Michael Leaning Email & Phone Number

Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Whitworth, Lancashire

Freelance sound design services primarily for the computer games industry, specialising in bespoke content creation, editing, linear and non linear sound design, system design, field recording and audio direction. Clients include:MediatonicPinewood StudiosExient LtdObsidian EntertainmentSoundmorphSweet JusticeTraveller's Tales

Guildford, United Kingdom

Working on the Xbox One online multiplayer title, Fable Legends.

Guildford, United Kingdom

Responsible for the sound of the hero characters in Fable Legends. Some of my responsibilities included:*Organising and directing foley shoots at Pinewood Studios*Creating original sound design for weapons and abilities*Implementing audio in game using Wwise and Unreal4*Creating scripts and directing voice over sessions

Audio design covering all aspects of game audio, including:Cut-scene audioIn game music and ambience SFX creation and implementation

Creating original sound design for five ambitious short films by Realm pictures. The Underwater Realm is a series of five short films set and shot almost entirely underwater. They tell the story of five times throughout history when mankind has come into contact with an ancient race of people living beneath the sea. Reaching back across over two thousand years of our history, The Underwater Realm is truly one of the largest and most ambitious indie film projects ever completed in the UK. As well as creating original audio and sound effects for the shorts I was responsible for (2012, 1588, 1208 and 149BC), it was my role to mix these scenes for theatrical, Blu-Ray and web release

Audio designer for the independent film, Zomblies. I worked on all aspects of audio for the film, including recording, editing, sound design, dubbing and mixing.

Msc, Music And Sound Technology And Audio Programming

Bsc, Music Technology