James Bowman

Capture/record all dialogue/sync sound using wireless lavalier microphones & boom, provide IFB for director, producers, clients.

Capture/record all sound from talent using wireless lavalier microphones & boom (when needed). Send wireless mix to camera & playback tech.

Capture all production audio, send mix to camera. Help load/set-up lighting for interviews. Upload mp3 audio of interviews for transcription.

We have a very small crew, so not only do I record interview & verite sound, I also assist in setting up lighting for interview setups.

Capture & mix all production sound, which involves coordinating up to 12 separate wireless frequencies in a different environment each week. I then place wireless lav microphones on 6-8 on-screen talent, send wireless mix to both cameras & Story Producer (in-ear), and record all microphones onto separate tracks.

Capture all production sound via wireless lavalier microphones and boom mic, record all incoming microphone signals on separate tracks, send mix wirelessly to 2 cameras. Provide time code synchronization boxes for all cinema cameras, as well as time coded slate. When ad clients are on set, provide wireless in-ear monitoring for all who wish to listen in.

Provide sound recording, sound mix to camera, and client IFB feed for 2-day branding media shoot that had 6 different set locations over those two days.

Provide boom, wireless lav, sound mix, time code, and client IFB feed for Suntrust Bank commercial shoot.

Assess audio needs for live, day-long, 5-camera, 15-person round-table neurology conference. Place rental gear order with VER. Receive gear order, assemble gear at sound stage, coordinate 16 wireless frequencies to ensure against inter-modulation. Set up a dual-recorder system to capture all 15 tracks of audio discretely, also provide 2-channel audio mix to in-house video recorders.

Provide time code, boom, wireless lav, and sound mix for documentary interviews, project is a biographical profile of prominent political figure (identity withheld per production company's request until project is released).

Preside over all sound capture and time code sync responsibilities, to include all associated gear maintenance. Also: collaborate with the story producer to ensure all pertinent story content is captured clearly and coherently.

I am the only sound operator for a multiple camera reality TV shoot that sometimes operates in multiple locations in the course of a day. I get thrown age a few curve balls at times, so being adaptive to the unexpected is a skill I've honed on this set. Season 5 begins shooting April 2018.

Perform all audio-related tasks, including setting up wireless lavalier mics & boom mic, recording mix internally, and sending mix to camera. Also assisted with setting up lighting.

Perform all audio-related tasks, including setting up wireless lavalier mics & boom mic, recording mix internally, and sending mix to camera. Also set up time code synchronization among audio/camera/slate.

Perform all audio-related tasks, including setting up wireless lavalier mics & boom mic, setting time code synchronization with audio recorder/slate/camera, recording mix internally, and sending mix to camera. Also assist with setting up lighting.

I handle all sound responsibilities on set: • coordinate wireless frequencies to provide lav mics for up to 9 talent, hops to 2 cameras, and listening feed for story producer. • record all microphones to discrete tracks on recorder/mixer, and send mix to cameras. • when needed, operate a boom/shotgun mic while also running the mix.

Handle all audio production duties to include booming, setting up wireless lavs on interview subjects, sending mix to camera, recording internally tracks to mixer, and uploading daily audio for transcribers. Additionally, help load, set up & strike lighting/camera at location.

As sole sound operator, oversee all audio tasks on set, including: • ensuring clear wireless frequencies on set • placing wireless mics on talent • operating boom • recording separate microphones to multi-track recorder • sending wireless mix to camera • sending wireless mix to producers, etc. • providing master time code to cameras and slate

Provide audio sweetening and mixing for audio captured with on-board camera microphones in daunting acoustic environments using noise reduction plug-ins and and highly selective EQ to better isolate dialog often spoken in a din of election campaign chaos during the 2015 Chicago mayoral election.

Provide audio sweetening and mixing for audio captured with on-board camera microphones in daunting acoustic environments, using noise reduction plug-ins and and highly selective EQ to better isolate dialog often spoken in a din of election campaign chaos during the 2015 Chicago mayoral election.

Provide audio sweetening for audio captured in challenging acoustic environment, including climate control noise reduction, room reverberation reduction, cleaning up dialog edits, and normalizing dialog levels.

In a challenging acoustic environment, capture sound for internal corporate video featuring company employees reading script from teleprompter. Also provided post-production audio sweetening on the final edit to reduce climate control noise & room reverberation, and clean up dialog edits (see separate credit as Sound Editor).

As part of a 3-person crew, we travel to various locations in the US to interview people involved with the stories we follow. It's mostly sit-down interviews with some walk-and-talk interviews and b-roll, for which my role is officially just Sound Mixer, but I also help out with lighting.

Capture sound from 5 microphone sources (4 wireless, 1 boom) for a short sketch comedy piece produced as a promotional Valentine's Day-themed video for Utopic. Publicly viewable at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvp2bsFUQMc.

Capture sound and assist with lighting various shots for a World of Beer commercial shot at their Wauwatosa, WI, restaurant location.

A two-part shoot: location 1 was a nightclub scene with several actors, which involved 4 wireless lavalier microphones and a boom, with me recording everything internally and providing time code sync. Location 2 was the office of Dr. Yates, in which he speaks directly to camera.

Record audio from Shred-It employee interviews using a wireless lavalier microphone and boom.

Using a combination of wireless lavalier and shotgun microphone, I recorded all audio for a TV ad for HH Gregg that featured Chicago Bears kicker Robbie Gould. In conjunction with my Smart Slate, my recorder was also the master time code for sync.

