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29: BOUNCE Round 4 (Finale)
Hello hello! Back into theatre mode, and the last in this three part series of posts… BOUNCE is back! We took Bounce to the All England Theatre Festival National Finals last weekend! Curtains drawn, stage set, let’s talk about representing the West!! — For our previous adventures, interviews, and context for the show, check out Continue reading
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28: Atomic Breath (ft Godzilla)
Hello hello! Confession time, here’s what I got! Hadn’t seen a Godzilla movie until this year! Godzilla V Kong: The New Empire was my first, and it delivered big monster fights galore, and Godzilla napping in a Colosseum – Cinema is So Back! But I need to catch up, and the one that every friend Continue reading
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27: Sound Design Warmup: Ambiences!
Hello hello! This week I’ve been busy editing the fantastic and fun D&D podcast – The Cosmara Actual Play (The CAP), with our second episode dropping today! So this post is gonna be another quick one! I’ve been reflecting on my skills as a sound editor. Process, efficiency, speed, how well I choose the right Continue reading
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26: Spoilers! (On Trailer Editing)
Hello hello! Our Actual Play D&D Podcast is LIVE!! The Cosmara Actual Play (The CAP) has been an exciting project to work on so far, and the episodes have been big edits – but we’re not gonna talk about Episode 1 this week… We’re gonna talk about trailer editing. — The above trailer was an Continue reading
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25: BOUNCE Round 3! (Semi Finals)
Hello hello! We did BOUNCE again, this time at the Merlin Theatre in Frome for the All England Theatre Festival! And WE WON! We’re competing in the ENGLAND NATIONAL FINALS NEXT MONTH!! But rewind, let’s talk about Frome and the performance at the Western Semi Finals… — For our previous adventure, interviews, and context for Continue reading
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24: Clychau Cantre’r Gwaelod (The Bells of Cantre’r Gwaelod)
Hello hello! “Hush now, children, and listen to me. Come and hear the story of land lost to the sea…” This week I’ve been putting sounds to a welsh language shadow puppet retelling of The Bells of Cantre’r Gwaelod! Let’s talk about that! — This one’s been fun! It’s a short film, 9 mins in Continue reading
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23: Actual Pause!
Hello hello! I’ve been busy editing the Cosmara podcast! Beyond that, I can reveal no details about it before it goes live in the not too distant future, but it’s very exciting and I’m having a blast working on this one! This week I’ve been thinking a lot about editing for clarity, and considering the Continue reading
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22: Actual Play!
Hello hello! This week we finally had our recording session for an upcoming actual play companion podcast to Cosmara. Let’s talk about recording an actual play podcast! — I listen to a lot of actual play content. As televised sports are to the sports fan, there’s something to tuning in to listen to your favourite Continue reading
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21: Triple Threat!
Hello hello! Quick update post this week, as I’ve been busy on three active projects. One in Film, another in Theatre, and the third in Radio (podcasting!). We’re triple threating – but instead of a performer knowing acting dance and singing, it’s a sound designer working in three mediums at once! Here are some thoughts Continue reading
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20.5: Natural 20: A Case Study
Hello hello! Go read the beginning of Post 20 for setup, but long story short – Dungeons and Dragons is a fantastic game, has changed my life as a creative massively, and this post is gonna be a short one about the game I’ll be running soon – talking about shaping the narrative in the Continue reading
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