The Filmmaker's Life with Cedric Smart - 03/23/23

The guest this week was Sound Engineer, Production Sound Mixer, Post-Production Sound Mixer/Editor Cedric Smart. Cedric has worked on TV commercials, various TV and films productions within the Caribbean and with crews from US, UK, Canada and Europe. Cedric Smart began his sound engineering career in 1991 as a studio assistant at the Engine Room recording studio. Within a year he became a studio engineer where he produced commercial recordings for radio and television, as well as tracked and mixed recordings for local. Since 2001, Cedric has worked as a freelance audio engineer and sound recordist. He has recorded several albums for various artists and has worked on hundreds of television and radio commercials. He has also worked on many regional and international film and television productions. Some of the TV commercials he’s worked on are Malibu Rum’s “Mister Moon”and “Lady Sunshine” and British Airways’ “Go Caribbean”. Cedric has worked on many regional and international TV Series including “Turn of the Tide”, “Westwood Park”, “The Reef”, BBC World News Series “Collaboration Culture” (S1 E5), Discovery Channel’s “Locked Up Abroad” (S7, E10), Discovery Channel’s Planet Green “Blue August 2011” series focus on Leatherback Turtles Featuring Ian Somerhalder, and the Netflix “FIFA Uncovered” series. He has worked with various accomplished filmmakers, including the ground-breaking Horace Ové on the “Ghost of Hing King Estate”, Ian Harnarine with his Genie Award-winning short film “Doubles with Slight Pepper”, James Van De Pool on Sky TV’s “Michael X: Hustler, Revolutionary, Outlaw” and Maria Govan with her “Play the Devil”. He’s also produced two short films and is producing a feature film “Shadow Legacy” that is currently in development. In addition to working on-set, Cedric also does post-production sound work and teaches Production Sound at the University of the West Indies - St. Augustine Campus. You can follow Cedric Smart on Instagram @csaudio3 To obtain the Zoom link for upcoming live interviews, you must register at The Filmmaker's Life webpage at https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/The-Filmmakers-Life-Home