Behind The Scene : The Audio Dept with Richard Meredith | URSA Exclusive

Sound Supervisor Richard Meredith reveals the secrets behind his work on The Great British Bake Off, Save Our Squad with David Beckham, Hunted & much much more!

From Wiring Up a full squad of footballers in under 20 minutes to picking the quietest food blenders for 'Bake Off', helping Stuart Wilson achieve incredible range on the feature film '1917' to creating bespoke 'mic neck loops' for 'Hunted.'

Richard shows Simon Bysshe from URSA around their new Audio Dept facility in Isleworth, London which is used a Sales, Rental & Prep space for the shows which Richard supervises.

We discuss Aerial distribution for multi-camera "Format Competition Shows", RF over Fibre with up to 12 pairs of aerials, kit prep advice for complex jobs & how Richard trains his staff through the rental department and onto set as a Sound Recordist.

We hope this video can be a useful source of information for those looking to work in the Sound Department. There is so much to learn at a facility like The Audio Dept and many of those who began their careers in audio hire have gone on to have amazing freelance careers in location sound.

Specific Equipment covered includes:
‪@RiedelNet‬ Bolero comms units
‪@URSAStraps‬ Back Straps & Chest Straps
‪@wisycom7626‬ MCR54 (4 channel receivers)
Wisycom MAT288 aerial distribution rack
RF over Fibre
‪@zaxcom1‬ RX-12, TRX-LA3 & ZMT4
‪@sounddev‬ 833, 888, Scorpio & PIX
‪@phonak‬ Roger Earpieces

---- Video Chapters ----------

00:00 - Intro
1:08 - Tour of Audio Dept
1:44 - Equipment for Hire
4:23 - Working on '12 Dates of Christmas'
6:34 - Aerial Distribution Equipment
9:55 - Prep work on '1917'
13:20 - 'Save Our Squad' with David Beckham
16:58 - Microphone Neck Loops on 'Hunted'
19:08 - 'The Great British Bake Off'
21:53 - Wiring up Chefs Whites
23:35 - Radio Mic Etiquette
26:31 - Comms using the Riedel Bolero
31:27 - Training at Audio Dept
33:33 - Meeting Theo Secerov Hire Manager
35:20 - Sound Career Advice

Big thanks to everyone at The Audio Dept in Isleworth for their support in making this video possible on that cold day in January 2023!

- Credits --------

Richard Meredith :
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0580626/

Theo Secerov , Hire Manager at Audio Dept :
  / theosecerov  

Host & Editor : Simon Bysshe AMPS, CAS (co-founder of URSA)
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2015085/

Camera Operator : Markus Illschner
  / markusilschner_dp  

Audio Dept:
https://audiodept.co.uk/
  / audiodeptuk  

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