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
Premiere
Fun
Experience
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1993 - Present
Independent Sound Engineer
Worked on soundtracks for several production companies; editing and mixing animation shorts, documentaries, experimental films and video installations. I specialise in recreating natural sounds from scratch with a special attention to detail; though my range also includes experimental work. Many of those movies have been selected and some awarded at major film festivals like César, Berlinale, Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica of Venise, Anima Brussels, Magritte du Cinéma, etc... Expert with Izotope RX for dialogue editing and audio restauration.
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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. This movie has been shown in festivals around the world and won many prizes. Previously directed 3 travel audio-visual logs with photographic-slides and sound.
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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 - 2013
Continuing Education
Loudness in Broadcasting, Sound Design for Pros, Video editing and Premiere, WEBDOC, Filming techniques.
Ecological commitments
- Electricity supplier of the studio: cooperative providing 100% green and 100% renewable electricity
- Website hosting: ISO 14001-certified Belgian data-center 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...