I'm very keen to get into location Sound Recording so I approached the best ones I could find in the Bristol area - and was lucky enough to be able to meet Keith Rodgerson, who after many successful years in the BBC is now a Freelance Sound Recordist.
www.keithrodgerson.com
Keith gave me some great advice on everything from microphone placement (especially a great tip for recording sound at distance with a 416 which I won't divulge !) to how to get into the business and most importantly how to survive (have a backup plan or another source of income !). Things have changed a lot since he was taken on as a BBC trainee and those opportunities don't really exist any more - all you can do learn from people like him, get as much knowledge and experience under your belt as possible, get along with people, be calm and professional on-set - and pray that you get hired again !
As Keith says "Sound Recordists get paid to travel the world, meet all kinds of interesting and famous people ........ and switch their fridges off !"
and if you do switch a fridge off
"leave your car keys in there so that you don't forget to switch it back on !"
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