Sound recordist for The Yeah Yous
A pleasant day spent on Brighton beach filming promo videos for a nice couple of chaps called Nick and Mike, who together are known as The Yeah Yous. I worked as sound recordist on location in Brighton, and we were lucky enough to have a bright sunny day. It was a fairly straightforward day of filming from a sound point of view - i had a playback kit to allow the band to play their songs accurately enough to allow the song to be dubbed over later, and also took a stereo guide track of the performances on the day to allow the sync to be as accurate as possible.
I used my old favourite stereo mic - the Rode NT4 - carefully hidden on set, and with a bit of tweaking to minimise the sound of the sea i got a surprisingly nice recording of an acoustic performance on the beach. Not hi-fi for sure, but it had a nice character and ambience - waves crashing in the background, and few reflections.
But it was one of those days i appreciate being a sound recordist - being paid to stand on the beach and listen to a band playing over and over. Like a mini-festival for a small crowd/crew. Anyway, the results of the day can be seen and heard below. Good luck to the Yeah Yous as they were a nice couple of chaps, and seem talented too.
The Yeah Yous are Well Pressed:
Fish & Chips:
The Yeah Yous and the Seagull:
Walk with the Yeah Yous:
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