AMPS Podcast

Martyn Harries talks with James Parnell, Supervising Sound Editor and Re-recording Mixer about his work bringing Twisted Metal, an exciting, action packed, award winning playstation game adaptation to our screens, his career in both London and LA and much, much more. Our very own Rob Walker gets a mention and James has advice for those starting out in the industry.

For this Episode AMPS Council member Martyn Harries talks to Peter Albrechtsen about his Sound Design for Evil Dead Rise - the latest instalment in the Evil Dead film series (in Cinemas now)

Kate Davis and Andrew Wilson are joined by the sound team for All Quiet on the Western Front - winner of the 10th AMPS Award for Film Sound. They share all kinds of insights on their collaborative and creative process for the films' soundtrack.

We are joined by Paul Isaacs and Gary Trenda - wireless technology experts at Sound Devices - who tell us all about the latest developments in the Sound Devices wireless range. Prod. Sound Mixer John Rodda is also with us to provide his professional insight as a Sound Devices user with decades of experience in the field. www.sounddevices.com https://www.sounddevices.com/spectraband-explained/

An AMPS Award special, featuring the Dune sound team. After receiving their AMPS Award trophies ahead of the BAFTAs, they sat down with us to share some thoughts on their creative process on the film

It's International Womens Day, and we are joined by Prod. Sound Mixer Nina Rice, who tells us all about capturing the sound for the BBC drama series 'This is going to hurt'

Production Sound Mixer Erwan Kerzanet joins the podcast to tell us all about his work capturing the unique live performances in Annette - a dynamic musical from visionary director Leos Carax, with music by Sparks

For this episode, we are joined by Tim Harrison, Adele Fletcher and Michele Woods who tell us all about their creative processes on the soundtrack for the feature-film 'Censor'. We also demonstrate the 'Windkiller SE', a great new windshield solution for handheld recorders created by Bubblebee Industries https://www.bubblebeeindustries.com/collections/the-windkiller-se

This episode features an interview with Sound Designer and Re-Recording Mixer, Ben Baird, of Aquarium Studios. We ask Ben about his career and focus on his work on the feature film 'LIMBO'. uni.pictures/Limbo Ben talks in detail about his creative, technical and thought processes as a Sound Designer and discusses his collaboration with the Director of LIMBO, Ben Sharrock. The AMPS Podcast is presented and produced by Owen Peters and Owen Shirley

For this episode we chat to Cara Sheppard, Managing Director of Twickenham Film Studios, and learn all about the past, present and future plans of TFS (who have long supported AMPS as a 'Sustaining Member'). As a widely-experienced and successful individual, Cara also gives us her insights into the changing nature of UK film and TV production and her hopes of increasing diversity in our industry.

We speak to Sound Designer Jeremy S Bloom and Foley Artist Joanna Fang about their work on the podcast drama series 'Hot White Heist' Presented and produced by Owen Peters and Owen Shirley

In this episode we talk to Ulrika Akander, Stephen Fitzmaurice and David DiPietro, the post-production team on Bridgerton. Following our chat with Bridgerton's production sound team in Episode 12, Ulrika, Stephen and David reflect on their experiences of working with the location sound and building overall mix of the hit Netflix series. The AMPS Podcast is presented by Owen Peters and Owen Shirley.

In this episode, we host a remote roundtable discussion between dialogue editors Michele Woods, Iain Anderson, Marc Specter and Vince Tennant. The panel discuss the techniques, workflows and technologies of dialogue editing for film and TV. The AMPS Podcast is presented by Owen Peters and Owen Shirley.

Having won the 7th AMPS Award for Factual Film Sound, Eric Milano joins us to talk about designing the soundtrack of the historic documentary 'Apollo 11'

In this episode, AMPS members Tim Surrey and Johnny White tell us all about their work capturing the Production Sound for 'Bridgerton' - the phenomenally successful Drama series from Netflix.

