Envisage 4- Audio Tech

Envisage 4 – ‘Audio Tech’
Date: Thursday 30th September
Time: 6-8 pm
                                                                                          Location: Conference center, WA224, AUT University, City Campus (see map)
                                                                                                             Cost: Complementary Event (no charge)
Registration essential: Katrina.bell@aut.ac.nz or (09) 921 2566



CoLab, in partnership with FILM AUCKLAND invite you to attend our fourth Envisage Program focusing on new developments and opportunities in SOUND and ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGIES. With award-winning sound designers including Digipost - New Zealand’s most experienced post-production and visual effects company for the film, advertising and television industries, this is your chance to hear about the latest cutting edge Audio Technologies for digital media!

SPEAKER BIOS:

‘BRUNO’
Digipost

Bruno Barrett-Garnier is Digital Posts Supervising sound editor and re recording mixer. His most recent credits Spartacus Blood and Sand 13 episodes. Classically trained with a music degree (Bmus) from Victoria University, Bruno started working in professional recording studios in 1989. Initially as a sound engineer for jingle writers, producers, bands, film and doco composers. In 1995 he was contracted to establish audio post-production services for Song Zu in Singapore. Returning to New Zealand in 1998 Bruno continued working in audio post at Marmalade Audio and also began composing music for film and television. In 2004 Bruno moved to Auckland and currently works as re-recording mixer, sound editor/sound designer at Digipost. He also writes original music for his company Soundnut.

Images courtesy of the Digipost website (http://www.digipost.co.nz/about/services/)

‘Kahra’
Entirely Sound

Kahra Scott-James has been involved in the media, arts and entertainment industries for twenty years covering a broad range of mediums and audio-visual roles (script to post) within production, education and project management across film, television, radio, mobile, animation and interactive.   She has trained across journalism, film/tv production, audio production and lived/worked in Australia, UK and Ireland. For the past 15 years she has worked in audio production primarily sound design and audio post.  During this time she worked in a senior capacity (Principal Engineer – Sound Designer/Dubbing Mixer) for 3D interactive content creators Brilliant Digital Entertainment (USA/Aus). Screen credits range from short films to features, television series, documentary and games. Since 2003 she has owned/operated Entirely Sound Ltd, an audio production studio creating soundtracks for a wide range of commercial and independent productions.

Images courtesy of Kahra Scott-James

‘Clinton’
Sound Artist

Clinton Watkins holds a Masters of Fine Art (First Class Honours) from Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland and is working towards a DocFA. He is practicing as an international recording artist in the arena of minimalist music and sound scores/design for film and documentary. Working with live sound performance and installations, his film-based projects are completed by the soundtrack. Recent installations include: Cont Ship #1, video/sound installation, 5 4 3 2 1: Auckland Artist Projects, Auckland Art Gallery, 2006, Things I found in my friends father's basement, sound installation & recording, rm103 Gallery, Auckland, 2005.

Installation shot of video/sound work 'Force Fields' that was recently exhibited at Te Tuhi as part of the Wall of Sound group show see: http://www.tetuhi.org.nz/exhibitions/exhibitiondetails.php?id=77. Image courtesy of the Artist- Clinton Watkins