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Becky Thomson - Film and TV Sound Sound Recordist & Boom Operator   07710 762607 sound@beckythomson.com       Website: www.beckythomson.com Based In Scotland - Inverness or Stornoway, Glasgow or Edinburgh to suit the job. Many years of experience.   Full Member of the Institute of Broadcast Sound
Documentaries	Reality TV	Feature films	TV drama	Commercials
Recently relocated to the Scottish Highlands and now working mainly in documentary, current affairs and 'reality TV', my background includes many episodes of Talkback Thames' 'The Bill' and four feature films.   I've recently been the main PSC crew with Davina McColl on the new Sky TV extravaganza 'Just Dance'.  Also recorded for  BBC's 'The One Show'; with Vic Reeves on UKTV's 'My Brilliant Britain'; with Tilda Swinton on BBC's 'The Ten Commandments'; 'Dream Homes' for The Discovery Channel as well as many overseas clients including WLIW New York and SingleMaltTV, Maine.
Some Non-Drama Credits:  'Just Dance'  - PSC with Davina McColl Shine/Sky1 2009 'The One Show - Geology, Stoer'  BBC1/Real Life 2009 Director: Diana Muir 'Brilliant Britain - Vic Reeves in Harris' Prospect Pictures/BBC 2009   Dir: Martha Constable    'Dream Homes'  Colonial Pictures for ITV   2008/09 (Continuing) Dir: Alastair Layzell 'Highland Park' - SingleMalt TV Corporate 2009 'Art  of Integration' Islamic Channel/Gazelle Media 2008 Dir: Navid Akhtar 'Nollaig bho na h-Eileanan' BBC Alba/Eyeline Media  2008  OB Assistant. Sound Supervisor: Bob Barrow 'The One Show - Geology, Elgin' BBC1/Real Life 2008 Director: Diana Muir 'Highland Heartbeat - Links and Playback' - WLIW PBS New York 2008 'Trusadh' - BBC Alba/MacTV 2008  Dir: Eilidh NicDhomhaill 'The Ten Commandments by Tilda Swinton & Mark Cousins'  BBC/SDI/Lansdowne 2008 'Adam's Pears' Orione Cinematiografica - Cinema feature documentary 2007 '13 Short Films About Nuclear Power' Tenner Films 2007 'My New Best Friend' BBC 4/Blast Films 2007 'Relocation Relocation' Various programmes IWC Media/Channel 4 2004 & 2006 'Build A New Life' Reality TV Series  ShineTV/ Channel 5 2006 'Multiple' BBC Scotland 2006 'Abnormally Funny People'  Sky TV August 2005 'Raven' BBC Scotland  Children's Role Playing Game Show (2 Series) (Sound Sup.Mick Wild)   2002  & 2004 'Cruel Summer' 15 x 20" progs. Reality TV 'Big Brother' style  show. Brighter Pictures/Trouble Channel. 2001.
Some Film and Television Drama Credits: 'Siubhlachan' - Gaelic Drama Series Pilot BBC Alba/Lily Island Films 2009 'Stacked' C4/Brocken Spectre  Dir: Jen Perrot 2008 'Sea of Glass' Digi Short Director: Donald Blair 2007 'Up Close & Personal'  ITV Comedy Series Pilot 2007 (Boom Op) 'A Woman In Winter' Hi Def Feature Film. Producer Chris Atkins, Dir: Richard Jobson 2005  ( Producer Chris Atkins reckons the good work of the location sound team took a week and a half off his post-production time!) 'Wild Country' Gabriel Films  Hi Definition Feature Film, Dir: Craig Strachan November 2004 'Can't Stop Breathing' Big Nose Films/Scottish Screen 16mm Dir: Amy Neil September 2004 'Floating' Intrepido Films/Film Four Cinema Extreme  Dir: Mark Walker. London 2004 'When Children Play In The Sky' Orione/Zentropa/Sigma/Saga Films Feature Film, 16mm.   Director: Lorenzo Hendel   5 week location shoot in Greenland.      July/Aug 2003 "I want you know that we found your job really GREAT. Anna Napoli (the editor), who edited many important movies by the most important Italian directors, said that only three times in her life she had worked on a movie where the sound was as perfect as yours."                                  Lorenzo Hendel, Director, When Children Play In The Sky (Feature Film) 2004 'Afterlife' Gabriel Films/Scottish Television  Feature Film.   Director: Alison Peebles     2003 New Found Land: 'Family' Sprocketeers/Scottish TV  Drama 25 mins Digi Beta Director: Adrian Mead   2002 'The Bill'  "Angel Rooms" and "Paint It Black" 2 x 50 min episodes for Thames TV.  Director: Chris Lovett   2001 'The Bill':  "Happy and Glorious"  2 hour special, Thames TV.  Director: Rob Bailey.     2001 'The Bill' Boom operator on 24 episodes.
Professional Background Over 20 years recording sound on location for Film and Television Drama, Documentary, Current Affairs, Commercials and Reality TV.   Recordist on four feature films and two one-hour episodes of “The Bill”.   Recordist, two series of “Raven”. Boom Operator on “The Bill” for 24 episodes, “Machair” (Gaelic drama series) for 3 series. Outdoor Broadcast Assistant for “Antiques Roadshow”, “This Is Your Life” and assorted sports. Originally trained in Film Sound Recording for drama at Shepperton Studios after starting out in Independent radio. Expert advisor to Skillset Sound Standards Committee. Wrote Single Camera Operation Unit. Recently Executive Committee member of the Institute of Broadcast Sound. Keeps fit by teaching Salsa dancing and swimming (not at the same time).  Some experience in sailing and windsurfing. Full UK Driving Licence and Passport. Becky Thomson   Sound Recordist  www.beckythomson.com    sound@beckythomson.com