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Incredible experience working at Bristol Southmead’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit the past few weeks with filmmaker and photographer @giuliodisturco . Many thanks to Dr. @charles_roehr and the whole team for having us. The level of professionalism and care they put in, in what is an intense environment, is beyond anything I’ve experienced 🙌
#locationsound #soundrecording #soundrecordist #soundeffectsrecordist #filmmaker #filmmaking #nhs
These seemingly commonplace birds are actually very colourful, and increasingly less common. Their sonic prowess is something to behold too. We felt lucky to have starlings nest and roost year on year in the eaves of our previous house. Adding another noisy family to the already crowded cottage.
➡️ Swipe to last slide for some sonic prowess 🐦⬛
#wildlifesound #fieldrecording #nature #soundsofnature #wildlifesoundrecording #wildlifesoundrecordist #soundeffects #soundrecording #soundscape #naturalwonders #starling #Sturnus #wildlifephotography #familylife #soundarkstudios #naturephotography #birdsong #mimicry
All images and sound © Angel Perez Grandi / Sound Ark
A sound recorder recording a film projector that produces sound by the friction of the film looping around a wire. It’s all very meta*.
Photo taken at the filming of Rosa Barba’s Voice Engine exhibition and performance at Rotterdam’s Boijmans Museum.
A unique gig with the friendly and talented workmates that are @mrrichardking & @thetalestjason. Thanks @jeromemonnot for asking us!
*The sound recording is then used in the resulting film.
#locationsound #soundrecording #soundrecordist #soundeffects#locationsoundrecording #rosabarba #soundarkstudios #16mmprojector #filmmaking #filmmaker
@juliebrookstudio and her sound team. I love this picture, taken at the opening of her exhibition “What is it That Will Last?” at Pangolin London, which runs until June 30th 2024.
Julie will be giving a talk at Kings Place tomorrow June 7th. Most of her work is in remote locations. Some is ephemeral like the Firestacks (seen behind us). This is why its a fantastic chance to experience the work and hear it from her.
There is also a beautiful publication that goes by the same name, with words by Simon Groom, Julie Brook, Alexandra Harris, Kichizaemom XV • Raku Jikinyū and Robert Macfarlane. Available from the Pangolin gallery near Kings Cross in London, or online.
From left: Xan Márquez Caneda, Julie Brook, Angel Pérez Grandi
#juliebrook #landart #landscapeart #tidalart #soundrecording #fieldrecording #soundrecordist #locationsound #filmsound #soundeffects #soundeffectsrecordist #soundark #soundarkstudios #soundart
Happy #InternationalDawnChorusDay from the Heart of England Forest!
*The bark is a Muntjack deer*
#fieldrecording #wildlifesound #wildlifesoundrecording #wildlifesoundrecordist #nature #birdsong #dawnchorus #naturesounds
Celebrating this beautiful collaboration with @harrypriceprojects, which premiered back in March on @directorsnotes. Really proud of this.
LIMPET explores the disorienting complexities of navigating dependent relationships. With Sound we experimented with this idea, and with Harry’s direction we broke established conventions of beginning, middle and end. A rich soundtrack, which coupled with textural visuals makes for a compelling film. Link in bio for full film.
Huge thanks to @harrypriceprojects for this opportunity, and for thinking Sound early on. Congratulations to all involved!
LIMPET
A film by Harry Price @harrypriceprojects
Directed and Choreographed by Harry Price @harrypriceprojects
Featuring Courtney Deyn @courtney_my_real_name and Connor Scott @_connorjs
Director of Photography Zoë Que @zoeque__dp
Sound Design & Mix Angel Pérez Grandi @soundarkstudios
Edit Lainy Black @lainyblack
Colourist Jonny Thorpe @kingofcurtis
Gaffer Mia Yanez @lightingbymia
1st AC Joshua Dadson @dadsonproductions_
Camera Trainee Michael Nicola @post.crete
Title Graphics Mo Patel @mopat_el
Produced by BalletBoyz @balletboyz
Very soon i’ll be back in beautiful Fermanagh for an exciting wildlife sound recording adventure. Been a long time coming so I’m very happy it’s happening.
#wildlifesound #fieldrecording #wildlifefilmmaking #lougherne #countyfermanagh #ireland
Happy (belated) World Curlew Day! Always a little late to these things. Today is Earth Day, as you might have heard. Still, some appreciation for these wonderful waders facing huge challenges is never amiss. Here’s to the Curlews and to all the charities such as Curlew Action doing their most to raise awareness. 🔊🔊🔊
Slide 1- Film and Sound recorded on Lough Macnean, County Fermanagh, UK
Slide 2- BTS view from the hide.
Slide 3- With the wonderful @marycolwell author and director of Curlew Action. You can purchase beautiful Ts like this from their shop to support their work.
