Hosted by Award winning filmmaker Julian Bate-Vergette and Screenwriting Coach Jason C. Marshall The Adventures in Filmmaking Podcast aims to share the stories of independent filmmakers. The challenges they face as well as their success and failures. Ultimately we aim to answer the biggest question of all; why are we compelled to tell our stories with motion pictures.

It's no exaggeration to say that without Ken Bowman the Adventures in Filmmaking Podcast would not exist.

Back in 2004, at the beginning of Co-host Jason C. Marshall's filmmaking journey, Ken came about to produce 'It's Getting Dark'. And produce he did, bringing his knowledge of how to break down a script into a production bible. For those unaware the production bible is a document that breaks down all the elements of a film so that each department has a clear idea of what's needed/whats expected of them in order to turn words on the page into moving pictures on the screen.

The discussion about 'It's Getting Dark' did lead to the main reason Ken was invited on the show; Sound!

Ken has a depth of experience in sound, working on small indie sets, live music, documentaries and fully funded professional productions.

Sound, aside from story, is THE most important element when making a film. The audience will forgive a less that perfect image, but they will not tolerate bad sound.

Yes you can ADR poor production sound (which most indie/amateur filmmakers don't do), but the importance of getting good sound on set cannot be understated. In additions to Ken's experience recording sound he also has a great deal of knowledge with post sound, having processed audio for a number of indie productions.

ADR is a great option to have, but there's a costs to it. Trying to match your post sound to production sound can be extremely challenging and it takes a great deal of skill with audio processing programs because a sound booth doesn't sound like a bedroom, an open field or the inside of a car.

That's not to say that recording production sound is easy. In addition to placing Lavalier Microphones (LAV's) on the actors someone has to operate the boom pole.

Anecdotally boom operators don't get the respect they deserve. Examples of this are large productions that don't consider placement of the boom operator while shoot to small amateur set that put people with no experience on the boom mic. And it really is shame, especially at lower levels how little consideration there is for sound recording.

If you'd like to check out anything Ken has worked on, please check out the links below:

Age of the Living Dead: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5338744/

Dirty Love: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYRNX33cs_blPIhmnk0VA5g

Empathy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5r5N2m_8BQ

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