Another Yell job today… Coppice View Dental Practice in Harrogate was the scene, where I faced my fear of dentists and got down to business. I helped the interviewees with their words, trying to keep things natural sounding and without them worrying about keeping to the script. Here’s the link if you dare…
Yet another quirky shoot for Yell today. This time for Flying Colours Flag Makers in Knaresborough. I directed this on the hoof, deciding to get the staff outside holding a Union Flag. The time-lapse of the flag being made had to be orchestrated to happen in less than 5 minutes, when in reality it takes many […]
SquareiMedia asked us to shoot a TV commercial for their client, Kutchenhaus. So Vic and I headed out to the Trafford Centre in Manchester with a car full of kit. We filmed on Nikon and Canon DSLRs, mine was connected to my usual 22 inch location monitor. Every shot was moving in some way either […]
Congregational and General Insurance asked me to film the Faith Through a Lens 2011 awards ceremony. I visited the venue earlier in the year for a recce with the media team from CGI, so we knew what to expect. I provided lighting in the venue, as well as suggesting the layout of the room and […]
We’ve just finished four nights at Magna – the children’s science park in Rotherham. It’s based in an old foundry, 350 metres long, 3 floors, painted black inside with very atmospheric low lighting. Bert Agency in Manchester kindly asked me to shoot the commercial for their client, so together with Vic McCullagh on lighting we […]
I spent the afternoon in Dore, Sheffield working with a regular client – Ideasbynet.com who wanted a short viral video for one of their unique and quirky products that they personalise and sell. So we set out to prove that the What?Gravity mobile phone holder can do much more than just hold phones! If you […]
I spent the day at the Carnegie Stadium today filming England and Superleague rugby player – Ryan Hall. He patiently stood for three hours whilst having the most common injuries sustained by players like him, painted onto his body. The artistry was done by World Champion body painter Raphaelle Fieldhouse who travelled to Leeds all […]
I’ve just shot Toolbank UK’s Christmas promotional video for the eighth year in row. This time, two days of filming in 1080p on the EX1. It’s come a long way from the days of shooting on the 4:3 VX2000 in a glorified shed in Sheffield and duping 1000 or so VHS tapes to send around […]
Today Essar Energy official took over running of the Stanlow refinery in Ellesmere Port near Liverpool. The £213million pound deal saw the Indian energy giant buy the facility from Shell. My client VisMedia sent me there over three days to document the changeover, as well as the official reopening and press launch. The massive site […]
I’ve been looking for something simple to cover the floor of our garage. Carpet or paint seemed the only choices, until I found Easimat modular foam flooring on eBay. I made a little installation video (one handed) with the D5100. P.S. I bought the flooring from here