Tim Bamber

Education

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About me

As a Sound Designer I pride myself on excellent Dialogue Editing as well as designing realistic, detailed soundscapes and ambiences. I have a dedicated Foley recording booth to take care of any specific sounds that need to be recorded.

I particularly relish the challenge of creating soundscapes from scratch, and I enjoy problem-solving, filling in the world outside of frame to create realistic spaces. It really irks me when I'm watching TV and I see a completely over-the-top reverb preset used on off-screen dialogue, a generic and lifeless library ambience, or a radio mic that hasn't been de-hissed or de-clipped properly! If I want a specific bird to punctuate a stillness in an ambience, I'll find the specific bird I want and add it, sometimes imperceptibly, into the mix!

Nice close and detailed foley has its place, but in general I'm more interested in creating immersive soundtracks that exhibit subtlety and an understated realism, rather than the crudely obvious and overblown style used a lot in Hollywood.

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As a Composer, I can create orchestral soundtracks but I prefer combing acoustic instruments with electroacoustic, ambient and found sounds to create a musical palette which weaves fluidly with the sound design of a film.
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Available on request.

License & Passport

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Composer
Job Titles	DIT / Data Wrangler, Sound Mixer / Recordist, Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Composer, Dubbing Editor / Mixer
Years in industry	6+ years