Digital Gold

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Over a decade of diverse expedition based filming experiences. Working with a range of companies and characters in different locations around the world. Developing a suite of content creation skills that brings the creative vision to life.

Working in the field with small teams and local support adjusting to unexpected conditions to satisfy the toughest executive producers demands. Working closely with different Directors of Photography on these projects is where I learned the technical requirements and focused on best approach for recording focused cinematography, clean audio and compelling story focused on factual documentary.

This is the backstory and the formative foundation for knowing how to consistently create great content in this genre.

KENYA, AFRICA - Documentary with Dr. Charles Mulli

Shot for Vision TV, a 1 Hour Documentary in rural Kenya filming a documentary about philanthropist Dr. Charles Mulli to document his story and profiling successful students graduating from his school. The content and the subsequent campaign was designed to raise resources to build education programing and additional schools in rural Kenya. Our small team lived alongside The Mulli Family and operated with a very lean gear kit. Cross shooting with two Sony FS7s for majority of the project running one wireless lav mic to each. Utilized the power of the Sony A7s for night scenes and as a candid street camera when filming in Kenya’s largest urban slum.

Dragon Racing, UK. Formula-E

Mighty Planes for Discovery Channel Canada. England UK. First Assistant to DP Michael Ellis filming the story of Formula-E moving racecars from China to England on a DHL owned Bowing 747. In-Situ interviews at Williams F1 campus in Oxford investigating how the lithium ion technology for racing is developed and manufactured. Sony PDW-F800 / Sony A7s / GoPro

YOUTUBE A&E TV CROSSOVER PROJECT

A&E’s “The Toe Bro Show” consisted of six 1-hour episodes. I was responsible for working with DP Max Attwood, filming character profile scenes and Setting up lighting + audio for studio interviews. Technical supervisor and DMT for all content ensuring data met technical standards for broadcast requirements. Sony FS7 / FS5 / A7s

www.aetv.com/shows/the-toe-bro

USS GEORGE WASHINTON AIRCRAFT CARRIER

Discovery Channel’s “Mighty Planes: C2 Greyhound” featured the US Aircraft Carrier “USS George Washington” and profiled pilots learning how to land C-2A Greyhound planes on a moving ship in the middle of the ocean. Our small team of four was granted unique access to the Aircraft Carrier. I worked closely with DP Mark Forester and Director / DP Michael Davidson. Sony PDW-F800.

NASA TELESCOPE SOFIA

Discovery Channel’s “Mighty Planes” to produce an episode featuring NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy “SOFIA”. SOFIA is a Boeing 747SP aircraft modified which carries a 2.7-meter (106-inch) reflecting telescope. Working as Camera Assistant to DP Michael Ellis our four person production team filmed onboard during night flight mission and recorded the content to output a 1-hour episode. Main camera was Sony PDW-F800 and the CanonC300 was used for lowlight scenarios.

EDGES UNKNOWN - 6 PART SERIES

construction and flight missions of HERCULES C130-J

Discovery Channel Mighty Planes special episode about Hercules C-130J. Working as first assistant to the DP David Johns filming inside the factory in Atlanta Georgia where the aircraft is built. We following missions of the C-130J aircraft fighting forest fires in North California and the C-130J performing training operations in Trenton, Ontario with the Canadian Military.

We had to setup GoPro mounting tests to prove the mount would stay in place beyond specific G-Forces and leave no trace behind.

POWER TO THE PEOPLE - THAILAND

Mighty Ships: Yasin Bey. Discovery Channel Canada. 1 Hour Documentary. First assistant to DP Chris Gargus. Sony F800. A7s. GoPro. Power ship built in Turkey that was sailed to a remote region of Thailand and moored into location to generate power for the power grid.

REIMAGINE THE OLD WORLD - HISTORIC STORIES OF SURVIAL

History Television Canada’s “7 Days in Hell” is an hour long television show with a concept based on surviving scenarios rooted in historic context. Our crew produced four 1-hour episodes for the international broadcast. In the photos below, we are filming the opening for motion and cinematic B-Roll with Canon C300. Episodes filmed in Honduras / Manitoba / Arizona / Yukon. Responsible for managing basecamp, monitoring location audio, wilderness B-Roll. Drone. GoPro. DMT. BTS Photography.

The premises of "7 Days in Hell" was reimaging historic survival scenarios from the past and presenting these stories with a forward looking lens into the future. Time-lapse visuals are a vital connective tissue of the act structure edit playing an important role in transitions between scenes. They show the passage of time and create space for the viewer to dream and imagine.

LIVING OFF GRID AND ON THE EDGE

Call of The Yukon. Filming near the Top of the World Highway working with Brett Rogers to film a pilot for US Broadcasters.
R&D Project with FS7 / A7s / GoPro / Mavic 2Pro /

MISSISSIPPI RIVER EXPEDITION

Old Man River Project. For the Mississippi River Expedition Les Stroud lent our team his camera gear from Season 3 of “Survivorman” including Sony HDR-Z1U, Sony HDR-V1U and the Sony HC9. All recorded on MiniDV tapes we would store and guard all the shot tapes inside a waterproof case labeled “Digital Gold”

Walk Off The Earth Music Video shoot. BTS on 35mm film.