Drone Operator & Camera Operator | Scotland
BAFTA-winning drone operator, aerial cinematographer and camera operator based in Scotland, specialising in film, television and commercial productions. Operating DJI Inspire 3 X9 and specialist drones, with extensive experience filming across Scotland, the UK and internationally.
Drone filming on Ben Loyal in the far north of Scotland for Alastair Lee and BritRock Films, helping tell the story of Franco Cookson’s four-year journey to climb But Nothing Is Lost, E12 7a.
Read MoreA very different kind of drone job, heading four hours into the North Atlantic from Orkney to survey the huge seabird colonies of Sule Skerry and Sule Stack. Flying a DJI Matrice from a moving boat, photographing thousands of puffins and gannets, and visiting one of the most remote lighthouses in Britain.
Read MoreA week on the road filming Olly Murs for Soccer Aid for UNICEF, shooting and editing daily content as he cycled, rowed and ran his way around the country raising money for a brilliant cause.
Read MoreDirector of Photography Kirk Watson spends three weeks filming a documentary journey through the Scottish Highlands, from Fort William and Torridon to Sandwood Bay and Cape Wrath, working around sunrise, sunset and the Scottish weather.
Read MoreBehind the scenes filming Beluga Lagoon at Glasgow’s legendary Barrowland Ballroom, capturing the show with cameras and drone.
Read MoreBehind the scenes filming John & Lisa’s Kitchen in London with John Torode and Lisa Faulkner, capturing the cooking, conversation and plenty of great food.
Read MoreFilming the Scottish Government’s Future Pathways events in Lanarkshire, capturing creative workshops, dance sessions, and hands-on experiences designed to inspire the next generation.
Read MoreAerial filming across the Scottish Highlands, from sunrise at Loch Ness to calm morning light over Royal Dornoch Golf Club, working with an international crew on a commercial production.
Read MoreBehind the scenes filming Beluga Lagoon’s new Mesolithic-era music video across Scotland. From crafting Stone Age props indoors during wild Highland weather to shooting atmospheric scenes in Smoo Cave, ancient forests, rivers and the Scottish Crannog Centre.
Read MoreFilming Charlie Quirke’s 140km Trek for a Cure across London for Alzheimer’s Research UK, retracing places connected to his mother Pauline Quirke’s life. A fast-paced five-day production delivering daily edits for national news and social media.
Read MoreBehind the scenes filming travel films in Qatar with John Torode, capturing desert adventures, Doha skylines and cultural locations for Qatar Travel.
Read MoreBehind the scenes filming adventure tourism in Meteora, Greece. Drone cinematography, Steadicam work and autumn landscapes with Rupert Shanks.
Read MoreA behind-the-scenes look at working as a drone operator on a fictional feature film in Glen Etive, where relentless Highland rain grounded the Inspire 3 and tested everyone’s patience, while the cast and crew kept spirits high in true film-set fashion.
Read MoreInstead of filming Beluga Lagoon, I brought along a Sony Alpha 7R V and attempted concert photography for the first time. Some shots sang, some turned into barcodes, but the music and atmosphere in Oban were pure magic.
Read MoreA daft April Fool’s gag about Casio G-Shock socks escaped into reality, ending with a windswept shoot on The Cobbler where socks met snow and common sense took a day off.
Read MoreAn Autumn recce into the far north of Scotland as aerial cinematographer and drone pilot on a fictional feature film. Remote locations, big atmosphere, and the early sparks of a story that might soon become real.
Read MoreBehind the scenes filming Jules and Greg’s Wild Swim across the south of Scotland for BBC Scotland, working on second camera and drone through lochs, rivers and coastal locations.
Read MoreBehind the scenes drone filming with Guy Martin for Channel 4’s The British Train That Changed the World, marking 200 years of the Stockton & Darlington Railway.
Read MoreBehind the scenes of an NBC travel show filmed at Scotland’s five-star Cameron House Hotel. Drone and gimbal work across Loch Lomond, Inveraray Castle, and the Royal Scotsman train — a luxury shoot with a great Scottish crew.
Read MoreBehind the scenes filming Rivers, a new wildlife film from Beluga Lagoon, using drone, camera and waterproof probe lenses to capture Scotland’s rivers, wildlife and one surprisingly adventurous wee wooden boat.
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