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 […]
Kvaloya is a beautiful region of Arctic Norway where the off piste skiing is incredible and unique. Ski mountaineers can enjoy skiing from summit to sea in a region that offers one of the longest ski seasons in Europe, the Northern Lights, Whales, Eagles and untracked pow! This film was made for Off Piste Performance, […]
I have been working for ITV Wales today on the new series of Coast & Country. I worked as a mountain cameraman on the last series and continued in this role today with presenter Andrew Price. This is really enjoyable work, ITV Wales give us a loose script and then the two of us head […]
This short film was produced for ViewRanger and follows adventurer Alastair Humphreys and friends on a Micro Adventure in the Peak District. The film encourages people to get outside, have adventures, share laughter and create memories – wherever we live there is a micro adventure on our doorstep. Production: Oli Reed Directed, Filmed and Edited […]
We were out last night with the Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team shooting the new team photo. Here are a couple of images from the evening.
I have been in the Peak District for the last two days filming a Micro Adventure with Alastair Humphreys for ViewRanger. We have a pretty tight turnaround deadline so you won’t have to wait too long to watch the film!
I have been based in the Lyngen Alps of Norway for the past week. I have been filming for Off Piste Performance to put together a ski film for them later in the year. It has been an amazing week of weather, great powder and of course stunning scenery. The week has been great for me, […]
One of the projects that we have been working on over the last few weeks is a new short promotional film for Casio and ViewRanger. The two companies have teamed up to produce a smart watch for use in the mountains. The watch has an internal GPS, barometer, altimeter etc and can also be paired […]
DJI Inspire 2 VS DJI Inspire 1 Pro – First Impressions Review This week we took delivery of our new DJI Inspire 2 from Buzzflyer and managed to find a gap in the weather to put together our DJI Inspire 2 VS DJI Inspire 1 Pro – First Impressions Review. We were keen to find out […]
Next weekend is the Llanberis Mountain Film Festival and I have been asked to give a talk on Saturday night. The plan is to show some films, chat about how I got into film making and the things that I have learnt so far, show some behind the scenes stuff and answer any questions that […]
Rjukan is an ice climbing destination in Norway that is popular with climbers and has a story all of its own. Built on water the town has capitalised on its natural environment and played a special role in the Second World War. Filmed, Directed & Produced by Rob Johnson Presented By: Expeditionguide.com | Courses & […]
Our film Colins First Climb has won a Sierra Nevada Award in the 2017 Mountain Film competition in Mammoth. Big thanks to Colin & Sue Goodey and to Bryn Williams for bringing us the opportunity to make this film.
We launched our new film last week for Plas Y Brenin, The National Mountain Sports Centre. The film was commissioned to demonstrate why Snowdonia is such an ideal base for the National Mountain Sports Centre. We wanted to demonstrate the massive variety of natural locations for walking, climbing, canoeing, kayaking, mountaineering & mountain biking that […]
The second in our trilogy of films for Visit Swansea Bay goes live today. We shot this last autumn and the film follows a family as they enjoy an adventure in Mumbles & Gower, from exploring caves, collecting food on the beach and cooking over an open fire.
Mountain Cameraman I have been working as a mountain cameraman for ITV Wales today. We were filming in the Carneddau, here in Snowdonia, for an episode of Coast & Country with presenter Andrew Price. As is often the case on these projects we were a small team – just Andrew presenting and me doing camera, […]
Aerial Filming Jaguar F Type at Anglesey Circuit Last month we spent a couple of days working on the new Jaguar F Type advert. This advert was filmed at the Anglesey Circuit (Trac Mon) and with a small crew we provided the aerial filming. Breathtaking Jaguar F-TYPE driving experiences can now be captured and shared […]
It has been a busy few weeks and so the blog has been neglected somewhat. I have got 6 film projects on the go at the moment for various different clients across the UK and so I am doing a fair amount of travelling, filming and flying. A big chunk of freelance time this summer […]
I have been working on a destination shoot in Rhodes, Greece this week for Thomson Holidays. I am part of a 6 man crew that has been filming the length and breadth of the island from sunrise to sunset, with me being responsible for all of the drone shots. It’s been a great week with […]
We are releasing our latest film today. This film was made for the Snowdonia National Park. Our brief was to create a summer mountain safety film but with an engaging story that people would enjoy watching and some beautiful visuals to portray the magnificence of Snowdonia. The film chats with Helen John, a local walker, […]
We had some lovely news today, our film “Women in Adventure” has been shortlisted for the Rise of the Drones Film Festival, presented by DJI & Epic TV in Chamonix next week.