Video
Not just video clips but also aerial film sequences and blog posts.
Video has become more and more interesting to me over the last twenty years, be it time-lapse sequences made up of still images, posed stationary sequences, or aerial footage captured with a drone.
I first tried filming little videos using a cheap VHS camera when I was in my twenties, but it was only with the advent of digital SLRs—and in more recent years, a drone—that my interest in making short film sequences really took off. Pun intended.
My main cameras for the videos here are my iPhone, a Fujifilm XT-5, and a DJI Mavic Air 2.
Oronsay Island
Beautiful weather and tremendous coastal views off the Isle of Skye.
September 2024
Grand Bisse d’Ayent
A historic irrigation system carved out of the rock in Swiss canton Wallis (Valais).
September 2023
Haytor
Drone video from a trip to Dartmoor.
June 2023
Ischpfad, Grindelwald
Hiking in the glacial landscape.
May 2023
Tällilücke and Rhone Glacier
Hiking high in the Swiss Alps
September 2022
The British Coast
Beautiful areas of the British coastline, filmed with drones between 2018 and 2021.
September 2021
Axalp in the snow
A wintery trip to a small ski resort in the mountains of the Swiss Bernese Oberland, high above Brienz.
January 2021
Rivaz in winter
Winter sun on the vineyards and lake in the Swiss UNESCO World Heritage site.
February 2020
2019 in the air
Some of the places I visited in 2019, from Switzerland to England and Wales.
2019
Blofeld’s Domain
Aerial views of the Piz Gloria and Birg mountain stations in the mountains above the Lauterbrunnen Valley, made famous by James Bond.
March 2019
The West Wind
Walking in the woods at Krattigen on a winday day, with panoramic views to Lake Thun and home.
March 2019
Giessbach waterfalls
The famous falls at Giessbach in Switzerland, in full spate after days of heavy rain.
May 2015
Gwatt Nature Reserve
Gentle winter nature on the shores of Lake Thun.
Winter 2014
Bern by night
Late evening scenes in Switzerland’s capital.
Winter 2011
Watercress Line, Hampshire
A trip on a heritage steam train with Mum and Dad.
February 2011
Bear Park, Bern
A short film made up of simple time lapse sequences in Switzerland’s capital city.
Spring 2010
Travelling to the airport
From home in Spiez to the airport at Geneva, en route to Scotland.
Winter 2007
Blog posts about video and drone work
The Matterhorn is now yours alone
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Behind the scenes of filming sequences for an advert filmed by Swiss cinematographer Noah Malin, beginning with a challenging hike to the Hörnli Hut and then some dramatic drone sequences around and above the summit of the Matterhorn. The film makers were alone on the hike and at the hut, and were able to fly
Rivaz in winter
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Short drone video sequences from the UNESCO World Heritage site near Vevey in Switzerland.
Far From Saints
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Discovering an alternative band co-formed by Stereophonics singer Kelly Jones.
