What project has stood out the most to you in 2012 and why? There have been a few that have really stood out for different reasons. The Don Broco video was probably the pinnacle, being the first time I was able to work with a larger budget than I had previously had access to and work with a full production crew. The Deaf Havana video felt like a huge step in the right direction with so much attention currently on the band. There were also two other great projects, one being the video I shot for Venice called 'Heart That Could Heal'. This was an absolutely amazing project to be a part of, having the opportunity to work with such a great track and producing a completely narrative based video was one thing but to base the entire video around the concept of kids as if they were adults was fantastic. The concept came from the band who actually produced the video themselves leaving me to write their ideas into something that would work in the allotted time of the song and direct the children to really portray adult characteristics. The other video was for These Reigning Days for a song called 'Living It Up'. This wasn't the most challenging project ever but something about it just felt great, we shot it in the earlier half of this year around the time one of our freak spring heat waves were upon us. Working with sun is such a joy as a film maker, it can instantly add production value to what you do so having it out completely for two days was great. The band were completely open to letting me run with my ideas which can often be vague and very visual based. The shoot itself was so relaxed, I'm so used to spending 10+ hours not eating and running around like a headless chicken getting everything done, this was different, we had plenty of time to spend getting every shot great and on the second day of the shoot we ended up shooting in a fantastic couples garden by their willow tree, with such a long gap between the first few shots and the sunset shots we ended up having a big barbeque with all the extras and drinking loads of home made Devon cider, it was pure bliss... and what's more the shots came out looking fantastic which made the entire experience even more flawless.
What does 2013 hold for you? 2013 will inevitably be a busy year for me, I'm excited to potentially make more videos for high profile clients as well as making my first short film since college. It's all very exciting and I am truly blessed to be able to do what I do.
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