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Launch: Audio Visual Postcard

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“A simple postcard with its restricted choice of landmarks printed onto the front and limited word-space on the back doesn’t capture the sense of the place you’re in or your story within it. To show that which is lesser seen and explore it with your own eyes and ears is the aim of this project.” That’s the text that we’ve put on the homepage of the ‘Audio Visual Postcard’ website which we’ve just launched. The ‘our’ in question relates to myself and friend + musician Sam Hanlan. Together, we travelled to Berlin for a long weekend with the idea to capture what…Keep reading >>

Making a Brass Band Documentary Pt. I: The Walk

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Making a Brass Band documentary Pt. I: The Walk “Do you want to make a documentary about a brass band composition?” “Uhhhm…Tell me more.”  She did. And I agreed. That’s the ultranonspecific way that I got involved with this project. With a skeptical hesitance which was quickly overturned by the delightful enthusiasm and amazing track record of Louise Snape, the professional puller off-er of Sheffield based arts platform ‘Hand Of’. She caught me at a good time because I was looking for a distinctly local project to turn my attention to. After making two snowboard films in my first two years…Keep reading >>

Hantu Shoot

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The idea behind this shoot for Hantu was to do an anti fashion shoot, fashion shoot. We ditched the typical angsty stares and furrowed brows for genuine laughter and enjoyment. All of that topped off with minimal, low contrast editing for some fun, unpretentious photographs. Here are some photos from the shoot, including a couple of behind the scenes photos and the crew credits.  Clothing: Hantu | Make up: Coco Bean | Styling: Faisal Bajwa | Models: Izaac George Cruickshank & Freya Sheldon | Video: Jessy Busgeeth | Location: Archipelago Works – – – Behind the scenes.  For more, higher resolution photos from…Keep reading >>

Berlin!

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I’m off to Berlin to embark on a new audiovisual project and combine travel with art; a creative city break. The project is a collaboration between myself and electronic music composer Sam Hanlan. We’re going to be taking and making art from within the City, him with the sounds and me with the sights It’s a voyage into the unknown and we’ll be crafting the concept as we go. If it goes well, the plan is to make a whole bunch of these long weekend trips to different cities, making cool audio visual…thingies. Hence the name, audiovisual postcards.  An absolutely…Keep reading >>