Simon Bysshe : Curriculum Vitae

Field of work: Boom Operator, Sound Assistant
Mobile #: 0775 2395106
Email: simon@bysshe.com
Address: 29 Conant House, St Agnes Place, Kennington, London, SE11 4AY
IMdb Entry: Click here

Boom Operator Credits:

GENOVA
 2007. Feature.
(as: Boom Operator: UK)		 Director:
DOP:
Starring:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:		 Michael Winterbottom
Sean Bobbitt
Colin Firth
Ray Beckett
Revolution Films
INVISIBLE EYES
 2008. Thriller.
HD. Feature. 		Director:
DOP:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:		 Oliver Cohen
Darran Bragg
Jamie Gambell
Hide Films Ltd
THE HURT LOCKER
 2007. Feature. Iraq War Drama
(shot in Jordan)		 Director:
DOP:
Starring:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:		 Kathryn Bigelow
Barry Ackroyd
Ralph Fiennes, Jeremy Renner
Ray Beckett
Kingsgate Films
BRIDESHEAD REVISITED
 2007. 35mm Feature.
(Additional Photography)		 Director:
DOP:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:		 Julian Jarrold
Jess Hall
Ray Beckett
Ecosse Films
FILTH AND WISDOM
 2007. 35mill Short Film
(pickups)		 Director:
DOP:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:		 Madonna
Tim Maurice Jones
Ben Greaves
HSI London
TELSTAR
 2007. 35mill Feature.
(pickups)		 Director:
DOP:
Starring:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:		 Nick Moran
Peter Wignall
Kevin Spacey, Con O'Neill
Jamie Gambell
Aspiration Films
DANGEROUS PARKING
 2006. Comedy Drama
35mm Feature
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Producer:
DOP:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:		 Peter Howitt
Richard Johns
Zoran Veljkovic
Simon Koelmeyer
Flaming Pie Films
LOVE ME STILL
 2006. Gangster Drama
16mm Feature
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Line Producer:
DOP:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
 Danny Hiller
Peter Manoogian
Shane Daly
Jonathan Mitchell
Defiant Films Ltd.

Sound Assistant Credits:

THE BOAT THAT ROCKED
2008. Comedy.
35mm. Feature.
(as Playback Op / Sound Utility) 		Director:
DOP:
Starring:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
 Richard Curtis
Danny Cohen
Philip S. Hoffman, Bill Nighy
Ian Voigt
Working Title
QUANTUM OF SOLACE
2008. Action.
35mm. Feature.
(UK only) 		Director:
DOP:
Starring:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
 Marc Forster
Roberto Schaefer
Daniel Craig, Judi Dench
Chris Munro
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
MAMMA MIA!
2007. Musical.
35mm. Feature.
(Dailies) 		Director:
DOP:
Starring:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
 Phyllida Lloyd
Haris Zambarloukos
Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan
Simon Hayes
Starplay Productions
HOLBY BLUE
2008. TV drama, Season 2
(Dailies, 2nd Boom Operator) 		Director:
DOP:
Sound Mixer:
 Menhaj Huda
Stephan Pehrsson
John Mooney
LOVE YOU MORE
2007. Drama
35mm. Short film
 Director:
Producer:
DOP:
Sound Mixer:
 Sam Taylor-Wood
Anthony Minghella
Seamus McGarvey
John Midgley
MAY CONTAIN NUTS
 2007. Comedy. 2x60min episodes
(as 2nd Boom Operator)		 Director:
DOP:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:		 John Henderson
John Ignatius
Ian Voigt
Tiger Aspect
LEAD BALLOON
2007. Comedy, Series 2
HD. BBC 2, 8 episodes
(as 2nd Boom Operator) 		Director:
DOP:
Starring:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
 Alex Hardcastle
Per Tingleff
Jack Dee
Michael Spencer
Open Mike Productions
THE COMMANDER IV
2007. Crime Drama
16mm TV Series, 1 episode
 Director:
Producer:
DOP:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
 Jane Prowse
Christopher Hall
James Welland
Simon Okin
La Plante Productions
'JOE'S PALACE' &
'CAPTURING MARY'
2007. Drama
Two 16mm TV Features
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Producer:
Featuring:
DOP:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
 Stephen Poliakoff
Deb Jones
Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon
Danny Cohen
Maurice Hillier
Talkback THAMES.
LOVE ON THE MURDER MILE
2007. Comedy Short.
HD (using ARRI D20)
Director:
Producer:
DOP:
Sound Mixer:
 Douglas Hodge
Sam Fox
Ben Smithard
Jamie Gambell
28 WEEKS LATER...
2006. Sci-Fi Thriller
35mm Feature
(2nd Unit, Dailies) 		Director:
Producer:
DOP:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
 Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Andrew Macdonald
Enrique Chediak
John Hayes
DNA Films.
MISTER LONELY
2006. Drama
35mm Feature 		Director:
Producer:
Featuring:
DOP:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
 Harmony Korine
David Reid, Adam Bohling
Samantha Morton, Diego Luna
Marcel Zyskind
Jamie Gambell
O'South Ltd.
STARDUST
2006. Fantasy Drama
35mm Feature
(Dailies) 		Director:
Producer:
Featuring:
DOP:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
 Matthew Vaughn
Michael Dreyer
Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer
Ben Davis
Simon Hayes
Marv Films
ALL BAR LOVE
2006. Romantic Comedy
High-Def Feature 		Director:
Producer:
DOP:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
 James Derbyshire
Aubrey Tredget
Ed Mash
Jamie Gambell
Te Papa Films
LOVE & OTHER DISASTERS
2005. Romantic Comedy
35mm Feature
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Producer:
Featuring:
DOP:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
 Alek Keshishian
Stephen Clark Hall
Brittany Murphy
Pierre Morel
Simon Hayes
Studio Canal
FREEBIRD
2005. Contemporary Drama
35mm Feature
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Producer:
Featuring:
DOP:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
 Jon Ivay
David Reid, Adam Bohling
Gary Stretch, Phil Daniels
Peter Wignall
Jamie Gambell
Freedom Pictures
PERFECT DAY
2006. 16mm Television Series
(Dailies) 		Director:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
 Paul Seed
Michael Spencer
Channel 5 Television
MISS MARPLE
2006. 16mm Television Series
(Dailies) 		Director:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
 Peter Medak
John Rodda
ITV
GREEN WING (series 2)
2004. Betacam. Television Series
(as sound trainee) 		Director:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
 Victoria Pile
Alex Marsden
Talkback Productions

