About
I’m lucky to have worked on hundreds of films as a Director, an Editor, a Camera operator/DP, a Self-shooting Director and a Self-shooting Producer Director. My Photography draws on this experience, to capture moments that portray a narrative and a feel.
My films have delivered on the marketing goals for many brands, charities and agencies – encompassing brand films, documentaries, social campaigns, product visuals, thought-leadership pieces, client-retention/pitch content, mood/awards reels, b2b, b2c and internal.
My approach is entirely client-centric to understand project goals, platforms and the intended audience – to deliver work that is on brand, on time, on brief and on budget.
I hold an A2 CofC license for Drone operation and own substantial equipment that I wet hire.
Selected films
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Walking the ground with James holland and al murray – battle of britain
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The Edge of now
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Dionne mcculloCh – my hole and corner
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Series X
omura how to films
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rm williams handmade signage
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Bruton boost campaign
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Allyson Wallpaper Artist
Allyson Mcdermott wallpaper
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Process
Rag of colts social
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The nineties renaissance
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how are you out of 10
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Nik Ramage Documentary
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land rover test shoot
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I’ve worked with
SOCIAL + ONLINE marketing
Showcasing your products and business through photography and video. Aiming for high engagement of your target audience across platforms.
CAPTURING STORIES
Storytelling is at the heart of what I do. Whether it’s the story of a person, a brand, an idea, a strategy or an event – there’s always a point of connection for people to understand and engage.
Documentaries
Experienced at condensing people’s stories into compelling films that move people; conducting interviews to help contributors be their best; hitting key points; and unlocking thoughts and insights that bring a magic.
Brand films
Engaging consumers and clients with your brand, story, values and ethos. Created in your brand voice and guidelines so that it could only have come from you.
PITCHES AND REELS
High-quality, engaging pitch videos to assist new business teams; compelling reels that capture best work; awards entry reels that consider judge reactions; and client retention videos to showcase work-done and shared experiences for long-term partnership investment.
b2b Communication
Creating authoritative, well-crafted content that’s designed to achieve a business goal. Communicating detailed or values/ethos based messaging to a specific audience and delivering complex ideas in an engaging way.
POST PRODUCTION
Facilities and experience to distil interviews and imagery into compelling stories that engage viewers and deliver on the film objectives. Working with mixed-media, filmed content and in collaboration with motion graphics.
internal films
Capturing personalities, people and processes for internal communications and synergy. Including brand stories, client offerings, core values, training or to bring strategy to life.
About me
I have lived and breathed filmmaking all my life. I’ve worked on hundreds of films as a Director, an Editor, a Camera operator/DP, a Self-shooting Director and a Self-shooting Producer Director. For 12 years I headed a video production agency in London. I now work directly with businesses and freelance with production companies.
I have created a diverse range of projects for business, charities, agencies, brands and creators; encompassing documentaries, brand films, social campaigns, b2c and b2b films, client-retention/pitch content, thought-leadership pieces, mood/awards reels and internal comms.
Photography has been a lifelong passion that I kept as a hobby until I found myself photographing 100s of images of weather and clouds to create the through-the-window imagery for the BBC weather app.
My approach is entirely client-centric. I collaborate closely with clients to understand project goals, the platforms and the intended audiences. I then focus on producing visually compelling content that reflects the brand’s voice and ethos; with clearly defined milestones and feedback loops to ensure the work is as needed.
equipment, facilities and skills
facilities
- Home Studio
- Ultra fast 500Mb/sec fibre broadband (upgradeable to 1Gb) (both upload and download) so can work with large file sizes remotely.
- Mac Studio M2 Ultra
- Adobe Creative Suite
- DaVinci Resolve
Equipment
Camera+Grip
- Canon C70 kit (1) w/ 24-70 + 70-200 lenses + tripod + gratical eye viewfinder
- Canon C70 kit (2) w/ 24-105 lens + tripod
- Tilta Advanced Ring with DJI RS3 Pro gimbal
- Tilta Nano II follow focus kit
- Tilta handheld rig
Monitoring
- SmallHD Cine 7 monitor
- Atomos Shinobi 7 monitor
- DJI Wireless transmission
Sound
- Sennheiser mkh416 with rycote+boom + wireless transmitter
- 1no Sennheiser EW112 g4 radio mic
- 1no Sennheiser EW-DP ENG radio mic
- 1no Rode VideoMic NTG
Lighting
- Aperture 600d
- Godox SL300iii
- 1.2m soft box
- 2no 120x30cm rectangular softboxes
- 4no c-stands
- Blackout + gels
Drone
- DJI Mavic 3 Pro Cine Drone
Stills Camera
- Canon R5ii
- Fujifilm X100vi
Flash Lighting
- 3no Bowens GM500 studio flash w/ modifiers
- Godox AD600 Pro wireless flash w/ modifiers
- Godox V860iii on camera flash
FILMS MADE FOR
Agency
PHD, Omnicom Group, Yahoo!, Lloyds, OMD, Dentsu Aegis, Towers Watson, Lowe Worldwide, Shelter, Vizeum, MEC, Raft Creative, Manning Gottlieb, Competition and Markets Authority
Financial
Aviva, Societe Generale, Experian, Deutsche Bank, Kleinwort Hambrose, The Financial Ombudsmen
Brand
Coca Cola Enterprises, Amazon, Siemens, Cadbury Mondelez, Delancey, Diageo, Visa, Ford, Waitrose, Tesco, Sony, Cinch, Unilever, Procter & Gamble, United Biscuits (McVities), Expedia, Specsavers, BBC Weather, Universal Music, Danone, Virgin Holidays, Youtube, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Corus Steel, RM Williams
SME
The Road Rat Magazine,
The Newt in Somerset, Rag of Colts, Omura, Osip, West Hill School, James Brown Hair, Gecko Beach Club
Public Sector
Food Standards Agency, NHS (multiple trusts), National Crime Agency, Public Health England, Child Exploitation and Online Protection Agency, Transport for London, Greater London Authority
Broadcaster
BBC, Sky, Disney, Universal
MISC
Education
- A2 CofC Pilots license for Category 2 Drones
- Degree in Law
- City and Guilds Photography
Endeavours
- Founded and ran a successful video production agency for 12 years.
- Created and ran the 14th most subscribed channel in all time (at the time) on Youtube
Systems + Data
- Technically literate in both software and hardware
- Have specified infrastructure and designed workflows
- Project managed a cyber essentials cert
- Was a data protection officer
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Creative
- Adobe Premiere
- Adobe Aftereffects
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Lightroom,
- Adobe InDesign
- Davinci Resolve
Cameras
- Canon C70
- Canon C300
- Canon 5D
- Canon R5ii
- Nikon Z7
- Sony A7siii
Drone/Gimbal
- Ronin RS3 Pro
- Mavic 3 Pro Drone
AI tools
- heygen
- elevenlabs
Office + systems
- Google docs
- Microsoft Office
- Quickbooks
- Airtable
- Teamworks
- Scoro
- Zapier
Coding
- php
- html/css