PODCASTS

Friday, 21st November 2025

Sound Designer/ Supervising Sound Editor Nathan Robitaille, Supervising Sound Editor Nelson Ferreira and Re-Recording Mixer Brad Zoern are in conversation with Rob Walker AMPS about the sound for Guillermo del Toro’s film Frankenstein. The creation and evolution of the animal/human creature voice, their collaborative approach to the creative process and the intuitive bond with their producer. Even the blunderbuss gets its moment in the spotlight!

Monday, 10th November 2025

Louise Burton AMPS MPSE in conversation with Supervising Sound Editor/ Re-Recording Mixer Paul N.J. Ottosson and Production Sound Mixer Thomas Varga about their work on Kathryn Bigalow’s “House of Dynamite”, the challenges of recording and editing a huge ensemble cast multi-stage and how to maintain tension inside the interior space. This episode is sponsored by Ursa Straps ursastraps.com/

Tuesday, 4th November 2025

Martyn Harries AMPS in conversation with Production Sound Mixer Douglas Axtel, Supervising Sound/Dalogue Editor Jill Purdy and Re-Recording Mixer Stephen Barden about their work on Kogonada's film A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, their collaborations with visionary (in sound terms!) Directors and the unwelcome pesky guests who turned up on location! This episode is sponsored by URSA Straps ursastraps.com

Tuesday, 4th November 2025

Chris Welcker, Production Sound Mixer on Sinners www.imdb.com/title/tt31193180/ shares his experience of recording live, acoustic music in challenging situations and how he approached the problem of an actor having to have interactions with themselves whilst playing two key characters. Chris goes into detail on how he achieves music recordings on set that have real soul and integrity. Chris is in conversation with Martyn Harries AMPS and talks about how growing up in New Orleans and playing Jazz has shaped his film sound recording career. This episode is sponsored by URSA Straps ursastraps.com/

Tuesday, 4th November 2025

Patrick Southern, Production Sound Mixer, is in conversation with Martyn Harries AMPS about his work on the 2025 film The History of Sound - A love story of two folk song aficionados in the early days of recorded music. Patrick talks about being a musician and the challenges of recording the authentic, acoustic performances which are essential to this story. This episode is sponsored by URSA Straps ursastraps.com/

Thursday, 9th October 2025

Freddy Vinehill-Cliffe, Product Specialist for AMPS Industry Partner NUGEN Audio in conversation with Martyn Harries AMPS - NUGEN's plugin explored - their latest offering DialogCheck, VisLM, AB Assist 2, Halo Upmix, ISL, Paragon Immersive Reverb - all explained - A must for students and those who want to know more about NUGEN's Plugins. This episode is sponsored by URSA straps ursastraps.com

Wednesday, 4th June 2025

Stuart Piggott AMPS Production Sound, James Ridgway Re-Recording Mixer and Tom Jenkins Supervising Sound Editor talk with Martyn Harries AMPS about the sound on Black Mirror, USS Callister and about their work and the industry in general.

Tuesday, 22nd April 2025

Paul Paragon AMPS in conversation with Sound Recordist Ellie Williams AMPS - Recognised for her work on Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough - winner of the 2025 AMPS award for sound in a factual film. Recorded by Martyn Harries AMPS and Richard Thomas AMPS Edited and Mixed by Kate Davis AMPS with thanks to Azimuth Post Production

Tuesday, 22nd April 2025

Payam Hosseinian AMPS in conversation with Drama Sound Nominee Brian Armstrong Supervising Sound Editor on Shogun. This episode was recorded at the 2025 AMPS Awards at the University of Greenwich. Recorded by Richard Thomas AMPS Edited and mixed by Kate Davis AMPS with thanks to Azimuth post Production

Friday, 4th April 2025

In this episode Martyn Harries AMPS talks with Professor Andrew Knight-Hill and Dr. Emma Margetson about their book “Art of Sound” - exploring creativity in sound with conversations between Film Sound practitioners and Electroacoustic Music composers. They talk about their work at the University of Greenwich and the interesting projects some of which can be experienced at the Amps Awards Events held at the university.

