This book details how the entire Sound team functions on today's movie and television sets, while illuminating the overall picture of life on a production.

This book describes the job of the UST (Utility Sound Technician), or 2nd AS in the UK, a career almost invisible, yet extremely interesting, exciting—and paying up to six figures a year. Patrushkha takes you from the first work call to the final wrap, explaining the order of the work and the details that her decades of experience provides, so you may avoid mistakes that might sabotage your career before it's even started.

* Discover tricks for microphone placement.

* Understand how the UST interacts with the director, actors and producers.

* Learn why you can know a lot about film yet still not sustain a career.

* Pick up pointers for managing life in a freelance world.

Patrushkha Mierzwa, one of the first female boom operators in Hollywood, has worked on over 80 movies and television projects for major directors including Robert Rodriquez, Quentin Tarantino, James Gray, and Robert Altman. She has been a judge for the Emmys, an IATSE Local 695 Director, and given workshops globally over her long career in the industry.

Her Sound Oscar-nominated shows include Ad Astra and Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood.

This book condenses 40 years of experience into a practical guide for you to be able to walk onto a film set with the confidence of a sound ninja.

—Stuart Wilson, Sound Oscar winner, 1917

The UST could be one of the most essential crewmembers on set. Any production without a UST would suffer from poor or under-executed sound work, and that would surely be a disservice to the filmmakers, creators, and budget.

—Michael Minkler, 3-time Sound Oscar winner, Dream Girls, Chicago, Blackhawk Down. 11-time Oscar nominee

Patrushkha has written the book I wish I could have read when I started out. This is my go-to reference and should be in every film school on the globe.

—Simon Clark, Head of Location Sound Recording, National Film & Television School, England

I think this is really going to help students, super down to earth, logical and clear. I knew that it'd be a great book after your visits and sessions with our students. You're a wonderful speaker and your voice comes right through clearly and concisely in this book. Congratulations again and I hope we get to invite you back to Greenwich again in the near future!

Dr Andrew Knight-Hill Senior Lecturer in Sound Design and Music Technology, Creative Professions and Digital Arts, University of Greenwich, London

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