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 is the size of three hundred football pitches, and even though it has it’s own road and rail infrastructure it still took some time to get around.
After getting rescheduled twice due to bad weather, I finally got to York to shoot the security company – Minster Alarms for Yell Adworks. The final video is now live on Yell.com.
Just completed the online edit, then made DVD masters and internet versions of a series of short films charting the history of Irish immigration to Leeds. Earlier in the year I’d shot three days of chroma key interviews. The films were directed and edited by the multi-talented Patricia Doherty. Visit Untold Stories to find out more.
