6 Months of 100% Freelance

So, 1 July marked 6 months of 100% freelance and I have a few numbers that I'm quite pleased with. Over 30 workshops. 23 of them #MadeOnAMobile (a handful of those are in the pic above). That's just over 300 people trained, most of them in mobile filmmaking, in 6 months. This compares with 120 …

#MoJoFest 2019

My #MoJoFest 2019 "#Mojo in 3 Seconds" #MadeOnAMobile - Shot & edited on iPhoneXR using FilmicPro camera software, a Shure MV88+ stereo condenser and a Deity V.Lav omnidirectional condenser mic, chopped up on #iMovie. https://youtu.be/v--_X03a_No Find out more about MoJoFest here: https://mojofest.eu

Timelapse and Blendeo

If you've seen any of my work you'll know that I'm a huge fan of Timelapse. For example: https://vimeo.com/157129273 It's a shot-for-shot remake of the Netflix "House of Cards" intro captured using iMotion (for iOS in the App Store) on an iPad and an iPhone 4. I made "City of Design" over 3 years ago …

Open Space Invader

We've been invaded! Just a quick capture of some work being done at the house... hope you like! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdJjO2ifUUs

Get out of the way… and collaborate!

Are you collaborative? Is your organisation? We often say we are, but are we really? Do we 'get in the way' of the process? Filmmaking, in theory, is a collaborative process. But like so many working partnerships (teams, institutions, organisations) some productions are bound to be more collaborative than others. So often the tone is …

Comic Scene Podcast – interview

In February 2019 I sat down with Phillip Vaughan (@phillipbvaughan), host of the Comic Scene Podcast, to have a chat about how I started out as an illustrator of children's comics and the artists, stories and publications that continue to inspire my work now as a designer and filmmaker. Conversation included how I started at …

Open a scene like Hitchcock

So you make short films for your organisation? Maybe you're part of a comms team or your role includes documenting what you do to share with customers or staff. Where do you go for inspiration? What films can you watch to get ideas for work projects? Is it okay to open your film like Hitchcock? …

Capturing Creativity

Ever found yourself at 2am working on a passion project wondering why you do this to yourself? But this is not about me. While I was making Open Close Movie last year I asked myself that question. It's rhetorical really. I know my answer and I know I will do it to myself time and …

Creative Pipeline, Perth

Creative Pipeline project is part of the Famous Grouse Ideas Centre, Perth. It supports young people age 16-25 who are currently not in education, employment or training into the Creative Industries. In September of last year I had the privilege of working with Helen and some of the young people at Creative Pipeline. I provided …

The Alien Cormorant and the SuperFly

This is part one in an ongoing series of short films (140 secs) about creatives –  what they do and how they do it – called #SuperFlyOnTheWall Earlier this year I made a feature length documentary about street art (#OpenCloseMovie). I realised that I knew a lot of people like me, working in their spare time …