New Work | Nilly

Nilly is a short stylised documentary taking a look into the life of Nilly Cetin, an incredible martial artist who dedicated her childhood to training in a Shaolin temple and who’s now continuing the journey onwards into the world of screen fighting. Her passion for martial arts is palpable, with a drive and determination that knows no boundaries.

it was an incredibly fun project to shoot with a combination of fight scenes, interview, and on location set ups rolled into one. The overall mood and colour palette is dark and moody, with strong pops of vivid colour throughout. The mood board above shows how individual scenes work in harmony when put together.

Bombay Sapphire Premier Cru

It’s certainly been a strange and at times uneventful year so when I was asked if I’d be interested in shooting an ad in Spain, my reaction was strongly positive to say the least!

This project gave me the opportunity to work with two new and excellent companies - Studio Yes, a Shoreditch based production company and Vagabond, who facilitated production alongside Studio Yes in Spain.

Our mission was to head down to Murcia in the south and shoot with farmers on a lemon farm for the launch of Bombay Sapphire’s new gin ‘Premier Cru’. With the gin highlighting its use of locally grown lemon peel as one of its ten botanicals, our part documentary part scripted film needed to hone in on all the things that make that process and execution special.

It just so happened that we were shooting over the hottest day on Spanish record with a max temperature of 48 degrees, I didn’t envy my DP Alistair!

Guide Dogs TVC

In June I had the pleasure of teaming up with Guide Dogs UK and Nice Shirt for their latest TV advert. It was a slightly different format to what the charity usually do so I felt the responsibility of making the experience a good one on my shoulders.

The ad tells the story of Stacey, who was studying to be a nurse when she lost her sight from a severe illness and who then faced the uphill battle of regaining her inherent positivity and big life dreams back.

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After her recovery Stacey was 100% set on having a Guide Dog so when the charity called to say a little puppy called Toffee was available she was over the moon. Working together with Toffee Stacey began to find her confidence again and move forward towards a new job, getting married and even redeveloping the home kitchen!

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Sweaty Betty | SEEN

This shoot for Sweaty Betty was an absolutely blast and the perfect way to get back on set after the Covid hiatus! I loved working with the team and what makes this uplifting shoot even more impressive is that it’s featuring a whole bunch of bold, inspirational ladies from the brand itself.

It was so great to chat to each of them on set and hear their motivations for stepping out of their comfort zone, getting in front of the camera and giving 💯% in order to help promote the new SEEN campaign.

High fives for the confidence shown that day! 🙌🏻

Joining Forces with Nice Shirt Films

Big news this week…I’m incredibly excited to now officially be the newest member of Soho based production company Nice Shirt Films.

For the last fifteen years Nice Shirt have been producing bespoke moving image projects for all sorts of clients: commercials, on-line campaigns, dramas, documentaries, idents, fashion films, music videos and art projects. They partner with agencies, clients, other production companies and most importantly, couldn’t be a nicer bunch of people.

As well as producing, the team represent a diverse group of brilliant film-makers and it’s a real joy to be on the roster alongside them.

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The Fell Runner Awarded Finalist in 2020 AOP Awards

I’m incredibly honoured that our passion project The Fell Runner has made finalist selection at this years Association of Photographer awards.

With 2020 seeing moving image being introduced to the awards we entered the film into the Lifestyle category, hoping our protagonist Calum and his love for the Fells would strike a chord with the judges.

Throughout the film we explore the natural landscape alongside Calum, hearing first hand what drives him to keep running over such challenging but beautiful terrain. There’s an intensity in his words and the environment, but also a real softness to his character and love for the sport. I think that it’s this slightly unusual combination which gives the project a certain warmth, intrigue and appeal.

New Work | Straight Outta Lockdown

’Straight Outta Lockdown’, a film made just after Spring lockdown ended and we all emerged into what seems to be a very different world for the time being.

We asked a few people to describe their lockdown experience and share some of the lighter moments; How has their life and the lives of people around them changed? And what about the future?

Shot on Super8, MiniDV, 35mm and digital. You can find the film over on the Projects page.

New Work | Hydro K

New work from the lockdown period, a short film featuring dancer and all round good guy @kelseyhydromiller.

Kelsey is a dancer from London. Growing up he battled with a life threatening illness, and won, shaping his outlook and redefining his path towards teaching.

He talks about how this has fed into his philosophy on life, and influenced his approach to movement. Kelsey’s story is testament to finding inner strength by using dance to channel positivity and resilience.

Check out the film here.

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