My Artist Bio:
I’m a sound designer and sound effects editor from the North of England, now an adopted Londoner – bringing my Northern grit and a bold, creative edge to the world of post-production. As a young female creative, my work is driven by a deep curiosity for emotionally resonant and impactful storytelling.
My professional journey spans feature films, television series, short films, and gallery installations. I’ve crafted sound for cinematic projects such as Marching Powder and Strangers 2 and designed immersive audio experiences for gallery works with Frameless and the National Portrait Gallery. Across all mediums, I bring a unique and experimental sonic flare to shape and support the story. My approach draws on compositional techniques to create a distinct and expressive audio palette.
Outside the studio, I’m drawn to documentary-style art and photography – quiet studies of the real world that influence the honesty in my sound work.
To me, sound is more than a technical layer. It’s a creative force; an anchor of expression. My aim is always to find the heartbeat of a story and let it speak through sound.
My Website: https://eleanorandersonsound.squarespace.com
As a working sound designer and sound fx editor; my work is often presented in screen digital form through television, film or gallery projects. Recently I have been reflecting on the way in which my work is viewed as a whole, and how I present myself as an artist to the outer world. Inspired by other artists, friends and colleagues’ portfolios; I have begun drafting my website. This will hopefully present my work in one place as well as advertise myself as an artist and where I am going in the future.
While my television and film work are presented through my IMDB; I have also recently delved my professional career into gallery projects. By having a website I am able to represent all my work in one workspace – that shows my career so far as a whole; rather than fragmented websites, links and social media. However, despite the variety of projects I want my website and artist bio to represent me as an artist so the viewer can understand straight away who I am and what I am about.
During our time in class we constructed artist bio’s together with my pieces and the tutor. For my own research – I chose to explore other sound artists Camille Norment for inspiration (https://norment.net/).Despite having a positive reaction to her page, I found that her artist’s bio was too long. The biography became repetitive and over complicated and I felt that it drew me away from who she was, and became more of an essay style of text. I continued my research and explored the artist Christina Kibusch’s website (https://christinakubisch.de/vita). Unlike Norment, Kibusch’s was detailed but straight to the point. Personally, I found this more engaging. Her words were charming yet descriptive and clear, and consequently I decided to follow his approach.
When drafting my own artist bio I felt it was necessary to make myself stand out as an individual. The post production world is very competitive and filled with people from similar audio backgrounds. To ensure I did not blend into the pool of other post production artists I chose to incorporate my background prior to my career. It felt ingenious to say that I am a “londoner” when I was born in the north of england. Instead I chose to state that I was an adopted londer; this felt playful and to the point. Finally I chose to add my outside interests into my bio. As an artist, I believe that we are shaped by both our past and present and that our work and home life are heavily intertwined. Including my outside hobbies and interest, helps shape me as an artist as a whole- while simultaneously making me stand out from other artist bios.
Within my biography I chose to list some professional projects that I have been able to work on. This felt like an effective way to show off my strengths and sell myself to the viewer. It helps with plausibility to my artistry and talent, proving to the reader that I have been able to work professionally in the past.
Overall, I believe that I found the right place for where I want my artist statement to be. It represents me as an artist on a personal level, while quickly and effectively telling the reader what my work is both past and present.