Simon Bysshe : Curriculum Vitae

Work: Boom Operator, Sound Recordist
Mobile: 07752 395106
Email: simon@bysshe.com
Based in: Chiswick, London
IMdb Entry: Click here

Boom Operator Credits:

NOWHERE BOY
2009. 35mm Feature.
Director:
DOP:
Starring:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
Sam Taylor Wood
Seamus McGarvey
Kristin Scott Thomas, Aaron Johnson
John Midgley
Ecosse Films

BRILLIANT!
2009. Comedy Series.
Director:
DOP:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
Malcolm Needs
Leon Willis
Giancarlo Dellapina
Brilliant Films

GENOVA
2008. 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

TELSTAR
2007. 35mill Feature.
(pickups)
Director:
DOP:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
Nick Moran
Peter Wignall
Jamie Gambell
Aspiration Films

DANGEROUS PARKING
2006. Comedy Drama
35mm Feature
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Director:
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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Director:
Line Producer:
DOP:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
Danny Hiller
Peter Manoogian
Shane Daly
Jonathan Mitchell
Defiant Films Ltd.



Sound Recordist Credits:

ISLAND
2008. 16mm Feature.
(shot on the Isle of Mull)
Director:
Producer:
DOP:
Production Co:
Brek Taylor/Elizabeth Mitchell
Charlotte Wontner
Rain Li
Tailor Made Productions

ALERT LANDERS
2008. 16mm Short.
Director:
DOP:
Starring:
Production Co:
Richard Fenwick
Jake Polonsky
Nicholas Burns
OneDotZero

BAGHDAD EXPRESS
2008. 16mm Short.
Director:
DOP:
Production Co:
Nimer Rashed
Stuart Biddlecombe
Pulse Films

ABOVE SUSPICION
2008. 16mm TV Movie.
(as 2nd Unit Sound Mixer)
Director:
Producer:
DOP:
Production Co:
Chris Menaul
Jolyon Symonds
Tim Palmer
La Plante Productions

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
HD. Feature. Horror.
Director:
Producer:
Production Co:
Greg Mandry
Rob Weston
Straightwire Films


Sound Equipment:
I own a complete 'over the shoulder' sound kit plus the necessary gear to record drama.
Click to view my full equipment listing



Second Boom / Assistant Credits:

GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
2009. HD Feature.
(as 2nd Boom Operator)
Director:
DOP:
Starring:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
Rob Letterman
David Tattersall
Jack Black
John Midgley
Twentieth Century-Fox

HOLBY CITY
2009. TV Drama.
(one episode)
Director:
DOP:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
Jim Loach
Stephan Pehrsson
David Lascelles
BBC

THE BOYS ARE BACK
2008. Drama.
35mm. Feature.
(UK Shoot)
Director:
DOP:
Starring:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
Scott Hicks
Greig Fraser
Clive Owen
John Midgley
Tiger Aspect

NATIVITY
2008. Improvised Comedy.
HD. Feature.
(as Second Boom Operator)
Director:
DOP:
Starring:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
Debbie Isitt
Sean Van Hales
Martin Freeman
John Taylor
BBC Films

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

LADIES OF LETTERS
2008. Hi-Def. TV Comedy.
(Dailies - Second Boom)
Director:
DOP:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
John Henderson
John Ignatius
Ian Voigt
Tiger Aspect

QUANTUM OF SOLACE
2008. Action.
35mm. Feature.
(UK only - Dailies)
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

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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Director:
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

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:
DOP:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
Matthew Vaughn
Michael Dreyer
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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Director:
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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Director:
Producer:
DOP:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
Jon Ivay
David Reid, Adam Bohling
Peter Wignall
Jamie Gambell
Freedom Pictures
GREEN WING (series 2)
2004. Betacam. Television Series
(as sound trainee)
Director:
Sound Mixer:
Production Co:
Victoria Pile
Alex Marsden
Talkback Productions


In Brief:

Associate member of AMPS.
'BA Film' Degree from the Bournemouth Arts Institute specialising in sound.
Clean drivers licence with Citroen Dispatch Van.
Can proficiently operate ProTools.


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