For this episode we bring you the second half of AMPS Council Member Andrew Wilson talking to John Aldred about his career in sound and beyond (Part 2 of 2). The conversation took place on one afternoon in Johns' garden, in the Summer of 2020. In this final half John talks about experiencing new technologies in the later parts of his career and working abroad.

For this episode (part 1 of 2) we bring you an interview that took place in the Summer, where Andrew Wilson met John Aldred to hear all about his remarkable career in sound. We were sad to hear the news of Johns' passing recently, but we are glad to be able to present this conversation as a celebration of his life. Please listen to the end, where we provide details on how you can supply your own audio tribute, to be included in the second part of this interview.

For this episode of the podcast, we were lucky enough to be joined by Sound Designer Paul Davies and Director Rose Glass, who talk about their collaboration on the Sound of Rose's celebrated debut feature film 'Saint Maud'. We would like to thank Studio Canal, for all of their support in helping us to make this episode happen. SPOILER WARNING: The content includes major spoilers relating to the plot of the film.

For this episode we join Sound Designer and Supervising Sound Editor Anna Bertmark, on a sunny beach in Brighton, to talk about some of her work in feature film. We also chat about Anna's collaborations in sound, her experience of different roles in Sound Post and the benefits of taking on 'short film' projects, as well as the Women Who Are Sound group that Anna co-founded (www.wwasound.com) The AMPS Podcast is presented by Owen Peters and Owen Shirley

For this episode we are joined by Production Sound Mixer Paul Paragon and 1st AS Loveday Harding, who tell us about their process of capturing performance to serve the story of 'Military Wives' Military Wives is a film based on the true story of a group of women, who decide to form a choir while their husbands are serving in Afghanistan. We follow their journey as they develop into a professional singing group. Thanks again to Paul, Loveday and the entire sound team!

In the sixth episode of the AMPS Podcast, we feature an in depth interview with Leslie Gaston-Bird AMPS MPSE. We ask Leslie to talk about her career to date, working in radio, film and academia. Leslie also talks about her book 'Women in Audio': https://www.amazon.com/Women-Audio-Engineering-Society-Presents/dp/1138315990 The AMPS Podcast is presented by Owen Peters and Owen Shirley

In the fifth episode of the AMPS Podcast, we feature the Ambient Isolation project and its founder, Al Sirkett. With recordings from the project and additional interviews with other contributors; Anna Bertmark, Jeremy S Bloom, Jillis Molenaar, Bente van der Spek, Zita Leeemans, Will Cohen and Jack Lowe. www.ambientisolation.com The AMPS Podcast is presented by Owen Peters and Owen Shirley

AMPS takes a tour of different approaches to recording actors remotely and safely with social distancing in place. Featured Contributors: Luciano Del Zoppo from Todd-AO Ben Nemes from Spacecrate Mark Appleby from Goldcrest (London) Freelance sound editors and Dialogue supervisors: Michele Woods Mark Specter Tim Hands Jamie Roden Steve Little Also includes an approach to remote mix reviewing from Rob Walker. Many participants shared their experiences in the online chat which we will make available too.

The third episode features discussions about the recording of 1917 with; Production Sound Mixers Stuart Wilson AMPS and Tim White, 1st AS's Thomas Fennell and Hugh Sherlock, Supervising Dialogue Editor Rachel Tate, and Supervising Sound Editor Oliver Tarney. The AMPS Podcast is presented by Owen Peters and Owen Shirley

In the second episode of the AMPS Podcast, AMPS member Enos Desjardins talks to Sound Designer Peter Albrechsten about his work on the Oscar-nominated Documentary film 'The Cave' This is the Part 2 of the interview. The AMPS Podcast is presented by Owen Peters and Owen Shirley

In the first episode of the AMPS Podcast, AMPS member Enos Desjardins talks to Sound Designer Peter Albrechsten about his work on the Oscar-nominated Documentary film 'The Cave' This is the Part 1 of the interview, with Part 2 to follow shortly. The AMPS Podcast is presented by Owen Shirley and Owen Peters