What’s your fav project you’ve ever worked on?
At Cotton On, it'd have to be documenting the first Foundation Field Trip in Uganda. The people were amazing and the places were all so new and exciting. It was a quick trip but one of the most memorable. Away from Cotton On, I worked on a short film a few years ago and was lucky enough to shoot and work with name drop Guy Pierce (thanks to Jessie Lehman for the opportunity!). The film is called “Lorne”. Check it out.
What’s your favourite form of creative expression? Video, painting, photography..? (Pretty much like asking a father to pick his favourite child… soz.)
Each of these have traits I love but there is nothing like the freedom and calmness of painting. It’s a shambles plug but you can see my works here (You are also able to buy prints, wink wink!)
How did you get into videography?
In my 20s I worked as a designer. The place I was working at the time was a motion graphics and animation agency. My work slowly crept from the brand design side over to the motion side, and because I studied photography as a minor at university, it kind of was a natural progression into videography.
What’s your must-have equipment for a day on shoot?
The obvious answer is a camera. But a close second would be a speaker. A shoot without music vibes is as awkward as silence in an elevator.
What advice would you give an aspiring videographer? What do you wish you knew when you first started?
It’s not necessarily for a videographer it’s advice for any creative really: Don’t stop learning. In any creative practice, the techniques, processes, gear and software will change. Change with it, new experiences and pathways will expose themselves. Collaborate. Big or small, creative or not, every interaction can have a profound impact on your life or practice so be open to them all. Say yes! Good things will come of it.
