BBC Great British Menu

In Autumn 2022 I worked with Optompen Television as a Shooting PD on VT’s for Series 19 of the BBC Two professional cooking competition, Great British Menu.

Hosted by award-winning TV Chef and Broadcaster, Andi Oliver, Great British Menu sees top chefs from across the UK put their hearts on a plate and showcase amazing culinary talent.

I produced, directed and shot a number of packages for Optomen, introducing chefs representing Scotland and the inspiration for some of the dishes on their banquet menus. Travelling all over Scotland, this includes Ajay Kumar, Chef Owner of Swadish in Glasgow; Calum Montgomery, Chef Patron of Edinbane Lodge on the Isle of Skye; Kevin Dalgleish, Chef Patron of Amuse in Aberdeen; and David Millar, Head Chef at Jupiter Artland near Edinburgh.

BBC Debate Night

Behind the scenes: Filming for Cloudbass and Mentorn Media on location in Elgin for BBC Scotland’s weekly political panel show, ‘Debate Night’.

The Mourning of Queen Elizabeth II

I was commissioned by Getty Images to capture a moment in history as the nation mourned the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the Palace of Holyrood House in Edinburgh, the Queen’s official residence in Scotland, and the Scottish Parliament.

BBC Scotland - A View from the Terrace

I’ve recently had the pleasure of working with the great team at Studio Something Entertainment for the past few months filming the studio segments of BBC Scotland’s weekly football discussion show, ‘A View from the Terrace’.

COP26 Climate Summit

Today marks the final day of COP26, the Climate Summit being held in Glasgow. The city hosted over 30,000 delegates from 180 countries and over 100 world leaders.

Over the last two weeks I have been providing cameras and crewing to productions throughout Glasgow. Filming live streams, hybrid events and webinars inside and out of the ‘Blue Zone’, vision mixing, operating remote PTZ cameras and covering climate protests for domestic and international broadcasters, as well as supplying additional equipment to production companies and AV suppliers throughout the city.

Scottish Election for Getty Images

A few frame grabs from my filming across Glasgow this week for Getty Images, covering the 2021 Scottish Election campaign, including coverage of polling day and Scottish Labour Leader, Anas Sarwar.

NatWest - New Now Campaign

I was commissioned by NatWest to capture the stories of businesses throughout the UK who were finding success during the Coronavirus pandemic. Whether it’s creating products to help fight coronavirus, or pivoting to serve their customers and communities in a different way, there are success stories to be found across the UK.

We travelled the country producing a wide range of video content for NatWest’s social channels and online Business Hub. From The Calabash Tree in the North East, to Passion for Pie in the South West and WOW Saddles in the South East

Feature image by Patch Dolan / NatWest Group

Scottish Cup Coverage

Providing single camera coverage of Round 1 of the William Hill Scottish Cup for QTV Sports and the Scottish FA from Edinburgh.

Mànran Live Stream

I recently worked with Todd Weller Films providing equipment and crewing for the live stream of Mànran’s 10 Year Anniversary concert, broadcast live from the Barrowlands Ballroom in Glasgow to an international audience.

The events and music industries have been so hard hit in recent months, and it was a pleasure to see that it is possible to pull off a great live performance like this.

NHS PPE Delivery

Like many others, I lost 100% of my bookings with the introduction of lockdown measures during the Coronavirus Pandemic. I was delighted to have my first job in a number of weeks yesterday, where I found myself on the tarmac at Prestwick Airport with NHS National Services Scotland.

Ten million items of PPE, as well as testing kits and ICU equipment landed in Scotland at 4am and will distributed to NHS and care workers throughout Scotland.

The footage has been picked up by broadcasters and news organisations around the country - including the BBC, STV, Channel 4, Sky and LADbible!

Royal Visit for Stirling University

I recently covered the opening of the new INTO building at Stirling University by His Royal Highness the Earl of Wessex. Filming for the university, a news package was edited and published online within an hour of the event finishing.

Valt Vodka for CNN

I recently filmed the bottling of Strathleven Distillers Valt Vodka for CNN International with Partickular Films.

Valt Vodka is the first Scottish single malt Vodka in the world, and is distilled using a unique quintuple micro-distillation technique. The footage will be broadcast by CNN later in the year.

Scottish Open 2015

I spent a few days in Gullane, East Lothian, this week covering the 2015 Scottish Open golf tournament for a range of international broadcasters.

Working for Mallard Productions I used the PMW-400 covering press conferences and capturing some of the top names in golf on the practice range and playing the Pro-Am competition. Players at the tournament included Justin Rose, Phil Mickelson and Colin Montgomerie.

Footage was edited on site and immediately delivered to the client to be distributed to broadcasters worldwide.

Clydesdale Bank – UK’s First Polymer Banknote

I produced this video for Clydesdale Bank to promote the release of the UK’s first polymer banknote. The new polymer notes are more secure, more durable and cleaner than paper notes.

Working with The BIG Partnership, students of Bearsden Academy’s Young Engineer and Science Club were filmed putting the new polymer note through its paces with a number of experiments testing the note’s durability.

Footage – including interviews with the Acting CEO of Clydesdale Bank, Debbie Crosbie, and Science Club Ambassador, Heather Reid OBE – was distributed to broadcasters throughout the UK. The video was published online and will be displayed in Clydesdale Bank branches across Scotland.

The Project Australia

One day before polls opened, I was filming in Edinburgh for Australian television covering the Scottish Independence Referendum.As well as filming iconic Edinburgh landmarks and capturing the atmosphere and campaigning around the city,

I also filmed a phone interview with 'Yes' supporter and Comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli. The interview was broadcast on Network Ten's prime time talk show and news / current affairs program, The Project.