Tea Time for Change
Last week I was at Westminster filming the Tea Time for Change event. During the day over 1200 supporters lobbied their MP’s about international aid.
John Cooper Clarke
Last week I was on the South Bank filming John Cooper Clarke who was recording a show as part of the Ray Davies’ Meltdown Festival. If you don’t know John Cooper Clarke’s work, look up some of his video’s on YouTube. ‘Twat’ Tweet
“Ethiopia from Behind the Camera”
My blog from the BRAC Development Institute visit to Ethiopia in now on the CGAP web site.
Trekking
I am off to Yorkshire this afternoon for a weekend of filming the Oxfam TrailTrekker event. I have filmed the Trail Walker and Trekker events over a number of years – this year we will be trying out GoPro cameras, HDSLR’s and anything else we can throw at it get some great footage of the ...
Kettle
I am currently working a short film for Community Service Volunteers . I am a big fan of their work and they make a massive difference to the people they support. This is the start of the film which sets up the idea of why they have volunteers working with families. All the voices were ...
Royal Horticultural Society
First edit for the RHS was shown at the Chelsea Flower Show this week. It’s been great working with the RHS over the past few weeks, really interesting people with good stories to tell.
Ethiopia with BRAC Development Institute
Heading home after a week filming in Ethiopia with BDI. We have been looking at a project funded by the Ford foundation that gives beneficiaries of the project a real opportunity to lift themselves out of poverty.
Martin Parr – Oxfam exhibition
“Renowned Magnum photographer Martin Parr has teamed up with Oxfam to take striking portraits of well known celebrities holding the one item they would save if their house was flooded” The filming I did with Martin Parr earlier in the year has been edited and posted on the Oxfam website
Royal Horticultural Society
The last couple of weeks has been spent filming at the RHS gardens. Filming is all looking good and we had some amazing interviews with RHS staff and volunteers. Hope to have an edit in the next few weeks.
Desert Island Discs Archive
This is something we have been waiting to happen for ages. The entire back catalogue of Desert Island Discs is now available on the BBC site and as podcasts from itunes. Ones I can recommend are: Maggi Hambling, Mo Mowlam, Nick Danziger, Raymond Briggs, David Starkey……..