Production Sound Mixing Workshop with Oscar Winner Chris Munro this January

This will be an absolutely unique opportunity to develop your skills in Production Sound Mixing in Film with one of the main experts in activity in this discipline. You will have an educational experience of excellence in a small and intimate group of only 25 participants maximum, with no less than Chris Munro who was Sound Mixer of Films such as: "GRAVITY", and "Black Hawk Down". Chris has also worked in films such as "Wonder Woman","Captain Phillips" "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" "007 Casino Royale" and many more. Chris has worked with top directors on both sides of the Atlantic, including Alfonso Cuaron, Ridley Scott, Paul Greengrass, David Fincher , M. Night Shyamalan, Bille August, Lasse Hallstrom, Ian Softley, and Mike Figgis.

This 2 days intensive workshop is strictly limited to 25 participants maximum, we advise to register fast to guarantee your place, the workshop fee is 499 GBP, but we are offering a 30% Discount until the 16th of December, costing only 349GBP. The workshop will take place in London UK on the 14th and 15th of January 2017.

For more information and to register please visit our webpage on www.filmlab.fest.pt ABOUT Chris Munro Oscar and BAFTA-winning production sound mixer Chris Munro has worked on more than 80 films, including Alfonso's Cuaron's "Gravity" and Ridley Scott's "Black Hawk Down".

Munro began to work in films when he was 16 as a trainee at Elstree Studios. His first steps were on some of the most influential cult classics, such as the "infamous" Hammer production "The Satanic Rites of Dracula" by Alan Gibson. He continued to work as a freelancer on a TV series at Pinewood. He worked as a sound maintenance engineer and a boom operator when he had his breakthrough moment - he was invited to mix the second unit 2nd unit on a Sam Peckinpah film called "Cross of Iron", when he was 25. He made a name for himself in the 1990's, with credits in some of the decade's most successful films, such as "Robin Hood The Prince of Thieves" by Kevin Reynolds, "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" by Kenneth Branagh or "Emma" by Douglas McGrath. He was also a key crew player in John Cleese's comedy features, such as the hits "A Fish Called Wanda", "Fierce Creature" and the now cult classic "Clockwise". More recently he has credits in major blockbusters such as 3 episodes of the "007" series ("Tomorow Never Dies", "The World Is Not Enough" and "Casino Royale"). Throughout his career he worked with top film-makers such as Paul Greengrass ("United 93"), David Fincher ("The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo"), M. Night Shyamalan ("Lady In The Water" and "The Last Airbender"), Anton Corbijn ("The American"), Bille August ("Smilla's Sense of Snow"), Bryan Singer ("Valkyre"), Guy Ritchie ("Sherlock Holmes"), Lasse Hallstrom ("Chocolat"), Ian Softley ("Backbeat") and Mike Figgis ("The Browning Version"). He is currently working on Steven Spielberg's latest film "Ready Player One". Munro has been Oscar Nominated 4 times, winning twice for his performance on "Gravity" and "Black Hawk Down."

Full list of credits on:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0613101/
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

PRODUCTION SOUND MIXING WORKSHOP

The Production Sound Mixing Workshop with Chris Munro will focus on a diversity of topics of the art of mixing sound of a film, you will have the chance of not only receive this knowledge from Chris Munro, but also interact in a very strong way, as the group will have up to 25 participants, making it extremely practical and interactive. You will also have the opportunity to assess the issues you encountered on your own work and the projects you have worked on or will work, and receiving the feedback to unblock situations in the future.

The purpose of this workshop is to understand the power of good sound, and the processes necessary to realize this.

Chris will talk about his work, his recording philosophy, his methodology and show examples from his previous films. He will discuss how the film business has changed, how recording has to deal with a new set of factors, like multiple cameras with various lens sizes, the use of multi track recording and the limited shooting schedules with consequences for all departments.
Participants will look at different types of recorders, RF mikes and mixers available for location recording. The different boom mikes available and when to use them will also be a topic.

Other topics will be:
Pre-production planning and budgeting for sound. Recording Priorties of the Mixer Teaming up The importance of inter-departmental communication Set etiquette. Rates and Agents How to wire actors Methods used to hide transmitters and mikes How to work around noisy clothing, skimpy women's wear/or none, noisy atmosphere and the multi challenges we face in our efforts to get good usable sound. Chris will stress the importance of acknowledging actors preparations for their roles and how important it is to anticipate sound problems and to have solutions thought out beforehand so one doesn't have to fuss with actors and interrupt their focus.

PROFILE OF PARTICIPANT

The workshop designed for Directors, Sound Mixers, Sound Recordists, Boom Operators, Sound Editors, Film Students, or anyone interested in entering the Film Business on the area of Sound. Duration: 2 full days Dates: 14th - 15th January 2017 Location: London UK Price: 499GBP (349GBP Until 16th of December) Maximum number of participants: 25.

For more information and to register please visit our webpage on www.filmlab.fest.pt