Outside Broadcasts

My training in outside broadcast and multi camera work was done at Tyne Tees TV. Back then they were involved in numerous programs, like "THE TUBE", "RAZZMATAZZ", "HIGHWAY with Harry Secome", and loads of live outside broadcasts, Church services, weekly Football, Bowls, Darts, in 2004 I worked on "The Match" with CTV.

Recently its been mainly football, with , Sky. 

I've done just about every camera there is on football, but nowadays when there is upwards of 20 camera's at a match, you can never be sure. I normally am employed on the close up camera, but I'm happy anywhere.

PSC & Single Camerawork

This is the work which takes up most of my time. I've been involved in many documentaries, features, cooperates, and news items. Clients include, Tyne Tees TV,BBC, Sky News, Sky Sports, most ITV companies have used me at some time, North East independent companies, A19 films, Tony Cartledge productions, Honky Tonk, Monkseaton productions. Programs include "Emergency" a fly on the wall look at paramedics at work, "The way we were", Glossy talking heads with some historic film from the past. "Royal Fanatics" this documentary included the only footage of the streaker who preceded the royal car near Newcastle train station. I have also contributed to "100 greatest" a Tyne Tees production for Ch 4

Some interesting overseas projects include, "For Valor" A doc for Tyne Tees about the hero's of war who received the Victoria cross. I spent 10 days in Los Angeles, and Orlando with Pam Royle for a Tyne Tees doc, about new technology. Kosovo, "Bullets behind the bar",TTTV doc. "Hong Kong Chinese rule" doc. for Asian TV out in Gibraltar. I visited Croatia, and Hungary, with Newcastle United, and most recently I shot a 1 hour special for Tyne Tees T.V. "Red Hot in Ibiza" Which was the finale to a 7 part series called "Red Hot Dance". And numerous trips around France, Norway, Majorca etc.

News

I have covered news stories almost from day one when I became a Cameraman, I have been used by most stations at sometime or other. Here is a small section of my "I was there when".. I was there when the Scarborough hotel fell into the sea, Alan Shearer signed for Newcastle, Tony Blair became prime minister, (Twice), Charles & Di announced there split, Riots broke out in the North East, and 11yr old Sarah Scott's pet rat was found.

Studio

I did my studio based training at Tyne Tees, and my first broadcast pictures ever were of the local Tyne Tees News presenter of the time, Paul Frost, on Northern Life, Tyne Tees's news program of that time. Since then I have done almost every type of Studio based program you can think of, from The Tube, via Crosswits, Countdown, Question Time, to Studio based drama.

Stills

When I joined Tyne Tees in 1983, it was as a still photographer which is more as a hobby for me now, but I still occasionally get asked to blow the dust of my old cameras and do a bit. I have had the pleasure and sometimes misfortune to photograph some interesting people such as.. Paul McCartney, Lady Di, Paula Yates, Sir Richard Attenborough, Sting, and Nobby the sheep..