Mike Matthews: Sound mixer in Missoula, Montana.

Tyler Grutsch

Mike, How has the audio been going this summer?

Mike Matthews

It has been a fine summer so far and it is still going. Have you been keeping busy?

Tyler Grutsch

Yeah. I've been staying real busy. Renting a lot of gear to a lot of awesome people and working crew here and there.

Jake Mertz
Crew size

I want to put together a small crew to film some shorts I've written and want to direct. I'd like to know what positions I should have on my crew, and what ones I could probably do without. Any advice would also help. Thanks.

Samantha McNern

I'd get the DP to pull in their own crew - they're likely to have people they trust and who might be willing to do them favours. And I'd definitely get a separate sound recordist - I've messed up there before and got nice pics spoilt by sound errors.

Robin Chappell

I've worked on a shot before where they didn't think they needed a Scripty... Luckily for them, I was there on at least some of the shoot days. I caught at least one MAJOR (what should have been glari...

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Mike Matthews

The answer is as always "it depends". What's your budget? How many actors? How long are the shorts? How much dialog? How many locations? Interiors or exteriors? Do you have a shot list? You need to br...

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Mike Matthews

Hi Tom, I'm a freelance sound mixer who can work as a local in Seattle. Let me know when you get to the point when you are ready to hire your sound department.

Mike Matthews

Hi Steve, I am a freelance sound mixer with gear who can work as a local in Seattle. Let me know when you are ready to hire sound.

Mike Matthews

Hi Michael, I am a freelance pro sound mixer with gear and experience who can work as a local in Seattle. Let me know when you are ready to hire your sound department.

Mike Matthews

"there is a portion of the media creation world that just isn't going to shell out the money necessary for a high end kit and a competent audio pro in the field." John, I'd love the opportunity to bid on any indy films. I am very reasonable and I try to explain that if you allow sound a little bit m...

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Richard "RB" Botto

Hey Mike, we recently added the ability for users to subscribe to Lounge topics. To get you started, we've automatically subscribed you to the production topic. You can see the latest posts in your subscribed topics by clicking the My Lounge subscriptions tab on your wall. You can easily add and update Lounge subscriptions by clicking Manage my subscriptions from the same page. Enjoy!

Richard "RB" Botto

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System Admin

Hey Mike, a few days ago we implemented a new privacy setting to give you the option of accepting private messages only from users within your network. Today, I discovered a bug with the way this option is set for new users. I just wanted to let you know that the bug is now fixed, so all members are now able to receive private messages from any other member (the default setting). If you'd like to receive private messages only from users within your network, you can change this setting here. Also, you can access your privacy settings at any time from the drop-down menu that appears when you hov...

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Mike Matthews

Trying to raise a little bit more money for a great film project that I am producing. Any help would be appreciated! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/740511561/sea-glass

Richard "RB" Botto

Hi Mike, we've just added a new section to your tool bar - Resources. Here you'll find links to the best acting, filmmaking, and screenwriting resources as well as a comprehensive list of film schools and film festivals. We'll be adding new categories and links regularly. One more thing, you can now find the "Messages" link in your sidebar right under your name. Enjoy!

Richard "RB" Botto

Hi Mike, we've just released a pretty big update that I think you'll be excited about. You can now see posts and updates by everyone in your network right on your own wall. Happy networking!

Richard "RB" Botto

Hi Mike, check out the new "Find Work" section (under Projects at the top of your screen). Here you'll find projects in development that are seeking talent in the occupations you selected in your profile. So if you’re a screenwriter, you'll see projects in need of screenwriters. It’s the perfect tool for matching creative talent with suitable projects.

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Mike's network

John Floridis
Janet L. Maier
Josef Metesh
Tyler Grutsch
Emmanuel Afuwape
Pat Savage
Sabenita - Montreal Canada
Linda Harborth
JoAnn Pinkney Wilcox
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