David Crackles
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2016 |
Dubbing Editor and Mixer
Television |
Guitar Star 2 Somethin Else |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2001 | Gnvq IT | Selby College |
Equipment
My Equipment/Kit:
I can use:
About me
Audio engineer with over 10 years experience in radio and TV post production.Referees:
Frank Stirling - senior producer Unique Productions
Paul Ruston - Post Production manager Somethin Else.
Theatre professional:
Highly competent sound engineer with significant IT project management experience across the business-to-business and sound delivery sectors. With an aptitude for delivering sound solutions for small and international companies alike and excellent interpersonal skills, I am looking to develop my career as a sound engineer, taking on more responsibility and utilising my IT skills.
Additional skills:
In-House Sound
Foreign Voices, London (October 2006 - ongoing)
Foreign Voices is a specialist multi-language voice over agency specialising in translation, voice over, sound studio and subtitling. Clients range from niche animation companies to international media groups. Foreign Voices is a small company working to tight budgets and strict deadlines. I am fully responsible for the two in-house studios and post production.
* Post production: recording and post production using SADiE5. Using SADiE5's nine-pin controller to work with BetaSP and DIGIbeta. Using Adobe Premiere Pro to create videos for the company website and clients.
* Studio maintenance: contributed to the design of new studios - providing advice on technology, acoustics management, cable management and microphone repair.
* Project Management: working with the production team to create robust project management processes to ensure projects are completed as per the brief, to deadline and within budget.
* People Management: managing and training the sound engineer apprentice, setting clear development objectives which are in line with the needs of the business.
* IT projects: Advising the management team on purchasing new software and developing the IT set-up in the office.
* Specific projects:
o Iron Man 2 - the game: French, German, Italian and Spanish versions. Recording 10 voices for each language in line with English audio time constraints.
o UB Poker - Poker Channel UK: recording and mixing of Latin Spanish versions. Recording commentary and talking heads.
o Ossi's 11 - feature length film: recording and mixing from German to English. Lip-syncing all recordings.
o Abby Careful - SDI International: recording English VO for children's animated programme.
o Various: recording and post-production of documentaries, public service and corporate recordings.
BBC Radio York
Casual Broadcast Assistant (2004-2005)
Weekend work for my local BBC radio station where my duties were:
* Engineering outside broadcasts.
* Engineering and recording live sports programmes.
* Continuity between programmes.
* Interviewing for and editing voxpops (e.g. for the sports programme after live sport).
* Managing the competition hotline.
License & Passport
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Sound Designer |
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Job Titles | Sound Operator / Engineer, Sound Mixer / Recordist, Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Sound Assistant, Dubbing Editor / Mixer |
Years in industry | 3 to 6 years |
Work Permits | EU |