About

In 1994, I started making video films, filming and editing on videotape, making music, promotional video and TV commercials.

I made Russell Watson's first video, filmed live Thai boxing, 4x4 rally driving and made my first TV commercial on a mixture of cine film, videotape and early computer-generated images.

In 2003, I built my first TV Studio and in 2005, my first Live Broadcast TV Station. I came to work at the University of Derby in 2009, where I rearranged the TV Studio to meet the needs of several courses. Since then I have organised the studio moving up to the first floor, enhanced the lighting grid, adding over 20 lighting pantographs and some world class new lighting, updated the control room to a state of the art Tricaster 8000 production suite with green screen virtual set and built a new dedicated, two camera, green screen infinity cove, studio space. I also supervised the redevelopment of four edit suites. I run camera grip workshops for body-worn camera stabilisers, track and dolly, slider and camera crane techniques for students.

An interest in Camera Grip equipment led me to making some specialised experimental pieces, such as 12-foot camera slider, a twin camera mount and a Dutch tilt adaptor. 

In my own time, I work as a video production company filming and editing video for private clients. I also make up custom digital video cables that I sell on eBay and Amazon to customers all around the world. I believe that how I practice outside University informs what I instruct within the University.

Teaching responsibilities

Media Production 1st year:

• Camera/Tripod - Panasonic AG AC-90 Video Camera with Sachtler Ace Tripod
• Sound - Sennheiser ME66 shotgun microphone and Rode Tie clip microphone
• Lighting - Classic three point lighting with Dedolight and Kino Flo
• Grip / Track & Dolly - Indiedolly Universal dolly with straight and curved track
• TV Studio - Introduction to TV Studio cameras and Control room operations
• TV Studio - Directing via comms headsets
• TV Studio - Direct and produce a multicamera live tv demonstration
• Post production - Introduction to Adobe Premier Pro
• Post production - Introduction to Adobe After effects

Media Production 2nd year:

• Camera/Lenses - Canon C100 with Canon, Samyang and Zeiss prime lenses
• Sound - Sennheiser Radio Mics & Tascam/Zoom audio recorder
• Lighting - Dedolight Panaura light, Chinese Ball light & Rotolight LED
• Grip - Polecam
• Grip - DJI Ronin / Easi Rig Body worn camera stabliser
• TV Studio - Live multi camera Magazine style show
• TV Studio - Live multi camera Music show
• Post production - more advanced Video editing
• Post production - Template graphics in After effects

Membership of professional bodies

Member of the Institute of Science and Technology (MIST)