A thwat from the past – back from the days of doing The Pitchers comic strip for the Guardian. It came to mind because I've been doing a bit of foley work recently, for a couple of ads and interactives, and it galvanised me to share a clip from the BFI/Touch collacboration I worked on, Fairy Tales. Actually, no chickens were harmed in the making of this, but a saw did get abused slightly.
The sound of one hand spanking
Another of the Young Vic/Guardian films
'How do you do business with a man who has no door?'
Local Hero, one of my favourite films, inspired a travel piece for the Guardian.
That's another fine beep you've got me in to
Oh hell, April fool and the Guardian. Still, at least it's not covering Coldplay this year.
In Britten's Footsteps
I spoke to Chris Watson, for the Guardian, about his new piece featuring recordings around Aldeburgh, capturing the essence of what Britten would have heard on his "composing walks". Check out the sound sampler, too.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jan/30/benjamin-britten-composing-walks