Personal info
- First Name : Frédéric
- Last Name : Furnelle
- Nationality : Belgian
- Freelance : Available
- Email : info@inguz.be
- Phone : +32 498 57 57 00
- Whatsapp : +32 498 57 57 00
- languages : French, Dutch, English. And a little Spanish, German and Russian.
30
years of experience
230
DAYS TREKKING WITH A CAMERA OR SOUND
44
COUNTRIES VISITED
59
awards won
What i Do
5.1 Sound MIX
Sound Edit
Directing
Communicating
What i Use
Pro Tools
Izotope RX
DaVinci Resolve
Fun
Experience
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1993 - Present
Independent Sound Engineer
Worked on a variety of soundtracks for several production companies: editing and mixing animation shorts, features, documentaries and video installations. I specialise in recreating natural sounds from scratch with a special attention to detail. My skill set also includes custom work for experimental projects. Many of those movies have been selected and several awarded at major film festivals like César, Berlinale, Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica of Venise, René du Cinéma, ANIMA Brussels, BSFF, etc.
Expert with Izotope RX for dialogue editing and audio restauration. -
2000 - Present
Documentary Filmmaker
"A Single Day", 2020, Director, camera and sound. Second self produced film-documentary. "Walking for Genna", 2018. First feature documentary about a trekking-pilgrimage in Ethiopia. These movies have been screened in festivals around the world and won many prizes.
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1991 - 2019
Commercial Studios
Freelance sound engineer for advertising studios. Voice over recording, editing, sound design, mixing. Freelance on feature movies for ADR, Foley, dialogue editing, sound design, etc. Chief of maintenance. Studios included La Vita e Media, A Sound, Studio 43.
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Over the years
Other important Bits
Audio workshop teacher at SAE, Music project Everything is Slow!, several music album recordings, photography courses for homeless people, exhibition of travel photography, contemporary art sound installations, member of a jury at a film festival, world traveller.
Education
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1988 – 1989
College for Recording Arts San Francisco, USA
1 year intensive, immersive studies of sound engineer. Finished with a Certificate of Excellence.
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2005 - present
Continuing Education
Loudness in Broadcasting, Sound Design for Pros, Video editing and Premiere, WEBDOC, Filming techniques, DaVinci Resolve colour grading.
Ecological commitments
- Electricity supplier of the studio Cooperative providing 100% green and 100% renewable electricity
- Website hosting ISO 14001-certified data center located in Europe that uses 100% renewable energy
- Website Eco-index B (Result from www.ecoindex.fr)
- Acoustic treatment in the studio 95% natural and recycled materials
- Outdoor environment 100% organic and permaculture
- Catering Homemade sourdough bread, local organic flour, vegetables from the garden, homemade jams, etc.