Documentary

BBC Disability Promo

BBC Scotland comissioned a promo to be screened to advertise their equal opportunity regulations to potential new recruits who may be reluctant to apply due to their disability.

I shot the promo which followed the journey of two of their, then, current employees who have a physical disability.

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Director Claire McGuire expressed a desire to highlight the abilities she has that people may not expect of her through interviews and 'day in the life' footage.

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As a documentary I had to work with the available light controlling it in-camera as well as adopt a handheld style in order to follow the subjects through their daily life.

Knox: The Life and Legacy of Scotland's Controversial Reformer

'Knox' is a feature documentary that was crowd funded for Trinity Productions.
During production we shot with a limited crew throughout the UK in locations such as Newcastle and Blanchland as well as Geneva and Frankfurt.

Being a mainly presenter led documentary allowed me time to light and setup for sequences, however with multiple unit moves and historical locations I was limited in time and equipment.

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I came from a predominantely drama and commercial background and so appreciated the opportunity to branch out and learn how documentary differs during principal photography.

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It gave me the opportunity to work abroad and shoot both a fully fledged documentary and feature film which taught me a lot of new skills and opened up the world of documentary to me for potential future projects.

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We shot on the Black Magic Pocket Cinema camera.

Director: Murdo Macleod