Sennheiser takes audio for video to the next level at the Video Show

Marlow/Birmingham, March 1, 2019 - This year’s Video Show sees audio specialist Sennheiser showcase its latest XS Wireless Digital system, as well as its entire range of audio for video products, and host a series of panels to demonstrate how filmmakers can achieve better sound for better videos.

XS Wireless Digital provides videographers with an easy entry into wireless audio. Designed for DSLRs and video cameras alike, XSW-D enables wireless audio with a 2.4 GHz wireless link, which can be used worldwide without a license, so you can roam free with a range of four systems to choose from, or select à la carte from individual components.

The Video Live Stage and Sennheiser Mini Stage will appeal to both professional filmmakers and budding amateurs alike, who will be able to enjoy four days of talks from industry experts on the vital ingredients for recording audio, whether you’re shooting interviews, weddings, documentaries, web content or corporate marketing materials:

Saturday, March 16th – Day 1

Video Live Stage

12:00 - 12:30 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Better sound for better videos.

An expert panel of professional filmmakers discuss the vital ingredients for recording audio. Panelists: Simeon Quarrie, Jim Marks, Emma Wilson, Rick Bronks

 Sennheiser Mini Stage

11:40 - 11:55 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Audio for weddings: the essential kit ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (Emma Wilson) ​
​12:40 - 12:55 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Picking the right mic for the right situation ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (Rick Bronks)
​13:40 - 13:55 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Audio 101 for photographers ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (Victoria Grech) ​
​14:40 - 14:55 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Recording professional sound on a smartphone ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (Victoria Grech)
​15:40 - 15:55 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Shifting from stills to video – what mics do I really need? ​ ​ ​ (Jim Marks)

Sunday, March 17th – Day 2

Video Live Stage

Improving the sound on your videos.

An expert panel of professional filmmakers discuss the vital ingredients for capturing sounds, whether you’re shooting interviews, weddings, documentaries, web content or corporate marketing materials..

Simeon Quarrie, Emma Wilson, Tania Esteban, Victoria Grech

 Sennheiser Mini Stage

11:40 - 11:55 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Shifting from stills to video – what mics do I really need? ​ ​ ​ ​ (Jim Marks)
​12:40 - 12:55 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Recording rhino – capturing great sound outdoors ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (Tania Esteban)
​13:40 - 13:55 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Picking the right mic for the right situation ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (Rick Bronks)
​14:40 - 14:55 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Audio 101 for photographers ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (Victoria Grech)
​15:40 - 15:55 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Audio for weddings: the essential kit ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (Emma Wilson)

Monday, March 18th – Day 3

Video Live Stage

12:00 - 12: 30 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Magic mic: getting the sound right on your videos.

Videographer Victoria Grech untangles the different types of microphones, when best to use them, and how.

Sennheiser Mini Stage

11:40 - 11:55 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Audio 101 for photographers ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (Victoria Grech)
​12:40 - 12:55 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Shifting from stills to video – what mics do I really need? ​ ​ ​ ​ (Jim Marks)
​13:40 - 13:55 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Audio for weddings: the essential kit ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (Emma Wilson) ​
​14:40 - 14:55 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Picking the right mic for the right situation ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (Rick Bronks)
​15:40 - 15:55 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Filmmaking on mirrorless cameras - making audio easy ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (Kriss Hampton)

Tuesday, March 18th – Day 4

Video Live Stage

15:00 - 15:30 ​ ​ ​ ​ Sound scenarios.

Lumix ambassadors Jim Marks and Nick Driftwood discuss the quickest and most effective ways of making videos sound better.

 Sennheiser Mini Stage

11:40 - 1155 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Filmmaking on mirrorless cameras - making audio easy ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (Kriss Hampton)
​12:40 - 12:55 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Audio for weddings: the essential kit ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (Emma Wilson)
​13:40 - 13:55 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Audio 101 for photographers ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (Victoria Grech)
​14:40 - 14:55 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ What wireless mics with Lumix video cameras? ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (Nick Driftwood)
​15:40 - 15:55 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Shifting from stills to video – what mics do I really need? ​ ​ ​ ​ (Jim Marks)

Visit Sennheiser on Stand A115 at the Video Show (co-hosted alongside the Photography Show), which takes place from March 16-19 at Birmingham’s NEC.

Guest speaker biographies:

Rick Bronks

With a background in broadcast TV Rick has produced and directed TV programmes, awards shows and documentaries. He now heads up Satureyes Media - a full service creative agency offering his clients complete production solutions specialising in photography and film making. 

Satureyes work with a diverse range of clients including Virgin Atlantic, Subway and Durex. 

He’s also a big fan of shooting and editing on mobile devices and specialises in delivering content from around the world to tight deadlines and fast turnaround times. 

He has all his own teeth, loves gadgets and has an Uber passenger rating of 4.75. 

www.satureyesmedia.com

Victoria Grech

Ex-Banker turned serial entrepreneur. Global authority in the photo and film Industry. An International speaker, writer and author.

