Hospitality Awards 2019

www.lux-review.com Page 87 LUXlife 2019 Global Hospitality Awards Multi-award-winning audio post production facility Sound Surfers Audio Post Production specializes in sound design and mixing with a view to creating unforgettable soundtracks for film and TV. We profile the firm and share the secrets behind its win of not one but two of this year’s Hospitality Awards. Sound Surfers Audio Post Production: Best Audio Post Production Service 2019 - South Africa & Best South African Feature Film: The Story of Racheltjie de Beer Founded by owner and Head Engineer Jim Petrak in 2008, Sound Surfers Audio Post Production has since flourished thanks to its creativity and dedication to crafting unique sound design for its clients. Over the years, Jim has worked on numerous international projects for major film and television studios such as Warner Brothers, United Artists, Lions Gate Films, Distant Horizon, BBC, ZDF and many more. Throughout more than 20 years, Jim has collaborated with some of the worlds most talented directors including Academy Award Winners Gavin Hood, Terry George and John Boorman, BAFTA nominee John Irvin, as well as Emmy award winner Jasper James. Today, this dynamic, vibrant studio specializes in the full design of big screen audio for motion pictures and television. From its cutting-edge facility in South Africa the firm can offer stereo, 5.1 and 7.1 mixing, Protools editing, sound design, foley recording and ADR. As a result, Sound Surfers Audio Post Production is completely equipped for all of its clients’ post production audio requirements and can offer the quality service they need. When judging this year’s competitive Hospitality Awards, our judges were particularly impressed by Sound Surfers Audio Post Production’s work on the Story of Racheltjie de Beer. Based on the best- selling novel of the same name by writer and filmmaker Brett Michael Innes, the film tells the story of an Afrikaans family, the De Beers, who are forced to find shelter on a local farm in the Eastern Free State of South Africa in the 1800s. Such an emotional and inspiring film deserves an emotive and deep soundtrack, and this is what Sound Surfers Audio Post Production aimed to provide. The firm’s team work closely with every client and as such they are proud of every soundtrack they produce and every project they complete. Ultimately, Sound Surfers Audio Post Production’s talent and innovation have made them one of the most sought after post production audio houses in the industry. The combination of passion, experience and skill is reflected in the satisfaction of their clients, the success of their films and the awards that the studio keeps winning. This focus on quality service and creativity will drive the firm to even greater success throughout the years to come as the firm works on even more exciting projects, including the first HBO series to be produced in South Africa. Company: Sound Surfers Audio Post Production Contact: Jim Petrak Website: www.soundsurfers.net