JUNE 2025 - Filming Sam Thompson for UNICEF and Socceraid, 10's of millions of views on Social media

A wild week following Sam Thompson doing a marathon a day on foot and by bike from one stadium to the next stadium. Start at Arsenal in London and finishing at Old Trafford in Manchester.

A friend Vicci was doing the media bit for UNICEF and brought me on board to film as I have previously filmed with Comic Relief and Children in Need with Vicci and we get on well.

Here I would be in the lead vehicle filming Sam as he ran and cycled. The lead vehicle had a documentary crew in it. As these challenge events they raise usually a quarter to half the money from the actual event and through daytime TV, News and social media and the other half from a documentary that airs a week or so after the event. So it’s funny filming these as the documentary team are trying to film everything too. But I just film the occasional pieces throughout the day not absolutely everything like them and try stay out of their cameras way:) I then do a rough edit on my computer to pull out the better pieces etc and then upload to our base where a guy Matthew then edited social media posts from it, and Anna and Gabs would also edit things from it. I’d then film a bit, edit, upload repeat over and over all day. Then in the evening I’d have to quickly do a 5-10 minute highlight reel for Media. Such as News shows etc to use in their cycles. I would then do a longer edit (I say edit its just more a selection of shots and interviews for others to edit) for ITV This Morning that was featuring my footage each day. One of the days I also filmed a VT for This Morning with Ben Sheperd.

As well as myself and the Doc crew there was a social media team for UNICEF getting other pieces and then Sam had his own social guy Ted, ITV TM had a live crew each day and each person that met Sam to run with him for a short while usually also had their own media team:)

Was a fun week, couldn’t do it every week as 18 hr days take their toll. But worth it for the money raised and my overtime was my bit to charity:) A few pics of the day week below.

Some of the footage I took that was made into reels on instagram have individually had millions of views (one vid 8million) and probably 10’s of millions combined which is amazing.. This started the fund raising this week with £1.5m and by the end of it all as in documentary and football game it got up to £15m:)

JANUARY 2025 - Filming for Rab Equipment in the Cairngorms

A fun few days following a group of shop keepers learning more about Rab Equipment and Gore-tex at Glenmore Lodge as part of a training conference. The first day was all around the Lodge as they dived deeper into the new Gore-Tex (more environmentally friendly). Then learning also about how to look after it to keep its waterproof ability. Much more washing to keep it alive.

Day two everyone took to the mountains with Glenmore Lodge guides leading the way. I headed over to after thought aerate in the Loch Avon basin for my filming. Pretty rushed day trying to fit the filming into the day while the people I filmed tried to get their days done too. Such an awesome weather day filming.

Loch Basin in the Cairngorms. Shelterstone crag on the right with Carn Etchachan behind and Stag rocks on the left. Loch Avon in the middle.

An Ice Bow, formed when there are ice particles in the air. Which there was this day as my drone did not like the fine ice mist!!

JULY 2024 - Filming and editing for 'Children in Need' in Edinburgh

A fun and busy day in Edinburgh filming at the Edinburgh Carnival Festival in Princess St Gardens. Here there are folk from all over the world living in the UK and showing off their cultures to the public. Such amazing traditional clothing and costumes all bright and amazing looking. Great atmospherehere with music and dancing etc.

We were filming a particular group of young teenagers and mainly one person. I will share the video when it is aired later in the year on the Children in Need webpage:)

I was working with the lovely Vicci who I worked with on a Comic Relief gig a few years ago (with Rylan, Oti, and Emma). She is pictured below getting a few shots with my Ronin, with the lady who headed up the group we were filming. A few screen grabs of some of the other people in the parade from the film:)