“Place” was an excellent exhibition both in Barrow and about Barrow that was very well attended not only at the preview evening on Friday 9th February 2024, but also when open to the public in the weeks that followed. I was asked by Art Gene to create a film to… Read More »Art Gene – “Place” Exhibition
This project, to produce a film to be shown at the Forum, during a sold out performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No.5 was a truly special experience, never to be forgotten. The following is from the concert programme – Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in Barrow, Saturday 20 January 2024 7pm Colin… Read More »Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – Double-Barrowed film
Another popular and successful event at Allotment Soup, the community growing space at Mill Lane on Walney, owned and run by the good people at Art Gene. Friday evening was the opening event with chance to socialise, drink and eat from Russ’s amazing buffet, and hear Dan Fox talk about… Read More »Art Gene – Big Green Weekender
Art Gene approached me to produce a short film to document this art project that they were involved in with the University of Central Lancashire and others. Working with artist Katie Anderson, pupils from Furness Academy explored issues around sustainability and gave voice to their concerns through slogans and images… Read More »Art Gene – Voices of the Future
This Art Gene exhibition called “No More Hot Air” at the Nan Tait Centre in February 2022 follows on from the Food, Futures and Biodiversity event that I filmed the previous year. Much of the footage here was shot at the Preview evening and includes interviews with a number of… Read More »Art Gene – No More Hot Air Exhibition
This was a wonderful all day event that took place on Saturday 13th November 2021 at Walney Community Growing Space. I was naturally focused on getting footage of the artwork and from all the different talks and activities throughout the day to be able to put together a film that… Read More »Art Gene – Food, Futures & Biodiversity
Yet another new challenge, to film the removal of an iconic but diseased tree in the grounds of Holker Hall, that was in danger of coming down. Greg Thompson Quality Tree Care was put in charge of the work for Holker Estates, and he contacted me at short notice to… Read More »Greg Thompson – Holker Hall Tree Removal
This positive, celebratory event was organised by XR Furness to encourage the good people of Ulverston to to think about the Climate Crisis and the kind of future world we want for our children as we come out of the Covid-19 pandemic. The butterfly theme links to the concept of… Read More »XRFurness Events
“Wolves is a game. Players track and photograph the Lakeland pack as they roam the landscapes around South Lakeland. This is not easy as wolves are notoriously hard to see. To aid players, Wolves publishes the wolves’ current location, derived from pack radio collar data*, on this site during game times. Use the location data… Read More »Lakes Alive Festival 2019 – Wolves
Back by popular demand for a second year, Barra Night Life 2019 was a unique overnight event of camping, outdoor cooking, art installations and encounters with native plants and wildlife, set within the Isle of Walney Community Growing Space, Barrow-in-Furness. It was an interesting event to try and capture, with… Read More »Art Gene – Barra Night Life, Walney
Morecambe Bay Partnership – Headland to Headspace 2015-2018 – Heritage at Risk – Conservation at Birkrigg Common. Since 2015, Morecambe Bay Partnership has been working with volunteers and local organisations through the Heritage Lottery Funded Headlands to Headspace Landscape Partnership to clear vegetation from three nationally important archaeological sites. Their… Read More »Morecambe Bay Partnership, Birkrigg Bracken Clearance
Back in March 2018 I was kindly invited to give a talk and presentation about my work and business by the Rotary Club of Furness. I enjoyed the evening and the films I projected seemed to go down well. I was subsequently asked by Graham Postlethwaite if I would produce… Read More »Rotary Club of Furness – Tour de Furness 2018
