The Apple and Biscuit Show

By: Dr Neil Hillman and Jason Nicholas
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  • Summary

  • Dr. Neil Hillman and Jason Nicholas, two professionals working in film and television sound, discuss the many ways sound is used in moving picture productions to engage, entertain, educate and inform audiences. The podcast covers a range of topics through interviews with industry insiders as well as academics and professionals in other fields who talk about the human understanding and perception of sound.
    2024
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  • #007 (Pt. 2) Signal To Noise Is Everything – Simon Hayes

    #007 (Pt. 2) Signal To Noise Is Everything – Simon Hayes
    Oct 30 2024

    In this episode (part 2 of 2), Neil and Jason talk to the Oscar-winning Production Sound Mixer Simon Hayes about the work-ethic he learned from filming with his father, Production Sound Mixer John Hayes; other Production Sound Mixers that have inspired him; the importance of a life lived outside of the film business (to both your health and your finances); and his close and long-standing friendship with the film director, Guy Ritchie.

    And stay tuned to hear how Neil throws caution to the wind and offers to grapple with Simon in the dojo to decide who between them should mix the next James Bond Film…

    About the presenters:

    You can find more about Simon and his work here: https://www.simonhayes.com

    Details about Neil and Jason’s work as dialogue editors and mixers and how to contact them is here: https://www.theaudiosuite.com

    Details of Neil’s 1-to-1 and Coaching Programmes for ambitious media professionals are available at: https://www.drneilhillman.com and https://soundproducer.com.au/coaching and www.soundformovingpictures.com

    Technical notes:

    Written, produced and presented by Jason Nicholas and Dr Neil Hillman – IMDb

    Recorded using the Squadcast remote recording system

    Programme edited by Jason Nicholas

    All original motion picture soundtrack clips are licensed through SceneClipper Inc.
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    41 mins
  • #007 (Pt. 1) Signal to noise is everything – Simon Hayes

    #007 (Pt. 1) Signal to noise is everything – Simon Hayes
    Oct 24 2024
    In this episode (part 1 of 2), Neil and Jason talk to Oscar-winning Production Sound Mixer Simon Hayes about his demanding work on location film sets and deep-dive into Simon’s philosophy and approach to modern location recording techniques. We discuss the importance of a fully-digital signal chain, the understanding with directors he establishes at the beginning of each project and the very different considerations he applies to recording and mixing musicals such as Les Misérables, Cats and Wicked or action films such as James Bond’s No Time To Die, X-Men: First Class and Guardians of the Galaxy. Simon talks about the refreshing nature of shooting low-budget, single camera productions epitomised by the spirit of his early work on Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. This is a compelling and unique insight into film sound for experts, novices and movie aficionados alike. About the presenters: You can find more about Simon and his work here: https://www.simonhayes.com

    Details about Neil and Jason’s work as dialogue editors and mixers and how to contact them is here: https://www.theaudiosuite.com

    Details of Neil’s 1-to-1 and Coaching Programmes for ambitious media professionals are available at:

    https://www.drneilhillman.com and https://soundproducer.com.au/coaching and www.soundformovingpictures.com

    Technical notes:

    Written, produced and presented by Jason Nicholas and Dr Neil Hillman – IMDb

    Recorded using the Squadcast remote recording system

    Programme edited by Jason Nicholas

    All original motion picture soundtrack clips are licensed through SceneClipper Inc.
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • #006 Making film sound sing – Nina Hartstone and John Warhurst

    #006 Making film sound sing – Nina Hartstone and John Warhurst
    Sep 20 2024

    In this episode, Neil and Jason talk to the Oscar-winning supervising sound editors and sound designers, Nina Hartstone and John Warhurst, about their work and specifically, in-depth about the sound design considerations for the feature films Les Miserables, Gravity, Cats, Bohemian Rhapsody and the documentary of David Bowie’s life, Moonage Daydream.

    Whilst the David Bowie vinyl album cover of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars boldly stated, “To Be Played At Maximum Volume” (which we caution against) we do suggest that the examples of the subject material in this episode of The Apple & Biscuit Show are “Best Listened To On Headphones”.

    About the presenters:

    Nina Hartstone – IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0367243/

    John Warhurst – IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1341243/

    Neil and Jason –

    Details about Neil and Jason’s work as dialogue editors and mixers and how to contact them is here: https://www.theaudiosuite.com

    Details of Neil’s 1-to-1 and Coaching Programmes for ambitious media professionals are available at:

    https://www.drneilhillman.com and https://soundproducer.com.au/coaching

    Technical notes:

    Written, produced and presented by Jason Nicholas and Dr Neil Hillman

    Recorded using the Squadcast remote recording system

    Programme edited by Jason Nicholas
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    1 hr and 19 mins

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