Stuart Pinfold
Freelance sound engineer, studio manager and web designer
Stuart Pinfold - Curriculum Vitae
Personal Details |
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Telephone: 07763 643 876 Email: via the website. |
Transport: Full driving license, with no points. Website: www.stuart-pinfold.co.uk |
Previous Employment |
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Sound Mixer, BBC Arabic TV and BBC Persian TV, London On a Freelance basis: July 2009 – Present |
Transmitting 24/7, BBC Arabic TV broadcasts news and programmes in Arabic for audiences across the Middle-East
and Africa, while its sister BBC Persian TV screens current affairs and entertainment for Farsi speakers in
Afghanistan and Iran. I operate the sound mixer for these programmes, working with the Vision Mixer to test live
feeds before putting them to air, mic-ing up the presenters and guests in the studio, and mixing the audio to form
news bulletins, phone-in debates, programmes and popular UK programmes like Top Gear dubbed into the two languages. |
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Studio Manager, Africa & Middle-East, BBC World Service, London Dec 2008 – July 2009 Then on a Freelance basis: July 2009 – Present |
I am responsible for programme output in English and more than 30 other languages. I turn the production team's
creative vision into technical reality. In the studio, I operate the mixing desk for live and pre-recorded
programmes, ensuring the programme is of the highest quality. This involves taking level and adjusting EQ,
playing out items from a computer playout system, connecting and checking circuits from around the world and
keeping track of time. On-air, I make last-minute audio changes, ensure the studio is safe for all production
staff to work in, and act as evacuation/fire co-ordinator. Off-air, I edit and mix audio and look after the
Radioman playout database. The job also includes giving training to production staff for audio-visual equipment,
attending duty trips for news and events across the world and booking studios. |
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Media Co-Ordinator, BBC News Traffic, BBC News, London Sep 2007 – Dec 2008 Then on a Freelance basis: April 2009 - Present |
At 'Traffic', I connect correspondents around the globe to the BBC's multimedia newsrooms, recorded dispatches
and co-ordinate live two-ways. After carrying out technical checks on the quality of the line, I alert newsrooms of
incoming dispatches via tannoy, and made digital recordings. For two-ways, the lines are offered to any of the BBC’s
studios for use in programmes. A wide variety of circuits are used, including satellite phones, ISDN, VOIP or
telephone lines, radio cars, bureaux lease lines and satellite trucks. During breaking news I am under intense
pressure and sudden demand from TV and radio programmes. |
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Broadcast Assistant, BBC Three Counties Radio, Luton Oct 2004 – Sep 2007 |
Working on a range of news, magazine and music programmes, I created running orders, scripted cues and edited audio based on the day's local news. In the studio, I oversaw live programmes, putting contributors and listeners on-air, looking after the presenters and dealing with any problems as they arose. I also drove the mixing desk for OBs and live sport commentary, including for Luton Carnival, the Rhythms Of The World music festival, and extended coverage of local breaking news. |
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Broadcast Playout – Managing playlists, cartwalls and the database structure of audio playout systems including VCS Dira!, SpotOn, Jutel Radioman, D.A.V.E. and StationPlaylist.
Studio Mixing Desks – Operating a wide range of studio mixing desks, including DHD Digital, Calrec, Sonifex, Soundcraft, Alice and MkIII models, for live radio news bulletins and programmes, pre-recorded interviews and podcasts, drama and music recordings, theatre PAs and live television transmissions.
Audio Editing – Editing interviews, music, trailers, promos, jingles and features on Adobe Audition, CoolEdit, SADiE5, VCS StarTrack, Jutel QuickEditPro and Open-Source Audacity.
Outside Broadcasts – Planning, PA setup, rigging and de-rigging of outside broadcasts, including live programmes using BGAN and M4 satellites and fixed ISDN lines.
Broadcast Software – Operating the BBC’s BNCS software which controls equipment such as transmitters, studio OSs, audio routers and incoming and outgoing circuits and lines.
Web Design – Keen interest in web design, programming in HTML, CSS, ASP and Javascript, as well as publishing using FTP, Joomla and Zope. I have designed commercial websites for a number of local business and organisations.
Education and Training |
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Undergraduate Degree |
BA (Hons) – Radio and Television Production |
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National Diploma |
BTEC National Diploma – Media Production (specialising in Radio) |
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AS Levels |
3 AS Levels, all at Grade B |
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GCSEs |
10 GCSEs, all at Grades A to C |
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Professional Training, Qualifications and Courses |
- Data Protection – April 2009 |
References
Available on request.