Victoria is one of only two British speakers to be asked to present a workshop for CreativeLIVE streamed LIVE across the world to over 150,000 people. Including Gary Vaynerchuk, Richard Branson, Tim Ferris, Neil Patel and Mark Cuban. Victoria is a regular contributor for various magazines including Entrepreneur Magazine and Pro Movie Maker and has recently returned from the Traffic & Conversion Summit 2019, the Largest Marketing Event in North America.

www.video-marketer.com

Nick Driftwood

Nick Driftwood is a filmmaker and videographer from Brighton, England who has been involved in broadcast, film and creative technology for more than 30 years.
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​Nick has made films in collaboration with internationally renowned artists including Turin Brakes, Martyn Ware, Periplum Toby Sebastien (Game of Thrones) Arabella Gibbons (Central), Mike Lindup (Level 42) ​ as well as producing his own award-winning film and theatre productions. ​ His touring immersive film project ROAD was described as ‘something effortless and intuitive’ by New Scientist. ​
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​Driftwood now tours the world providing workshops on leading edge tech in partnership with Panasonic, Sennheisser, Tascam and Atomos. Driftwood has completed 3 ultra-short films for Panasonic over the last 3 years, showing off the capabilities of HLG High Dynamic Range video: a flash-feature ‘Isobel’ shot in London and the South Downs; ‘Tyger Tyger’ an art-film shot in Rajasthan, India and based on Blake’s famous poem; and “The Artist who paints HDR’ a mini documentary on artist Sam Hewitt shot on location in Marrakech and Brighton.

https://nickdriftwood.com/

Emma Wilson

Emma is an audiovisual storyteller and the Creative Director at Story Of Your Day, an internationally renowned wedding & event film company for discerning couples, luxury planners and high-end venues all over the world.
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​Having worked at the BBC, ITV and Reuters as a TV journalist for twenty years, her background is a storyteller first and foremost. ​ In the past six years she's combined that passion with filmmaking and become one of Europe’s leading female wedding filmmakers. ​ Emma is also committed to sharing her knowledge and skills with others, training fellow Video Journalists at the BBC College of Journalism and at The Photography Show last year, hosted presentations on Canon's Education Stage.
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​Emma is a champion of women videographers running one-to-one videography training sessions and ‘Evolve Retreat’ videography workshops from her base in Switzerland. She also hosts the first videography Facebook group for women in UK and Europe, which inspires and supports women in the videography industry.

www.evolvevideographytraining.com www.storyofyourday.co.uk

Tania Esteban

A graduate from the University of Leeds with a 1st class Zoology degree, Tania recently completed her MA in Wildlife Filmmaking in partnership with the BBC, where her final film titled “A Lions Tale” was nominated for a student BAFTA award.

Tania gained exclusive access to Meru National Park and the largest ivory burn in Kenyan history. Working with Will Travers and the Born Free Foundation, Tania filmed the human-lion conflict in the park - a story that inspired her as a child.

Working as a bilingual Zoologist, wildlife camerawomen and researcher has led Tania to learn all areas of documentary filmmaking including editing, producing and directing. Tania has worked on blue-chip pure natural history documentaries at the BBC as well as at several indies and is also a fully qualified CAA drone pilot.
​www.treproductions.co.uk#

Simeon Quarrie

Our team, led by Simeon Quarrie, understands what makes people “tick”. We see extraordinary stories in everyone. We love helping businesses find the stories in their teams and helping them tell those stories.
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​We will take time to learn about you, we will find the stories that are hidden in your business and recommend the best, visual way to tell those stories. Every business is unique, and every person is unique; we will tailor our approach to your business, who you’re aiming to reach and what your business objectives are. 

“Because we believe the human story engages more than anything else.”

We’re not just good at finding interesting stories. Fortunately, we‘re also incredibly creative. Oh, and we’re pretty good with technology too. We will use whichever technology will tell your story in the strongest way. Utilising video, photography, digital media, and virtual or augmented reality, we’ve helped lots of incredible companies to tell their stories. We can’t wait to help you tell yours.

Because of our track record we’ve been selected to participate in the Canon Ambassador Programme. This brings together some of the world’s best photographers and videographers to inspire and educate people throughout Europe and Africa. Our founder, Simeon, is also a member of the “G-Team”, which means he is frequently invited to speak on creativity and best practice in videography around the world. Recently he’s been booked by Apple, Canon, YouTube and Barclays and he can’t wait to work with you.

http://vivida.co.uk

Jim Marks

Jim is a commercial photographer and director who began his career assisting Bob Carlos Clarke and Patrick Lichfield. One of the first photographers to fully embrace digital, his clients include Saatchi and Saatchi, BBC, Channel 4 and National Geographic. He's created the stills campaigns for brands including The Apprentice and Lynx, Nintendo Wii and DS and Comic Relief and worked with an eclectic range of celebrities from Madonna to Norman Wisdom; Alesha Dixon to Rowan Atkinson. He's recently moved into film, filming and directing shorts with Hugh Laurie, Richard Branson and Kevin Spacey.

http://www.marks.co.uk/

Kriss Hampton

Kristian Hampton is Wex Photo Video’s Technical Editor for Pro Video. A video specialist who has worked in corporate studios for companies such as Vodafone Group and PwC, as well as working as a freelance grip on various TV productions and features.  @KrissHampton

https://www.wexphotovideo.com