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I directed a Paradise Lost video

In my last post I shared some behind the scenes moments from a recent shoot. I’m pleased to share the final piece right here Paradise Lost ‘Tyrants Serenade It’s

My review of the first draft of the Hive Feature Film

It's been a minute since I was given the privilege of being in the small group of people able to take a peek at the work-in-progress feature film script about the

Let's Review the Hive Feature Film First Draft

I’ve made a couple of passes through the partial script of the Hive Feature Film. It has a working title but I think at this point I’ll avoid confusion by using

The CryptoManiacs Podcast - Episode 110 w/ Deltron & Killerwot

Let this marinate for a few minutes.... There is not just one Hive film being created right now, there are actually 2 being worked on that go over the history and

Learning whilst filming

I spent some quality time with my lad filming some more videos for his YouTube channel T-Man Adventures! He loves filming and presenting like this, and he always

Showreel editing | Hive price distraction

I was up late last night I was stuck in an edit trying to make sense of a new showreel for my music video work, designed to be the first thing you see on my website.

Working weekend in Rotterdam

At the end of October I had a working trip to Rotterdam. (Quite pleased with this ridiculous photo taken of me by Geoff 😂 it perfectly captures the essence of stressful

Flowers | a new music video

Here’s a new music video I shot/cut/produced/directed in and around lockdown, late 2020. It’s for ‘Flowers’ from Joe Tilston; a Yorkshire based performer and songwriter.

VR // Videography

Anyone got VR? It’s insane tech, isn’t it? I recently did some greenscreen filming alongside @jackshootsstuff on a VR game project. The job was to shoot static shots

Music video // Carol Hodge // Dir. ashtv

Presenting a video I shot, produced and directed for independent UK rock pop singer songwriter Carol Hodge and her proper ace track Moan Of A Thousand Years Please

Video lighting // Neon style LED’s

Yesterday I shot a performance music video for an events/function band. I’ve done these kind of videos for years, mostly for the same agency and musicians in similar

Talking heads | A day filming on location

I had a hot and challenging shoot day yesterday. Talking about lugging stuff around 🥵 Trip 1… Trip 2… Trip 3… So many doors, lifts, security fobs, stairs etc. Luckily

Back making a music video | September 2021

Two days ago I had the pleasure of shooting alongside Carol Hodge; a UK singer and songwriter who is based in Yorkshire. We shot a video for a song off her new album,

‘At The Mill’ BluRay | A project I directed

I received this awesome Paradise Lost DigiBook 2 x disc BluRay and CD package. It’s luxury! Back in November 2020 I directed/shot/produced a live video stream for

Behind the Scenes of the clothing forest!

Get an impression behind the scenes of the Spring campaign shoot. How we set up the clothing forest and produced the whole commercial. English and German subs! --

Cinema lens envy

I’ve been shooting today with this goddam sexy lens 🤤 It’s a 14mm Samyang Xeen cinema lens. Lovely and wide angled. It’s part of a set of 5 lenses I’m using which

Making a scene with exotic animals

I invited some interesting little friends to my studio recently... One of them was long and smooth. One had eight legs and was covered in hair. Please meet Bella

Filming BMW’s at Silverstone (Part 2)

A little continuation about my second day of filming at Siverstone Race track towards the end of this week. Part 1 can be found here 👍🏻 Cheers for those who commented

Filming BMW’s at Silverstone (Day 1)

Yesterday was the first day of two, shooting video action at the legendary F1 racetrack Silverstone! It’s event coverage as part of a team, covering a BMW training

New video I made for punk goth band 1919

A brand new music video I’ve made for Leeds goth punks 1919 went live! Take a watch in all its 4K smoke filled moody glory. If you’re interested you can read about