Film notes
How the evenings were shot and edited.
Nov 5, 2026 · 5 min read
A ceremony by candlelight
What a church lit by two hundred candles does to a camera.
Nov 4, 2026 · 5 min read
Filming a dance floor in the dark
Beams, haze and keeping the gimbal steady for three minutes.
Nov 3, 2026 · 4 min read
Inside the edit room
Two monitors, a colour grade and a very long wedding toast.
Nov 2, 2026 · 3 min read
A toast under string lights
Why I film the speaker and the room at the same time.
Oct 24, 2026 · 5 min read
A ballroom with the lights down
How we light and film a hall that holds three hundred people.
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