I was back working with IMG this weekend for Channel 4 Racing at the Scottish Grand National, broadcasting live from the studio at Ayr Racecourse.
Clydesdale Bank – UK’s First Polymer Banknote
I produced this video for Clydesdale Bank to promote the release of the UK’s first polymer banknote. The new polymer notes are more secure, more durable and cleaner than paper notes.
Working with The BIG Partnership, students of Bearsden Academy’s Young Engineer and Science Club were filmed putting the new polymer note through its paces with a number of experiments testing the note’s durability.
Footage – including interviews with the Acting CEO of Clydesdale Bank, Debbie Crosbie, and Science Club Ambassador, Heather Reid OBE – was distributed to broadcasters throughout the UK. The video was published online and will be displayed in Clydesdale Bank branches across Scotland.
Noel Gallagher at HMV Glasgow
I was filming for HMV in Glasgow as Noel Gallagher took part in an exclusive in store signing at HMV's Argyle Street before going on to play Glasgow's SSE Hydro.
Former Oasis songwriter and guitarist, Noel is currently touring the UK with Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. He met over 250 fans who had travelled from all over the UK signing vinyl and CD copies of his new album, Chasing Yesterday.
Forth Rail Bridge Flypast
Filming from the top of the North Tower of the Forth Rail Bridge during a flypast as part of the bridges 125th Birthday celebrations.The flypast of a Eurofighter Typhoon and a model World War Two Spitfire was filmed on the Sony PMW-400 for distribution online and to local and national broadcasters.
Phases Live at King Tuts
I produced this music video, 'In Session at King Tuts' for Glasgow band, Phases. Recorded live at the famous King Tuts Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow, the music video was a complex multi-camera production, using content from five cameras over seven takes.
The Playlist Acoustic Session
One of several live acoustic music performances I've been filming with The Playlist - I was today filming Lewis Capaldi live at The Barras Market before his performance at the Barras Art and Design Centre.
The Project Australia
One day before polls opened, I was filming in Edinburgh for Australian television covering the Scottish Independence Referendum.As well as filming iconic Edinburgh landmarks and capturing the atmosphere and campaigning around the city,
I also filmed a phone interview with 'Yes' supporter and Comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli. The interview was broadcast on Network Ten's prime time talk show and news / current affairs program, The Project.
Independence Referendum Debate
I was recently commissioned to provide multi-camera coverage of and Independence Referendum Debate and Q&A session at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. P
anelists included academics as well as George Galloway MP and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander MP.Just days before the referendum, speeches and the Q&A were edited and posted online overnight and were available to the public by the next morning.
Post Office #LoveSundays
I recently worked with London-based PR company Speed Communications, filming a promotional video for the Post Office in Edinburgh.
The Post Office are promoting their extended Sunday opening hours at branches throughout the country with their #LoveSundays campaign, and asked buskers across the UK to perform Lionel Ritchie's 'Easy (Like Sunday Morning)'.
The Clutha Appeal: Won't Forget
'Won't Forget', the charity single in aid of the Clutha Appeal Fund, has been released alongside the music video which I was involved in filming for just last week.
The single was written and released by four serving Glasgow police officers who enlisted the help of Britain’s Got Talent winner Jai McDowall to provide vocals for the track.PC Paul Keenan and three colleagues recorded the single in order to raise money for the fund that was set up for the victims and relatives of those affected by the helicopter crash.
World Youth Netball
I filmed over 100 hours of netball at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow covering the World Youth Netball Championships 2013 with Cameron Presentations. Footage was broadcast on screens in and around the arena and streamed online to a worldwide audience.
Larmer Tree 2013
For the fourth year running I worked with Mallard Productions, creating the official film for Larmer Tree Festival. Check it out!
National Lottery - 100 Millionaires
I worked with Mallard Productions to create this video for National Lottery TV.We talked to David Long and Kathleen MacKenzie, from Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, who won £1,000,002.70 in last weeks '100 Millionaires' EuroMillions Raffle draw.
Hot Rum Cow Launch Party
I was recently commissioned by Edinburgh based publishing company, White Light Media, to create a promotional video for the launch party of the their new magazine, Hot Rum Cow.
he magazine, now on it's third instalment, 'The Whiskey Issue', aims to celebrate the wonderful world of drinks by exploring the stories and people behind them.Find out more about the magazine at www.hotrumcow.co.uk
SSE Community Bee Garden
I was commissioned last week to create a promotional video for Scottish Hydro (SSE) highlighting the work their staff carry out in local communities as part of their Community at Heart initiative.
The initiative allows SSE employees to take a day out of their typical working life to help local community projects.In this video SSE staff helped to create a 'bee garden', including a 'bee hotel', at a Primary School in Glasgow - with a little help from gardeners Hunter & Lyall and some of the school's pupils.
The garden was specially designed with flowers to attract bees.The project taught children, from Primary 3 through to Primary 7, about sustainability and the importance of bees to the environment.