SOUND EDIT, original music + MIX FOR DOCUMENTARY
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NARRATIVE
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ORIGINAL MUSIC, SOUND EDIT + MIX FOR DOCUMENTARY SHORT: “BOOM TOWN”
Above: A clip from "Boom Town", a short documentary about the proprietors of a fireworks shop in Nevada. Sound edit, mix, and all music in this clip by Mike Hallenbeck at Junior Birdman Audio.
SOUND EDIT + MIX FOR DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: “OUT IN THE COLD”
Above: highlight reel of sound edit and mix for a documentary feature aimed at raising awareness of issues related to homelessness. To make "Out in the Cold", director J.D. O’Brien and his friend John Koepke hired a small crew to capture what happened as they left the comfort of their own homes to spend a week of Minnesota winter sleeping either on the streets or in homeless shelters. They approached their experience as an opportunity to create empathy with those who truly have to live without stable housing, and to demonstrate causes of and solutions to the problem.
ORIGINAL MUSICAL SCORE, SOUND EDIT +MIX: “UGANDA GOLD”, SHORT DOCUMENTARY
Above: In a country where 30% of the population doesn’t have access to clean water, drilling a sustainable well is like striking gold. Directed by J.D. O’Brien, the documentary short “Uganda Gold” tells the story of Ugandans’ struggle to fulfill this basic need for their community. I provided original music, sound edit and mix for the film.
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CORPORATE
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PAX EAST / AT&T eMLS CUP 2018: SOUND EDIT+ MIX FOR SHORT DOC
Above: Junior Birdman Audio provided post sound for this short doc of the first-ever eMLS Cup at PAX East 2018 in Boston, featuring Jimmy Conrad and sponsored by AT&T. The mix had to be lightning quick, including polishing announcer and interview dialog captured in a difficult situation. I created a sound design replete with assorted accents and crowd audio from my personal field recording library, then whipped up a mix and delivered on a tight turnaround.
HIGHLIGHT REEL: SOUND EDIT + MIX FOR CORPORATE DOCUMENTARY, LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST
Above: Highlight reel from an in-depth exploration of the history, practice, personnel, and corporate culture of the commercial real estate development firm Liberty Property Trust. Junior Birdman Audio executed dialog edit, sound design and mix. Dialog often had to be rescued from a variety of background noise ranging from HVAC to assorted outdoor ambiences. The post process became a bittersweet one when the news came down that Liberty had been purchased by a larger company. So this piece is something of a memorial. Studio: Equisolve. Director: Glenn Kesner.
SOUND EDIT + MIX FOR SHOWREEL: AMYE SCHARLAU, HYPNOTIST
Above: highlight reel promoting the services of hypnotist Amye Scharlau. Dialog edit was as forensic as time permitted; some EQ, de-noising and a bit of spectral waveform repair here and there. Many of the audience reaction audio clips were distorted past the point of usability, so I swapped in cues from my library as substitutes. Timeline was super quick, but client was thrilled with the results.
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