““I had the pleasure of working with sound designer and supervisor Frank Gaeta in two very different endeavors. His input was always creative and precise, imaginative and rigorous.””

““Frank’s richly textured sound design provided a very key element to the creative success of DARK WATER.””

““Frank Gaeta uses both ears constantly. Once I watched him fashion a last-minute sound effect out of a squid- by hand!””

““I have worked with Frank on a number of films over the last six or seven years. His attention to detail has amazed me. For example on ABOUT SCHMIDT, Frank took Warren Schmidt’s Adventurer out to the desert and recorded every conceivable sound the mobile home made. It elevated the Adventurer from just an ordinary picture vehicle to a character in the movie.”
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““I loved working with Frank – he spoiled me with his attention to detail and great ideas. We made THIRTEEN on a shoestring, with two different location sound guys recording under crazy-bad circumstances.
Somehow, Frank managed to guide a novice director (and some novice actors) through long days of ADR during the sniffly winter cold season and make it sound professional. He’s got a great intuitive sense of what works and what doesn’t – I learned so much from him and had fun in the process.””

““I have always appreciated Frank’s sound enthusiasm. Each gig we’ve worked on together, he has approached with the same passion. He looks for the sound challenge and creates something unexpected. I’ve been witness to him recording dialogue underwater and mic-ing dogs to get a performance from them!! He is a sound aficionado! Should we talk about budgets? Frank and I have negotiated on quite a few films and I have always been pleased where we end up. I’ve always felt like I got a lot of bang for my buck!!”