Richard Addis Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, Us

Enabling and supporting Productions, Studios and Content Creators across Music, Podcasts, Film and TV, to deliver the highest quality of work in Dolby Atmos, both Theatrically, and to the Home.The role, part of Dolby’s Content Service Group, covers a diverse area ranging from engineering support services such as studio design and commissioning, audio B-chain calibration, content mastering and screening support services, to technical training and support for mixers, artist, labels, production companies, content studios, and the wider audio production industry regarding Dolby formats and technologies. In order to deliver high quality support and engineering services to Dolby’s incredibly varied customer base, my role requires a comprehensive knowledge of the availability, capability, and interoperability of the technologies, hardware, software, codecs and formats available within the audio industry, distributed via both streaming, and traditional storage media.Highlights over the past couple of years have included:- Working with the core UK Music team to design, commission and enable over 100 Dolby Atmos music studios in the UK since June 2021; a rate of approximately one every three days.- Taking part in technical demonstrations and workshops with leading DSPs, industry bodies, and production teams to better understand Dolby Atmos, and how it can fit into their production and distribution pipelines.- Assisting with the creation of the Dolby Atmos training curriculum, now found at learning.dolby.com.- Creation and distribution of CSG’s Technical Blog and theatrical post production community newsletter, with the aim of documenting and disseminating best practice information to the industry.

London, England, Gb

Two time BAFTA TV Craft nominee, and RTS winning Sound Designer and Dubbing Mixer.In addition to the responsibilities of my previous role, the position of Senior Operations Manager includes:- Implementation of new technologies, policies, and workflows across all technical departments at Halo (Audio, Picture, IT and Engineering). Testing and documenting standard operating procedures and best practices, and communicating these across the wider company.- Costing, planning, and project managing the rollout of services and systems within Halo’s technical departments. Liaising with both internal and external stakeholders to manage, track and review project progress, and implement changes as required in order to complete projects cost effectively and on time.- Assisting in research projects, engaging with industry bodies and trade partners to ensure halo remains current in it’s understanding of new technologies, industry standards and practices, and to identify and develop potential new business opportunities.- Line management of the Audio Operations team, promoting career development and productive working relationships, communicating job expectations, and monitoring progress.

London, England, Gb

Roles and responsibilities include:- Working alongside the Creative, Sales, Production, Finance and Engineering teams to specify workflows and advise on best practice, from quoting through to delivery.- Creating and maintaining technical documentation in order to define comprehensive and efficient working practices.- Design and specification of audio infrastructure installation and refurbishment projects, including halo’s flagship Dolby Atmos installation in Studio 1.- Staying ahead of the curve on industry developments in order to accurately forecast client needs and internal investment requirements.- Exploring new technologies, R&D and business opportunities, including 360° Video/VR, and crossover with affiliated industries.- Line management of the Audio Operations team. I am responsible for training and development of all team members, ensuring that they have the required skills and knowledge to excel in their positions, and in turn ensuring that the needs of the company are well met.- Financial budgeting and forecasting.- Industry engagement; writing press releases, giving guest talks and lectures, attending industry events on behalf of halo.My day-to-day work requires expert knowledge of:- Core facility infrastructure, including networks and managed shared storage systems.- Full post production facility workflows and signal pipelines.- Avid Pro Tools HD, Avid S6, DControl and DCommand control surfaces.- UK and International broadcast and cinema delivery specifications.- Current and emerging audio and video standards, including Dolby Atmos, IMAX, 360° Video/VR, 4K/UHD and HDR.

London, England, Gb

I took on responsibility for training and development of junior Audio Assistants as the audio department was growing to incorporate Junior Dubbing Mixers and Sound Editors.During time in this role, I also worked heavily on Sound Design for a number of high profile series, as well as project managing a company wide upgrade of Avid Pro Tools hardware and software to the new Pro Tools 11 software, HDX cards and HDIO audio interfaces.- Training and development of the junior Audio Assistant staff.- Creation and standardisation of departmental training documentation.- Continued review and development of departmental process.- Project management of company wide PT11, HDX, HDIO and SyncHD roll out.Sound Design credits included:- David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive 3D (2014 BAFTA Craft Nominee)- Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough (2014 RTS Craft & Design Award Winner)- Human Universe with Prof. Brian Cox- How to Build a Planet with Richard Hammond- David Attenborough's Micro Monsters 3D- BBC Horizon (multiple episodes)

London, England, Gb

I, along with two others, set up and developed the in house Audio Assistant team, as Halo was expanding. The development of the Audio Assistant team relieved the creative staff of day to day studio setups, closedowns, media management etc., as well as standardising process across the team, allowing them to concentrate on their creative work, and to complete this work as efficiently as possible.- Backups, archiving, and media management.- Studio setup, closedown, and low level studio maintenance duties.- Audio hardware and software troubleshooting.- Designing standardised processes and workflows to increase efficiency within the Audio department.- Overseeing high profile programmes' deliverables creation and media management.- VT laybacks (Digibeta, HDCam, HDCamSR), including Dolby E encoding and decoding.- Audio QC (and fixes).- Training on creative sound editorial and mixing.

London, England, Gb

- Client services runner for all of halo's post production facilities.- Assisting with refit and refurbishment of Dolby Features licensed Studio 3.- Training on Mix Technician duties for Dolby Premier licensed Studio 1.- Short term cover in the Tech / Ingest team, covering night shift.

Manchester, Manchester, Gb

San Francisco, California, Us

- Dolby Digital mastering of trailers, commercials and short films for cinema exhibition in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Eastern Europe.- Advising clients on company regulations, requirements and policies.- Essential critical listening expertise.- Knowledge of studio equipment, design, installation, and use.

Msc (With Distinction), Professional Sound And Video Technology

Bsc (Hons) 1St Class, Audio Technology

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