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11: The Memory Of Water
Hello hello! Water we doing this week? Glad you asked! I’ve been working on the sound design for a local stage production of Shelagh Stephenson’s “The Memory Of Water”, and this coming week its run at the Bournemouth Little Theatre begins! Let’s talk about water and sounds! — The Memory Of Water is about three Continue reading
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10: I’m Workin’ On A Song, It Isn’t Finished Yet!
Hello hello! We’ve been bouncing around the different areas of sound, I figured why not hop across the aisle and have a play with music again! Hence the title – which is a line from Hadestown: a musical close to my heart, and one I’m excited to see come to London! This week’s been interesting, Continue reading
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0: What I’ve Done – Portfolio by Year
Sound Design for Animation Reel (2023): Sound Design Reel (2022): — 2025 Blithe Spirit (December 2025) (stage play, director: Tim Fearon) –Bournemouth Little Theatre, sound designer. — The Unfriend (October 2025) (stage play, director: Caroline Burr) –Bournemouth Little Theatre, sound designer/technician. — Dracula 2004 (October 2025) (audio drama series, director: Francesca Mylod-Ford) — Starstrider Productions, Continue reading
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Interlude #1: Rome-com – a 1 Month Screenplay Challenge
Hello hello! This one’s gonna be brief as I’m still sticking to the regular posting schedule on Fridays – but this is a quick setup. A chekhov’s gun! A while ago I sent a twitter post to a writer friend of mine (hi Mils if you’re reading!), because I knew it would annoy her as Continue reading
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9: With Unity, comes Wwisedom!
Hello hello! This week we’re doing something new! Fresh! And it’s gonna be a long one, so feel free to skip to the end for an Ominous Sound Cube… Videogames have been part of my life since early childhood. I was a PlayStation 2 gamer, a Gameboy Advance boy, then moved on to 3DS gaming. Continue reading
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8: Entre Deux Feux (Between Two Fires)
Bonjour, salut! This past week I’ve been sound designing/mixing a french short film to be submitted to the Nikon Film Festival! Entre Deux Feux (Between Two Fires) is a short sci fi film about a society in which memories can be removed by a corporation on peoples’ request, and a technician’s moral dilemma when they Continue reading
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7: Robin, Get in the Batmobile! (Sound Redesign)
What did Batman say to Robin before he got in the Batmobile? “Robin, get in the Batmobile.” I couldn’t find who wrote it, but it’s still one of my favourite jokes. Always cracks me up! This week I’ve got batmobile on the mind, dear reader, as I was thinking about what to do to stay Continue reading
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6: Every Sound Has A Story #1: Rain, Foxes and Midnight Birdsong
Hello hello and Happy New Year!! As a sound designer, I gotta admit I need to go out and record more! Most designers would probably agree. I mean, who wouldn’t wanna go out and get more fresh material? Libraries are good, but a chef needs fresh ingredients! Going back through the sound library, I was Continue reading
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5: Finish That Festive Story (Audio Drama Challenge – Part 2)
Hello hello! Last week I did a lil 1 hour Audio Drama Challenge! Make a festive 1-2 minute audio scene with 30 minutes to write, and 30 minutes to produce. The prompts came from a writer friend, and were revealed as the clock started for the first time: “Space ship, Janitor, Eavesdropping” So we had Continue reading
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4: Tell Us A Festive Story (Audio Drama Challenge – Part 1)
Hello hello! I recently went to London to meet with a bunch of wonderful Audio Drama creators for the Holiday meetup they do every December – this time in an open air market. This is where I met the legendary Lindsay Sharman of Long Cat Media and talked about writing process (and the amazing Laurence Continue reading
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