Ireland's specialist audio post-production and audio restoration studio.
Two-time IFTA award-winner.
Audio consultant to the Irish Film Institute Film Archive.
Ireland's specialist audio post-production and audio restoration studio.
Two-time IFTA award-winner.
Audio consultant to the Irish Film Institute Film Archive.
Post-Production
Full audio post-production for film, television, documentary, and corporate content.
Broadcast, cinema and streaming platform delivery, mixed in a calibrated purpose-built studio.
Precision dialogue editing and automated dialogue replacement for any delivery format.
Creative sound design and effects editing for documentary, drama, and commercial productions.
Professional voiceover recording and full podcast production and post-production.
Productions for
Selected Work
The Wanted Man
ADR · Apple TV+
Halloween: An Ancient Mystery
Cheap European Homes
Heat My Home
The Shelter
10 Things to Know
Cheap Irish Homes
Dublin Crust
Sound Post · Feature Film
Wrecker
Underground Cinema Award, Best Sound
Debutante
Fastnet Film Festival, Best Sound
I, Dolours
2020 George Morrison Award Nominee
The Unreal
Sound Mix & Sound Design · RTÉ
Pearl Harbor: Heroes Who Fought Back
IFTA Winner, Best Sound
The Lodgers
Michael Inside
Sacred Sites of the World
Smithsonian Channel
Crash and Burn
IFTA Winner · Best Sports Documentary
Striking Out
What We Do
From forensic film archive restoration to broadcast-ready final mixes, and everything in between.
Subtle enhancement to deep forensic recovery. Specialist sound restoration for film archives, deteriorating media and broadcast legacy content, using the most advanced tools available.
Learn moreRemove dialogue, narration or music from a completed mix. M&E track creation and re-versioning audio services for films and TV shows when original stems no longer exist.
Learn moreBroadcast-standard dubbing mixer services, final mixes, sound design, ADR prep, voiceover recording and podcast production.
Learn moreBroadcast-quality voiceover and podcast recording on location or remotely. Using high-end condenser microphones and professional audio interfaces, we deliver studio-grade results wherever you need them.
Get in touchNot all audio damage is the same, and neither are our solutions. Avatar specialises in both subtle enhancement and deep forensic restoration, applying decades of hands-on experience to film archive audio restoration, audio preservation and broadcast legacy material.
We are the audio consultant to the Irish Film Institute Film Archive Department, trusted with the preservation of Ireland's most historically significant soundtracks.
Reefer and the Model
The Outcasts
Trojan Eddie
32A
Korea
Snakes and Ladders
Disco Pigs
The Eclipse
IFI Film Archive. Selection of Recent Audio Restoration Credits
Stem Separation & Re-Versioning
Using advanced AI-powered source separation, we extract dialogue, music and effects from a fully mixed track, even when the original stems no longer exist.
Complete final mix. Dialogue, music & effects combined
Advanced source isolation extracts each element
Dialogue, music & effects as separate tracks
New language narration added over original M&E
Recognition
IFTA Award
Pearl Harbor: Heroes Who Fought Back
IFTA Award
Writing in the Sky
Denton Thin Line Festival 2023
North Circular
Fastnet Short Film Festival
Debutante
Underground Cinema Award
Wrecker
IFTA & Festival Nominations
About
Killian is one of Ireland's most experienced audio post-production specialists, with a career spanning 35 years across Dublin, London, and New York.
He began at Tommy Ellis Sound Studios in 1989, then held senior positions at Carlton Television (Head of Audio Post Production), Space Facilities, Molinaire, and Oasis TV in London, working for BBC, Channel 4, and ITV.
In 2007 he founded Avatar Audio Post Production. He lectures at Pulse College and Griffith College.
Work With KillianEntrusted by the Irish Film Institute with the preservation and restoration of Ireland's most historically significant film soundtracks - from 1920s silents to mid-century optical tracks.
Whether you need audio restoration, post-production, or stem separation for international versioning, we'd love to hear from you.
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