Chris McCallum, location sound recordist and audio post production engineer. Gold Coast, Brisbane and Sydney Australia
Very proud to announce an affiliation with Northern Exposure Video Productions, working with the enormously talented Peter Frare, bringing a nimble, versatile and scaleable production team to service the Byron Bay to Brisbane region.
Northern Exposure is a production team providing a complete production unit of skills incorporating writing, talent sourcing, location scouts, camera, sound and all aspects of post under the one umbrella. Whether you need a single camera through to an entire crew – Northern Exposure draws on a ...
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23
SEP
2017
I am very excited to add the Placid Audio Copperphone Mini character microphone to my collection!
The Copperphone is a specialist mic developed by Mark Pirro of the bands Tripping Daisy and The Polyphonic Spree. It is designed to replicate the retro sound of old recordings without the need for tinny electronics, providing a unique and authentic sound capturing sounds in the ...
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26
MAY
2017
Although I don’t miss spending 12 hour + days in darkened rooms – I do have a fondness and passion for a beautifully designed recording environment. Sadly technology is allowing so much to be recorded in a bedroom or garage these days, but nothing will ever beat the sound and feel of a purpose designed acoustic environment. Having spent half my life in recording studios of varying sizes and technology, I still love to walk into a live/dead room and ...
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25
APR
2017
One of the amazing parts of my job is to travel the world and see some amazing places. Invariably we forget to take pics along the way but when we do I like to have somewhere to keep them safe. So I figured here is as good as anywhere!

Here in no particular order is a record of the crazy things we get ...
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17
APR
2017
I decided to clean out my microphone cupboard and discovered some units I had forgotten I owned and discovered some missing out in the field being used!
So once I had them all out if would be silly not to get a group photo and here it is.

There is an array of shotguns of varying patterns and uses, ...
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1
APR
2017
I consider myself very lucky to have the opportunity to spend each day outside – listening to and recording captivating stories by contributors to some of the marvellous docos I have worked for, or watching artisans do their thing, hand crafting some amazing objects and discussing their inspirations and of course travelling this beautiful country with exceptional chefs as they source produce and make clever use of it in their cooking. I say this because I spent over half my ...
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19
MAR
2017
After 8 years of my old site serving me well, it is time to join the modern generation of responsive programming and be in touch with the world of tablets and smart phones!
I have also taken the opportunity to update my showreel and add an interactive clients page to showcase some recent productions.
2016 was a diverse year and I was privileged to work on some great projects with amazing people. 2017 is shaping up to be another cracker ...
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1
MAR
2017