A festival edit of my favourite film project from last year: 'Searching for Snow Hares', commissioned by the Centre For Sustainable Transitions at UCLan, in partnership with People's Trust For Endangered Species and the British Mountaineering Council. I shot, directed and edited the film, which follows a female mountaineer through the harsh Scottish winter as she discovers how climate change is affecting both her favourite animal, the mountain hare, and the environment she loves.... Read more
A festival edit of my favourite film project from last year: 'Searching for Snow Hares', commissioned by the Centre For Sustainable Transitions at UCLan, in partnership with People's Trust For Endangered Species and the British Mountaineering Council. I shot, directed and edited the film, which follows a female mountaineer through the harsh Scottish winter as she discovers how climate change is affecting both her favourite animal, the mountain hare, and the environment she loves.
This was challenging but deeply fulfilling project. Juggling both sync filming, long lens and drone natural history filming in harsh terrain and remote location (not to mention all the cold weather safety kit) was a challenge as a solo shooting PD. But, we captured some beautiful animal portraits and heartfelt location interviews with expert contributors. Careful planning and agile decision making allowed us to make the most of a short filming window and react to changable weather where the temperature swung from -20 in the wind to +8 and howling rain within 12 hours. Filmed in 6K using vintage Zeiss primes for the cinema verité and interviews, DJI drone and Canon telephoto zoom for the natural history.
Really proud of what we achieved: shortlisted for a 'Women in Adventure' award at Kendal Mountain Film Festival, the full feature doc will premiere at UCLan's sustainability festival in April - Stay tuned!
For me, this was the ideal film project: telling impactful environmental and conservation narratives through engaging human stories. I'm excited to collaborate on delivering more projects like this to bring impact and raise awareness of the vital work of conservation organisations fighting for a better world.
This was challenging but deeply fulfilling project. Juggling both sync filming, long lens and drone natural history filming in harsh terrain and remote location (not to mention all the cold weather safety kit) was a challenge as a solo shooting PD. But, we captured some beautiful animal portraits and heartfelt location interviews with expert contributors. Careful planning and agile decision making allowed us to make the most of a short filming window and react to changable weather where the temperature swung from -20 in the wind to +8 and howling rain within 12 hours. Filmed in 6K using vintage Zeiss primes for the cinema verité and interviews, DJI drone and Canon telephoto zoom for the natural history.
Really proud of what we achieved: shortlisted for a 'Women in Adventure' award at Kendal Mountain Film Festival, the full feature doc will premiere at UCLan's sustainability festival in April - Stay tuned!
For me, this was the ideal film project: telling impactful environmental and conservation narratives through engaging human stories. I'm excited to collaborate on delivering more projects like this to bring impact and raise awareness of the vital work of conservation organisations fighting for a better world.
