detectives Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis) have to confront the darkness they carry in themselves, while digging into the haunted truths that lie buried under the ice.
The series is also nominated for an Emmy in the "Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie" category, specifically for Part 6. Howard Bargroff (pictured, above) and Mark Timms are credited as re-recording mixers on the show.
"We've worked with Steve Griffiths on many projects for quite a few years," explains Bargroff. "So when he got this job, he very kindly asked if we would mix. And we're chuffed that he did!"
"I’ve worked with Howard for nearly five years now," notes Timms. "I started out as an assistant, until Howard started getting me mixing on his shows. Over the past two years we’ve worked together mixing a number of projects, including TD."
Bargroff and Timms both acted as the show's dubbing mixers.
"We entirely mix within the Pro Tools environment, using the S6 desk/controller," notes Bargroff. "The Hank/protest scene was one of the most challenging, but worth all the extra work for the wonderful end results. We were very happy with the end results."
Timms points to the reveal of what happened to the researchers as a highlight.
"This was a very dense and complex sequence with music, gale force winds, lots of voices and an important voiceover conveying key information," he recalls. "It took a lot of work to get right but it was worth the time."