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Having been trained the the BBC I have worked on a wide range of programmes and have much experience to call on. As a keen motorcyclist I also about the quickest recordist on the block!! Just returned to the UK from a 1 year shoot in Houston Texas for Animal Planet and looking for new challenges. |
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| Categories: | Sound Recordist |
| eMail: | http://www.ukscreen.com/contact/jimblanche |
| WWW: | http://www.ukscreen.com/crew/jimblanche |
| Tel: | 07979 811576 |
| Mobile: | 07979 811576 |
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Essex Greater London United Kingdom |
| Agent: | Callbox Communications Ltd |
| Date of Birth: | 1966-08-06 |
| Experience: | 15 yrs |
| Languages: | English |
| Affiliation: | BECTU |
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Over the last 15 years I have enjoyed a varied career working for the majority of UK broadcasters together with more recently many overseas broadcasters. I have travelled widely on a number of series’ and have just returned from a 14-month project in the USA for Discovery USA following the animal cruelty investigators of Texas. I am experienced in all tape formats having used everything from Digi Beta to DVC Pro in addition to recording separate sound using DAT. Many of the productions I have worked on have required the recording of live music and so I have good experience in stereo recording on location. I also have studio experience and have been responsible for some live OB’s and studio programmes.In addition I am also an experienced motorcyclist and whilst I do own a car most of my location equipment can be carried on my GPS equipped motorcycle enabling me to be very flexible for location shoots, especially in London. {Typical travel times are: Central London 1 hr, Norwich 1hr 15 mins} I also have a CURRENT I VISA (for USA) and full clean driving and motorcycle licence. |
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CURRENT I VISA (for USA) and full clean driving and motorcycle licence. EQUIPMENT CARRIED Mixer 1 x SQN4S Stereo mixer Microphones 1 x Sennheiser MKH416 boom microphone 1 x Scheops CCM41lg & 8lg MS Stereo boom microphone 1 x Beyer Dynamic M58NC reporter microphone 1 x Shure SM58 vocalist microphone 1 x Coles 4140 lip ribbon microphone {commentators microphone for high noise environments} 2 x Danish Pro Audio DPA 4060 - High quality Lavaliere microphones Radio Microphones 2 x Lectrosonics 300 diversity radio mic systems(Excellent quality over long range) Complete with DPA4060's or Lectrosonics Lavaliere microphones Playback 1 x Sharp mini disc player / recorderCommunications 4 x UHF hand held radio transmitters {Aprox to 5 mile range} Transportation Car and Motorcycle equipped with GPS satellite navigation |
| Type | Production Name | Company | Role | Year |
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| Documentary | Christine's Garden | BBC | Sound Recordist | 2006 |
| TV | Looking Good Feeling Great | ITV | Sound Supervisor | 2006 |
| Documentary | Animal Cops (Houston) | Animal Planet | Sound Recordist | 2005 |
| Short Film | The Cross of Joshua Holme | FGE Films | Sound Recordist | 2005 |
| TV | Doctors | ITV | Boom Op | 2005 |
| TV | Mum's On Strike | ITV | Sound Recordist | 2005 |
| Documentary | Animal Cops (Houston) | Animal Planet | Sound Recordist | 2004 |
| Documentary | Airline | LWT {Network} | Sound Recordist | 2003 |
| Commercials | Nickelodeon Rebranding | Nickelodeon | Sound Recordist | 2002 |
| Documentary | Airline | LWT {Network} | Sound Recordist | 2002 |
| Documentary | Cover Story-Cannabis Cafes | Anglia TV | Sound Recordist | 2002 |
| Documentary | Facelift Diaries | LWT | Sound Recordist | 2002 |
| TV | BBC Grandstand | BBC | Sound Recordist | 2002 |
| TV | CBBC Roadshow | BBC (CBBC) | Sound Supervisor | 2002 |
| TV | Football Focus | BBC Sport | Sound Recordist | 2002 |
| Documentary | Airline | LWT {Network} | Sound Recordist | 2001 |
| Documentary | Biography of "The Galloping Gourmet" | A & E {US Satellite} | Sound Recordist | 2001 |
| Documentary | Cover Story-American Wrestlers | Anglia TV | Sound Recordist | 2001 |
| Documentary | Cover Story-Cruisers | Anglia TV | Sound Recordist | 2001 |
| TV | Animal Champions | Anglia TV / Meridan | Sound Recordist | 2001 |
| TV | Boot Sale Challenge | Carlton | Sound Recordist | 2001 |
| TV | Heart of the Country | Carlton | Sound Recordist | 2001 |
| TV | The Ticket | Anglia TV | Sound Recordist | 2001 |
| Documentary | Airline | LWT {Network} | Sound Recordist | 2000 |
| Documentary | Cover Story-A Night on The Town | Anglia TV | Sound Recordist | 2000 |
| Documentary | Cover Story-Hungry for Help | Anglia TV | Sound Recordist | 2000 |
| TV | Carlton Country | Carlton | Sound Recordist | 2000 |
| TV | Fair & Square | Anglia TV | Sound Recordist | 2000 |
| TV | On the Road with Ron Atkinson | Carlton | Sound Recordist | 2000 |
| TV | Town & Country | Anglia TV | Sound Recordist | 2000 |
| TV | Carlton Country | Carlton | Sound Recordist | 1999 |
| TV | Day & Night | Anglia TV | Sound Recordist | 1999 |
| TV | Far & Wide | Angia TV | Sound Recordist | 1999 |
| TV | GMTV OB's | GMTV | Sound Recordist | 1999 |
| Documentary | Whipsnade I & II | Anglia TV | Sound Recordist | 1998 |
| TV | The Ticket | Anglia TV | Sound Recordist | 1998 |