Sound Recordist Credits:

SHIFTY
 2007. 35mm Feature.
(as additional sound mixer)		 Director:
Producer:
DOP:
Production Co:		 Eran Creevy
Ben Pugh
Matt Fox
Dudlowe FIlms Ltd
SEVEN LIVES
 2007. Feature.
16mm.		 Director:
DOP:
Starring:
Production Co:		 Paul Wilkins
John de Borman
Danny Dyer, Kate Ashfield
Starfish Films
THE DEVIL'S WEDDING
 2007. Short Film
16mill. Comedy.

 Director:
DOP:
Starring:
Production Co:		 Dan Cadan
Michael Wood
Jamie Foreman, Lena Heady
HSI London
GNAW
 2005. HD. Horror.
View pictures		 Director:
Producer:
Production Co:		 Greg Mandry
Rob Weston
Straightwire Films

Student Film Sound Recordist Credits:

Below are a selection of student shorts I worked on while studying film production:

'Tribulation' (60mins)
NFTS Graduation Film.
Dir: Christian Barbe
Click here for details
'Silencio' (10mins)
London Film School
Dir: Rob Ford
Click here for details
'Rotten Fish' (10mins)
Bournemouth Arts Inst.
Dir: James Parish
'A Deceptively Simple Task' (10mins)
Bournemouth Arts Inst.
Dir: Elliott Gilhooly
(also Sound Editor)
'Portrait of a Youth' (15mins)
Dir: Michael Pearce
Privately funded short film.
(also Sound Editor, Picture Editor)
'Gumbuster' (animation)
Bournemouth Arts Inst.
Dir: Hrefna Bragadottir
(as Sound Designer)
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Sound Equipment:

I own a complete 'over the shoulder' documentary sound kit plus all the necessary gear to record drama.

Mixers & Recorders:
  • Sound Devices 744T (4 Track Hard Disk Recorder)
  • Sound Devices 442 mixer (4 Channel Mixer)
  • HHB PortaDAT (backup sound recorder)

    Radio Microphones:
  • 6x Audio Ltd diversity radio mics. (2x UHF with 2-way rack & 4x VHF with 4-way rack)
  • DPA, TRAM & COS11 Microphones.

    Int & Ext Microphones:
  • Schoeps CMIT 5U microphone
  • Schoeps CMC MK41
  • Sennheiser 416 & 406 mics.
  • 2x AKG C460 interior mics with CK63 capsules.

    In Ear Sound Monitoring:
  • 11x Receivers for crew (Garwood & Sennheiser UHF receivers)
  • 1x Sennheiser stereo rack mount transmitter (for trolley based work)
  • 2x Sennheiser pocket transmitters (when going handheld)

    Playback Equipment:
  • Complete induction loop amplifier system with 14 earpieces.
  • 1x Active 'anchor' speaker, 2x Passive loudspeakers with amp.
  • 1x Loud hailer, 4x Studio PA powerhorns with amp, 3x small powered speakers.

    Batteries:
  • 4x NP65 batteries with 3x NP shoes (for over the shoulder use)
  • 4x 12v block batteries

    Miscellaneous Gear:
  • 1x custom built sound trolley.
  • 4x Panamic boom poles (2x maxi, 1x midi, 1x mini)
  • Full toolbox with multiple spares & soldering iron kit.
  • Complete set of stands, magic arms & clamps.
  • 10x Sound mats to conceal footsteps & unwanted background noises.
  • Digi-beta & DV-Cam tails for sending sound to camera.

    In Brief:

    Associate member of AMPS.
    Clean drivers licence.
    Can proficiently operate ProTools.

    Qualifications:

    'BA Film' Degree from the Bournemouth Arts Institute (specialising in sound)
    Art Foundation Year at Winchester School of Art.
    A Levels in Art, Computer Science & Business Studies.
    10 GCSE's from John Hampden Grammar School, High Wycombe, UK.


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