Monday, 17th February 2025

Nina Hartstone AMPS talks with Ron Bartlett, Re-Recording Mixer and Gareth John AMPS, Production Sound Mixer about their work on AMPS Film Sound Award winner Dune Part 2. Hear about the recording of shifting sand sounds and how it is not all about loud bangs and action but tight, quiet, delicate detail to pull the audience into the real desert environment of Arrakis. This episode was recorded before the announcement that Dune Part 2 had also won the BAFTA for film sound. Recorded by Richard Thomas and Paul Paragon with thanks to Kate Davis and Azimuth for editing, equipment and support.

Saturday, 8th February 2025

Director Jacques Audiard and re-recording mixer Cyril Holtz take us behind the scenes of Emilia Perez, sharing how their creative collaboration shaped the film’s groundbreaking soundtrack. They discuss finding inspiration in an unlikely character, integrating real-world sounds into musical sequences, and balancing raw emotion with stylized soundscapes. Discover how a single scene, filled with rising light and bird sounds, symbolises Emilia’s rebirth, and learn why movement and imperfection were essential to the film’s sound design. Plus, hear advice on fostering collaboration between directors and sound professionals.

Wednesday, 5th February 2025

Louise Burton AMPS in conversation with Production Sound Mixer Emmanuelle Villard and Sound Editors Valerie Deloof and Victor Fleurant about their work on Coralie Fargeat's film "The Substance" The innovative use of a stethoscope, Creative Foley and Coralie's approach to sound and her diverse team. Translator: Abla Candalaft

Thursday, 16th January 2025

In this episode, the AMPS Podcast delves into the 12th annual AMPS Film Awards for Excellence in Sound in a Feature Film. Hosted by Martyn Harries, the episode features an engaging panel discussion with AMPS Council members George Foulgham, Louise Burton, Kate Davis, Rob Walker, and Andrew Wilson. Together, they explore what makes a soundtrack stand out and the artistry behind the nominated films. Recorded 15th January 2025 Amps Awards are sponsored by Dolby Laboratories, Pinewood Group, Sennheiser, Raycom and Bubblebee Industries This AMPS Podcast is sponsored by Ursa Straps ursastraps.com/

Tuesday, 24th December 2024

Nina Hartstone AMPS talks with the Post Production Sound team from 'The Brutalist' - Re-recording Mixer Steve Single, and Sound Designer Andy Neil. Thanks to Kate Davis AMPS and Azimuth azimuth.tv/ for recording and mixing this episode. This episode is sponsored by URSA straps ursastraps.com/

Monday, 9th December 2024

In this episode we hear what our AMPS colleague Simon Hayes wants in his Christmas cracker! He tells us about what inspired him to seek out a career in sound and about his love of recording live performances especially in his latest film - Wicked. This episode is sponsored by URSA straps ursastraps.com/

Monday, 9th December 2024

In this episode multi Oscar winning British Re-recording mixer Andy Nelson talks with Andrew Wilson about his career, his amazing body of work, in particular his work on Wicked. He reveals “the one that got away” and how he and Stephen react on their first day of a mix. This episode is sponsored by URSA Straps ursastraps.com/ Release date: 9 December 2024

Thursday, 14th November 2024

Martyn Harries talks with BAFTA and Oscar nominee (No Time to Die - 2021) James Harrison about his work on Steve McQueen's film Blitz (2024)

Friday, 8th November 2024

Martyn Harries AMPS talks with Gemma Nicholson about her interesting journey from Sound Editor to Post-Production Supervisor and why she started Post Super post-super.com/ as a hub for training and knowledge in High end TV and Film Post Production. We hear her views on training and up-skilling and about the state of the industry

