Monza, Italy... Bellisimo

A busy but excellent week in Italy. Nice food, nice wine, a visit to a new place, Lake Como, a good race. What more do you need?!

One of our high speed cameras that we use to capture the fast moving action that is F1. These cameras allow the viewers to see things that the eye would normally miss

Commonwealth Games in Glasgow

 This is the team that put the table tennis on air. Yes, just the table tennis..! All the other venues and sports all had their own team of dedicated people who made it possible to watch what was happening anywhere around the world, wherever you happened to be.

Fancy tables that appeared to be balanced on a glass globe formed the staging for the main show matches.

 This is the inside of one of our OB trucks where the pictures are controlled from. It might have been sunny and hot outside, unusual for Glasgow, but inside was always dark and cool...!

A chance to do some sight seeing one evening with a quick trip down to Loch Lomond. New for some of the crew, an old haunt for me.

My collection of passes and badges that allowed me access to the venue and got me through the myriad of security measures. Nice souvenirs too.

Couldn't resist a last picture by one of the show tables before it was all dismantled.

The end of a very busy, non-stop couple of weeks but very inspiring too. The volunteers created a great atmosphere outside all of the venues.

More Chocolate from the House

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory....?

Nope, it's the 1657 Chocolate House in Kendal, back for another stills shoot. Chocolate, chocolate, everywhere... and not a drop to eat. Well, that's not quite true, I did get to try a few 'samples' during the day, very yummy they were too. Some more nice images for their new website which will be going live very soon.

Food Glorious Food

Pappy's Texas BBQ is a new company based in Winderemere in the Lake District.

We were asked to shoot some stills of a selection of the dishes that they will be producing for weddings, parties and any other social gatherings requiring high class food served either casually or in a high class dining environment. And the food was tasty as a tasty thing... I got to sample some of the produce and very yummy it was too :-)

Shanghai, home of the 'Wonky Market'...!

Shanghai started out lovely and warm but the week ended up being very cold and somewhat wet. However there was time for tea tasting, some local cuisine and a few visits to the local market where you can buy almost anything...!

This picture was taken at The Bund, the waterfront area that centres on the Zhongshan Road that runs along the western bank of the Huangpu River:

No Worries Down Under

Most of March I spent upside down in the land Down Under. This was a working holiday, a bit of business and a bit of pleasure, the best compromise I guess..!

A couple of weeks in Melbourne with my lovely friends down on the Mornington Peninsula and a week working on the Melbourne F1, the first race of the new season.

Then it was off to Adelaide to see my many wonderful friends over there whom I hadn't seen for 11 years, although when we all met up it felt like just 5 minutes ago.

Melbourne, Flinders Street Station:

Adelaide, Largs Pier:

Adelaide, Colonel William Light overlooks the new Adelaide Oval:

and finally, my favourite vineyard in the Barossa Valley, the Bethany Vineyard, makers of the famous Bethany White Port:

Ben Kilner interview for BBC Sport

We had a fun day up at Glenshee ski centre in Scotland, filming an interview with professional snowboarder Ben Kilner for BBC Sport. Ben is representing Britain in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.



We had also hoped to do some aerial filming of Ben doing some runs on his board but unfortunately the weather beat us on that one with wind and visibility both very poor.


Ben talked about the build up and preparations, past injuries, some of the things that help and inspire him and how some of the tricks are invented and named. It was great to meet him and we wish him all the best for the games out in Russia.

www.benkilner.com

Produced by Eamonn Donohoe, Interview by David McDaid.

Austin, Texas

 The shooting range just outside Austin provided some high octane entertainment one evening and kept us pretty well focused for a while. 9mm was the order of the day and it soon felt just like being at the fairground..!

The bars on 6th Street were also ever varied with some interesting and colourful characters popping through the doors... You just never knew what was going to happen next. Drinking with the bass player from Tool and a state cop to mention but two..!

New Delhi, India

New Delhi, India. A place of many extremes and opposites. Slow, noisy, dirty, frustrating, poverty stricken... maybe.... but there are so many happy, smiling faces. Children come out to wave as you drive past. People everywhere are keen and eager to help, they can't do enough for you. It all says so much. India has one of the richest economies in the world, and yet so many live in extreme poverty that we can hardly comprehend. It's a huge country and one day I would love to go for more than a week, when I'm not working, and take time to look around at this beautiful place.

Great Gable FRCC War Memorial Plaque

 A climb up to the peak of Great Gable in late September just happened to coincide with the re-instatement of the Fell and Rock Climbing Club of the English Lake District's memorial plaque to those members who lost their lives during World War I.

