James Lister

James Lister

Sound Assistant


Location:
Manchester
Career stage:
Experienced

Badges


Freelance

Availability:
Available

Industries

  • Film
  • Unscripted TV
  • High-end TV
  • Children's TV

Regions can work

  • London
  • North West
  • East of England
  • West Midlands
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
  • North East
  • Scotland
  • Wales


Download CV

About

I'm a Boom Operator & PSC Recordist whose been working within the HETV and Film industry since 2017 when I left university. I have gain a lot of experience & knowledge over the last few years going from a sound trainee to a 2nd assistant sound & boom operator to now investing in my own equipment and working as a recordist. I am confident at boom operating and radio micing artist. I've worked as a Sound Assistant on the CBBC Jamie Johnson fc, BBC Gentleman Jack, ITV Deep Water, The First Team, BBC Man Like Mobeen & amazon prime reality show: lovestruck high. I've also been to Paris for UEFA CL FINAL 2022 working for playstation mixing live streams which was a amazing highlight.

Boom Operator

Sound Assistant

E-learning

See which ScreenSkills e-learning James Lister has completed to improve their skills and knowledge.

Diversity, equity and inclusion for the screen industries

Completed
Expired

Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

Completed

Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries

Not completed

Tackling harassment and bullying at work

Not completed

Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace

Not completed

Introduction to mental health awareness at work

Not completed

Experience

  1. Daddy Issues

    Fudge Park · Aug 2023 - Aug 2023

    worked as a 2AS on the comedy pilot Daddy Issues for mixer Simon Hornett

  2. jamie johnson fc

    short form film / cbbc · Jun 2022 - Sep 2022

    I worked as a 2nd assistant sound for this shoot and stepped up a few days to 1st assistant sound. it was a kids show about football and I worked with various mixers on this shoot.

  3. the great british dig

    strawberry blond tv · Sep 2022 - Sep 2022

    I worked as B unit sound recordist for a week in north Yorkshire.

  4. a recipe for love

    ace entertainment · Sep 2022 - Sep 2022

    I worked as 2nd unit recordist on a daily and also 2nd assistant sound for the final week shooting in north yorkshire with mixer: David Mitchell and 1AS: Nathan Lockwood.

  5. man like mobeen

    tiger aspect / bbc · Nov 2022 - Nov 2022

    2nd assistant sound for 3 weeks of this 4 week shoot, 2nd boom, radio micing and any other duties required with Simon hornett & Stephen partington.

  6. Sound Assistant

    Lovestruck High Reality Show: Amazon Prime / Studio Lambert · Jul 2021 - Aug 2021

    sound assistant to 4 recordists and a sound supervisor. preparing 24 radio packs and microphones every day multiple times and placing them on cast and making sure all recordists had power and help when required in multiple locations.

  7. 1st Assistant Sound (Dailies)

    Sky Studios: The Rising · Sep 2021 - Sep 2021

    1st Assistant Sound for 2nd Unit dailies on the rising for sky studios. I mic'd cast, boom'd scenes, assisted the mixers when asked.

  8. Sound Operator: Dailies

    Gogglebox Persian · Sep 2020 - Sep 2020

  9. Sound Assistant: Dailies

    Netflix: The Stranger · Mar 2019 - Jun 2019

  10. 1st Assistant Sound

    BFI: Affection Short Film · Jul 2019 - Jul 2019

  11. 2nd Assistant Sound

    BBC The First Team · Sep 2019 - Oct 2019

  12. Sound Assistant

    CBBC 4 O'Clock Club · Jun 2018 - Sep 2018

  13. Sound Assistant: Dailies

    Gentleman Jack · Oct 2018 - Oct 2018

  14. Sound Assistant: Dailies

    Deep Water · Dec 2018 - Dec 2018

  15. Sound Assistant

    Habit: Not A Number Production · May 2016 - Jun 2016

Show {{showAllExperienceItems ? "less" : "more"}}

Education and training

  1. Diversity, equity and inclusion for the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning · Feb 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  2. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Oct 2023

    ScreenSkills Funded

  3. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · May 2023

    ScreenSkills Funded

  4. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Nov 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  5. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · May 2021

    ScreenSkills Funded

  6. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Dec 2020

    ScreenSkills Funded

  7. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Jul 2020

    ScreenSkills Funded

  8. Degree Film & TV Production

    Manchester Metropolitan University · Sep 2015 - Jun 2017

  9. Btec Bec NC Music Technology

    The Manchester College · Sep 2009 - Jun 2012

Show {{showAllEducationTrainingItems ? "less" : "more"}}

Certificates

  • Diversity, equity and inclusion for the screen industries

    Screenskills Learning
    Issued 17 Feb 2024

  • Online Risk Awareness (RAW) Safety Training Module

    Production Safety Passport · First Option Safety Group
    Issued 7 Nov 2022 · Expires 7 Nov 2027

James Lister

James Lister

Sound Assistant


Location:
Manchester
Career stage:
Experienced

Badges


Freelance

Availability:
Available

Industries

  • Film
  • Unscripted TV
  • High-end TV
  • Children's TV

Regions can work

  • London
  • North West
  • East of England
  • West Midlands
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
  • North East
  • Scotland
  • Wales


Download CV