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GRAPES IN NAMIBIA WITH SILVERSTREET CAPITAL

One of a series of 7 shorts on grape and date production in Namibia.

2023 REEL: EXTENDED CUT

Slightly longer cut of REEL 2023
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PARK WEST GALLERIES IN CAPE TOWN

Covering a recruiting event for the worlds largest art gallery.

MURRIMO MACADAMIAS IN MOZAMBIQUE

Crookes farm macadamias in rural Mozambique.

Keeping Them Wild: Pt 2

Mountaineer and mom Jenn Drummond explores South Africa with her 2 kids.

2022 REEL

Some corporate and advertising work done in 2021

AN OVERVIEW OF SILVERLANDS NAMIBIA

Silverstreet is an impact investor in Southern Africa. This film provides an insight into their Silverlands Namibia grape and date operations

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ARAMBROOK BOUTIQUE HOTEL

SUMMER SNOW IN CAPE TOWN FOR NOKIA

Toboggans in the heat! A look at the creation of a commercial for Nokia’s X smartphone, which includes its new Fastlane operating system feature. The ad involves a one-of-a-kind sled race through the vibrant streets of a sweltering Cape Town.

MY TIME COVERING THE BIRTH OF A NEW TYPE OF HUMAN: HOMO NALEDI

As I filmed a new branch was added to the human family tree. Shooting far below the surface of the earth as a group of scientists unearthed what would soon be named “Homo Naledi”, a discovery that would go on to make waves around the world. The feature documentary “Dawn of Humanity” that I was shooting for has been nominated for an Emmy award.

Material associated with this shoot appeared in many places on the National Geographic website and featured heavily in the tablet edition of the October 2015 magazine. It was a huge story, and when it broke this material featured on news sites all around the world.

DO DINOSAURS STILL EXIST? THE MAKING OF THE DINOSAUR PROJECT

An excerpt from ‘The Evolution of the Dinosaur Project’, a featurette that appears on the DVD and BluRay releases of the film ‘The Dinosaur Project’.

The Dinosaur Project is the ‘found footage’ story of a group of adventurers heading into the Congolese jungle to investigate the myth that prehistoric animals remain undiscovered in its impenetrable interior. We follow them through footage they shoot and the cameras they attach to themselves as a documentary crew tags along. The team manage to attach a camera to one of the creatures they discover…before further startling revelations turn the trip towards tragedy.

IN THE CREEPY FOOTSTEPS OF HITCHCOCK: SHOOTING ‘THE GIRL’

Interviewing Sienna Miller about the making of the HBO/BBC feature film ‘The Girl’. See the promo it was used in Part 1 here and Part 2 here. (Editing and additional interviews by HBO.)

CAPTAIN IGLO STEPS UP TO THE HELM

The famous Captain Iglo (the brand is called Bird’s Eye in the UK) makes a return as a brand ambassador in Iglo’s new commercials. Gone are the fantastical touches and he has been reinvented in a more realist mould.

OUT IN THE WINELANDS FOR GOOGLE DOCS

A look into how Google Apps has changed the way the Fairview Trust Wine and Cheese Estate does business.
Camera: Garrreth Bird

Produced by Glo Films

A VISUAL AUTOPSY OF THE MERMAID MYTH

Another clip from ‘Mermythology’, the ‘Making of’ featurette that appears on the DVD of the Animal Planet feature film ‘Mermaids’. In this clip we hear about some of the eerie visual decisions made for the look of the film.

US POLO COMES ALIVE IN THE POOL!

Excerpts from behind the scenes of a US Polo stills campaign.

Another sequence from the ‘Behind the Scenes’ featurette that will accompany the Mermaids feature film DVD, showing what had to be done to achieve a key scene despite inclement weather conditions.