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Yahoo
27-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Former Xavier Musketeers standout Zach Freemantle agrees to deal with Orlando Magic
Zach Freemantle was not one of the five Big East players selected in this week's NBA Draft, which wrapped up from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday, June 26. However, it didn't take long for the former Xavier Musketeers forward to find an NBA suitor. Advertisement Freemantle has agreed to a deal with the Orlando Magic, the school announced Friday afternoon. Freemantle will suit up for the Magic in the NBA Summer League, which begins next month. More: Xavier will host Missouri State as part of 2025-26 non-conference basketball schedule In April, Freemantle was named to the all-tournament team at the 71st annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament (PIT) in Virginia. The Teaneck, New Jersey native was also selected to play in the NABC-Reese's Division I College All-Star Game in San Antonio as part of Final Four weekend. Xavier forward Zach Freemantle (32) was a second-team All-Big East selection in 2025. Over a six-season collegiate career with the Musketeers, Freemantle battled a slew of injuries but still etched his name in Xavier history. Advertisement During Xavier's first-round Big East Tournament loss to Marquette at Madison Square Garden in March, Freemantle became the fourth Xavier player to rank top 10 all-time in scoring and rebounding, joining David West, Romain Sato and Tyrone Hill. More: Who is Vaughn Karvala? Xavier hosting 4-star, Class of 2026 forward on Wednesday Freemantle ranks 10th in Xavier history in career points (1,749) and ninth in career rebounds (888). In 136 total games, Freemantle made 107 starts and averaged 12.9 points and 6.5 rebounds per night. After missing all of the 2023-24 season due to a foot injury, Freemantle returned for one more season and helped lead Xavier to the NCAA Tournament. Advertisement More: 'A lot of hugs.' For Xavier's Zach Freemantle, NCAA Tournament was the missing piece Freemantle averaged 16.8 points and 6.8 rebounds and scored in double figures in Xavier's first 30 games before a season-ending loss to Illinois in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. Freemantle was a second-team All-Big East selection for the second time in his career (2021). This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Former Xavier standout Zach Freemantle signs with NBA's Orlando Magic
Daily Mirror
30-05-2025
- Daily Mirror
British woman vanishes on popular holiday island as desperate search launched
Mekealah Freemantle, 39, who is believed to come from the London area, disappeared after leaving a hotel in Jamaica - police have said they are 'worried about her safety' A British woman has gone missing after leaving her hotel on a Caribbean island with an urgent search underway and police "worried about her safety". Mekealah Freemantle, 39, disappeared while on a short holiday to Jamaica, with local police now appealing to the public for information. Reports from the Ocho Rios Police suggest Freemantle was last seen leaving a hotel in Ocho Rios, St Ann. Ms Freemantle is described as having a dark complexion, a slim build, and standing approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall. The last confirmed sighting of her was on Saturday, May 24, when she left her hotel. A local source said it is not known whether she went out to visit friends and family when she was last seen. A police source said: "All we know is that she was visiting the island and was staying in a hotel. We are trying to ascertain whether she has family on island or a boyfriend who she may have gone to visit. We are appealing to the public for help in locating her. "Most people who go missing are found after a short while. We are worried about her safety and are calling on anyone who know of her whereabouts to contact us. We are hoping that she will be found soon and safe." Freemantle is believed to come from the London area and has been described as bubbly, gregarious and affable, according to the local source. "We are hoping and praying that she is found safe, safe and in a fit condition. We are praying for that," they added. Jamaica Constabulary Force also appealed on social media with a message on Facebook stating: "Help us to locate Mekealah Freemantle. If you know her whereabouts, please call the St. Ann's Bay Police or the 119 Police Emergency number." It also shared a photo of Ms Freemantle and details about her disappearance stating: "Last seen leaving her hotel wearing a large black hat, green and yellow floral blouse, red dotted shorts and a pair of black shoes. She was also seen with a brown shopping bag. All efforts to contact her have proven futile. She is of dark complexion, of a slim build and about 172 centimetres (5 feet 8 inches) tall." Meanwhile, yesterday police found a body in the search for a missing teenage girl who fell into a reservoir from a dam in West Yorkshire. Emergency services were called to Baitings Dam near Ripponden, at 1.17pm on Wednesday and underwater searches continued throughout Thursday before a body was found on Thursday afternoon. West Yorkshire Police said a formal identification process is yet to take place, but it is believed to be the girl's body. Her family have been made aware. Detective Inspector Laura Hall, of Calderdale's Safeguarding Team, said: 'While formal identification is yet to take place, the girl's family have been informed and are being supported by specially-trained officers. 'My thoughts go out to her family and friends at this very sad time. Our enquiries are continuing into the death in order to establish exactly what happened yesterday, but we do not believe it to be suspicious.'
