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Rory Bownds

@rorybownds

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Sound recordist and audio editor specializing in production and post-production for film.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking roles in production or post-production audio where I can lead sound teams, solve technical problems, and enhance film audio using hands-on recording and editing skills.

I am a sound recordist and audio editor with over three years of hands-on experience recording and editing audio for film, trained at Gaylord College, University of Oklahoma. I have led sound departments, operated boom and mixing equipment on set, and performed post-production sound editing and sync in Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Audition.

My work contributed to award-winning projects, including a short that won an Award of Excellence from the Broadcast Education Association. I thrive solving unforeseen audio problems, managing equipment and teams, and improving the auditory experience of narrative film from production through post.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Sound Recordist & Audio Editor

Greenlight Creative Productions

Mar 2024 - Jan 2025 (10 months)

Served as Sound Department Head and assistant sound editor on multiple student films, managing boom operation, on-set mixing, and post-production sound editing; contributed to an award-winning short that received a Broadcast Education Association Award of Excellence.

Boom Operating On Set Audio Mixing Audio Editing Adobe Audition Adobe Premiere Pro Equipment Management Audio Syncing

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Oklahoma

Bachelor of Arts, Creative Media Production

Activities and societies: Worked on films including NEON (assistant sound editor), You Can Take It With You (Sound Department Head), and Breaking Champions (Sound Department Head); responsibilities included boom operating, on-set mixing, audio editing, sync, and equipment management.

Bachelor of Arts from Gaylord College with coursework and practical experience in audio recording and editing for film, including assistant sound editor work on a feature and sound department head roles on shorts.