' 0401 027 824 Ross * [email protected] : www.rossblackmore.com Blackmore CV Date: November 2020 Sound Recordist
A Sound Recordist with a solid background. Ross started at the BBC with a full formal apprenticeship, completing 14 years as a staff sound recordist. Since 2014, in Australia Ross has worked on many Dramas and Films, booming with some of the country's most highly respected sound recordists.
He brings extensive experience across a wide range of audio disciplines on every scale of production. His work includes Drama, Documentary, News, Music, Sport, Studio, Outside Broadcast, Events and more. Bringing unique technical insight from these other disciplines to provide solutions to on-set problems.
Ross has a calm disposition and a cool head under pressure. He is a good communicator with great on-set manner, attentive to detail and a focused operator.
Whether working out of the bag or off the cart, Ross has the equipment and experience to get great results.
Drama Recordist Credits
Neighbours | FREMANTLE MEDIA 2nd Unit, Guerilla Unit
The Grubs | (Online comedy series) - SPORTSBET Inc. SUBS COLLECTOR, LOCAL CRICKET INTERVENTION, BACKYARD CRICKET, HOT GRUB TIME MACHINE
Knowing Morgan | (Short Film) - HIPWELL INT. PRODUCTIONS
Ride Like a Girl | 100 TO 1 PRODUCTIONS Day Additional Recordist - Sound Effects
Dragoon | (Short Film) - GUY PHENIX PRODUCTION
River City | (Continuing Drama) - BBC SCOTLAND Splinter Unit
The Raven | (Adventure Drama / Reality) - BBC Childrens 2nd Unit
Balamory | BBC CBeebies
Me Too | BBC CBeebies
Other Recording Credits
Australia Gas Network – Love Winter Campaign | TVC – CHE PROXIMITY
ISUZU ’Ology | TVC - PASSION PICTURES
Carpet Court TVCs | TVC – CHOCOLATE STUDIOS
Officeworks Education Platform | TVC – COLLIDER
Coles Christmas Ham | TVC – FLINDERS LANE
Optus World Cup | Content – SPORTSBET
AFL Parent Teacher | Content – SPORTSBET
Sounds of Social Sport - Golf | Content – SPORTSBET
F45 Mic’d Up | Content – SPORTSBET
Origin Footy Feud | Content – SPORTSBET
NIB – Richmond FC Tigers Table Tennis | Content - KOJO
World Ballet Day 2016-2019 | Live Streaming – THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET
Wentworth S8 EPK/BTS Extras | Promo – FOXTEL
Wentworth S7 Behind the Scenes | Promo – FOXTEL
Family Food Fight – Woolworths Weekly Beats | TVC – POWERED STUDIOS
AFL Grand Final 2015 | Corporate - AFL Media
Heart Foundation – Tax Appeal | Corporate – Kojo
Get VET (VCAS) | Corporate – Oliver Ramsay
AMP Training | Corporate – Red Engine
Half the Sky Galas 2017 & 2018 | Corporate – Kojo Films
The Entrepreneurs | TV Series - BBC Two
House Hunters International | TV Series - HGTV
Antiques with Attitude | TV Series 2 & 3
Paris 1919: A New World Order | TV Series - BBC Learning
The One Show | (Various Segments) - Magazine Show - BBC One
My Story | TV Series - BBC CBeebies
World Pipe Band Championships | TV - BBC Scotland
Dance! The Most Incredible Thing About Contemporary Dance | TV - BBC Four
Nina and the Neurons | TV Series - BBC Beebies
Artworks – Mackintosh’s Masterpiece, The Glasgow School of Art | TV - BBC Two
Sport Relief | TV - BBC Scotland
Boom Operator Credits
Wentworth S8 | Dailies - Andrew Rammage
Ride like a Girl | Dailies - John Wilkinson
Erinsborough High | John Mckerrow
Playing for Keeps | Dailies - Roger Van Wensveen
Preacher | 2nd Unit- Greg Burgman
Miss Fisher's Modern Mysteries | 2nd Unit - Dean Ryan
Neighbours Fire Island | Dailies - Roger Van Wensveen
Bad Mothers | Dailies - Nick Godkin
Angel of Mine | Dailies - Ann Aucote
The Underbelly Files - Chopper | Ann Aucort
The Wrong Girl S2 | Dailies - Andrew Rammage
Picnic At Hanging Rock | 2nd Unit - Manel Lopez & Nick Godkin
Neighbours | Dailies - Gretchen Thornbury & Bruce Findlay
The Ex PM S2 | Dailies - Martin Keir
Glitch S2 | Dailies - Colin Jones
Offspring S7 | 2nd Unit - Nick Godkin
Wentworth S5 | Ann Aucort
Offspring S6 | 2nd Unit - Dean Ryan
7 Types of Ambiguity | 2nd Unit - Dean Ryan & Bart Bee
Ali’s Wedding (Feature) | Dailies - John Wilkinson
River City (BBC Continuing Drama) | Boom Operator, 5 Years
Still Game S1 - 3 | Boom Operator, 3 Series
Chewin’ The Fat | Boom Operator, 5 series
The Raven | Boom Operator, 8 Series
Balamory | Boom Operator, 3 Series
Fisher Boom Credits
Neighbours (Fremantle) | Recordists – Gretchen Thornbury & Bruce Findlay
Mrs Brown’s Boys (BBC One) | BBC Sit-Com, Filmed in-front of a live studio audience
The Old Guys (BBC One) | BBC Sit-Com, Filmed in-front of a live studio audience
The Life of Riley (BBC One) | BBC Sit-Com, Filmed in-front of a live studio audience
Summary of Key Equipment
Recorders Boom Mics
Sound Devices 664 2x Sennheiser MKH416 shotgun Mics Sound Devices 788t SSD & CL8 2x Sennheiser MKH60 Shotgun Mics Roland R26 Sennheiser MKH70 Long Shotgun Mic Sennheiser MKH816 Long Shotgun Mic Timecode Schoeps CMC 5U
2x Denecke Smart slates w/ MK2 Omni & MK41 Cardi Heads 2x Ambient Nano-lockits Plant / Wired Mics Ambient ACL 204 Lockit Additional Wireless TC transmission systems 2x Sanken Cub Boundary Mics 2x Rode NT6 Cardioids IFBs 2x Sony ECM 77B lapels
18x Lectrosonics R1a Receivers 4x AKG CK series Mics w/ headphones Sennheiser e835S Hand mic Electrovoice RE50 Hand mic Wireless Mics Beyer Dynamic M58 Hand Mic
8x Lectrosonics UM400a Transmitters Playback 2x Lectrosonics MM400C waterproof TXs 3x Lectrosonics 400 series Plug On TXs Europort wireless portable PA system 9x Lectrosonics UCR411 Receivers 3x Fostex 6301 powered speakers 3x Sony UWP-D Tx & Rxs Sanken Cos 11 microphones