It's great to see a (well deserved) short film make it to TV:
00:20 DANCE FOR ETERNITY 15 MINS
Sunday 22 November, Channel 4, [S]
An award winning atmospheric drama from first time director Michael Gilroy. Two lovers (Anna Bolt and Michael Gilroy) make a promise to each other that will change their lives forever.
Thursday, 19 November 2009
Monday, 7 September 2009
I'm a bad blogger - Update
Somehow 4 months have slipped by without a blog, I even toyed with becoming a 'Twitterer' but I think that's unrealistic!
Things have been busy... and not just with location sound. The Eden Sessions in Cornwall were great fun and I was lucky enough to be involved in a couple of capacities. I worked alongside our director, Julius Brighton, and producer, Anna Meneer, to capture the backstage goings-on and to interview the bands. I had the pleasure of meeting Kasabian, Razorlight, The Kooks, Florence from Florence and the Machine, The Hours, The Maccabees and Ladyhawk. How's about that for a name drop?!
The second part of my involvement takes me back to my post production and music roots; I'm mixing the live gigs for future use on DVD or broadcast. It's been great to spend some time in one place and work with material belonging to some of the biggest names out there BUT..... I'm looking forward to my next location job to get some fresh air!
For 6 weeks during June and July myself, Rob Sissons and Morgan Lowndes from Dogbite Film Crew embarked on a massive, and slightly overwhelming, project. We designed and constructed an outside broadcast van for community use in the Penwith area of Cornwall. The 'Spriggan' is fully kitted out to industry standards and is capable of 3 camera live shoots in full HD and (more importantly) can record 16 separate tracks of audio! We worked alongside Jigsaw 24 in Nottingham who were great at helpings us kit the van out with every concievable peice of kit we needed. The van also acts as a mobile screening facility and as a large workspace. I'm working on a mini website to promote the build team and hopefully do more of the same work as its a fantastic challenge with loads of variety and great fun.
In the meantime if you'd like to take a look at a few pictures please head to the Dogbite home page and click on the blog headed 'Spriggan OB VAN'.
Luke
Things have been busy... and not just with location sound. The Eden Sessions in Cornwall were great fun and I was lucky enough to be involved in a couple of capacities. I worked alongside our director, Julius Brighton, and producer, Anna Meneer, to capture the backstage goings-on and to interview the bands. I had the pleasure of meeting Kasabian, Razorlight, The Kooks, Florence from Florence and the Machine, The Hours, The Maccabees and Ladyhawk. How's about that for a name drop?!
The second part of my involvement takes me back to my post production and music roots; I'm mixing the live gigs for future use on DVD or broadcast. It's been great to spend some time in one place and work with material belonging to some of the biggest names out there BUT..... I'm looking forward to my next location job to get some fresh air!
For 6 weeks during June and July myself, Rob Sissons and Morgan Lowndes from Dogbite Film Crew embarked on a massive, and slightly overwhelming, project. We designed and constructed an outside broadcast van for community use in the Penwith area of Cornwall. The 'Spriggan' is fully kitted out to industry standards and is capable of 3 camera live shoots in full HD and (more importantly) can record 16 separate tracks of audio! We worked alongside Jigsaw 24 in Nottingham who were great at helpings us kit the van out with every concievable peice of kit we needed. The van also acts as a mobile screening facility and as a large workspace. I'm working on a mini website to promote the build team and hopefully do more of the same work as its a fantastic challenge with loads of variety and great fun.
In the meantime if you'd like to take a look at a few pictures please head to the Dogbite home page and click on the blog headed 'Spriggan OB VAN'.
Luke
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
Site and CV update
I've tidied up the site and CV.
Also, a little off topic but, I've just returned from shooting a documentary on the phenomenon of 'hyper-parenting' and learned something really interesting during one of the interviews. This really only applies if you have a young child or know someone who does. Did you know that it's recommended that children under 2 years of age should receive no exposure to TV or any kind of moving display?
