I LOVE IT ALL

CREATIVELY MOTIVATED

I love the variety of filming styles I do. I am more than happy hand held on the move for a documentary, to a complicated lighting rig with my camera on a jib or dollie for a commercial.

Filming up a hill, on a boat, on top of a windmill, on horse back riding backwards, in the woods, on the coast filming a beautiful sunrise for Countryfile; on Bonneville Salt Flats, in Japan or around Europe with the latest cars for Top Gear; Wild life in Costa Rica filming Leather Back Turtles; four years filming around the wild life parks of England for ITV, looking at the odd antique on Bargain Hunt and Flog It, filming holiday programmes in the Caribbean and Australia; to releasing bears back into the wild in Boise. I love it all.

LIGHTING IS IMPORTANT

Lighting makes a shot, whether it’s a simple interview situation that still requires quality lighting. A drama set, either in the studio or on location, where you can create different atmospheres with your lighting: a candle lit dinner, sunlight streaming through windows or a moonlit night scene with an air of mystery. Still life advertising shots of food, drink and anything else you can think of, or a car that requires its graceful lines to be shown and not destroyed.

I HAVE FILMED AROUND THE WORLD

I have travelled throughout the UK, Europe and many other parts of the World: USA, Costa Rica, Australia, Korea, Caribbean, South Africa, Iceland and Japan to mention a few. Filming holiday programmes, wild life in Costa Rica, Walking with Cavemen in Africa to fast cars on Bonneville Salt Flats.

HANDHELD, STEADICAM, DOLLIE OR CRANE

If you want hand held shots; I can promise you mine are second to none. Steadicam is exciting and rewarding to operate. If offers the production a creativity, quality and movement to the shots which is otherwise impossible. Being chased by a bunch of thugs down an alley, craning down from 30ft then stepping off, going up and down stairs, gliding from room to room opening the scene with actors.

FILMING FROM THE AIR

I have filmed from helicopters and aircraft to get dramatic aerial shots. From 15,000 feet to 12 feet filming from RAF Hercules aircraft, Chinook helicopters to light aircraft over the Caribbean and helicopters over the UK. I have used Tyler mounts, remote heads and stood on the skids with my camera on my shoulder. Frightening? Yes, but brilliant fun.

OUTSIDE BROADCAST

I am familiar with health and safety, care and being aware what’s happening around you while filming, I am experienced at working around and with  VIPs, Presenters and Teams, whether it’s for a live OB or VT.

I am happy in the tunnel getting the build up to the match, pitch side covering the game or in the studio; track side at a motor racing event covering the cars on the track or in the pit lane getting close to the action; at a music concert handheld on stage or on a tripod.