Here are a selection of the latest video projects I have worked on, including Dan & the Magic Musician for the Royal College of Organists.
Video Production
University of Bradford: Making Knowledge Work (2009) - In ProductionCamera Director
Strategy video for the University's new 5 year plan, to be launched in July 2009.
UoB HD Reel TV Idents (2009) - In ProductionExecutive Producer
Production of HD ident package for Showreel IPTV channel Reel TV
School
of Management Timelapse (2009) - In ProductionProducer / Director
Live webcam, and HD timelapse production over an 18 month period following construction of new building facilities at the University of Bradford School of Management. Utilising networked webcams and timer controlled Digital SLR cameras.
Creating Dan - The Making of Dan and the Magic Musician
(2008)HD Director / Producer / Editor
Production of a short documentary shot on the Sony EX1 in 1080i about the making of the animated film Dan and the Magic Musician for the Bradford Animation Festival and the Royal College of Organists.
Dan & The Magic Musician (2008)Technical Advisor
Version Editor / Producer (HD Conversion)
Conversion of a standard definition 4:3 production to Widescreen HD and DVD / Blu-ray mastering.
University Graduation Ceremonies (2007 - Present)Director / Producer / Vision Mixer
Live broadcast of 16 ceremonies each year, vision mixing and directing 4 cameras with cameramen including remote heads. Production onto DVD and live broadcasts to web and localised big screens.
Industrial Advisory Board (2008)Producer / Editor
Promotional video for the School of Informatics industry advisors highlighting events and achievements in the school over the past academic year.
Bradford - City of Film UNESCO Bid (2008)2nd Unit Camera Director & Sound
Filming of Bradford International Film Festival launch as a camera director, and as sound operator on 1st unit shoots.
Community Animation Project (2007)Camera / Steadicam
Camera for a 20-minute documentary on a music and animation project utilising the University of Bradford School of Computing, Informatics & Media's Motion Capture suite.
It's
My Party - Global
Stories (2007);
Long Walk -
Global Stories (2007)Technical Co-ordinator
Equipment provision and training for a Screen Yorkshire funded project training students wanting to break into the film industry. Two groups were given funding to shoot 5 minute films using Sony Z1E HDV equipment.
Video Production Tools
In addition here are some copyright free production files I have created for the backend of production work:
EBU Colour Bars
Calibrated EBU Colour Bars SD 720x576 (57KB)
Calibrated EBU Colour Bars HD 1920x1080 (57KB)
Calibrated EBU Colour Bars HD 1440x1080 (50KB)
Calibrated EBU Colour Bars HD 1280x720 (40KB)
Countdown Clock
These are based on VTR Leader clock v 2.0
copyright (c)1998 RQD Broadcast facilities, The VTR leader clock package is
provided free of charge and may be used as required.
It may be distributed freely provided that the readme file included in the
package. The files below have been converted for widescreen and HD use.
Original 4:3 Countdown 720x576 (644KB)
16x9 Countdown 720x576 (Coming Soon)
HD Countdown 1920x1080 (1.87MB)
1 kHz EBU Reference Tone
-18dBu 1kHz reference tone as a 48kHz lossless compressed WAV file. The
stereo version has a 1ms break on the left leg every 3 seconds to localise it
from the right hand track.
30" Mono EBU Reference Tone (458KB)
10" Mono EBU Reference Tone (157KB)
30" Stereo EBU Reference Tone (514KB)
10" Stereo EBU Reference Tone (172KB)