LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION

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.