Mark Roberts - Documentary Sound Recordist

Profile

More than Fifteen years as a documentary recordist, specializing in science and natural history films including:

The Secret Life Of Seahorses (16mm) - BBC QED

(1996 Wildscreen Panda Award).

Octopus Hunter (16mm) - Zebra Film Prod./BBC Animal People (2000 Wildscreen Panda Award)

Tutor of location sound recording for The Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts.

Professional Achievements

(1991 - Present) Freelance Sound Recordist

Excellent track record with BBC, Green Umbrella, Zebra Films, Discovery Channel, National Geographic TV, Tigress Productions and Granada Media. 

Recent Projects Include:

Walking With Dinosaurs Special (2x30min, 35mm) - Impossible Pictures/BBC Life Of Seahorses

The Giant Claw - Zoologist Nigel Marven travels back 75 million years, on a prehistoric safari in search of the legendary Therizinosaurus.

Land Of Giants - Nigel Marven comes face to face with the biggest dinosaur the ever lived , Argentinosauraus.

Wild Indonesia (3x1hr,S16mm) - Zebra Film/National Geographic TV

The definitive series on the world's largest island archipelago, form the rainforests of Kilimantan to the Moluccan seas.

Snake Hunter (1hr, S16mm) - Zebra Film/National Geographic TV

(2002 Wildscreen Panda Award) North America is home to a huge diversity of snake species.  Snake Hunter Rom Whitaker travels from the bitter cold of central Canada to the blistering heat of Arizona to find them.

Alligators with Nigel Marven (1hr, S16mm) - Granada Media/Discovery channel

Rats With Nigel Marven (1hr, S16mm) - Grenada Media/Discovery Channel

Big Cats With Nigel Marven (1hr, S16mm) - Granada Media/Discovery Channel

Giants (6 x 30min, S16mm) - United Productions/Discovery Channel

Other Credits Include (S16mm/Digibeta):

Sharkweek 2000-02 Discovery Channel

Giant Creepy Crawlies Granada Media/Discovery Channel

The Ice Maiden BBC Horizon

Earth Story BBC Science

Serpents Survival Anglia

Animal Minds Green Umbrella/BBC

Wild Indonesia Tigress Productions/PB

Science Of Sport Granada Media/National Geographic

Snake Hunter In USA Zebra Film/National Geographic

Wild Islands Green Umbrella/Channel Four

Fabulous Animals Night Owl Productions

Life In Eden National Geographic TV

Riddle Of The Desert Mummies Discovery Channel

Vampire Hunter United Productions/Discovery Channel

Telegenic Ltd 1988-1991

Specialized in sound operations with leading UK television outside broadcast facilities company. 

Handled audio requirements of award-winning documentaries on world events such as the transformation of Russia, and the Lockerbie air-crash.  Completely familiar with audio demands of major outside broadcast events, for clients such as BBC, Channel Four, ABC, CBS, NBC.

Award-Winning Documentaries:

The Scoop In Vietnam Yorkshire TV

As It Happens Moscow New Year Barraclough Carey/Channel Four TV

ABC News Primetime Live from Moscow

BAFTA Children's Factual Programme Award 1998

RTS Outside Broadcast Award 1991

Five Emmy Awards 1990

Professional Affiliations

AFL Television Facilities Ltd
The Laurels
Shendish
Hemel Hempstead
HP3 0AA
UK

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