J.M. Black – Media Shenanigans!

Sound Designer, Writer/Director, Storyteller


  • 48: US Elections at BU!

    Hello hello! I work at Bournemouth University now in their Production Support team, and had the pleasure to be at the Uni overnight for the Media Faculty’s overnight coverage of the US Elections back in November! We know how the election went, but how did that night go?… (photography credit – Saeed Rashid) — Well, Continue reading

  • 47: Gaslight

    Hello hello! Miss me? Oh it’s good to be back! We did a production of Patrick Hamilton’s Gaslight at the Bournemouth Little Theatre in October! It was the Halloween season show, directed by Caroline Burr – a skilled director who I’ve had the pleasure to collaborate with before. This play’s a victorian era psychological thriller… Continue reading

  • 46: Hiatus!

    Hello hello! It’s been such a good couple of weeks, but little time to blog – so I’ll bullet point quickly! — I’ll be back shortly to write about Gaslight and the podcast, but for now will take a 2 week hiatus! I may be back sooner though, who knows – blogging’s pretty fun and Continue reading

  • 45: Surround

    Hello hello! I just finished doing a little sound design in 5.1 surround! Let’s talk about that! — My good friend Joe Hird got in touch from LMF (Lets Make Films!) up in Liverpool. LMF is a non profit community interest company with the goal of making filmmaking more accessible to everyone! They do regular Continue reading

  • 44: Obsidian!

    Hello hello! I’ve started some new work, which I won’t get into here – but it involves working with equipment hire for media, and I’m excited to really get into the swing of things. This work has needed a learning curve, and I’ve started using Obsidian mobile to take detailed notes on what I need Continue reading

  • 43: Tonebenders and Test Sessions!

    Hello hello! I’ve fallen ill as of writing this, and so this will be another brief reflective post – but here’s what I’ve been up to this week! — Tonebenders London Meetup! I had the pleasure of dropping by the Queen’s Head in Soho for a meetup of sound designers on Tuesday!! My day started Continue reading

  • 42: Meaning of Life

    Hello hello, Sorry I don’t have the answer. I don’t think there is a definitive answer – we all find our own purposes! But the answer is 42. But this week we’re going to take a beat to meditate on creative purpose… Why do we do what we do? — I’m 26 years old now, Continue reading

  • 41: Podcast Central!

    Hello hello! This week’s been a creative and busy week – but the theme this time is podcasts! Let’s talk about pod stuff! We have a few plates spinning right now in radio land! — First things first – the mystery actual play project! I’m still keeping this one close to the chest, but will Continue reading

  • 40: It’s Been ONE WEEK!

    Hello hello! This one’s gonna be a lil experimental! For our 40th post here, and since I’m bouncing around a few things this week – I’m going to be back here every day with a new creative thing I’ve been up to! So keep coming back! I’ll update as I go, but things should be Continue reading

  • Interlude #3: Catch Up!

    Hi! Y’know, I feel like we need to catch up more? Also I need more time to do something cool for our 40th post – so a lil interlude is gonna be this week’s blog post! I’ve been up to some cool things! Let’s zip through them real quick! — Gaslight: I’m sound designing for Continue reading

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