In the shadow of Monmartre
Discussing the next scene with Charlie, the producer. Thanks Federay for the shot. Trafalgar – In Mimi’s Steps. 2014.
Summer on the Eiffel Tower
Shoot a small scene on the first deck of the Eiffel Tower? In an hour? In summer? How hard could […]
A kind of madness
Here I am wasting valuable seconds ruminating on this folly with Joe the recordist. Thank-you Federay for the shot. Trafalgar […]
Jaimie, Dave & Joe
All thinking the same thing: Beer. Thank-you Federay for the shot. Trafalgar – In Mimi’s Steps. 2014.
Tuscan wheatfields
A day out in the rolling hills of Tuscany with a great crew. Nice work punctuated by good food. It […]
Colours
Poking about the Gieves & Hawkes workshop between set-ups and I found this board. Wallpaper Handmade/Wallace Sewell/Gieves & Hawkes 2014.
In the basement at Gieves & Hawkes
Turning the fabric into a jacket. Wallpaper Handmade/Wallace Sewell/Gieves & Hawkes 2014.
Emma & Harriet
Emma Sewell and Harriet Wallace-Jones at Hield Brothers woollen mills in Bradford. Wallpaper Handmade/Wallace Sewell/Gieves & Hawkes 2014.
In the Mill
I was struck by the graphic contrast of these fabrics, their mesmeric patterns, and the structure of the old mill. […]
Abandoned
The building manager at Hield Brothers – Mumtaz – took the time to show me around the old mill, clearly […]
Threads
I spent time looking around the old wooden mill for angles and shots. Only the bottom floor of the main […]
The Inspectors
Deep in the Hield Brothers woollen mill, and here are two quality inspectors hard at work. Wallpaper Handmade/Wallace Sewell/Gieves & […]
This is where the cork in you bottle of wine comes from
The texture of the bark was amazing. Apparently the ancient Romans used to make sandals from it and having seen […]
In the cork forest
We spent an amazing day shooting deep in a cork forest a couple of hours outside Lisbon in Portugal. Very […]
Ian in the Pencil Plant
I’d never given any thought to how pencil lead was made so this shoot was fascinating. At times a bit […]
This took me back…
I was commissioned to make 3 films for the Wallpaper/Handmade exhibit at the Salon del Mobile in 2014. A collaboration […]
Dhaka, Bangladesh
I was commissioned to make a small series of documentaries for ASDA/George about the textile workers they employ in Bangladesh. […]
In the creche
The children of the workers in a local textile factory stay in a creche while their parents work. While I […]