We recently completed sound post on a TV commercial for Leo Abse and Cohen. The commercial is currently airing on many of the Sky channels right now and was produced in Bristol by Lightworx Media Ltd. We worked with Lightworx to sound design and turnaround a high quality TV mix in a relatively short space of time.
Head of Programming at Lightworx, Jonathan G Brown, commented: 'Absolutely sterling work on the mix, the client was very happy overall'.
You can watch the advert here(select 'Leo Abse and Cohen Commercial 2011' to view).
We recently completed original music and sound design for award winning director, David Hawk's new film teaser trailer 'Coffin Fit'.
David's brief was for the sound to be dark and menacing, with an air of mystery and uncertainty.
We made extensive use of the excellent Sculpture soft synth found in Logic 9. Combining wind type textures with a ring-modulator; random morphing of low and high frequency string sections along with some Gregorian choir type sounds on a Gsus4/D chord, we created a menacing and brooding bed. Over this we added some flicker effects to coincide with the text effects on the picture. We also used location recordings of the coffin lid used for the filming to get some hinge creaks and lid bangs. The 'finale' is punctuated by several layers of sound including a pig squeal and a human 'ch' sound. The title script is carved into the wood at the end of the piece and actual scraping of wood was recorded and carefully processed and timed to fit with both the strength and length of each letter scratch. The recording of the struggle from inside the coffin was also made during the shoot.If you're wondering whether or not he escapes in the end, then you'll just have to wait for the final movie to be released...
The incidental music appearing over the end credits continues with the same brooding bed, only this time accompanied by a lonely piano around a C11/Bb and C#maj7 chord pattern, which in conjunction with the aforementioned Gsus4/D creates an atmosphere of both mystery and unease.
On hearing the final soundmix David commented, 'Thank you so much for this. You really made the work leap from my brain onto the screen'.
The teaser trailer has been released but the film has been put on hold for the time being whist David concentrates on another film project. Dreambase Studios also shot the 'Behind the Scenes' making of the teaser trailer which can viewed here.
David Hawk has recently won awards for his excellent short film 'Special Delivery' and we look forward to working with him again on future projects.
'The Shed' is an independent short film which intertwines complex yet charming family dynamics with the vibrant fantasies of a child who, within his garden shed, ventures to outer space.
Dreambase Studios was approached by Producer, David Tallon back in March who asked if we could help out with sound post on his film. David had already secured Dolby for the Digital Cinema Mastering and 2K scans from Deluxe Digital. A professional animator in Florida who has worked on Battlestar Galactica, Serenity has helped with some stunning space animations plus an American band have offered the project one of their main tracks to use. David also mentioned that a cancer firm were endorsing the project and offering some joint publicity screenings too!
After a meeting David, the director Jon Moy and his production team, we were keen to help out and offer sound consultancy and support through post production for this extremely exciting and ambitious project. Dreambase provided feedback as required to the sound post team at The Arts University College at Bournemouth on a number of levels from project planning to mix reference levels, sound ideas and post production techniques.
Lead sound designer and mixer, Sezin Tugen said "It was great to have Dreambase on-board and regular contact with Mark, who provided instant feedback on the work that I had done was invaluable. From work-flow to confirmation of my monitor and mix levels was essential, to know my dialogue was to industry standard and the additional sound design ideas really helped me, knowing that my work was to a professional level."
David Tallon's last project 'Way Back When' was nominated for 'Best Student Production' award at a film festival at the BFI London, and just received an official selection at the British Independent Film Festival and nominated for the 'British Lion Award' too, please click here for the award winning short.
SYNOPSIS: “The Shed” is the story of Neil; an imaginative 8 year old boy who grew up in his parent’s bohemian style house. He is surrounded by a fruitful lifestyle of music and art but the balance is disrupted when we learn that Neil’s mother could be sick with cancer.
This causes an uncomfortable distance within the household which Neil can barely detect through his naivety. In an attempt to protect her son’s innocence, Neil’s mother describes the word ‘chemotherapy’ as a “distant planet”. This stimulates Neil’s imagination and inspires him to visualise a futuristic spaceship in his very own garden shed in order to travel to “planet chemo” and in turn save his mother from ill health. Accompanied by his noble crew of pet mice, we follow Neil's adventure through the cosmos while facing all of its mysterious obstacles. The premier of The Shed will be screened at the BFI London on the 4th July, 1pm onwards. We wish David and his team all the very best and look forward to working with him in the near future. If you would like any further information, please contact David at: davetallon@gmail.com
To celebrate the opening of M Shed, the new museum of Bristol, Encounters would like to invite filmmakers from all over the world to create a short film based in and focused on Bristol, in just 117 hours, between 17 – 22 June.
Dreambase Studios are proud to support the Bristol Encounters 0117 Hour Film Challenge and are offering 50% discount for sound post production and free sound consultancy on all projects.
Bristol Encounters International Film Festival will be in it's 17th year and has been running since 1995 encompassing two of the UK's leading film festivals, Brief Encounters and Animated Encounters. It is now acknowledged as a qualifying festival for the Academy Awards, European Film Academy, and the Bafta's!
Dreambase Studios are a sound post facility based in Wiltshire, with over 25 years of experience within the film industry offering bespoke sound solutions for independent films and digital media from sound consultancy at the script stage, sound location advice right through the sound post production process including tracklay, edit, foley, adr, sound design, pre-mix and final mix for theatrical release. for more information, email: info@dreambasestudios.com or call 01793 858235.
