Additionally , it was a rhetorical move that legitimated the field of post-production sound at a time when studios were down - sizing their sound departments .
When producers were routinely skimping on budgets and salaries for sound editors and mixers .
Additionally , it was a rhetorical move that legitimated the field of post-production sound at a time when studios were down - sizing their sound departments , and when producers were routinely skimping on budgets and salaries for sound editors and mixers .