BIOG

I began filmng on cine film in 1976, making films with friends & family. With each expensive reel only lasting 3 minutes, I soon learnt the discipline of getting only the best shots each take. These films led to a place at Art College specializing in film and television production.

After passing, I took on various sales jobs in the media industry, building up knowledge and also an empathy to people. Throughout this time I was still writing and directing various films, especially after moving to video in 1984.

In 1988 I saw a friend’s wedding video & could not believe how bad it was! That inspired me, and soon I built a career filming WEDDINGS & EVENTS , treating each project like a TV documentary. This gave me invaluable experience of event filming, where it is just not possible to re-take: every shot has to be perfect every time. Now, all of my wedding filming comes directly from recommendations, which is a lovely way to work.

In 1993 I produced a ten minute film, "DAY OF THE INVADERS", which won first prize at the International BAVA awards. Awarding the prize was TV’s Jeremy Beadle, who later commissioned me to produce sixteen spoof adverts for his primetime ITV series, ‘Hot Shots’, which ran for two series. From that I was at last able to finance myself with professional broadcast video equipment and start my production company, ACTION VIDEO SERVICES LTD, which has gone from strength to strength.

As well as my commercial work, when I can I also help my local charities by producing films to promote their services for fundraising, which has included Mencap and The Essex Shared Care Scheme. I also continue to produce my own independent films, which continue to win in international competitions, including "GLAMOUR MAN" & "LOOKING FOR LOVE" , which won first prize in the prestigious IAC Daily Mail Film Challenge Trophy. So as you are probably realising, filming is not just a hobby or a career for me, it is a passion.

My philosophy has always been to meet and exceed client expectations, and this has earnt my company a reputation of being able to get a project in ahead of deadline and within budget, but without losing any of the quality the client required. We now specialize in multi-camera shoots of major conferences and seminars around the world. This reputation has lead me over the years to work with some impressive names in the corporate world, including BUPA, Ikea, BP Oil, Yakult, Mencap, The British Heart Foundation, The Teenage Cancer Trust, The Royal British Legion, Bairstow Eves Estate Agents, Hambro-Countrywide Estate Agents, Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals & The Royal College of Physicians to name few, as well as freelance filming for the BBC, ITV Anglia & Meridian Television, and Sky broadcasting.

When I look back on my career, I realise just how extremely lucky I am, because I spend my days doing a varied job that I love, meeting new people, learning new things, rising to new challenges, and I believe that it is this passion for creating films that makes my work so popular with my clients.Hopefully I may meet you in the near future and be able to help you too. If you’d like a chat about your film, please feel free to contact me.

Thank you.



Venues covered, and others in Essex include: Braintree Town Hall, Colne Valley Golf Club, Crabbs Barn, Cressing Temple, The Fennes, Gosfield Hall, Hedingham Castle, Prested Hall, Rivenhall Hotel, Smeetham Hall Barn, The Bull Hotel Halstead, The Essex Golf and Country Club Earls Colne, Spains Hall, The White Hart, Halstead, The White Hart Hotel, Bocking, Woodlands Country Hotel, Ashwells Sports and Country Club, Cromwell Manor, De Rougemont Manor, Friern Manor Country House Hotel, Holiday Inn Basildon, Holiday Inn Brentwood, Hutton Poplars Hall, Ivory Rooms, Marygreen Manor Hotel, Mount Avenue Banqueting Suite, Stock Brook Manor, Sugar Hut Village, The Belvedere, Essex County Hotel, Hollywood Restaurant, La Quinta, Maison Renouf, Oysterfleet, Saxon Hall, The Chichester, The Lawn, Braxted Park Estate, Channels Golf Club, Creeksea Place, Crondon Park Golf Club, Five Lakes Hotel, Forrester Park, Furze Hill Banqueting Suite, Greenwoods Hotel, Hylands House, Ivy Hill Hotel, Leez Priory, Maynetrees, Newland Hall, Pontlands Park Hotel, Regiment Way Golf Club, Shire Hall, South Lodge Hotel, The County Hotel, The Warren Golf Club, Three Rivers Golf and Country Club, Vaulty Manor, Waterfront Place, Clarice House Colchester, Colchester Arts Centre, Esplanade Hotel, Frinton-on-Sea Golf Club, Holiday Inn Colchester, Layer Marney Tower, Le Talbooth Restaurant, Maison Talbooth Hotel, Marks Tey Hotel, Ramada Hotel Colchester, Rose and Crown Hotel Colchester, The Kingscliff Hotel, The Pier at Harwich, The Tower Hotel Dovercourt, The Town Hall Colchester, Westwood Park, Wivenhoe House Hotel, .Abridge Golf and Country Club, Blake Hall, Gaynes Park Barns, Metropolitan Police (Chigwell) Sports Club, Quality Hotel Epping, The Room in the Rodings , Waltham Abbey Marriott Hotel, Woolston Manor, Moot House, Park Inn, Harlow, Swallow Churchgate Hotel, The Green Man Hotel Harlow, Down Hall Country House Hotel, Little Easton Manor, Maidens Barn, Quendon Hall, Pledgedon Barn, SAS Hotel Stansted Airport, Stansted Manor Hotel, Thaxted Hall, The Crown House, The Reid Rooms, The Saffron Hotel, Whitehall Country Hotel, and Langtons to name a few!