Crew of the month

Martin Beresford
Sound Recordist 

Martin Beresford is one of Yorkshire's most experienced Production Sound Mixers, with a wide range of Feature Film and TV credits under his belt such as "Submarine", "The Damned United","White Van Man" and "The Red Riding Trilogy - 1983"

Like many crew working in the Sound department he came from a music engineering background. Unlike many though, he got his first break in the industry through a job advert,

"very young and keen I applied for and got 'trainee sound assistant' job add in the Guardian at 'Brookside'. I didn't even know what a boom op was. They taught me what I needed to know and within 6 weeks I was a staff boom op, going freelance three and a half years later"

From a start in Soaps he then worked as a Boom Op on many productions such as "Prime Suspect," "Titanic Town" and the "Hello Girls" before stepping up to initially record and mix on several series of "Where the Heart is".

The production most recently released that Martin worked on is "Submarine" for Warp Films.  Richard Ayoade's debut feature. Based on a novel by Joe Dunthorne. Starring Craig Roberts, Yasmin Paige, Paddy Considine and Sally Hawkins

.On filming in his home region, Martin says, " I enjoy working in Yorkshire for the same reasons I choose to live here. Diverse locations on the doorstep ie city and countryside. Friendly crews and lack of traffic jams".

Martin's advice to those wanting to follow in his footsteps: "If you're not passionate about sound don't bother. It's tough and hard to make a living until you are at boom op level. I try to reply to all the prospective sound trainees who contact me and try to arrange a set visit when possible."