Special documentary assignments, working in teams
Fire
Three weeks on call with Manchester Fire brigade
One week with Gatwick Airport Fire service. This included a crash imminent emergency and a fire involving a full terminal evacuation.
Volunteer firefighting service Victoria during Black Wednesday bushfire
Florida division of Forestry one week of demonstration burns.
UK extraction competition. (victim rescue from crashed cars)
Two days under command of the US Navy Fire fighting training Vessel USS Shadwell.
Two days at the National Institute of Standards Washington "burn room"
Two days at Texas A&N fire fighting school, involving working around oil, gas and petrol fires.
One day introduction to breathing apparatus with Redhill Fire service.
Country Fire Authority Volunteer firefighter.
Ambulance and Medical
Two weeks with HEMS London Air Ambulance including on scene at the Bishopsgate Bomb.
One week with Derbyshire Paramedics.
One week with Neonatal intensive care unit Redhill Hospital
One week in theatre covering 11 plastic surgery operations in Poland.
2 days Territorial Army battlefield trauma.
One week (air to air) North Yorkshire Air Ambulance
Police
One week with Newcastle traffic division
One week with “Flying Squad” London
Military Police Sandhurst
SO 19 armed response London
Divisional Support group
Child Protection unit
LA PD traffic branch
Tubrise Green, Chicago, undercover unit.
One week Thames Valley air support unit
Maritime
Two days on British gas oil rig
Three days on barge during lifting of accommodation deck onto gas rig.
Three days on replica Viking boat sailing across North Sea.
One week motorised cruising on the Shannon River, Ireland
Various day shoots, ranging from Navy intercepter boats to a $13M twin turbine engine, super yacht in Monaco.
Two days in a HMS emergency training vessel, including complete flooding of internal compartments
Errol Flynns Schooner
Wind Turbine construction on North Sea
Demolition/Explosions
Numerous assignments, Filming during preparation and implosion of 20 story buildings silos and office buildings.
Construction and execution of specific shots involving cameras placed inside buildings and falling from rooftop during implosion.
“Demolition Day” TV series, introduction of “wrecking ball cam”
“Master Blasters” BBC on location in Norway and UK
Gas and Dust explosions Cranwell test center.
Backdraught Explosions onboard US Shadwell
“Tang Bomb” BBC and US networks, multiple camera coverage including inside of an effects of home made liquid bomb onboard a airframe.
Confined Space
Thames Water, London’s Victorian era sewage tunnels
Thames Barrier (only cameraman permitted to film inside the barrier)
Building of the Channel Tunnel
Building of the Jubilee Line Underground rail extension
Firearms
Recreation of effects of various calibar weapons on human body by live firing at clay torsos.
Super slo motion of machine gun and pistols firing live rounds on open range.
Testing of live canon rounds on military testing range.
Aerial and Aviation Experience
Pilots license fixed wing
700 hours aerial filming from helicopters, fixed wing, hot air balloon and Airship.
Commissioned camera bracket for helicopter, including test flights ect to full CAA EASA specification.
Approved Cineflex gimbal for European use with EASA and UK CAA.
Created plan for unique Air to Air filming with RAF Jaguar and Concorde at Mach 2.
RAF Lynham C130 camera rigs.
Red Arrows special, Tornado special.
Concorde, exclusive HD footage of Concorde’s last two weeks of operation.
One week with pilot Bob Tur in LA news chopper.
BBC and Sky News aerial operator.
One week at the World Gliding Championships including ground to air and air to air co-ordination
Motor Racing
Mc Claren Formula One racing team including factory, testing pit row and pit wall access during numerous F1 races and practice sessions.
Benatton Formula One racing team including factory, testing pit row and pit wall access during race.
Superbikes, including pit row and pit wall access during race.
Leach Experience
Holder of a Leach handling certificate!