Reel 01
Documentary
Long-form observation. People doing the thing they do, with as little interruption as the story allows. Handheld where movement is the point, locked off where stillness is.
Cinematography & Photography
Deciding what to leave out.
I shoot documentary, automotive and editorial work, independently and through CNRY Studio. Every frame is a decision about what stays out of it — which is the same decision a research plan makes, only earlier.
01 — What I shoot
Three kinds of job.
They share a method. Show up early, watch what is actually happening, and only then decide where the camera goes.
Reel 02
Automotive
Rolling shots, static detail, interiors. The discipline that most often turns into research — you cannot photograph a cabin for a day without noticing what the screen is doing to the driver.
Reel 03
Portrait & editorial
Founders, teams, products. Available light first, added light only when the room refuses. Short sessions, because people stop being themselves after about forty minutes.
02 — Contact sheet
Selected frames.
Frames are being re-scanned for this rebuild. The specifications below are real; the images land shortly. Until then these are marked slots, not photographs.
03 — How a shoot runs
Four steps, every time.
Predictable process, unpredictable subject. The structure is what makes room for the surprise.
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Step 01
The brief call
Twenty minutes. What the footage is for, where it will be seen, and what would make it a failure. That last question saves the most time.
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Step 02
The recce
Location, light at the actual hour of the shoot, and the shot list that comes out of both. Never the shot list first.
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Step 03
The shoot
Half a day or a full day. Selects reviewed on location so nothing critical is discovered missing a week later.
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Step 04
Post and delivery
Colour, cut, and one round of revisions inside the agreed turnaround. Delivered at the sizes the destination actually needs.
Framing a shot is deciding what to leave out. A research plan is the same decision, made earlier.