The Age
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Watching Warfare makes you feel like you're in combat. It's thanks to this underrated element
A platoon of American soldiers sits quietly in an Iraqi apartment. Birds tweet peacefully outside, a pen cap clicks, radios intermittently babble directives. Then, all of a sudden, the harsh crack of a grenade envelops the room. This deafening sound sets everything off in Warfare, A24's hyperrealistic film set during the Iraq War. Developed from the memories of real-life navy SEALs, it depicts the visceral, concussive sound of war as much as the horrifying look of it – snapping bullets, booming IEDs, blood-curdling screams. 'You don't only hear sound. You feel it,' says Glenn Freemantle, Warfare 's Academy Award-winning sound designer. 'It completely transforms cinema. You can just listen to a film and get everything from it. Whereas, if you watch a film without sound, you miss a lot.' In Warfare, Freemantle says, sound directs focus as much as the camera lens. Every sound, whether it's dust settling or a passing jet plane, is intentionally woven into each scene. Working alongside co-director Ray Mendoza, who was one of the soldiers at the real-life mission depicted in the film, Freemantle recreated the sounds of combat as accurately as possible. This involved travelling to gun ranges in the Czech Republic to record the sound of live ammunition and sonic booms (when bullets travel faster than the speed of sound). 'We needed to make it as real as it could be,' he says. 'There's no music, no other source guiding your emotions other than these sounds. It's minutely detailed to the nth degree to create a sense at each moment – to make you uncomfortable, to make you scared.' Sound has been imperative to many of the films Freemantle has worked on, including Civil War, which also depicts the sounds of combat, Slumdog Millionaire, with its bustling Mumbai streets, and all the Paddington films, which required sonically grounding the animated bear in our reality. But despite how vital sound is in film, Freemantle says cinemas are increasingly failing to play movies at the correct volume. 'I took my granddaughter to see Wonka, which I worked on, and was so upset. I knew it was more vibrant than what they heard. It was just too quiet ... Give it the right sound, and everyone will love it.' Warfare joins a long list of titles famous for their innovative use of sound. Here are just a few. Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) Sound designer Ben Burtt revolutionised sci-fi sound design by incorporating 'found sounds' (natural sounds recorded in the real world). For example, the blasters were developed from the twang of a radio tower guy wire, and the light sabres were a combination of a film projector and broken television that were re-recorded by a swinging microphone. Meanwhile, Darth Vader's breathing was a result of a microphone inside a scuba regulator. Instead of sounding electronic and artificial, A New Hope seemed real and organic, thus arguably creating the most immersive sci-fi film of its time. Apocalypse Now (1979) Walter Murch is largely credited with establishing the official role of 'sound designer' in film. His work on the war epic was the first to fully use stereo surround sound, which ultimately paved the way for future 5.1 surround-sound systems. The most impressive element of Murch's work, however, was his use of sound to represent the lead character's deteriorating mental state, blending mundane objects like a ceiling fan with the thumping sounds of helicopters. Gravity (2013) Mimicking the sound of space is no easy feat, but Freemantle captured it so effectively in Gravity that he won an Academy Award for it in 2014. There's total silence in space because sound can't travel through the air. Freemantle therefore decided to rely on vibrations and touch as the primary source of sound transmission. Using hydrophones and contact microphones with everyday objects like guitar strings, he recorded sounds that were then manipulated to create a sense of the characters' surroundings. Ex Machina (2014) This sci-fi thriller was another one of Freemantle's masterpieces. Instead of using actual mechanical objects to create the sounds of the android, he used gyros and other non-mechanical devices, including crystal bowls wobbling on piano keys. Contact microphones and hydrophones were also used to record under oil and water, producing tracks that eventually overlaid the android's movements. This sounded more believable and subtle compared with cliché robotic twangs. Dunkirk (2017) The relentless ticking clock in Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, which was overseen by sound editor Richard King, created a physical sense of foreboding throughout the film. Elsewhere, its repeated use of the Shepard tone – an auditory illusion that makes a sound seem to ascend or descend in pitch indefinitely – has also become known as one of the most effective ways of depicting desperation and increasing anxiety on-screen.
