A PRODUCTION MIXER’S HOPES

FOR THE 21ST CENTURY 

• Noiseless lighting equipment 

• At least three on sound for all drama shoots 

• To be asked where the genny should be parked 

• A ban on the use of mobile phones in the vicinity of the set 

• To use radio mics only on rare occasions 

• Thirty seconds silence before roll 

• Consultation regarding choice of locations 

• Consultation regarding post production transfer 

• A digital recorder that uses a medium for direct use in the post production workstation 

• Rates for gear based on rental company rates 

• No more requests to “throw in the gear” 

• No more requests to defer payment 

• No more offers to share profits in lieu of pay 

• Maximum of 10 hours per day and 5 days a week 

• Greater recognition of AMPS as a qualified organisation of professional motion picture sound operators

Some hopes! The alarm just went off. It was 0530 hours. Time to rise and face yet another long long day of the same old problems.

BUT EVEN IF THERE’S NO CHANGE WE STILL LOVE OUR WORK

AMPS

SUSTAINING MEMBERS

(with Links to Websites)

AKAI PROFESSIONAL

AMS NEVE

ANVIL POST PRODUCTION

AUDIO DEVELOPMENTS

AUDIO LTD

DE LANE LEA SOUND CENTRE

DOLBY

DSP LTD

DTS

FELTECH ELECTRONICS

FITZROVIA POST PRODUCTION

HARRISON

NAGRA

PINEWOOD STUDIOS

RICHMOND FILM SERVICES

RYCOTE

SENNHEISER

SOLID STATE LOGIC

SONY BROADCAST & PROFESSIONAL UK

SONY CINEMA PRODUCTS

SOUND DESIGNERS

TECHNICOLOR

TELEFILM VIDEO SERVICES

TWICKENHAM FILM STUDIOS

CONGRATULATIONS TO

AMPS MEMBERS IN R.T.S 

1999 DESIGN & CRAFT

AWARDS 

For their work on the BBC production of Great Expectations, AMPS members Richard Manton (production mixer) and Stephen Fish (boom operator) won the Royal Television Society’s 1999 Award for Best Drama Sound. 

Well done Dick and Steve - congratulations to you both from AMPS’ Council and Membership. 

Also included in the Sound Award were rerecording mixer Peter Smith, dialogue editor Bernard O’Reilly, and sound effects editor Terry Brown. Although not members of AMPS, we congratulate them also, and hope that they all may join AMPS in the near future.