New Testimonial - Arc of Violence

Having completed the short film "Arc of Violence" a little while ago, I recently received this feedback from Dwayne Timmons, the film's director and producer. I've worked with Dwayne before on "Pookas Breakdown" which was another great short horror film. "Arc of Violence" is another well executed script, with great direction and has some great actors to complete the picture.

I'm looking forward to working with Dwayne and his crew again in the future, but for now, here is the testimonial he kindly sent to me... "Film-making is a roller-coaster ride of ecstasy and despair. It’s the devil's work, with teamwork as its key source of life. Professionalism is a standard requirement within the crazy world of film art, the rest is raw talent and madness. Andy has shown his true skills as a genuine, great modern artist at work with all the passion, desire and commitment that would be reserved for an artist at their highest level. Thirty per cent of a film’s success is music, getting that ingredient right is based on getting a good composer. Andy has shown to me, that he is able and confident to achieve this.  I've worked and studied under seasoned professionals from the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 - with Andy’s creativity, ambition and drive, it won’t be long before his talents will get him noticed within the movers and shakers of the film industry at home and internationally."

Film and Theatre Director - Dwayne Timmons , Ireland.

Interview on SFXSOURCE

Just (re)found this interview by SFXSOURCE.COM with Simon Tate about the soundtrack I did for The Point of Regret. Some nice sound bites in there...

Check it out here -> http://www.sfxsource.com/news/index.php/2010/06/08/interview-with-filmmaker-simon-tate-on-post-production-audio/trackback/

Review of TPOR by "Pick 'n' Mix Flix"

Pick ‘n’ Mix Flix is a highly rated movie review blogging website concentrating on lower budget, harder to find movies, as well as Oscar contenders and other award-worthy movies.

'The Point of Regret' got a deserved 8/10 with some specific comments on the sound - which I am totally grateful for, as I did the lot! It was hard work but a fantastic experience creating the audio environment including the music, foley and ADR that was all done in my studio.

"Tate couldn’t have done this on his own. Cinematographer David Francis helped out enormously with his atmospheric, hand-held camerawork and The Point of Regret is also aided by an original score by Andy Stuteley. Talking of sound, this movie reaches deep into its bag of tricks to provide some superb over-dubbing, the likes of which you would generally see in much larger movies. The sound, much like everything else here, punches well above its weight. 

Simon Tate, David Francis, AJ Nicol, Christopher Hatherall and others, take a bow. On what’s pretty obviously a limited budget* you’ve combined to make as good a film as it could possibly be as it brings us tales of sacrifice and love, an examination of suicide and regret, and even a debate about the morality of both the media and the death penalty. The Point of Regret really ought to be an inspiration to penniless filmmakers everywhere." Colin Harris - Pick 'n' Mix Flix

Check out the full review of the film here:

http://www.picknmixflix.com/p/point_regret.php