Jeet Thakrar

Sound Recordist
Sound Editor
Location: London, UK

Credits

Year Job Title
Project Type		 Project Name
Director / Company		 Location
2007 MA Sound Post Production
Film 		National Film and Television School
2003 BA Film and Video Production
Film 		Surrey Institute of Art and Design

Education

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Equipment

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About me

Motivated and enthusiastic past audio company director with 7 years professional experience in recording
and post production sound, sound design, mixing and mastering within the film and television industries.
Good exposure to full broadcast and cinema standardisation and delivery processes. Able to use initiative
and work as supervisor within a team. Excellent communication and organisational skills with a productive
and determined attitude towards learning and developing the skills needed for completing tasks to the
highest standards.

Skills

Secondary Job Title Sound Editor

Highlights

  • Skills
    - PC and MAC literate
    - Proficient user of Pro Tools, Nuendo and Fairlight Dream editing systems and Waves plug ins.
    - Experienced user of Harrison Series 12 console, Yamaha 01v96 console, Digidesign 003
    console and Euphonix MC control and Mix.
    - Location recording experience with Zaxcom Deva II hard disk, SQN VS, Sound Devices 442,
    644, 744T, Tascam HD – P2.
    - Full experience with microphones selection and positioning techniques for voice and instrument
    capture.
    - Strong track-laying skills including dialogue editing, effects and foley and ADR capture and editing.
    - Theatrical and Broadcast surround mixing and mastering.
    - Experience with digital timecode syncing.
    - Quality Control for broadcast audio output levels including identification of discrepancies and defects.
    - Critical analysis, assessment and evaluation.
    - Excellent written and oral communication skills.
    - Good knowledge and experience of Dolby Digital encoding and decoding processes.

    Recent Work
    Feature Fiction
    - The Winedancers (2014) boom operator / sound design / mixer Dir. Gary Meyer
    - Lost A Girl (2013) 79mins sound designer / mixer Dir. Nicholas Winter
    - Communion (2012) 85mins location / sound design / mixer Dir. Greg Hall
    - SSDD (2010) 88min location / sound design / mixer Dir. Greg Hall
    - The Estate (2010) 90min sound design / edit / mixer Dir. Steven Drew
    - Little Deaths (2010) 72min sound design / edit / mixer Dir. Oliver Merchant
    - In Our Name (2010) 93min foley recording / foley editor Dir. Brian Welsh
    - Moral Conflict (2010) 75min sound design / editor / mixer Dir. Maxine Igbinedion
    - Breathe (2009) 86min sound design / editor / mixer Dir. Nicholas Winter

    Documentary
    - Grasp The Nettle (2012) 87min sound design / mix Dir. Dean Puckett
    - Lost and Sound (2012) 90min location recording / edit Dir. Lindsey Dryden
    - Crisis of Civilisation (2011) 85min sound design / mix Dir. Dean Puckett
    - Moral Revolution (2010) 30min voice recording / premix Dir. Diana Voxerbrant
    - Elephant In The Room (2010) 90min post production / mix Dir. Dean Puckett
    - Waiting For Women (2009) 34min sound design / edit / mix Dir. Estephan Wagner
    - The Love Bureau (2009) 26min sound design / edit / mix Dir. Caterina Monzani

    Television
    - Time Trail (2006) 6 x 30min location recording Dir. Samantha Bakhurst
    - That Band pilot (2009) 30mins location recording Dir. Nicholas Winter
    - Soccerstarz commercial (2012) location / sound design Dir. Jonas Stockfleth

    Short Fiction
    - Looking For You (2008) 9min sound edit / mix Dir. Cary Sawhney
    - 4 Weeks (2009) 16min sound design / edit / mix Dir. Mahdi Fleifel
    - Amaechi (2010) 6min location / edit / mix Dir. Sunny Midha
    - Clarity (2010) 15min sound design / edit / mix Dir. Leo Mills
    - A Trick Of The Light (2010) 11min dialogue edit / premix Dir. Vanessa Whyte

    Languages
    - English
    - Fluent Gujarati