David McCarthy

History

David McCarthy is an Australian sound engineer based in Sydney. Following comprehensive training and work with BBC Radio in London, he returned to Australia where he worked in local radio and as a producer with SBS Radio before securing his current position with Zig Zag Lane, a leading post-production facility in Sydney. He has worked on numerous television productions, as well as a range of advertising, corporate and film-related projects.

Profile

Movies

Ticketyboo

Sound

Ticketyboo: a Secret in Plain Sight is an artistic feature documentary exploring the deeply personal struggle of staying connected to a loved one with dementia.

Job Security

Sound Mixer

A young man with autism attempts to apply for a job, but is faced with a bigoted receptionist at the world's worst recruitment agency.

Ellie and Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt)

Dialogue Editor

School captain Ellie is seriously crushing on her rebellious classmate Abbie. Determined to ask her first love to the year 12 formal, Ellie devises a plan to go public with the invitation but before she can go through with it, her dead aunt Tara reappears from beyond the grave. Believing she's been brought back from the dead to be Ellie's fairy godmother, Tara dishes out unwanted dating advice based on her life as an out lesbian in the '80s.

Hope Road

Sound Designer

A refugee from the Sudanese civil war, Zacharia (one of the ‘Lost Boys' of Sudan) lives in Sydney with his wife and daughter. He desperately wants to do something for his former village, now in the newly created nation of South Sudan. His dream is to build a much-needed school, enlisting the backing of numerous Australians. Janet, a dedicated supporter, joins him on a 40-day fundraising walk from Tweed Heads to Sydney along with filmmaker Tom Zubrycki. But will this strategy raise the funds they need? Thwarted by escalating conflict back in South Sudan, and shocked by a broken relationship, Zac must decide what's important in his life.