Biography
Mel Zelniker worked in sound for film, contributing to multiple productions across the 1970s and 1980s. Their roles centered on dialogue recording and mixing, handling tasks such as ADR (automated dialogue replacement) and sound re-recording. In 1976, Zelniker served as an ADR Recordist on Taxi Driver and Network. Their work on these films involved capturing and refining spoken dialogue to match on-screen performances, a process essential for clarity and continuity in post-production.
Zelniker continued in sound roles throughout the 1980s, contributing to Dirty Dancing as an ADR Mixer in 1987. That same year, they worked as a Sound Re-Recording Mixer on Raising Arizona. In 1984, Zelniker held the position of Sound Re-Recording Mixer on Alphabet City. These credits reflect their involvemen…
