I mixed this doc- directed by Ross Domoney. I thought it was an interesting perspective on what is happening in Greece and what austerity feels like on the ground. It was a very fast turn around project with minimal time for additional sound design but this suited the project as it worked with the score to gave the film the feeling of a dream-scape.
Future Suspended (english) from Ross Domoney on Vimeo.
For those of you in the UK and not panic buying Christmas gifts from the 24/7 Tesco’s garage- this is playing on BBC4 tomorrow at 9:25PM (Part of the Storyville strand to which I have an addiction). I enjoyed mixing it it and think it is well worth a watch. Am also pleasantly surprised that something I worked on not only got pick of the day from the highbrow papers- Times, Guardian and Telegraph- but also the Radio Times and TV choice (my gran would be proud.)
Even if you miss this, you should check out director Jeanie Finlay’s work by visiting her website via this link- YOU COULD EVEN BUY A LAST MINUTE FILM PRESENT THERE WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR HOUSE
I recorded sound and tracklayed/mixed this viral for Puma. We only had a 15 minute window of opportunity to record Arsene Wenger in the Emirates stadium, so made use of a body double. Here we are in a bit of down time.
Janapar: Official Trailer from Janapar Film on Vimeo.
Here’s a fun adventure doc I worked on that has been self distributed by the producer-James Newton and director- Tom Allen. It has been eye opening and heartening to look at how something initial self shot has steadily gained momentum through word of mouth/ prizes picked up in various festivals. A very different distribution model from projects I have worked on before. Visit the Janapar film website for more.
I handled the dialogue edit and pre-mix (tough gig cleaning up sound shot on whatever gear you can take with you on a bike). Vincent Watts wrote the score and handled the final mix.
Below is the trail for this UK road movie staring Tim Roth, Jack O’Connell and Peter Mullan. Cinema release date 23rd Feb. I walked/shot the foley and handled the UK side of the ADR. A busy/messy few days in the foley studio as quite a lot of chase scenes through muddy forests, a couple of fights- a lot of prop work.
Strong performance as you would expect from Tim Roth on-screen and in ADR booth, Jack O’Connell looks to be going places as he moves from Skins and onto the big screen.
Heesen Yachts from locosoho on Vimeo.
Here is a stereo version of another gig working for Locomotion. The brief was to create a surround sound mix for an event in Monaco selling Heesen yachts https://www.heesenyachts.com that would really grab peoples attention (BTW for Yacht substitute top spec ocean going condo) The VO artist apparently dubs George Clooney in Italian- pretty silky! I tracklayed it from home and mixed it myself in the Dubbing theatre at Metfilm with the client. We had a lot of fun in the dub throwing sounds around the room in ways that aren’t usually done in theatrical mixes.
I’ve been assisting sound Engineer Ian Simpson with live events to move out of my post production comfort zone and gain new skills. This is an extract from a live gig at the BFI- which as you can see had some fantastic visuals and many elaborate costumes. A pretty frantic job swapping radio mics between very elaborate costumes but it went well.
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The Offender is a revenge thriller set against the backdrop of the London Riots and a grim young offenders Institution. Cinema release is on August 8th. More details on the Facebook page I handled the dialogue edit and premix, shot the ADR and supervised the Foley. To be honest by ‘supervised’ I mean I turned up to Goldcrest with a shopping list of what the director wanted and what I knew we needed to get to get the most out of sound track and just watched and learnt as I watched the crew produce the goods and then some with minimal fuss.
I have been working hard on Jerry Rothwell’s latest feature doc -dialogue edit/premix and deliverables. Click here for the film website. The film looks at an Ethiopian highland town which has produced some of the world’s greatest distance athletes, including Tirunesh Dibaba, Kenenisa Bekele and Derartu Tulu.
Good human interest story- primarily told from the perspective of two young girls, their family and coach- it follows grass roots sports-a long way away from the razzmatazz of the approaching London Olympics.
The coach came over for the screening and having seen UK sports facilities was amazed that the UK doesn’t clean up at all distances! Think it gives testament to the sheer hard work and expertise shown by people like him at the ground level.
From a sound geek perspective, this was the first set of TV deliverables I mastered ready for the new R128 andATSC A/85 loudness specs. Initial impressions are favourable. It involved a bit more work than the old method,but I was able to produce mixes that- while compressed sufficiently for home sets (you can hear key dialogue without struggling when it is not cranked up)- kept its dynamic range in key sections. The races which would previously had been flattened for broadcast were allowed to keep much of the excitement of the theatrical(cinema) mix. All good. Trailer below
Interested to see how it fares before it’s terrestrial debuts (was backed by C4 and ITVS), so far it has been selected for Sheffield doc fest and Tribeca.
Here’s a stereo fold down of a cinema add I sound designed in 5.1 for Locomotion (Soho). More info on Locomotions Blog
I had a lot of fun listening to some old favourite films, track laying it and heading over to Soho’s Jungle Studios for the Dolby cinema mix. Once upon a time I was a runner there. On my return I went out of my way to make life easy for anyone making me tea/bringing food- tough gig particularly if you’d much rather be sat in the room watching the mix than picking up green tea and sushi.