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Content creation services

Our talented and friendly content creative services offer expert skills and technical knowledge to realise your content creation goals. We produce, film and edit high-quality live-action video content, create bespoke graphic design, shoot photographic images and compose original music and sound. Creative promotion We can…

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Product videography

Working as a freelance videographer, my production base includes a studio space fully equipped with all the necessary camera and lighting kit for a wide range of filming commissions, including product videography, product filming, and product photography services. Short product videos can be used across…

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Smartphone filming tips

To provide some technical help when filming smartphones and other mobile devices like tablets, I’ve compiled a list of smartphone filming tips. During a recent commission, these smartphone filming tips came in very useful in supporting a group of 15 young actors who were collaborating…

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Lockdown music video production

Even in isolation or lockdown, a music video production can still be created by collaborating with other musicians and artists that are not with you. Using a recent music video that I edited together as a case study, I explain some tips about what to…

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Lighting for filming

Considering, measuring and controlling the lighting when filming any kind of video will help ensure you record the best quality visuals possible. Here I write a brief overview of the basic concept of using light which, with your camera selected to manual mode, can help…

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Videography lighting kit

When starting out as a video production freelancer buying videography lighting kit will be an essential consideration. In this blog post, I explain some of the factors and decisions I took when purchasing my lights and lighting kit. Buying your first lights The very first…

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Videography how to learn

With over 15 years’ experience of videography, I share some of my perspectives and views to help anyone who might be interested in working in this field or becoming a freelance videographer. Do you have a passion for videography? Following your passions in life is…

Motion control cameraman showing filming location on Barbican stage

Motion control cameraman

Explaining my assignment working as a motion control cameraman that took place both in the Milton Court and the Barbican main concert hall in London over a period of four days. My specific role was to film close moving shots of the performing artists, for…