Using multiple lavalier microphones, a boom, and a multitrack recorder/mixer, capture dialogue and on-camera activity in a busy automotive work environment, while sending a wireless mix to camera and providing master time code for synchronization.

ENG-style documentary film following the making of a series of iconic 20th-Century photographs reimagined with John Malkovich as the subject. I have as many as 4 wireless and a boom microphone feeding my mixer, recording internally and using a Smart Slate for sync purposes.

On a shoot produced for client KPMG (to be shown internally only), record multiple wireless lav mics, transfer audio media to production company after shoot for post-production.

Record multiple wireless lavs and a boom for reality show sizzle reel that features 3 hosts and several interview subjects working in automobile restoration. Audio media is transferred after shoot for post-production.

Using multiple lav mics and a boom, capture 2-4 tracks of sound and send wireless feed to 3 cameras in shooting situations that varied highly. Some sit-down interviews, some walk-and-talk interviews outdoors, some run-and-gun reality style shots, and live concert footage.

Record multiple wireless lavs and a boom for several interviews and b-roll shots for a film profiling a therapeutic horseback riding program called Horsefeathers, produced for the purposes of raising funds and awareness for the program. Audio media files are transferred to production company after shoot for post-production.

Record interviews with several people affiliated with Chicago Urban League for a film to be presented at their end-of-year 2013 fundraising gala. Multiple lav mics and boom, audio media transferred to production company after shoot for post-production.

Record multiple wireless lavs and boom for interviews and b-roll shots in outdoor and indoor environments, transfer audio media to production company after shoot for post-production.

A follow-up to the HBO/Vice episode Chiraq: Global Gangsters, we re-connect with featured Chicago rappers, documenting their exploits and getting interviews with host Thomas Morton. Multiple wireless sources and boom in run and gun situations with a few sit-down interviews.

A documentary-style branding campaign for Basil Hayden's whiskey in which we follow a host as he profiles various individuals who work in unusual occupations that involve hand-crafted processes. Record multiple wireless mics and a boom for audio media transfer post-shoot.

Record interviews with several employees at McGraw/Hill publishing for internal/marketing video. Multiple wireless lavs and boom, audio media transferred after shoot to production company.

Record multiple wireless lavs and a boom, transfer audio media to editor after the shoot.

Run-and-gun style reality shoot documenting the work and lifestyles of two brothers who own a popular eatery in Chicago. Record multiple wireless mics and boom, transfer audio media to production company after the shoot.

For a Dyson Vacuum internal training video shot on a soundstage/greenscreen, record sound from wireless lavalier and boom microphones, route audio to two cameras and 3 wireless IFB receivers.

For an outdoor location shoot in downtown Chicago, record sound from multiple wireless lavalier microphones and a wireless handheld microphone, and route audio feeds to two cameras and 3 wireless IFB receivers.

Record multiple wireless and a boom for a documentary film about a group of youth stage actors raising awareness about Chicago youth violence. Shoots include rehearsals, live stage performances, interviews, and post-performance public Q&A sessions.

Internal video commissioned by Leo Burnett. Record multiple wireless lav mics in an art gallery environment. "Hosts" wearing hidden microphones approach gallery visitors incognito and ask their opinions on artwork from advertising campaigns that is re-contextualized as fine art. Audio media is transferred to production company after shoot for post-production.

Record sound for several interviews and b-roll shots for a 2-camera DSLR shoot, ensure that all audio file names correspond to takes documented on the slates.

Record sound from multiple microphone sources during interviews with doctors and patients for UCM Comprehensive Cancer Care Center. Ensure audio file names correspond with slates for each take, transfer audio to master drive.

Record sound for a series of interviews and b-roll shots with staff & management of several Hilton-owned hotels in the Chicago area. Ensure that all audio file names correspond with slates for each take, and transfer audio to master drive.

As part of a 3-person crew (producer, camera, sound), primary role is to capture interview and b-roll sound, as well as help set up and break down the lighting rig for each shoot.

Capture all audio for this ad shoot to a 4-channel time-coded recorder using several wireless mic systems and a boom/shotgun mic; deliver carefully labeled audio files to media manager for integration with corresponding video takes.

Mix sound for live web video broadcast cooking demo/fundraiser for LBGT equality issues.

After acquiring rough-cut audio from video editor via AAF/OMF, clean/level/eq dialogue, VO, and b-roll, then add music and any needed sound effects. Establish rough mix levels before sending off for final mix.

Capture all audio for this ad shoot on to 4 channel recorder using several wireless microphone systems and a boom/shotgun, deliver audio files for integration into video edit.

As part of a 3-person crew (producer, camera, sound), primary role is to capture interview and b-roll sound, as well as help set up and break down the lighting rig for each shoot.

Performed all post-production audio tasks for this independent film including dialogue and sound effects editing, sound design, and final mix.

After acquiring rough-cut audio from video editor via AAF/OMF, clean/level/eq dialogue, VO, and b-roll, then add music and any needed sound effects. Establish rough mix levels before sending off for final mix.

The myriad tasks involved with these shows included acquiring the rough-cut audio from the video editor via AAF/OMF, cleaning/leveling/EQ'ing dialogue and VO, adding SFX/music, and prepping each episode for final mix, to be delivered in both stereo and surround formats.

Performed all post-production audio tasks including dialogue cleaning, ADR, sound effects editing, sound design, final mix, and split stems for international release.

For this Mac-based video game, I designed a few of the weapons and vehicle sound effects by combining and altering sound effects pulled from dozens of libraries.