Monday, 28th October 2024

We Join AMPS Chair Andrew Wilson for a Q&A with Walter Murch and Director Howard Berry after a private AMPS viewing of their documentary film Her Name Was Moviola This episode is sponsored by URSA Straps ursastraps.com/

Monday, 15th July 2024

"So there's no sound in space - What are you going to do?" - Alfonso Cuarón, GRAVITY As it turned out Chris Munro did a hell of a lot! Martyn Harries talks with AMPS Fellow Chris Munro about his amazing career and the technical challenges he faced in films ranging from United 93 to The Muppet Christmas Carol. www.imdb.com/name/nm0613101/ This episode is sponsored by URSA Straps ursastraps.com/

Thursday, 18th April 2024

"I took a day to record a chainsaw in the middle of the Kent countryside" ..... In this episode Martyn Harries (@martynthemixer) talks all things gore with the Supervising Sound Editor Ryan Hatton (@ryanhattonn) and the Re-Recording mixer Rob Ackerman (@ackerman.rob) behind Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 This episode is sponsored by URSA Straps ursastraps.com/

Thursday, 8th February 2024

In this Special AMPS Podcast celebrating nominees in the 11th AMPS Film Awards, Sound Designer / Supervising Sound Editor Richard King talk to Ian Haydn Smith about the role of sound on OPPENHEIMER. The podcast discusses working with director Christopher Nolan and creating the sound for the Trinity explosion.

Friday, 26th January 2024

In this Special AMPS Podcast celebrating nominees in the 11th AMPS Film Awards, Production Sound Mixer Chris Munro AMPS and Supervising Sound Editor James Mather AMPS talk to Luke Reed AMPS about their work on the sound for MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING. The podcast discusses working with star and producer Tom Cruise and the challenges of producing sound on huge stunts.

Tuesday, 23rd January 2024

In this Special AMPS Podcast celebrating nominees in the 11th AMPS Film Awards Production Sound Mixer Nina Rice AMPS and Sound Designer and Supervising Sound Editor Dan Kenyon talk to Martyn Harries AMPS about their work on the sound for BARBIE. The podcast discusses working with Director Greta Gerwig, collaborating with teams across production, and the challenges of working in the plastic world of Barbie.

Tuesday, 23rd January 2024

2024 AWARDS: THE ZONE OF INTEREST with Tarn Willers AMPS and Johnnie Burn AMPS

Tuesday, 23rd January 2024

In this Special AMPS Podcast celebrating nominees in the 11th AMPS Film Awards, supervising Sound Editor Nina Hartstone AMPS and Re-recording Mixer Adam Scrivener talk to Martyn Harries AMPS about their work on the sound for SALTBURN. The podcast discusses working with director Emerald Fennell, how to work with comic timings, and using sound design to create the journey of the central characters.

Wednesday, 16th August 2023

Martyn Harries talks with James Parnell, Supervising Sound Editor and Re-recording Mixer about his work bringing Twisted Metal, an exciting, action packed, award winning playstation game adaptation to our screens, his career in both London and LA and much, much more. Our very own Rob Walker gets a mention and James has advice for those starting out in the industry.

Saturday, 22nd April 2023

EVIL DEAD RISE WITH PETER ALBRECHTSEN

Tuesday, 14th March 2023

AMPS AWARD SPECIAL - All Quiet On The Western Front

Monday, 22nd August 2022

We are joined by Paul Isaacs and Gary Trenda - wireless technology experts at Sound Devices - who tell us all about the latest developments in the Sound Devices wireless range. Prod. Sound Mixer John Rodda is also with us to provide his professional insight as a Sound Devices user with decades of experience in the field. www.sounddevices.com www.sounddevices.com/spectraband-explained/

Friday, 11th March 2022

An AMPS Award special, featuring the Dune sound team. After receiving their AMPS Award trophies ahead of the BAFTAs, they sat down with us to share some thoughts on their creative process on the film

