Sound and music company Machine has added Ben Gulvin to its team of sound designers.
Gulvin joins Patch Rowland and Alex Bingham as an integral part of the senior creative team in London.
Gulvin has worked on assorted campaigns throughout his career, spanning TV, cinema, radio and short film. Among his credits are NHS’ “We are the NHS,” Met Police’s “Code Severe,” Smart Energy’s “Powering Cities,” Carwow’s “Car buying tamed” and Lynx’s “Forget about labels.”
Gulvin joins Machine after a 17 year tenure at 750mph. “I’ve been fortunate to be around the best in the industry. From the get-go I was in an environment where attention to the finer details was a standard expectation. The wealth of talent I was surrounded by gave me the inspiration and drive to learn, develop and refine my career. The decision to leave 750mph was a tough one. However, the opportunity to develop my career further at Machine and be an integral part of their growth was something I could not miss out on. To work with Patch, Alex, Matej (EP Oreskovic) and all the team at Machine is very exciting, I cannot wait to get started.”
A team of sound designers, composers and producers, Machine maintains offices in London and New York.
Rom-Com Mainstay Hugh Grant Shifts To The Dark Side and He’s Never Been Happier
After some difficulties connecting to a Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead.
"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
"I think they're killing us. I hate them," he says. "I go on long holidays from them, three or four days at at time. Marvelous."
Hell, and our proximity to it, is a not unrelated topic to Grant's new film, "Heretic." In it, two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) come knocking on a door they'll soon regret visiting. They're welcomed in by Mr. Reed (Grant), an initially charming man who tests their faith in theological debate, and then, in much worse things.
After decades in romantic comedies, Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career. But in "Heretic," a horror thriller from A24, Grant's turn to the dark side reaches a new extreme. The actor who once charmingly stammered in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and who danced to the Pointer Sisters in "Love Actually" is now doing heinous things to young people in a basement.
"It was a challenge," Grant says. "I think human beings need challenges. It makes your beer taste better in the evening if you've climbed a mountain. He was just so wonderfully (expletive)-up."
"Heretic," which opens in theaters Friday, is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of "A Quiet Place." In Grant's hands, Mr. Reed is a divinely good baddie — a scholarly creep whose wry monologues pull from a wide range of references, including, fittingly, Radiohead's "Creep."
In an interview, Grant spoke about these and other facets of his character, his journey... Read More