It's all Gravy

Forgot to mention in my last post, another recent development is that as of the start of September I have become part of the Gravy Crew family. Set up by Jackie Alexander, Gravy Crew is a diary management service representing some of the best production talent in the UK. You can find a link to my profile page below or on the credit/contact page, regularly updated with credits, equipment and various contact details.

http://www.gravycrew.co.uk/crew-profile.php?id=28  

Features, Doc and Shorts

Been a fun and busy couple of months recently. At the beginning of July I started working with It's My Shout as a Sound Recordist filming the behind the scenes documentary of this years Made in Wales shorts. Its same a great experience in a high pressure run and gun shoot with the documentary being broadcast on BBC 2 late November.

http://www.itsmyshout.co.uk/ 

August was none stop, the documentary continued, I also worked on Followers and By Any Name. Follower is a short film directed by Tim Marshall in association with the Iris Prize. It was another opportunity to Boom Op for Davids Rees, who I worked with on many occasions. By Any Name is a feature film adaption of a Amazon Best Selling Novel by Katherine John. An action/thriller produced by Tanabi films in Swansea and the Brecon Beacons. Working as Location Sound Mixer with James Cooper as my Boom Operator.    

http://www.tanabi.co.uk/ 

http://www.byanynamemovie.com/

At the end of the month I will be start Northbank Entertainments next feature, Poltergeist Activity as a Sound Recordist. Written and directed by Andrew Jones, Poltergeist Activity about a father and daughter who move into a new house with unexpected and freighting occurrences.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3231734/?ref_=nm_flmg_snd_1

Another Quick Catch Up

Been another busy couple of months working as a Sound Recordist on a number of short and corporate films. As well as currently finishing post sound on a pilot that well be getting aired on Freeview and Sky at the end of the year.  The Sleeping Room, a feature I Boom Op'd on back in December, announced that is will be getting its world premier at this years Films Frightfest. Along with its broadcast debut not long after on the Horror Channel.

More details can be found below.

http://www.frightfest.co.uk/films/2014FrightFest/Discovery2/thesleepingroom-.html

Cruel Summer

The first feature I worked on, Cruel Summer produced by 441 films released the first trailer last week. Looking forward to seeing the final film.

Catch Up

The last six days have been a bit mad for me work wise travelling to Snowdonia and across to Derby. Then rushing back down to South Wales to do shoots in Cardiff and Tonypandy adding 4 credits to my CV. Consisting of: 1 feature, 2 for Board-cast  and 1 shoot. Quite week ahead but hopefully this is a sign of things to come.

New Gear

Today I took delivery of new equipment making me more adaptable to any situation that I might find myself in on any production. My equipment list as follows: 

-       Sound Devices 633 6 Channel mixer/10 channel recorder with Ambient timecode input and output.

-        Sennheiser MHK416P48 Shotgun Microphone with full Rycote accessories.

-       2x Sony UWP D11/K33 digital wireless microphone sets.

-       1x Sennheiser G3 wireless systems which can be placed on a additional sound source or directors feed.

-       2.5m Boom Pole.

-       Sennheiser HD25 headphones.

Leave it at the Club

This week I worked on my first advert for Rail Safe entitled 'Leave it at the Club' in association with Arriva Train, Network Rail and the Transport Police. Directed by Whitney Branning, the advert is to bring awareness of anti social behaviour shoot at various locations around Cardiff, including station platforms and moving trains.      

Strong Lifts

The Beginning of 2014 saw me travel to London to record the 2014 European Seminars of the Strong Lifts fitness. A challenging location, a gym under the railway lines coming into Waterloo station, I recorded various demonstrations and interviews over a 2 day programme. Produced by the newly formed Hammer Space Media, the films will be available on Strong Lifts members only forums and promotion material on the website.

http://ww.stronglifts.com/

2014

I was fortunate be able to close 2013 on a bang, spending December in Brighton working as a Boom Operator on Movie Moguls latest feature 'The Sleeping Room'. Directed by John Shakleton and Produced by Gareth Davis, The Sleeping Room is a supernatural horror based in modern day brighton and it dark passed. Working along side David Rees, a sound recordist I've worked with on a few projects, I was able to contribute to a great cast and crew.

The start 2014 already has me penciled in a few projects including pilots, features and some TV work. Hopefully in 2014 I can continue on the success I have already had establishing a career as a Boom Operator/Sound Recordist and push my career further.