Wednesday, 9th March 2022

It's International Womens Day, and we are joined by Prod. Sound Mixer Nina Rice, who tells us all about capturing the sound for the BBC drama series 'This is going to hurt' Shouts out also to: WWAS SOCIAL (Women Who Are Sound) www.wwasound.com Women in Film and TV UK Post Sound Collective https://www.ukpsc.co.uk #InternationalWomensDay2022 #FemaleCreatives #WomenInSound

Wednesday, 15th December 2021

Production Sound Mixer Erwan Kerzanet joins the podcast to tell us all about his work capturing the unique live performances in Annette - a dynamic musical from visionary director Leos Carax, with music by Sparks

Monday, 22nd November 2021

For this episode, we are joined by Tim Harrison, Adele Fletcher and Michele Woods who tell us all about their creative processes on the soundtrack for the feature-film 'Censor'. We also demonstrate the 'Windkiller SE', a great new windshield solution for handheld recorders created by Bubblebee Industries https://www.bubblebeeindustries.com/collections/the-windkiller-se

Friday, 24th September 2021

This episode features an interview with Sound Designer and Re-Recording Mixer, Ben Baird, of Aquarium Studios. We ask Ben about his career and focus on his work on the feature film 'LIMBO'. Ben talks in detail about his creative, technical and thought processes as a Sound Designer and discusses his collaboration with the Director of LIMBO, Ben Sharrock. The AMPS Podcast is presented and produced by Owen Peters and Owen Shirley

Tuesday, 27th July 2021

New AMPS Podcast episode published today, featuring an interview with Cara Sheppard, MD of Twickenham Film Studios, one of our AMPS Sustaining Members. Cara talks about her career, the history of TFS, her plans for the studios' future and the future of our industry. Episode now available via soundcloud or all the usual podcast platforms.

Tuesday, 22nd June 2021

The AMPS Podcast returns with a new episode featuring Sound Designer, Jeremy S Bloom, and Foley Artist, Joanna Fang, who discuss the process of creating the 'cinematic' sound for the new podcast series Hot White Heist.

Friday, 21st May 2021

In this episode we talk to Ulrika Akander, Stephen Fitzmaurice and David DiPietro, the post-production team on Bridgerton. Following our chat with Bridgerton's production sound team in Episode 12, Ulrika, Stephen and David reflect on their experiences of working with the location sound and building overall mix of the hit Netflix series. The AMPS Podcast is presented by Owen Peters and Owen Shirley.

Wednesday, 12th May 2021

In this episode, we host a remote roundtable discussion between dialogue editors Michele Woods, Iain Anderson, Marc Specter and Vince Tennant. The panel discuss the techniques, workflows and technologies of dialogue editing for film and TV. The AMPS Podcast is presented by Owen Peters and Owen Shirley.

Wednesday, 21st April 2021

Having won the 7th AMPS Award for Factual Film Sound, Eric Milano joins us to talk about designing the soundtrack of the historic documentary 'Apollo 11'

Tuesday, 9th March 2021

The Amps Podcast is back with PSM Tim Surrey and 1st AS Johnny White joining us to talk about their excellent work on the many busy sets and locations of Bridgerton. Hear all about how they successfully captured the sound of Netflix's most-watched series in our latest episode (also available on all popular podcast platforms):

Monday, 15th February 2021

For this episode we bring you the second half of AMPS Council Member Andrew Wilson talking to John Aldred about his career in sound and beyond (Part 2 of 2). The conversation took place on one afternoon in Johns' garden, in the Summer of 2020. In this final half John talks about experiencing new technologies in the later parts of his career and working abroad.

