British Red Cross - ‘Look Beyond The Label’ sound recordist

Every now and again I get the chance to work as sound recordist on films that maybe have a slightly more serious purpose than other things i have worked on - the Action for Children adverts that I worked as sound recordist on would be a good example; a film that will hopefully inspire and provoke people to do something positive. I loved the Action for Children adverts, as working on them meant i met many of the children involved, and hearing their stories firsthand was a moving experience. I take satisfaction from the knowledge that the help these kids received from Action for Children has improved their lives, and by telling their stories another child who needs some help, will hear it and find the courage to speak up.

Recently I worked with Agenda Collective on a film for the Red Cross’s current campaign for raising awareness of ‘Refugee Week’, which celebrates the important contribution of refugees to UK society. The want us to look look beyond labels to the true identity of the refugee in modern Britain; ‘Only by looking beyond the status and label of ‘refugee’, can we overcome prejudice and help people restore their sense of identity and belonging.’ It resulted in what i think is a fantastic looking and sounding film - the ever excellent pictures of David Proctor DOP, Ryan Hopkinson’s lighting, a lovely score by the composer Richard Canavan, Peter Kings directing, editing, grading etc etc and of course Matthew Share, Sound Recordist. Agenda continue to raise their already extremely high standards; i think in parts the film looks the equal of a feature film, an effect helped by the high quality primes and Zeiss Superspeed lenses Dave used. Anyway, the video is shown below so i’ll stop boasting and let you make your own minds up.

Look beyond the label from British Red Cross on Vimeo.

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