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Mutiny MD talks about newly launched Mutiny Post facilities at Pembroke Place
14 May 2015 : Seán Brosnan
The new facilities at Pembroke Place, Dublin 2
It has been seven years since Mutiny Studios opened its doors on Herbert Street.

Located right in the heart of Dublin’s post-production hub, it could hardly have been picked up and dropped in a better place. Opening in 2008 might have proved risky as the financial crisis was looming but since then Mutiny has thrived and grown into one of the most respected and in demand audio post production facilities in the country. Continued growth led to further expansion and in 2011 it launched Volcanic, a local and international voice talent agency and most recently Mutiny Post, a long format audio post facility located at Pembroke Place, Dublin 2.

Here, we talk to co-owner and Managing Director Paul Lynch about the move and the growth of Mutiny.

IFTN: Tell us about the new facilities at Pembroke Place?

Paul Lynch: ‘Mutiny Post is our new long format facility specialising in sound for animation, film, drama and TV projects. We look after every aspect of audio post, collaborating with local and international animation studios, production companies and film makers on projects of almost any scale or budget.’

‘Facility wise, we now have four surround mix rooms each with dedicated voice booth, multiple edit rooms and track-lay bays. We are currently developing our 35 seat screening/mix room and a dedicated Foley stage.’

What prompted you to open the new facility? More work coming in? The need for new equipment? Or was it just something that was always in the pipeline?

‘We will always look at opportunities to expand and improve our service offering. The studios at Herbert Street were doing very well. The only downside was that the success of the commercial work was having a knock on effect on how much other work we could take on. While we had regular TV series, dubbing and ADR work, we wanted to accommodate more long format work but often had to pass on it. Don’t get me wrong, it was a nice problem to have! We explored options of moving to a bigger premises but in the end decided the best route was to look for additional premises to house the long format projects.’

‘In late 2013 we acquired the old Focus Theatre, a very charming 45 seat theatre that had laid idle for a couple of years and was in need of major refurbishment. It is a building steeped in history and was founded in 1967 by Deirdre O’Connell and her husband Luke Kelly of the Dubliners. Many well-known names have trained and worked there through the years; Gabriel Byrne, Joan Bergin, Tom Hickey, Bosco Hogan, Gerard McSorley.’

‘While drawing up plans, the building next door to it also became available and it was too good a prospect to pass up. We temporarily put the theatre development on hold and concentrated on getting the second premises up to speed as quickly as possible.’

Has there been advantages to keeping long format and commercial work separate?

‘Our experience is that commercial and long format are not always the best bed fellows. Juggling the two disciplines can prove tricky. While the clients share many of the same demands, the length and turn-around of projects varies considerably. Agency work is very time critical so we need to be available at very short notice. Long format is usually scheduled weeks or months in advance and having separate premises allows us to offer the maximum level of flexibility required.’

‘There are layout, infrastructural and workflow differences too. We were able to shape the new premises precisely to the requirements for our long format demands, paying careful attention to the entire audio workflow and being mindful of those who would be working in each environment. While having all the requisite technological bells & whistles, we also wanted a comfortable and creative space that our clients and colleagues would enjoy working in.’

With recent work completed on brands such as Bulmers, Bord Gais and Three and on projects such as ‘Peter Rabbit’, ‘The Hit Producer’ and ‘The Savage Eye’, Mutiny seems to have quite a varied and eclectic filmography….

‘The commercial side is thriving and we are lucky to have a very strong client base who bring a lot of great work our way. Now with the launch of Mutiny Post we have the ability to take on a much wider variety of animation, film and TV projects and it’s just the nature of this business that you really don’t know what you might end up working on.’

‘That variety is one of the great aspects of the job and from a sound perspective it can be a very creative and rewarding process. Sometimes there may be a clear and obvious route to achieving the right sounds, other times it is a blank canvas of aural mystery just waiting to be solved. You are always learning which is a lovely place to be.’

You have worked on a lot of television series that seem to return to you – what do you think makes Mutiny unique from other Sound Post houses that encourages so much repeat business?

‘Thankfully, most clients who have hired us come back! There is far more to sound than just the technical execution of the work. It is also very much a people business and building on existing relationships and beginning new ones is vital. We love what we do and consider ourselves very lucky that this is our day job and I think that will always come across in the end. We try to bring the work to the best possible place it can be.’

‘The key to any project is successful collaboration and we have an amazing team of people who have the technical skill set, communication skills and artistic aptitude to help the client achieve what they are hoping for. Ideally we give them more than they hoped for.’

At what stage do you get involved with the process?

‘It will vary from project to project. Good directors recognise the importance that sound can play in helping to tell their story and will want to collaborate as early as possible. While this approach inevitably yields a better end product, unfortunately it doesn’t happen as much as it could. Commercial clients embrace it far more openly and will often get your thoughts in pre-production stage. We encourage communication with the creators as early as possible regardless of the budget or the size of the project. A simple meeting can unveil sound opportunities or highlight potential problems that may otherwise be missed and a whole lot of heart ache and disappointment can be avoided.’

Can you tell us a little about what you have been working on and what’s happening in the coming months?

‘It has been a busy start for us which is great. We are just wrapping on 56 episodes of ‘Peter Rabbit’ which has been with us for almost a year. Steven Maher was our sound supervisor, and he and his team did a fantastic job working closely with producer Erik Vignau and director Dave McCamley who was recently Emmy nominated for his work on the show.

Recently released or broadcast work includes ‘Planes Trains And Eric’ a feature length fly on the wall documentary following Eric Clapton on tour, ADR on Monsters: Dark Continent, ‘Beauty & The Beast’ a 2 x 100 mini-series, Kevin de la Isla O’Neill’s feature ‘The Hit Producer’ and Cathal Blacks ‘Butterfly’ starring Antonia Campbell-Hughes and Denis Conway.’

‘We are currently working on Italian produced drama series ‘The Mysteries of Laura’, and an IFB signature short called ‘January Hymn’. The upcoming slate includes two mini-series, two features, three shorts and we are about to start work on another animated TV series.

‘We have completed structural and ancillary works on the theatre and are really looking forward to the fit out phase which will see it all come together. It will be great asset for us to have that space for our film & TV work. We’ll also make it available for industry talks, workshops, master classes, education and for intimate theatrical and music performances. And we are in exciting discussions with international partners so we look forward to announcing more news soon.’

‘Our doors are always open to anyone who would like to chat to us about their project.’

For more visit www.mutinypost.com or e-mail them at info@mutiny.ie.





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