Thursday, 24th December 2020

Earlier this year Andrew Wilson travelled to Brighton and interviewed John Aldred about his life and career. As many of you will know, John sadly passed away very recently and in tribute to John we have today published the first part of his interview with Andrew. We will publish the second part of the interview on the next episode of the podcast very soon, and we would really like to make it a celebration of John's life and work. So there is an open invitation to anyone who knew or worked with John to contribute to the next episode. If you have a fond memory of John or would like to make a tribute in some way, please feel free to make an audio recording and send it to us. Email - ampspodcast@gmail.com Twitter @ampspodcast

Thursday, 17th December 2020

This time, we were lucky enough to be joined by Sound Designer Paul Davies and Director Rose Glass, who told us all about their collaboration on the sound of Rose's celebrated first feature film 'Saint Maud' (WARNING: SPOILERS INCLUDED). Since debuting as one of the few films in cinemas this year, Saint Maud has been critically-praised and has gone on to gather a record breaking 17 nominations at the British Independent Film Awards. Try and see it, if you haven't already, then hear all about the creative sound process in this episode. We would like to thank Paul Davies for doing so much to make this happen, as well as supplying the great additional sounds that can be heard in the episode. Also, we would like to thank Studio Canal (UK) for all of their support and assistance throughout. (Find all of our episodes on Soundcloud, along with all major podcast platforms) @AMPSpodcast ampspodcast@gmail.com

Monday, 28th September 2020

For this episode we join Sound Designer and Supervising Sound Editor Anna Bertmark, on a sunny beach in Brighton, to talk about some of her work in feature film. We also chat about Anna's collaborations in sound, her experience of different roles in Sound Post and the benefits of taking on 'short film' projects, as well as the Women Who Are Sound group that Anna co-founded (www.wwasound.com) The AMPS Podcast is presented by Owen Peters and Owen Shirley

Thursday, 10th September 2020

This time we are joined by Production Sound Mixer Paul Paragon and 1st AS Loveday Harding, who tell us about their process of capturing performance to serve the story of 'Military Wives' Military Wives is a film based on the true story of a group of women, who decide to form a choir while their husbands are serving in Afghanistan. We follow their journey as they develop into a professional singing group. If you are interested in techniques for capturing musical performances to camera, how microphone selection can enhance story and many other aspects of Production Sound then don't miss this one. And stay to the end, for a petrolhead treat! Thanks again to Paul, Loveday and the entire sound team!

Thursday, 2nd July 2020

In the sixth episode of the AMPS Podcast, we feature an in depth interview with Leslie Gaston-Bird AMPS MPSE. We ask Leslie to talk about her career to date, working in radio, film and academia. Leslie also talks about her book 'Women in Audio':

Tuesday, 19th May 2020

In the fifth episode of the AMPS Podcast, we feature the Ambient Isolation project and its founder, Al Sirkett. With recordings from the project and additional interviews with other contributors; Anna Bertmark, Jeremy S Bloom, Jillis Molenaar, Bente van der Spek, Zita Leeemans, Will Cohen and Jack Lowe.

Thursday, 23rd April 2020

This time, we bring you a discussion of different approaches to recording actors remotely and safely with social distancing in place - presented by a brilliant range of professional contributors.

Friday, 28th February 2020

The third episode features discussions about the recording of 1917 with Production Sound Mixers Stuart Wilson AMPS and Tim White, 1st AS's Thomas Fennell and Hugh Sherlock, Supervising Dialogue Editor Rachel Tate, and Supervising Sound Editor Oliver Tarney.

Tuesday, 4th February 2020

In this episode Enos Desjardins continues to talk with Peter Albrechtsen about his work on the Oscar-Nominated Documentary film 'The Cave' (Part 2 of 2)

Sunday, 26th January 2020

In the first episode of the AMPS Podcast, AMPS member Enos Desjardins talks to Sound Designer Peter Albrechtsen about his work on the Oscar-nominated Documentary film 'The Cave' This is the Part 1 of the interview, with Part 2 to follow shortly. The AMPS Podcast is presented by Owen Shirley and Owen Peters