I have exciting news! I have just finished my first month working on Eastenders and so far I'm loving it. I've been signed for six months, 4 days a week working for BBC Studios and Post Production up at BBC Elstree. [Monday's my day off incase you need any work doing... ;-)] I am editing both the dialogue and sound effects, quite a hefty amount of work, and then hand over to the lovely Karl Von Bock for mixing.
There's been a lot to take in - not only learning the "Eastenders way", navigating my way round their networks/folder structure, memorising the names of regular effects etc (as expected I guess), but also learning the actual geography of Albert Square - Each house/shop/pub has to have the correct background atmos effects and spots (cars/market class etc) to give it a sense of neighbourhood and community. Is the house next to a slow traffic road or a fast traffic road, is it near a bus stop, how close is the market, what time of day is it, is the market even open? is it near a tube line, can you hear crowds from the vic etc. Thankfully I have my own snazzy map to refer to and I think I have got the hang of it - The regulars anyway! No complaints so far...!
I definitely feel settled now, and have a lovely team around me - everyone's been really friendly and welcoming and super helpful. All us post-ies are all in the same area so I'm getting to know the whole gang. I look forward to the next 5 months with them!
There's been a lot to take in - not only learning the "Eastenders way", navigating my way round their networks/folder structure, memorising the names of regular effects etc (as expected I guess), but also learning the actual geography of Albert Square - Each house/shop/pub has to have the correct background atmos effects and spots (cars/market class etc) to give it a sense of neighbourhood and community. Is the house next to a slow traffic road or a fast traffic road, is it near a bus stop, how close is the market, what time of day is it, is the market even open? is it near a tube line, can you hear crowds from the vic etc. Thankfully I have my own snazzy map to refer to and I think I have got the hang of it - The regulars anyway! No complaints so far...!
I definitely feel settled now, and have a lovely team around me - everyone's been really friendly and welcoming and super helpful. All us post-ies are all in the same area so I'm getting to know the whole gang. I look forward to the next 5 months with them!
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