This was the third time South Cumbria Rivers Trust has requested my services and this was the biggest project they have been involved in and one of the biggest of its kind in Europe. My remit, as previously, was to record the before, during and after, as the weir was… Read More »South Cumbria Rivers Trust – Bowston Weir Removal
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
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.… Read More »James Cropper – British Master Papermakers
Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust approached me at the start of 2022 hoping I could provide some aerial shots to be added to two films that they had commissioned as part of their Together for Trees project. I was delighted to oblige, as it gave me the opportunity to visit Malham… Read More »Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust – Together for Trees Stories
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
I have had the very great pleasure of working with South Cumbria Rivers Trust to document the development of three river restoration projects since July 2018. The first project I started recording is in a valley to the north of Kendal. Bannisdale Beck feeds into the River Mint which then… Read More »South Cumbria River Trust – Bannisdale
I was asked to work on this film project by Maddi Nicholson of Art Gene. It was produced as part of the funded cultural programme running alongside the High Street Heritage Action Zone project for which Barrow Borough Council received government funding from Historic England. This film stands apart from… Read More »Art Gene – Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness
It was highly educational for me to return once again to Eycott Hill Nature Reserve to visit with geologist Sylvia Woodhead, and to work with her to piece together this film looking at the history of the geology of this area. There is no doubt that taking the camera up… Read More »Cumbria Wildlife Trust – Eycott Rocks
Backbarrow Ironworks Heritage Trust approached me in 2019 to request an aerial video of the remaining buildings of the Ironworks which were in the final stages of being preserved. The video was to be featured on the updated website to promote visits to the historic site. I suggested a 360°… Read More »Backbarrow Ironworks
In the process of producing seven aerial virtual tours for Cumbria Wildlife Trust I acquired some wonderful video clips of each of the reserves I visited. I put these together into this simple film that shows very clearly how stunning the landscapes are that contain these reserves. This film was… Read More »Cumbria Wildlife Trust – Reserves
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
