I work as a Production Sound Mixer on Film and High End TV dramas and have been in the business for over 20 years. I have been fortunate enough to travel a lot with my work and enjoy a varied working lifestyle. I like to deliver the highest quality of sound recording and test the boundaries of excellence everyday. The challenge of everyday working on set is the difficult environments and making everything work there. Whether it be the mountains of Mongolia, the plains of Thailand, working within a community in Africa, each bespoke situation has the same amount of planning and attention to detail as the last, which brings satisfaction and an amazing experience.

Friday, 23 February 2024

This is a film by Aneil Karia director of the Long Goodbye which was the Oscar winner for Best Live Action Short Film. Surge is about a man on the verge of a breakdown played by Ben Wishaw and you have the frenetic energy throughout the whole film as his character goes into a spiral downwards. 

The whole thing was shot handheld and in a frenetic way to encompass what Ben was doing in his performance. Scenes were done in one takes and spanned various locations so it was shot fast and logistically challenging. I had various mixing recorders to grab the dialogue that I moved between during scenes if they spanned large areas. Often I just needed to be fast on my feet and move quickly between sets. Various boom operators were used to be able to cover areas where it was dialogue heavy. It was a challenging yet really rewarding!


Here is the official video-

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10suikzwcjw

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