I don’t like to think of myself as a Fan Boy, especially when it comes to cameras. There are so many options now all with their own incredible capabilities. For the past 5 years I’ve been shooting on the de-facto industry standard (TV, doc, corporate) Sony FS7 – a true workhorse of a camera. It’s been faultless for me, operating in all conditions and environments around the world and on TV Docs, commercials, feature docs, music videos and even short […]
4 years in production with footage and photography going back 40 years, Rom Boys (www.romboys.film) is finally in post production. With a completion date for the end of the year (2019) we’re looking at film festivals for 2020 before ‘hopefully’ picking up a distribution deal and then the wider world gets to see the film. Heres a couple of shots of the BTS of the studio.. **UPDATE NOVEMBER 2019** We have picture lock and so the final stages are music […]
Haven’t posted for a whole but this is a good one.. Recently returned from a shoot in LA at Venice with legendary US pro skater Lance Mountain. This is part of the Rom Boys doc and the icing on the cake in terms of interviews. Not only was it a long way to go to film, with all the variables and logistics that that can throw up but also you’re just never sure how the interview will go. Turns out […]
Here’s the Behind The Scenes of the Ronin shot I was called in on back in February to help out on at the BBC Studios in Cardiff. This was a really long tough day out – I was remote operator of the Ronin sat alongside the DP, Director and Focus Puller whilst I controlled the R2 using the remote. Also had about ten people looking over my shoulder at the monitor It was the first opportunity I’d really had to […]
In the production of the doc Rom Boys I recently came across a great story from an old School BMX legend Rob Steele af Radii Ramps(www.radiiramps.co.uk) that I felt played a really important part of the recent history of the park. To really get this segment across I needed to shoot this in his storage container as the backdrop and contents were vital to the story he was telling. This was difficult, due to the space, but also great from […]
With the seemingly unstoppable rise of the drone its easy to forget that helicopters are a still a thing when it comes to getting aerial footage. Costly yes – but to legally get really high shots over wide areas there’s just no other option. I recently had the request from a client to undertake a shoot across south Essex, highlighting some key areas over a very wide geographical area. It was obvious at the outset that a drone wouldn’t cut […]
Amazing experience working with 50 odd crew last Sunday in Cardiff – you’ll have to wait until the Autumn to see the results – the head camera op’s comments at the end of the day – “well we threw you in at the deep end – welcome to drama!”
Having owned and operated a DJI Ronin for over 3 years I’ve seen the tech really evolve and lots of fellow camera guys sell their Ronins for smaller versions – MX or even Osmo. I found the original Ronin great but certainly not without its limitations. Having been using a Sony FS7 over the past couple of years this became more and more noticeable where I found it really difficult to balance when using any lenses outside of my Rokinon […]
Alongside corporate, commercial and music video my background is actually in adventure travel photography. From shooting great whites in South Africa to WWII Wrecks at Bikini and remote atolls in the Pacific. Alongside shooting doc for TV (Channel 4 / 5 amongst others) I’ve also taken this experience into my corporate filmmaking . In particular I’ve shot corporate style productions where they’ve requested a documentary style approach – this was achieved particularly well on a shoot for a US corporation in […]
Heres’ the Christmas 2017 charity single for Children in Need and Great Ormond Street – I shot back in August at Metropolis studios featuring celebrities from various BBC auction shows – James Braxton, Charles Hanson, Charlie Ross and Philip Serrell, who star in Antiques Road Trip, Bargain Hunt and Flog It!