Sound & aerial for film and TV
Location sound, audio direction and licensed drone work. Based in the Northern Rivers, working Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Sydney and wherever the story goes.
25+ years · Network TV, documentary, branded content · Australia & overseas
What I do
One operator, three jobs
Location sound
Production sound recording and mixing for TV, documentary, corporate and branded content. Wireless, boom and multitrack, with clean, consistent results on any set.
Audio direction
Live audio for broadcast crosses, events and multi-camera shoots, plus audio post-sweetening and repair when a recording needs saving.
Drone & aerial
Licensed drone pilot shooting high-resolution aerials. Book sound and aerial on the same job and save on a crew spot.
Kit: Sound Devices recorders/mixers · Lectrosonics radio mics · Sanken & DPA lavs · Schoeps & DPA booms · A&H SQ5 64-ch desk · DJI Inspire 1 Pro (X5) · Phantom 4 Pro+ · Mini 3 Pro
Where I work
South-East Queensland to Sydney
Sound recordist Brisbane
Studio interviews, corporate and TV shoots across Brisbane.
27.58°S 153.12°E · Oct 2024
Sound recordist Gold Coast
Hospitality, events and lifestyle TV from Coolangatta to the Broadwater.
28.08°S 153.39°E · Oct 2024
Byron to Ballina
Based in Ocean Shores, minutes from Byron Bay, with Ballina, Lismore and the Tweed close by.
Ocean Shores NSW 2483
Sydney and beyond
Bondi was home base from 2006. Still on call for Sydney shoots and touring crews.
Available for travel
Recent work
On set, on location
Aerial reels
From the drone
Selected aerial work. Each reel opens on YouTube.
What producers say
Trusted by network TV
“I have worked with Wayne for over 20 years. I think one of his greatest strengths is his ability to read any situation.”
“My team is stronger with Wayne on board because of his initiative, rapid troubleshooting and dynamic personality.”
“He has produced many documentary level drone shots that have lifted my stories from the mundane to the magical.”
Meet Wayne McKelvie
Twenty-five years of getting the sound
Wayne followed Australia's first astronaut through NASA training, chased tsunamis for Discovery Channel, spent six months recording inside America's supermax prisons and crossed live from Machu Picchu for Sunrise.
These days he works out of Ocean Shores on the NSW North Coast, covering South-East Queensland, the Northern Rivers and Sydney, with sound, live audio and aerials often on the same job.
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