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Ellie Williams AMPS

PSC Recordist

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Location Sound Recordist. Based in Bristol, UK
Specialist natural history, documentary & studio sound equipment
Experienced in filming in extreme environments (heat, cold, humidity)
Available for UK or overseas shoots
BBC trained
US I-visa current until April 2027
EU Citizen (British/Irish dual nationality)
DBS (2025), Secret Service & Crown security checked
Vaccinated for Worldwide Travel

I sometimes appear on the other side of the lens...

Achievements

I recorded for the following series that received awards for craft sound:

Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough (2024):
BAFTA - win for Best Factual Craft Sound
Association of Motion Picture Sound - win for Excellence in Sound for a Factual Film
Emmy - nomination for Outstanding Sound Documentary

Earthsounds (2024):
Emmy - win for Outstanding Sound Documentary
Royal Television Society - win for Best Factual Craft Sound
Association of Motion Picture Sound - nomination for Excellence in Sound for a Factual Film
BAFTA - nomination for Best Factual Craft Sound

I received the Sound of the Year Award: Best Natural History Sound win (2025)

Recent projects I've worked on include Blue Planet III (BBC) and Sentient (Nat Geo)

Radio 4 Ramblings Sound Interview:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000t6lh

Wounded Buffalo collaboration: https://woundedbuffalo.co.uk/people/ellie-williams/

Podcasts:
Association of Motion Picture Sound:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep46-amps-awards-ellie-williams-secret-world-of/id1496561446?i=1000704434021
Natural Wanders:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ellie-williams-sounds-really-connect-us-to-a-place/id1505398599?i=1000714952802
Wild Film Hub:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/what-does-it-take-to-record-the-sounds-of-our/id1682763309?i=1000653832977

Sound Articles:
https://antonspice.substack.com/p/sound-recordist-ellie-williams-captures
https://www.dpamicrophones.com/news/2025/ellie-williams-answers-the-call-of-the-wild/
https://eu.bubblebeeindustries.com/blogs/inthewild/ellie-williams-the-sound-of-nature

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Contact Ellie

Telephone: 07951926165
Mobile: 07951926165