#fieldrecording #wildlifesound #wildlifesoundrecording #soundsofnature #Soundsofthewild #wildlifephotography #wildlifefilm #wildlifefilmmaking #Wildlifefilmmaker @Rspb @rspbni @loughernelp
Happy World Frog Day to all our amphibian friends 🐸
➡️➡️ Sound on and 🆙 for slide 5
March 20th is World Frog Day, which was created in 2009 to increase awareness of the plight of threatened frog species around the world. All amphibians, including frogs, are important components of the global ecosystem, as indicators of environmental health and contributors to human health. (Source: amphibianark.org)
#worldfrogday #worldfrogday2024 #fieldrecording #wildlifesound #soundsofnature #nature #soundscapeecology #soundeffects #naturesounds
I find networking painful. HOWEVER, once you get into the groove you understand everyone is in the same boat, and it becomes quite enjoyable. Note to self: at the next occasion, just say something, whatever. There will be a response. Take it from there 🏄🏼♂️
Lift off! This is the next morning (from last post), when the starlings leave their roosting site. Its equally as epic if not more. First its silent - a timid chorus at this time of year-then the starlings start to chatter. Suddenly there is a build up of rumbling bass, like wind hitting the microphone or something about to erupt. Then the waves across the field, like waves of the ocean, both visually and sonically. And the lift off. The rumble becomes a satisfying silky carpet enveloping you overhead.
This repeats 3-4 times as different waves of departures. MAGICAL
#fieldrecording #wildlifesound #murmuration #starlings #nature #wildlifesoundrecording
#beautifulnature @wildlife_sound
This was spectacular beyond what I could have imagined. The starling murmuration at the Avalon Marshes in Somerset. Hundreds of thousands of birds coming to roost on the reed beds. The numbers are hard to comprehend. We were quite the crowd of humans gathered, but when the starlings started arriving it all fell quiet. There was something supernatural.
#fieldrecording #wildlifesound #murmuration #starlings #nature
What a night! Still buzzing from the opening night of Never Known by Joshua Junker @joshjjj at the Royal Opera House.
Huge congratulations to all involved, and a heartfelt thank you to Joshua for gifting us the chance to create Sound for his work. It was a special, generous, collaboration.
Many thanks also to the @royaloperahouse for the warm welcome.
The last show is tonight (21 Feb), part of The Festival of New Choreography - go enjoy!
Credits:
Choreography @joshjjj
Music Nils Frahm, @vikingurolaffson
Sound Design @soundarkstudios
Costume Designer @NoemiDaboczi
Lighting Designer zeynepkepeklistudio
Senior Répétiteur Gary Avis
Dancers @panchirulo @madisonpbailey @lukasbbrend @lucapino36 @harrychurches #kirstenmcnally #nadiamullovabarley @ameliatownsend @ellanewtonsevergnini @sophie_elisabeth_allnat @denisonalmeidaa_ oliviafindlay @lucfosketto2 @braudengallucci @jamesowenlarge @isabellu14 @giacomorovero
Producer Julia Gillespie
Additional Costumes Phil Reynolds
Wonderful pictures 📸 @dancersdiary
Perito Moreno
Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Argentina
1st of June 2010
#fieldrecording
Premiering next week (15 Feb) at the @royaloperahouse ! Inspiring new choreographic work by Joshua Junker @joshjjj , which we had the pleasure of composing sound for.
Feeling hugely excited and grateful for this. If you are in London go check it out!
Background image Andrej Uspenski @dancersdiary
Design @joackin_diaz
#sounddesign #choreography #dance #soundesigner #composer #royaloperahouse #soundarkstudios #soundark.
Silent Roar (written & directed by Johnny Barrington) is out in the world! Here’s some pics of the World Premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Always a treat to attend such events. Thanks to @edfilmfest and to the audience for the warm welcome. Wishing this beautiful film all the cast and crew a bright future!
Special thanks to producer Chris Young of @youngfilmsyf for making it all happen.
#sounddesign #sounddesigner #filmsound #featurefilm #filmfestival #filmmaker #filmmaking #soundrecording #soundeffectsrecordist #soundarkstudios #isleoflewis #shotonfilm #worldpremiere
The #Underwater sounds of a sea loch in Scotland.
The popcorn popping sounds you hear (especially towards the end of the video) I have been told are made by Pistol shrimp - a cool looking crustacean with a Poppeye-sized arm capable of stunning their pray by blasting them with a shockwave.
I remain however unconvinced as the main thing my eyes can see in the water are seaweeds: Egg wracks and Bladder wracks, the yellow and brown seaweeds with air pockets. It would seem logical that when these air pockets are mature enough they pop under the water’s pressure.
More investigation needed - if anyone has any suggestions i’d love to hear them!
#fieldrecording #underwatersounds #underwatersoundscape #locationsound#outerhebrides #wildlifesound #soundeffects #sounddesign #soundarkstudios #scotland