We're back with Sound Recordist Kiff McManus to talk about his incredible work on 'The Grand Tour' , 'Top Gear' , 'SAS, Who Dares Wins' & more!

Simon Bysshe from URSA Straps asks Kiff how he managed to keep the sound rolling with cast regularly plunging themselves and their cars deep into the ocean. How he wired up the vehicles, the equipment he used & his best tips for wiring up the cast to handle all the elements.

Kiff reveals his favourite microphone trick when using a DPA 4061 and shows how he protects the microphone from water, wind and becoming unstuck!

Kiff McManus has worked on some of the most challenging unscripted dramas imaginable. For over 15 years & 80 episodes Kiff worked on Top Gear along with sound supervisor Russ Edwards & sound recordist Rob Entwistle. When Jeremy Clarkson & co departed the show Kiff joined them on 'The Grand Tour' & more recently 'Clarkson's Farm.'

Kiff has also ended up on screen as one of the survivors on 'Bear Grylls The Island' in which his role on the Island was to simultaneously survive and also make sure all the Sound Rushes & Timecode were recorded properly and delivered back every day to production via a Drop-Box system. The audio workflow, timecode setup & the waterproof body worn recorder rigs were all designed & organised by the shows Sound Supervisor : Simon Dyer (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1677316/).

Thank you so much to Kiff for taking his time to share with us his wealth of experience in this highly specialised field. Thank you sir!

- Video Chapters -----------

0:00 - Intro
2:40 - The Grand Tour
12:41 - Rigging Cars
17:49 - Wiring the Cast
26:20 - Top Gear Vietnam Special
33:38 - The Island with Bear Grylls
48:11 - SAS Who Dares Wins


- Featured Productions --------

'The Grand Tour' - Copyright Amazon Prime. Sound Supervisor Russ Edwards.
'The Island with Bear Grylls' - Copyright Channel 4. Sound Supervisor Simon Dyer.
'SAS Who Dares Wins' - Copyright Channel 4
'Top Gear' - Copyright BBC Studios. Sound Supervisor Russ Edwards.

All rights belong to their respective owners. Film clips used under the "fair use" policy for educational purposes only.

- Credits --------

Kiff McManus : (Production Sound Mixer)
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1629413/

Simon Bysshe : (Sound Mixer, URSA Co-Founder)
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2015085/

Filmed & Edited by Nico Hambleton:
http://www.nicocam.com
  / nicocamnh  

Brought to you by URSA Straps:
https://ursastraps.com