 The plaque was removed in July by the Royal Engineers who were invited to undertake the project and, accompanied by Vice Presidents Peter Smith and Mark Scott, completed stage 1 on 10th July 2013

On Wednesday 25th September the Engineers accompanied by members of the FRCC carried the plaque back up to the summit using a stretcher. They took all the tools and materials they needed with them and fixed the plaque back into its rightful place.

Lakes Gospel Choir Promo Video

In September we were filming and editing a promotional video and a series of inserts for a concert that the Lakes Gospel Choir were appearing in at the Apollo in Manchester. The LGC is based in Windermere in the Lake District and they were taking part in a concert in conjunction with UCB and coinciding with the release of their new album 'Moving Mountains, Changing Lives'. Filming took place at the LCC in Windermere over 1 day and the various sequences and promo were then edited and completed for delivery the very next day. A record turn around..!

IDPB's production of 'Ascension' at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

The Glasgow Skye Association's annual Pre-World's concert at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall kept us busy in August. This year it was the Inveraray & District Pipe Band with their 'Ascension' themed concert.

The concert hall was packed to the seams and this high profile and prestigious concert brought an audience from literally all the corners of the globe to see a wide variety of musical numbers which even included a barber shop quartet, pictured left.


It's a long time since Adrian worked in this great venue and it was good to be back.

Filming from the Sky and an Illuminated Bus

Two exciting projects this month. Testing an aerial filming system in the Langdale Valley and shooting a new short documentary film in Windermere, both in the sunny and very hot as it was Lake District. The first project was working alongside Dave Hipkiss from Up Above Ltd. who owns and operates a variety of aerial filming systems to offer an alternative and more economical alternative to helicopter shooting.

The second project was for the South Lakes Youth for Christ and involved working with Director / Producer Tina Taylor to film and edit a short documentary about the life and work of the Light Bus which is an exciting new project centred around Windermere. We shot some amazing footage of the children who come along to enjoy this great venture.

Yummy Yummy Chocolate

April and May saw a couple of interesting jobs at opposite ends of the spectrum. A new client in Kendal in the Lake District, the famous 1657 Chocolate House was in need of some new product shots for a variety of websites... and no, I didn't eat any of the subject matter... Honestly, I didn't..!

And a little further away was the very hot destination of Bahrain for another Formula 1 race weekend. We got a very friendly reception thankfully despite the continued unrest, and there were no incidents to speak of. A very entertaining race too and some very yummy lemon and mint drinks to chill off in the evening. Not forgetting of course the very welcoming and cooling sight of the hotel swimming pool which was made good use of. Driving was interesting, my first time in Bahrain. Normally I love driving abroad but this was just plain crazy, they have no idea at all and how there aren't more serious accidents, I have no idea.

Russian Ark

Just been watching a film called 'Russian Ark', remarkable if only for the fact that it was shot entirely in one day, on a Steadicam, and in one continuous shot. Not entirely sure what it's all about but all respect to the crew and the cast, you can only guess at the logistical nightmares that kind of shoot would entail, not to mention physical exhaustion, as they were on take four by the time they got it in the can. To make matters worse, the director only spoke Russian and the DoP only spoke German so they were both followed around by a translator. Must have been a fascinating day.

Directed by Alexander Sokurov. DoP and Steadicam by Tilman Buttner.

Fishing on Watendlath Tarn

Fishing is a popular pastime at this lovely and serene spot, some 863 feet up between the Borrowdale and the Thirlmere valleys. Also a good stop off point to get a cuppa at the tea room next to the Pack Horse Bridge.

Winter Climbing in The Lakes

Some winter walking last week in the beautiful and inspiring mountains of the fabulous Lake District... High Pike was my destination but I only made it to the summit of Low Pike before I ran out of time to get back in daylight. Still, an amazing day as the sun cleared through the cloud on the way up.

The scenery was spectacular, as was the snow, and it had drifted heavily in several places. The crampons were on for most of the climb and it was pretty icy in places, not to mention the peaty bog that I inadvertently stumbled into, right up to my knee. Managed to escape its clutches though thankfully.

Stuff like this is just great for the soul.

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Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for 2013

The Snowman Returns

Fantastic news, and perfect timing, just as I get my Christmas tree decorated and lit up for this years' festivities. The Snowman, one of my all time favourite Christmas stories, is returning for a sequel. Called The Snowman and The Snowdog, it is dedicated to the late John Coates, the producer behind the original Raymond Briggs classic from 1982. It's going to be shown on Christmas Eve on Channel 4 at 8pm. Can't wait.

http://www.thesnowman.co.uk/the-films/the-snowman-and-the-snowdog.html