About Me
A few things about me and some links
Personal Statement
I am an enthusiastic, versatile and well organised individual who works well as part of a team or on my own initiative. I was formally trained as a sound engineer but I have gained experience in many other roles via Glam TV; Wales' first Student TV station, which I co- founded in 2004.
Filming Skills
- Camera Operation
- Grip
- Vision Mixing
- Boom Operation
- Sound Mixing
- Video Editing
- Lighting operation and rigging
- Visual Effects
- Special effects
- Camera Tracking
- Post Production
Specialist Subjects: Music and Motorsports/motoring
ABRSM Grade 5 in Music theory and Grade 7 in French Horn, BSc Hons in Music technology and multiple orchestral (and solo!) concerts
6 years + experience of working trackside and in the pits at motorsport meetings as a marshal, written articles on the WRC for various blogs and forums (and lots of videos too!)
Strangest thing ever asked to do in a production
Blowing up an onion for an effects shot was quite possibly the strangest thing I've ever done in a film. We achieved it using some theatrical pyrotechnics (for safety purposes) and... well, some onions. The result was spectacular, but terminal for the involved vegetable. The video below is one of the test shots we did (which is why the cables aren't hidden and the quality is a bit low)
