Baku 2017: Launch Ceremony

On 5th April 2017, the Journey from the Caspian Launch Ceremony took place at the Stone Chronicle Museum in Baku.

Ilham Aliyev, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan presented water from the Caspian Sea to children from all over Azerbaijan. They will then take the water back to their regions as part of the Journey from the Caspian. This water represents a memento, from Baku and the Islamic Games to the regions of Azerbaijan.

The Journey will visit 15 more iconic locations throughout Azerbaijan, travelling 3000km over 37 days before returning to the Baku Olympic Stadium for the Opening Ceremony of the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games.

As well as producing video content for the ceremony its self, I also provided quick turnaround highlights and multi-camera edits for distribution to broadcasters and media in over 50 nations worldwide.

Click here to find out more about the Baku 2017 Ceremonies

Andy Murray Live for Sky Sports

This week I worked alongside Sky Sports and Lagardére Productions to produce feature content for Andy Murray Live at the SSE Hydro, which was broadcast live on Sky Sports 3 and streamed worldwide.

Several packages were filmed and produced throughout the day for the evenings live broadcast, which included interviews with British No.1 Andy Murray, Jamie Murray, Tim Henman and Grigor Dimitrov.

Andy Murray Live, hosted at the 10,000 capacity SSE Hydro, is the brainchild of Murray, who wanted to build a legacy tennis event in the UK which raises valuable funds charities including Unicef and Glasgow-based charity Young People’s Futures.

Valt Vodka for CNN

I recently filmed the bottling of Strathleven Distillers Valt Vodka for CNN International with Partickular Films.

Valt Vodka is the first Scottish single malt Vodka in the world, and is distilled using a unique quintuple micro-distillation technique. The footage will be broadcast by CNN later in the year.

SPFL Highlights for BBC Alba

Filming Motherwell vs. Dundee Utd from the gantry at Fir Park for mneTV and BBC Alba.

The multi-camera OB is broadcast after the match on BBC Alba, with post match interviews and game highlights being provided to both Sky Sports and STV.

Biffy Clyro for HMV

A few frame grabs from a recent shoot with Biffy Clyro for HMV.

Following the release of their latest album – Ellipsis – Biffy Clyro performed an intimate acoustic set and held a signing at HMV in Glasgow. 

Filming Robbie Coltrane & TS Queen Mary

This weekend, while working with Mallard Productions, I had the pleasure of filming with Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane as he launched a fundraising campaign to restore the TS Queen Mary.

Coltrane is patron of the charity, Friends of TS Queen Mary. The steamship is the last remaining Clyde-built turbine steamship, and has been brought back to Glasgow after being withdrawn from service in 1977.

The charity needs to secure £2m to restore the vessel and open it to the public as an exhibition and an arts and culture venue.

Channel 4 Racing – Scottish Grand National

In the studio at the weekend for Channel 4 Racing and IMG, broadcasting The Morning Line and the Scottish Grand National live from Ayr Racecourse.

Kevin Bridges DVD Launch

I filmed for HMV last week as Kevin Bridges launched his third DVD, A Whole Different Story.

Kevin signed copies of his DVD and met hundreds of fans at HMV’s Argyll Street store in Glasgow as well as doing a series press interviews. I filmed content throughout the day for HMV and a number of other publications, including The Herald and The Scotsman.

The release of the DVD, filmed live at Glasgow’s SSE Hydro, comes at the end of an 180-date stadium tour.

Documentary for The History Channel

I was recently worked with  Malaysian production company FactualTV on location in Fife, filming for their History Channel documentary on the destructive practice of fish bombing. The documentary will air in early 2016.

Behind the Scenes with Entrepreneurial Spark

I’ve ben working on a long running project with Entrepreneurial Spark producing a series of educational videos and internal communications. Filming at locations throughout Scotland and the rest of the UK we’ve interviewed CEO’s of some of the UK’s biggest companies and some of the newest startups.

Famous Grouse - Famous for a reason

I was recently commissioned by The BIG Partnership to produce a series of films for The Famous Grouse as they commenced a new marketing campaign, ‘Famous For a Reason’. The Famous Grouse is one of Scotland’s best selling whiskies, selling over 43 Million bottles in 94 global markets every year.

Global Brand Ambassador Lucy Whitehall told the story of Matthew Gloag, the founder of Famous Grouse. Gloag created ‘The Grouse Brand’ of whisky in 1867. The whisky then went on to be known as The Famous Grouse, and Matthew Gloag’s signature can still be found on each bottle to this day.

Filming took place over a number of days across Scotland, including Scone Palace and the Glenturret Distillery, Scotland’s oldest working distillery.

A number of interactive whisky tasting sessions were filmed with Master Blender Gorton Motion in Edrington’s Sample Room. The videos will be used online and on social media, as well as being displayed at exhibitions, tastings and promotional events worldwide.

Supplying Kit for New Frankie Boyle Show

Over the weekend I supplied Elstree Light & Power (ELP) with LED light panel systems for the filming of a new Frankie Boyle Netflix show.

Two live performances were filmed at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow, and I supplied 2 F&V K4000 LED light panels and accessories for interviews and backstage filming throughout the show.

The Playlist – Kill The Waves

A music video a shot with The Playlist Acoustic Sessions back in January 2015

Vattenfall Clashindarroch Windfarm

I was commissioned by The BIG Partnership to produce a series of videos for Swedish energy firm Vattenfall promoting the opening of a new wind farm in near Huntly in Aberdeenshire.

Filming for two days in Edinburgh and on location at the Clashindarroch Wind Farm, videos were produced for social media and internal communications for Vattenfall staff in the UK and Europe. A number of Vine’s were also produced and delivered to the client for use on social media within hours of the official opening. 

Scottish Open 2015

I spent a few days in Gullane, East Lothian, this week covering the 2015 Scottish Open golf tournament for a range of international broadcasters.

Working for Mallard Productions I used the PMW-400 covering press conferences and capturing some of the top names in golf on the practice range and playing the Pro-Am competition. Players at the tournament included Justin Rose, Phil Mickelson and Colin Montgomerie.

Footage was edited on site and immediately delivered to the client to be distributed to broadcasters worldwide.