Warner Bros. used an Audiolink radio system whilst filming the action movie Dunkirk on location in France, the Netherlands and the UK last summer. Dunkirk, featuring Harry Styles and directed by Christopher Nolan, was released in the UK in July 2017.
Audiolink has a long, successful working relationship with the major American film studio Warner Bros., dating back to before the Harry Potter series, which first hit the cinema screens back in 2001. For Dunkirk, Warner Bros. needed a reliable radio network to keep its production teams in clear contact whilst filming complex battle scenes across large expanses of beach and sea. It also ideally needed one set of radios that could be licensed across the three different countries.
Audiolink deployed a two-way radio system from Motorola Solutions, comprising circa 350 GP340 VHF portable radios, a DM3600 mobile two-way radio set up as a dispatch unit in the Assistant Director’s trailer and a wide range of accessories, including waterproof cases, covert kits, D-shaped earpieces and covert acoustic tube earpieces. Due to the wide radio coverage needed, Audiolink also installed a MOTOTRBO™ DR 3000 Repeater to extend range to 4–5 square miles along the beaches and across the open sea on location at Dunkirk and Urk (the Netherlands), where action shots were being filmed. Audiolink went on-site at Dunkirk to ensure the repeater was correctly installed and the full system working optimally; due to ease of installation, Warner Bros. was able to set up the repeater in Urk without further external assistance.
There was no need to install a Repeater on location at Weymouth, as filming was confined to a smaller area. However, Audiolink did also supply a large number of iPhone 6s to the American team whilst they were on location in the UK.
Audiolink also spoke to the various authorities in France, the Netherlands and the UK to get the radio frequencies cleared for use in each country, so Warner Bros. could keep the same radios for the duration of filming. Audiolink provided technical support and spare radios and accessories to Warner Bros., in case of damages or loss overboard during sea scenes.
“Audiolink went above and beyond the call of duty on Dunkirk to support our shoot across France, Holland and the UK. The level of support was truly first class and whenever there was a problem – wherever in the world we were – there was an immediate and thorough response. Andrew, one of the directors at Audiolink, personally came out to the beaches of Dunkirk to assess our set-up and support the smooth running of the film.”
Production Supervisor, Warner Bros.
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