I had no idea! But according to this study it directly contributes to ADHD in later life. So the reason that your 7 month old is transfixed whilst watching his 'Baby Einstein' DVD is not because of the educational or developmental qualities of the film, it's actually because his brain is being shocked into coping with the changing colours, cuts, pans, zooms etc. So prolonged exposure turns 'real life' into something quite slow and boring; also reducing attention spans and impairing speech development. Apparently a baby gets far more education and useful stimulation from just playing with blocks or some finger food.
It's seems very informed and quite a logical study - worth mentioning if you're in the same boat as us. Sorry James, no more Baby Einstein for now!
All for now,
Luke
Also, a little off topic but, I've just returned from shooting a documentary on the phenomenon of 'hyper-parenting' and learned something really interesting during one of the interviews. This really only applies if you have a young child or know someone who does. Did you know that it's recommended that children under 2 years of age should receive no exposure to TV or any kind of moving display?
I had no idea! But according to this study it directly contributes to ADHD in later life. So the reason that your 7 month old is transfixed whilst watching his 'Baby Einstein' DVD is not because of the educational or developmental qualities of the film, it's actually because his brain is being shocked into coping with the changing colours, cuts, pans, zooms etc. So prolonged exposure turns 'real life' into something quite slow and boring; also reducing attention spans and impairing speech development. Apparently a baby gets far more education and useful stimulation from just playing with blocks or some finger food.
It's seems very informed and quite a logical study - worth mentioning if you're in the same boat as us. Sorry James, no more Baby Einstein for now!
All for now,
Luke
Monday, 23 March 2009
Busy busy
I've added a kit list to the font page of my website www.lukepower.co.uk.
Things have been really busy and it looks like the rest of the year will be too, plenty of great film and TV is being made and the economic slow-down isn't having too much of an effect on my role....not so much of a gloat but more to say that I'm extremely extremely grateful. (I know that producers and ITV workers may have a very different view. Fingers crossed for everyone really.)
Briefly, here are some of the things I've been up to...
A children's Cornish language DVD.
Swindon library's promotional film staring the fabulous Paul Lavers.
A interview with historian James Moore for a worldwide Charles Darwin documentary for UKTV History in this country.
Recording brass band sections with Ralf McTell for an exciting new release.
A documentary following an avid lorry spotter.
...it's been quite a varied mix and looks set to get even more interesting as the year progresses.
Luke
Things have been really busy and it looks like the rest of the year will be too, plenty of great film and TV is being made and the economic slow-down isn't having too much of an effect on my role....not so much of a gloat but more to say that I'm extremely extremely grateful. (I know that producers and ITV workers may have a very different view. Fingers crossed for everyone really.)
Briefly, here are some of the things I've been up to...
A children's Cornish language DVD.
Swindon library's promotional film staring the fabulous Paul Lavers.
A interview with historian James Moore for a worldwide Charles Darwin documentary for UKTV History in this country.
Recording brass band sections with Ralf McTell for an exciting new release.
A documentary following an avid lorry spotter.
...it's been quite a varied mix and looks set to get even more interesting as the year progresses.
Luke
Monday, 2 February 2009
Getting the blues.....
Hi there,
I've recently completed a couple of recordings for Blues Connection - a fantastic four-piece band who gig regularly around the South West. Their recent work has been alongside a six-piece brass band; this makes for a magnificently grand sound and enhances an already tight and accomplished band.
For the recording of their album we revisited Sancreed Village Hall (the rock and roll capital of Kernow). Their original album was recorded here and the additional brass sections were to be recorded and added by me. The set-up involved dragging along my faithful PC so that I could use Cubase as a playback device for the players and also for recording. I set-up each project track in advance so that the mixing process was made easier down the line. Seven pairs of headphones were supplied to the brass boys and girls but, alas, no click track as the original recording was made live.
Mark Wilkin, world-class drummer and creator of the project, introduced me to a new friend, Mike:
Never ask a drummer to take a photograph!
I've recently completed a couple of recordings for Blues Connection - a fantastic four-piece band who gig regularly around the South West. Their recent work has been alongside a six-piece brass band; this makes for a magnificently grand sound and enhances an already tight and accomplished band.