Sydney Morning Herald
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Watching Warfare makes you feel like you're in combat. It's thanks to this underrated element
A platoon of American soldiers sits quietly in an Iraqi apartment. Birds tweet peacefully outside, a pen cap clicks, radios intermittently babble directives. Then, all of a sudden, the harsh crack of a grenade envelops the room. This deafening sound sets everything off in Warfare, A24's hyperrealistic film set during the Iraq War. Developed from the memories of real-life navy SEALs, it depicts the visceral, concussive sound of war as much as the horrifying look of it – snapping bullets, booming IEDs, blood-curdling screams. 'You don't only hear sound. You feel it,' says Glenn Freemantle, Warfare 's Academy Award-winning sound designer. 'It completely transforms cinema. You can just listen to a film and get everything from it. Whereas, if you watch a film without sound, you miss a lot.' In Warfare, Freemantle says, sound directs focus as much as the camera lens. Every sound, whether it's dust settling or a passing jet plane, is intentionally woven into each scene. Working alongside co-director Ray Mendoza, who was one of the soldiers at the real-life mission depicted in the film, Freemantle recreated the sounds of combat as accurately as possible. This involved travelling to gun ranges in the Czech Republic to record the sound of live ammunition and sonic booms (when bullets travel faster than the speed of sound). 'We needed to make it as real as it could be,' he says. 'There's no music, no other source guiding your emotions other than these sounds. It's minutely detailed to the nth degree to create a sense at each moment – to make you uncomfortable, to make you scared.' Sound has been imperative to many of the films Freemantle has worked on, including Civil War, which also depicts the sounds of combat, Slumdog Millionaire, with its bustling Mumbai streets, and all the Paddington films, which required sonically grounding the animated bear in our reality. But despite how vital sound is in film, Freemantle says cinemas are increasingly failing to play movies at the correct volume. 'I took my granddaughter to see Wonka, which I worked on, and was so upset. I knew it was more vibrant than what they heard. It was just too quiet ... Give it the right sound, and everyone will love it.' Warfare joins a long list of titles famous for their innovative use of sound. Here are just a few. Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) Sound designer Ben Burtt revolutionised sci-fi sound design by incorporating 'found sounds' (natural sounds recorded in the real world). For example, the blasters were developed from the twang of a radio tower guy wire, and the light sabres were a combination of a film projector and broken television that were re-recorded by a swinging microphone. Meanwhile, Darth Vader's breathing was a result of a microphone inside a scuba regulator. Instead of sounding electronic and artificial, A New Hope seemed real and organic, thus arguably creating the most immersive sci-fi film of its time. Apocalypse Now (1979) Walter Murch is largely credited with establishing the official role of 'sound designer' in film. His work on the war epic was the first to fully use stereo surround sound, which ultimately paved the way for future 5.1 surround-sound systems. The most impressive element of Murch's work, however, was his use of sound to represent the lead character's deteriorating mental state, blending mundane objects like a ceiling fan with the thumping sounds of helicopters. Gravity (2013) Mimicking the sound of space is no easy feat, but Freemantle captured it so effectively in Gravity that he won an Academy Award for it in 2014. There's total silence in space because sound can't travel through the air. Freemantle therefore decided to rely on vibrations and touch as the primary source of sound transmission. Using hydrophones and contact microphones with everyday objects like guitar strings, he recorded sounds that were then manipulated to create a sense of the characters' surroundings. Ex Machina (2014) This sci-fi thriller was another one of Freemantle's masterpieces. Instead of using actual mechanical objects to create the sounds of the android, he used gyros and other non-mechanical devices, including crystal bowls wobbling on piano keys. Contact microphones and hydrophones were also used to record under oil and water, producing tracks that eventually overlaid the android's movements. This sounded more believable and subtle compared with cliché robotic twangs. Dunkirk (2017) The relentless ticking clock in Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, which was overseen by sound editor Richard King, created a physical sense of foreboding throughout the film. Elsewhere, its repeated use of the Shepard tone – an auditory illusion that makes a sound seem to ascend or descend in pitch indefinitely – has also become known as one of the most effective ways of depicting desperation and increasing anxiety on-screen.
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Xavier basketball product Zach Freemantle shines in NBA pre-draft event
If you buy something through a link in this article, we may earn commission. Pricing and availability subject to change. In April 2024, Zach Freemantle announced he would use his extra year of eligibility to return to Xavier. One year later, after wrapping up his college career with the Musketeers with a second-team all-Big East nod and an NCAA Tournament berth, Freemantle is now trying to extend his basketball career to the professional level. Advertisement More: Xavier lands commitment from former Wyoming High School standout Isaiah Walker Zach Freemantle (32) averaged 16.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game in his final season at Xavier, helping lead the Musketeers to the NCAA Tournament. Over the weekend, the 71st annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament (PIT) took place at Churchland High School in Virginia. The event, which features 64 seniors split up into eight teams, included Freemantle on the K&D Rounds squad. Freemantle was teamed up with Dayton standout Nate Santos. Freemantle helped lead K&D Rounds to a pair of wins before a six-point loss in the final. More: After big weekend, Xavier Musketeers have one of nation's top transfer portal classes In three games, Freemantle combined for 45 points, 19 rebounds, 6 steals, 3 blocks and 3 assists. Freemantle shot 19-of-26 form the floor and 3-of-4 from 3-point range. He tallied a team-high 23 points (11-of-14 shooting) in the loss to Jani King in the championship game. Advertisement Freemantle was named to the event's all-tournament team. Zach Freemantle college career with Xavier Musketeers Freemantle battled a slew of injuries over his six-season collegiate career at Xavier. In 136 total games, Freemantle made 107 starts and averaged 12.9 points and 6.5 rebounds per night. In Xavier's first-round Big East Tournament loss to Marquette in March, Freemantle became the fourth Xavier player to rank top 10 all-time in scoring and rebounding, joining David West, Romain Sato and Tyrone Hill. Freemantle also played in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Reese's Division I College All-Star Game at the Final Four in San Antionio earlier this month. Advertisement The 2025 NBA Draft will be held from June 25-26 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: 2025 NBA draft: Xavier product Zach Freemantle shines in tournament
