Down Under..

In March, the Eyres Action Sport Games took to the foreshore of Mandurah, WA. It was a thrill packed weekend of Skateboarding, BMX, Freestyle Motocross and the IWWF's 36th World Cup stop, featuring Jump, Shortboard and Wakeboard. On the opposite side of the estuary, the famous 'Mandurah Crabfest' was also in full swing. With all this excitement happening in the centre of one of Australia's most beautiful locations the atmosphere was immense.




Promo

The weekend of broadcast was made ever more brilliant with advertisers from the Red Bull, Mastercraft, Eyres Optics and Visit Australia making contributions as well as the chaps at Pro-Active TV and TSG providing fresh features, interviews and highlights throughout the event. Check out some of the impressive high speed replays the guys from TSG created using the Sony FS700 below.
Highlights - Day 2
Highlights - Day 3 Mandurah is such an alluring place, great weather, turquoise waters, friendly and helpful people and packs of dolphins saying hello. I'm looking forward to returning to this part of the world, if only for a relaxing break and catching up with new friends.
Please head over to to watch the weekend in its entirety, and heres to Indonesia in May!

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'A Dream I had..'

On a snowy January morning we set out to shoot Brian Harley's latest short film, 'A Dream I Had'. Due to it being an exterior shoot and the location being a key part to the story there was no option but to postpone the shoot until a later date. Take 2, On a frosty Sunday morning in February we all headed back to Coventry for the shoot. Having been unsure on my availability for this date I stepped down from my usual comfort zone of camera op and filled in the gap of the crew, sound recordist.

Needless to say, the story behind 'A Dream..' is heartfelt, much like Eventide, but has blindsiding scenes that leave you questioning your morals and conscience. Below is a short BTS/Making of shot by Alan Van Wijgerden.

The Making of 'A Dream I Had' from Brian Harley on Vimeo.

'A Dream I Had' is due to start doing the rounds of the festival circuit so isn't available publicly yet however if you wish to see it please send me or Brian a message :)

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Nothing New, Sadie & the Hotheads

In December, Oblivion Studios were approached by Sadie & The Hotheads to create a music video for their forth coming single, Nothing New. The turn around on the project was a challenging 3 weeks with Christmas and New Years to contend with to boot. The plan was to keep it simple, a performance piece with subtle period hints. They became not so subtle in the edit were a favorable sepia style grade was chosen. Below is the finished video and some behind the scenes photos and video. Enjoy

Making of Sadie and the Hotheads' "Nothing New" Music Video from Oblivion Studios on Vimeo.

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2012 Oddments..

So 2012 came to a close and I noticed I was a little slack in the updates last year. My apologises for this. The Truth is I've been incredibly busy and not really had time to sit and blog about all the amazing experiences and places I've been. Heres a collection of photos I've missed along the way. I'm sure I've missed loads too..

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Dystopia

Back in June I had the pleasure of collaborating with Duncan Woodhouse, Director at The Dark Alliance, on his latest short, Dystopia.

Dystopia is currently in the final stages of post production and I've been informed that it will be raising its head and making itself known soon. in The mean time heres the official poster that has been released to start the hype.

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November update..

So I'm currently in the middle of an eastern extravaganza. On 1st Nov we flew to Dubai for the 14th World Biathle Championships

With an early start (5am) we streamed a day long assault of over 25 races with a 2hour break around midday due to the extreme heat.
The following monday I flew out to the Philippines for the Cable Wakeboard Worlds, 2012

Cable Wakeboard is one of the seven sports shortlisted for the 2020 Olympic games. The IOC attended this particular event and from what I gathered enjoyed their experience. Here's the replay of Sundays finals.

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Walking for Health (WFH)

Walking has been described as the perfect exercise. The Walking for Health campaign has been championing walking as a social exercise for everyone for 12 years. The concept of health walks was started by an Oxfordshire GP, Dr William Bird MBE, in 1995 and he started the walks in 2000.
My local WFH is run by Nuneaton & Bedworth Leisure Trust and I was asked to help promote there walks. The intent for the video is to promote the walks in the local area. Most are designed for the elderly and those with mobility issues. The video is to be screened by representatives when giving presentations and it is to be played at open days.

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Eventide

Here it is, Eventide. Eventide is the film I've mentioned in previous post on here. The director, Brian Harley, approached me with his intentions for this film when we were shooting at Colchester's Mercury Theatre at the end of 2011. Although his plan was vague and somewhat cryptic it seemed that he knew exactly what he wanted to achieve with this particular project.
I had worked with Brian on several projects previous to this one and felt at that moment the project he spoke of, was destined for big things. This project turned out to be Eventide.
It was shot throughout the winter months of 2011 and 2012 on locations in Coventry and hotly tipped newcomer, Benjamin Thorne, breathed life and honesty in to the words that the talented writer had scripted. I shot some additional photography for the film at Walsgrave Hospital in January 2012. It was scored and completed in March.
Since Eventides completion it has warmed hearts, bought tears and touched hundreds of people whilst doing the rounds on the festival circuit. Brian has since been heard saying that the film that was once his, the film that he found comfort in, now belongs to the people that have watched it and can relate with its message. Humbling, hey? Eventide has even picked up a few accolades along the way.
Check it out below.. Eventide has caught the eye of several influential film makers since its online release. here are a few of the kind thoughts and sentiments passed on from them.

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