For the recording of their album we revisited Sancreed Village Hall (the rock and roll capital of Kernow). Their original album was recorded here and the additional brass sections were to be recorded and added by me. The set-up involved dragging along my faithful PC so that I could use Cubase as a playback device for the players and also for recording. I set-up each project track in advance so that the mixing process was made easier down the line. Seven pairs of headphones were supplied to the brass boys and girls but, alas, no click track as the original recording was made live.
Mark Wilkin, world-class drummer and creator of the project, introduced me to a new friend, Mike:
Never ask a drummer to take a photograph!Mike is a binaural head; this basically means that he has a microphone in each of his ears. Binaural recording is a technique that tries to reproduce sound as we would hear it. In theory the sound waves reach the head, pass around it, and behave as they would do around a human head; the shape of Mike's ears also replicate our own external ear flaps and lobes.
The recorded brass sections needed very little tinkering - I added a little compression on some tracks and a very small amount of EQ. The rest of the mix was tidying up room noises and 'riding the faders' through each track to, hopefully, make the brass sound as if they were always there. I am really pleased with the results and they sound particularly magnificent through headphones.
On Saturday (31st Jan) we took the whole show on the road for a live performance. The results from the recording are a work in progress but I'm pleased to announce that Mike came along and lent me his ears for the evening... that's right, the whole gig was captured on just 2 channels. 'Mixing' the recording was a case of adjusting Mike's position and orientation. Preliminary listening back sounds good so far - hopefully a successful experiment!
Now, it would be a real tease not to add a sample of this fine production for your own listening pleasure. In fact I've gone one better and added an entire track for you to download. This is 'Cheap Sunglasses' from the album 'A Lighter Shade of Blues' - available via the Blues Connection website. Get it quick before my wrists are slapped!
Click the album cover below to download the mp3.
Luke
The recorded brass sections needed very little tinkering - I added a little compression on some tracks and a very small amount of EQ. The rest of the mix was tidying up room noises and 'riding the faders' through each track to, hopefully, make the brass sound as if they were always there. I am really pleased with the results and they sound particularly magnificent through headphones.
On Saturday (31st Jan) we took the whole show on the road for a live performance. The results from the recording are a work in progress but I'm pleased to announce that Mike came along and lent me his ears for the evening... that's right, the whole gig was captured on just 2 channels. 'Mixing' the recording was a case of adjusting Mike's position and orientation. Preliminary listening back sounds good so far - hopefully a successful experiment!
Now, it would be a real tease not to add a sample of this fine production for your own listening pleasure. In fact I've gone one better and added an entire track for you to download. This is 'Cheap Sunglasses' from the album 'A Lighter Shade of Blues' - available via the Blues Connection website. Get it quick before my wrists are slapped!
Click the album cover below to download the mp3.
Luke
Sunday, 11 January 2009
Re-designed website
My new website is up, please take a look!
www.lukepower.co.uk
Revamped CV to follow.
Luke
www.lukepower.co.uk
Revamped CV to follow.
Luke
Friday, 9 January 2009
New website on its way & Happy New Year!
I'm right in the midst of finishing a website re-design which I'd like to get launched ASAP before work gets too hectic - so to keep the blog ticking along nicely I've included a few magazine scans to keep you busy!
My face has appeared in 2 local glossy magazines in the past few weeks; firstly Cornwall Today and their coverage of the 2008 Cornish film fesitval:
Also Cornish World's article on 'Golden Brown', a super 16mm feature I was involved in during the summer..... remember the summer?!
Keep an eye out for the new site, it should be appearing early next week (that's it, I'm committed now). Happy New Year, I hope everyone is feeling refreshed and that any bouts of flu (the man variety or otherwise) subsides quickly!
Luke
My face has appeared in 2 local glossy magazines in the past few weeks; firstly Cornwall Today and their coverage of the 2008 Cornish film fesitval:
Also Cornish World's article on 'Golden Brown', a super 16mm feature I was involved in during the summer..... remember the summer?!
Keep an eye out for the new site, it should be appearing early next week (that's it, I'm committed now). Happy New Year, I hope everyone is feeling refreshed and that any bouts of flu (the man variety or otherwise) subsides quickly!
Luke
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