This week the level three audio production students were joined by guest lecturer Lucy Johnstone. Lucy is a freelance sound editor & Re-recording mixer, her work has been credited  on TV shows such as Top Gear and Eastenders.  For the lecture Lucy focused on post production sound for factual television, she gave us a detailed explanation of her workflow and told us what to expect if we wished to pursue a similar career.

The lecture  gave a detailed explanation of the different techniques to use when editing voice overs, music and sound effects in post production.

“30% what you know 70% how you are”, the importance of being professional when working in the media industry has been a common theme from all the guest lecturers this semester.  Lucy stressed the importance of conducting yourself in front of directors and respecting their wishes even if you don’t always agree.

Lucy was kind enough to show us screen shots from some of her Pro Tools Sessions and I personally was amazed at how many tracks were present, she advised us on how to keep our Pro Tools session clean and easy to understand.