Transparent Sound
Velcrow Ripper is as passionate about sound as he is about image. Throughout his life as a director, he has also worked as an award winning sound designer and music supervisor, on both his own films and the work of other filmmakers. Most recently he was the sound designer and music supervisor for the feature documentary "The New Corporation", the follow-up to 2013's "The Corporation" which he also sound designed and music supervised.
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He is currently sound designing a television series for Knowledge Network, and teaching Sound Design at Capilano University .
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SOUND AWARDS
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THE CORPORATION (Sound Designer/Music Supervisor)
BEST OVER-ALL SOUND – Leo Awards
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A PLACE CALLED CHIAPAS (Sound Designer/Music Supervisor)
BEST OVER-ALL SOUND – Hot Docs
BEST OVER-ALL SOUND – Leo Awards
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BONE WIND FIRE (Sound Designer/Music Supervisor)
BEST OVER-ALL SOUND – Leo Awards
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BONES OF THE FOREST (Sound Designer/Music Supervisor)
BEST OVER-ALL SOUND - Hot Docs
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SOUND CREDITS
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2020 The New Corporation - Sound Designer, Music Supervisor, Music and FX Editor.
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2018 Metamorphosis - a Film by Nova Ami and Velcrow Ripper
Sound Designer, Music Supervisor, FX and Music Editor
2017 Uninterrupted site specific video installation by Nettie Wild. Sound Designer, Music and FX Editor
2015 Everything Will Be ~ Julia Kwan Sound Designer, FX and Music Editor
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2013 Occupy Love ~ Sound Designer, FX and Music Editor
2011 Bone Wind Fire by Jill Sharpe. NFB. Sound Designer, Music Supervisor
2008 Fierce Light ~ Sound Designer, Music Supervisor, FX and Music Editor
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2007 Eve and the Firehorse feature fiction by Julia Kwan. Sound Designer.
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2004 Scared Sacred Sound Designer, Music Supervisor, FX and Music Editor
2003 The Corporation Sound Designer, Music Supervisor, FX and Music Editor
1999 Pocket Desert - by Craig and Teresa Marshall. Sound Designer
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1998 A Place Called Chiapas (Feature doc) by Nettie Wild Sound Designer, Music and FX Editor
1993 The Lotus Eaters (Feature fiction) Playback Operator
1991 The Falls (Feature doc) Sound FX Editor
1991 The Adjuster (Feature fiction) by Atom Egoyan. Assistant Sound Editor.
1991 Highway 61 (Feature fiction) ADR Recordist
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1990 I'm Happy. You're Happy. We're All Happy. Happy, Happy, Happy. (Feature fiction) Sound Designer, Music and FX Editor