Ian McCann is a true professional Cinematographer who was heavily involved in filming my movie, Bopper And Me. Without Ian, it just wouldn’t be the amazing movie it is. The movie has been chosen from over 200 films from across the world to be shown at the Iowa Independent Film Festival in September 2023. Ian …
Microsoft makes top-quality videos about its products and services. To do this their video production company travels the world shooting films where MS products make important contributions to the successes of their users. The production company has a core team of Producers, Directors, Directors of Photography, and Cameramen, based on the West Coast of the …
Music Video – The Veil by New Bee Jane
When creatives meet, if they have time and synergy, amazing things can happen. I had been commissioned to film the launch of a new AI/web3 venture, to be held at Canary Wharfe in central London, on Wednesday 8th of March. I spent the weekend creating several carefully costed proposals. The booking was confirmed on Monday …
Great British Bake Off – Peter Sawkins Makes Lunch With Davina McCall
RYVITA – FEEL GOOD LIVE 04:30 hrs., Saturday 13th of February 2021. It was bitterly cold and still black dark as I loaded my ice-covered car with a shed load of my video production equipment. You Take The High Road, I’ll Take The Low Road, And I’ll Be In Scotland Afore You. Scotland was in …
The Day The Music Died
The Day The Music Died is a phrase we all know. Although, perhaps the younger generation do not really know the story. And now there is a new aspects to the story, too. Who Legendary Rock n Roll artists: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and JP, the Big Bopper, Richardson are world famous. And this is not …
Model Head Shots
I recently spent the evening with two lovely young models. We had a great time but more importantly we made some lovely model head shots, to promote their careers. Earlier, I had been on assignment, to shoot some head shots for the newly appointed Chief Executive of Tees Valley Arts, James Beighton. So I took the …
Environmental Portraits / Headshots / Fashion Shoots
Environmental or location portraits, headshots, and fashion shoots are often far more visually interesting than studio shoots. They do, however, present many challenges and require rather more effort including, learning about the subject, planning the shoot, checking and rescheduling for the weather, and logistics of moving people and equipment around. Locations Perhaps the most fundamental question …
CF Fertilisers – More Than Just Another Workplace
As part of the drive for continuous improvement to the already very good performance metrics of CF Fertilisers‘ Teesside manufacturing plant, management decided to try to put smiles on the faces of the people working there. Thinking “outside the box” The point was to create an environment where people would feel appreciated and happy, and being in a good frame of …
Hard Man, one of the UK’s most dangerous prisoners
Over the last month or two, I have been shooting a fascinating documentary, the dramatic and powerful story of a legendary hard man from the criminal underworld. David Taylor is directing the film and Glasshouse Media is producing it. David Scott is in charge of post-production. Childhood Our protagonist idolised his uncle, one of the toughest and most feared criminals …
Fashion Shoot – Lacry Couture
A few weeks ago on a very cold November Saturday, I was to shoot a set of fashion photographs for Lacry Couture. Our main theme was “Duchess”. Designer, Lacry Puravu had created three outfits for this theme. Our location, the grounds of the stunning Royal Holloway University Campus, just west of London. Dark Beauty However, Lacry Couture had another, …