Cinematography Skills

I have a wealth of experience filming long lens behavioural sequences (Planet Earth, Life & Frozen Planet, Africa for BBC1 and Ganges, Madagascar and multiple Natural World films for BBC2). My background as a biologist, and years spent in the field, have given me an in-depth understanding of fieldcraft, and how to best locate hides […] Read more »

I spent 6 years training at Oxford Scientific Films, a production company with a justified reputation for world-class macro work, and I have a thorough grounding in all aspects of macro photography. In 2010 I completed work on a 60min film about Honeypot Ants (Empire of the Desert Ants) for BBC2′s Natural World series. This […] Read more »

My time at OSF gave me a thorough understanding of timelapse and highspeed cinematography techniques. I initially trained using various film cameras – Locam and Hadland cameras for highspeed work, and Bolex and Mitchell 35mm cameras for timelapses. I have built and run many long-term indoor plant behaviour timelapse set ups, often with motion control […] Read more »

I have shot many observational documentary sequences, typically with characters who are not used to being in front of the camera, and often in tense or high pressure situations (Moose on the Loose, Bear Man, The Wild Ladies of Viramba, Lemur Blues). I have a good ear for listening to what the contributors are saying […] Read more »

I have set up remote underground camera systems to film meerkats in the Kalahari and wild badger sets in the UK – filming the first ever footage of newborn badgers in the wild. The badger filming was done in Wytham Woods, Oxfordshire. We figured out where the likely locations of the nesting chambers were by […] Read more »

I have a great deal of experience of IR filming, initially with Ikegami cameras, and more recently a with Canon 5D’s, one of which I have had converted to allow maximum sensitivity for IR filming. I have a complete IR lighting rig consisting of two Derwent Super LED lights with inverters of running off 12v […] Read more »

I have owned a Jimmy Jib III with hothead for over 10 years and used it on multiple productions – we’ve hauled it up to the top of Ankor Wat Temple in Cambodia and to thermal hot springs in Japan – and many other weird and wonderful locations. My jib has a 15ft reach and […] Read more »