Clarkson’s Farm Season 4. All the usual vehicle rigs and all-weather filming in the Cotswolds in 2023-24, plus a fixed rig setup using the RF Venue antenna combiners to ensure coverage of a large area at the new pub for all of the Wisycom radio mics we deployed.
The final episode of The Grand Tour, shot in Zimbabwe/Botwana in Sep/Oct 2023. I was very lucky to work on the last few of these, and this was an amazing way to end the series in a beautiful country.
Another year at the farm in 2022/2023 for season 3. Sound Devices recorders and Wisycom radio mics in all weathers.
This was a tough one. Sand in every possible crevice, wind like a huge hairdryer and 50°C heat in the shade where you could find it. Quite a few equipment failures in our car rigs due to the temperature but fortunately we used the Wisycom MTP60s with their internal recording which were rock solid. The landscapes were spectacular and the final drive along the coast to Dakar was amazing.
2nd Unit work rigging planes and crew for many of the aeroplane stunt sequences, filmed in a volume unit with B17 recreations on hydraulic rigs surrounded by LED screens. A lot of the job involved enabling the actors, director and 1st AD to be able to communicate during the complicated stunts. This was achieved with a DANTE network sending dialogue and cues between the departments into hidden loudspeakers, earpieces and a Bolero comms system. Probably the biggest production I’ve worked on – the credits are longer than most of the short films I used to work on.
A road trip from Poland to Slovenia with some interesting vehicles to rig along the way.
Many days spent up in the Cotswolds shooting the Farm in 2021/22, one of a small team of recordists working on the show. A mix of reality doc, various vehicle rigs, and a lot of traipsing around the countryside in all weathers.
A trip across the Arctic Circle through Norway/Sweden/Finland. The usual multicam mix involving lots of DPA microphones, Sound Devices recorders, Zaxcom ZFRs, plus a lot of hand warmers.
A short film recorded in the summer of 2021. Written and directed by Paul and Simon Wade, A Moral Man stars the ever excellent Toby Jones and Claudie Blakley.
Saintmaking is a short documentary about the inimitable Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, an activist group of queer male ‘nuns’. A shoot full of laughter and tears.
I worked as an additional sound recordist on this true one-shot film, capturing the events happening outside the restaurant at various points. There’s a good interview with main sound recordist Kiff McManus where he explains the process and planning behind the location sound recording.
First project back after lockdown 2020, shot on 16mm film over a scorching hot weekend. VO recorded in my car with a DPA 4018.
A hectic week in Monaco for the Grand Prix weekend, filming Inside Monaco for BBC2.
Pitch side for the NFL at Wembley to record the ‘sounds of the game’ for the LA Rams.
A documentary on the UK Flat Track Racing scene, following a young female rider on her journey to turning professional.
A mix of car FX recording, in-car dialogue and other sync sound for this multi-cam shoot with Norfolk ‘legends’ Delia Smith and Darren Huckerby.
A mixture of observational doc and interviews combined for this Skoda and Guardian Labs promo.
Nick Olorenshaw - Sound Recordist 