The film above is the third and final version, updated with new aerial and internal footage and re-edited in 2022. Four years on from the second version below, it shows how Croppers has expanded and evolved again, maintaining their position as world leaders in so much of what they do. A shortened version of this film is the first thing you see when you visit the James Cropper website here: http://jamescropper.com
This film project was a great chance to work for Sarah Kay Hospitality Photography again (http://www.skhp.co.uk), to produce the updated second version above for James Cropper in 2018. A big thank you to Sarah for providing the opportunity. I helped to shoot and then edit this video, including using clips recorded in China and the U.S.A. The film aims to demonstrate that James Cropper has grown to be a truly unique and global company. Once again, everyone involved in supporting the making of this film was a joy to work with.
“Creating some of the world’s most distinctive and technically advanced paper products, using materials from cotton and wood to carbon fibre. Supporting industries from packaging to digital imaging and aerospace with products that are at the cutting edge of performance.”
At the time I was working on this first version of the film in 2017, it was undoubtedly the most challenging project to date, but one that I relished working on. The film combines aerial filming and regular videography, and was produced with Sarah Kay Photography. I am extremely grateful to Sarah for providing this opportunity to create work for James Cropper Paper. James Cropper is based at Burneside, north of Kendal and has a long tradition of paper-making dating back to 1845. However, James Cropper PLC is now also a global leader in the realm of Moulded 3D and Technical Fibre Products. I hope this film captures something of this combination of tradition and innovation, set against the river and water on which the mill developed and the importance of sustainability to James Cropper today. Everyone at James Cropper was extremely helpful and supportive throughout the process of making this, which made for such an enriching experience! I hope you enjoy the finished film as much as we enjoyed making it. I know that it has been very well used by James Cropper.