Those that have been out with me this year will know that my biggest project has been my big wall climbing film, Brazilian Line. In June of this year I headed out to Brazil with four of the UK’s best climbers and today the film goes on sale. “The full length cut of Rob Johnsons […]
Over the last year we have sold some prints of our photographs as and when people have requested them. Now we have taken that a step further and offer a full range of images in a full range of printed formats. Of course it’s no coincidence we have done that in time for Christmas! Our […]
Our film “Brazilian Line” is premiering on the 28th November, here in Snowdonia. A 20 minute edit has been a part of the hugely successful Brit Rock Film Tour and we look forward to showing the full film in the Siabod Cafe in Capel Curig at the end of next month. Tickets are available here.
We have been doing a product shoot here in Snowdonia this week for the Land Rover Explore Outdoor Phone – a rugged smart phone that is designed for the active user! Our brief was to show the phone being used in the mountains, utilising traditional photography and aerial photography/filming to produce content for social media […]
The Brit Rock Film Tour is back for 2018 with its strongest line up to date. Brit Rock has all the best new climbing films featuring some of the country’s most popular climbers. Leading filmmaker and founder of the Brit Rock Tour Alastair Lee is collaborating with the best of the UK’s adventure filmmakers as […]
I have been doing some drone filming from ships this weekend, working on a project for Stena Line in the Irish Sea. Drone filming from ships is notoriously difficult as it involves taking off and landing from a moving target. I was glad of the power that our DJI Inspire 2 provides as I flew […]
I got back last night from Brazil after what felt like a pretty epic trip. We had a lot to contend with in terms of fuel strikes, blockades, riots, locusts and of course the climbing! We put a new route up on a beautiful mountain with the croc pith being 8a and the whole thing […]
I am heading off to Brazil now until the 11th June on an exciting big wall adventure. I am joining Mike Twid Turner, Steve Long, Angus Kille and James Taylor with the aim of climbing a new route on a big wall! The trip is being supported by Rab and DMM Climbing and I will […]
Sometimes having to face something as challenging as grief can trigger healing. Playing on the Pinn by Filmuphigh takes a personal journey to a dagger of rock on the Cuillin ridge on the Isle of Skye known as the Inaccessible Pinnacle. After the sudden loss of her Mountaineering musician husband, Rachel Bolton decides not only […]
Filming the Super Moon – Getting the shot We launched our new film over the weekend and have been super pleased with the response. It has had over 30,000 views on Facebook in 3 days which is fantastic. The film opens with a skier silhouetted against a super moon and the shot took a bit […]
In 2016 we made a series of 4 tourism films for Visit Swansea Bay for the Welsh Year of Adventure. The campaign was so successful and the clients so pleased with the films that in 2017 we were invited back. This time the theme was “Year of the Sea” and we were given an initial […]
Filming on Crib Goch, Snowdon I was out filming on Crib Goch, Snowdon yesterday for ITV Wales‘ BAFTA Nominated program – Coast & Country. Regular readers of the blog will know that I team up with presenter Andrew Price on a fairly regular basis and we go out and have a mountain adventure together. I […]
One of my regular jobs as a freelance mountain cameraman is with ITV Wales working on Coast & Country. I was delighted to find out over the weekend that the show has been nominated for a BAFTA Cymru Award. Well done to everyone involved in the show and thanks for having me on board!
I know I shouldn’t have favourites but I do and this is one of them. I was really challenged when making this film as the weather was truly awful – thankfully I had a brilliant client who was happy to be flexible and I had some great talent to work with who were fantastically positive […]
Apple have been trend setters in the world of marketing since the launch of the iPhone in 2007 and have recently launched two new short films to promote the new iPhone and it’s capabilities. Apple’s most recent short film stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson through a rather unusual day. He uses Siri to help him […]
Mountain Bike Filming Snowdonia We have been involved in several projects over the last 12 months that have involved Mountain Bike Filming Snowdonia. One of those projects has been launched today and is a series of videos produced by British Cycling (supported by HSBC) to promote Mountain Bike skills. Based in the mountains of Snowdonia we […]
Here is a short time-lapse film shot around Chamonix Mont Blanc and Zinal in the Swiss Alps over the last two weeks:
I have just spent a couple of weeks in the French and Swiss Alps, visiting Chamonix for a week and then heading over to Final in the Val d’Anniviers. The mountains have been a life long passion for me and it was great to get out exploring with the camera. Here are a couple of […]
Mountain Training UK are the National Governing Body for mountain leadership qualifications in the UK. Their first training scheme was the Mountain Leader qualification, established in 1964. They have recently launched a hill skills course that aims to promote safe enjoyment of hill walking in non-mountainous terrain, the first course that they have established that […]