Emmy-winning cinematography using FPV and gimbal stabilised drones.
The Refugee Crisis.
Every year refugees and migrants make the life threatening journey to Europe. From small boats landing on beaches to the squalid conditions of the camps they find themselves in, these shots show the perilous journey. They have been used in CNN’s news packages and documentaries and have gained international acclaim and numerous awards. This coverage later went on to be included in my exhibit at the Imperial War Museum as part of their ‘Refugees Season’.
Chernobyl
Shots for a companion piece to the Emmy Winning ‘Chernobyl’ TV series for CNN, looking at the increase in tourism to the disaster zone after the television shows success. The footage also needed to highlight the recently completed sarcophagus encasing reactor number 4 that is taller than the Statue of Liberty and bigger than Wembley Stadium.
Iceland
Drone footage shot in both winter and summer in the Land of Fire and Ice for CNN documentaries and packages, highlighting both the health values of natural minerals and the damage to the glaciers due to global warming.
Cannabis Farm
Inside the largest medicinal cannabis farm in the UK growing millions of pounds worth of the plant.
Craig David
Filming the musicians performance for Anderson Cooper’s 2022 New Years Eve Show on CNN, using an indoor FPV cinewhoop drone.
Greenland arctic
Filming in some of the most remote and inhospitable terrrain for a CNN documentary on global warming and the melting of the Arctic Ice Cap. I was nominated for an Emmy for outstanding cinematography.
D-Day locations
Shot for CNN to highlight and remember the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, showcasing the beaches used in the invasion and the cemetery in Normandy, France where many of the war dead are buried.
Drifting
Cars drifting at a circuit in King’s Lynn, England filmed using a new style of FPV drone that brings the audience closer to the action.
CNN Warner Bros Discovery Office
A One-Shot tour of the office at 160 Old Street, London, using an indoor FPV “cinewhoop” drone to showcase the location.
Wind Farms
Drone shots of windfarms for a CNN package about climate change and green energy production.
U.K infrastructure and industry projects.
From the Ports of Dover and Felixstowe to the fishing industry of Cornwall to inside the tunnels of Crossrail in the UK I have regularly been tasked with filming large infrastructure projects.
Bournemouth Airport.
During the covid pandemic Air Traffic Control gave me special permission to fly a drone to show the grounded aircraft that were being stored at Bournemouth Airport. The Airport was still active at the time and I had to liaise directly with ATC to make sure my flights were conducted safely and in accordance with their rules and procedures.
Hurricane Irma aftermath.
Filmed within minutes of arriving on the Caribbean island of St Martin for Clarissa Ward’s breaking news coverage of the hurricane on CNN.
Oxford University.
Scenic shots of Oxford University in the UK to accompany a television package about Prime Ministers that studied there. They were shot at sunrise for better light and to have fewer people in the shots. For the river I used a sub 250g drone to allow me to fly closer to people.
Whyld Things Showreel extended cut.
From earthquakes and typhoons to the refugee crisis, from large industrial infrastructure to music videos and drifting.