Steve Brown from Lionhead Studios and Glen Gathard from Pinewood Studios to discuss the making of the latest in the multi-million selling Fable series
London, 24 October 2014: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) today announced that on Tuesday 4 November 2014, Lionhead Studio’s Steve Brown and Pinewood Studios Group’s Glen Gathard will take part in the latest BAFTA Games Showcase at BAFTA headquarters, 195 Piccadilly in London.
BAFTA Games Showcases introduce the artists behind BAFTA-winning and nominated games, sharing their expert knowledge with other game-makers and lovers. This special Game Audio Showcase, which features sound designers from the BAFTA-winning Fable series, delves into the world where game sound and film sound techniques meet.
Featuring a behind-the-scenes look into the full audio production on Fable Legends, Lionhead’s upcoming multiplayer action adventure game for XBOX ONE, the event will include insights into the dialogue, foley and music production processes used to create the game.
Tickets are available to the public for £7.50 from: http://bit.ly/1yjSb8f. BAFTA members can book tickets for free.
Steve Brown has a strong background in Audio Design and Sound Supervision, and is now Associate Audio Director at Lionhead Studios, where he currently heads up audio provision for the Fable series.
Glen Gathard is amulti-award nominated sound editor, foley mixer and sound designer. Glen has lately been an ADR recordist and foley mixer on films such as Avengers: Age of Ultron, Edge of Tomorrow, The Monuments Men, Captain Phillips, Skyfall and Prometheus. Recently he has driven Pinewood’s expansion into the games industry. Games that he and his team have worked on include Fable: Legends (Microsoft), Alien: Isolation (Sega), Fable: The Journey (Microsoft) and Total War – Shogun 2 Fall of the Samurai (Sega).
More information is available at http://www.bafta.org/games/news-and-events/
For further information or to apply for press tickets, please contact:
Amy Dinsey at Premier
T: 0207 292 8330
About BAFTA
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is an independent charity that supports, develops and promotes the art forms of the moving image by identifying and rewarding excellence, inspiring practitioners and benefiting the public. In addition to its Awards ceremonies, BAFTA has a year-round Learning & Events programme that offers unique access to some of the world’s most inspiring talent through workshops, masterclasses, lectures, scholarships and mentoring schemes, connecting with audiences of all ages and backgrounds across the UK, Los Angeles and New York. BAFTA relies on income from membership subscriptions, individual donations, trusts, foundations and corporate partnerships to support its ongoing outreach work. For further information, visit www.bafta.org and www.bafta.org/guru.
