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I'm a director, cameraman and editor based in Brighton, UK. I make arts and current affairs documentaries for TV and online. This is a blog about my past and present projects.
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Leonardo Live
Leonardo Live saw the National Gallery’s landmark exhibition Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan transmitted live to cinema-goers and Sky Arts viewers across the UK. The pioneering simulcast sought to give the widest possible audience the opportunity to experience … Continue reading
Tendenko: Surviving the Tsunami – Part 2
Our documentary about one family’s escape from the tsunami that hit Japan earlier in the year, finally went out on Al Jazeera’s Witness strand in November. It seems to have been well received and was tweeted over 800 times, being … Continue reading
Posted in Al Jazeera, Current Affairs, Don Productions, Television
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Mexico: Food Speculation
In August 2010 I made a film in Mexico with the Ecologist about how unregulated food speculation on the international derivates markets is pushing up the cost of staple food in some of the world’s poorest countries. In developed countries … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, DSLR Video, Link TV, Online Video, The Ecologist
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Tendenko: Surviving the Tsunami – Part 1
It’s six months since a massive tsunami tore into the North-East coast of Japan. It was the biggest tsunami for a generation – communities were destroyed and almost 20,000 people lost their lives. At the end of June I travelled … Continue reading
Posted in Al Jazeera, Current Affairs, Television
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Watercolour at Tate Britain
In the history of Western art, watercolour has always been the poor relation of oil paint. Used only for sketching in the field by serious artists and seen as the ideal medium for hobbyists and beginners, watercolour has always had … Continue reading
Posted in Sky Arts, Tate, Television, Tim Marlow on...
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Sculpture in 3D at the Royal Academy
At the end of January 2011 I was lucky enough to direct what is possibly the world’s first ever 3D visual arts documentary for broadcast TV. Part of the Tim Marlow on… strand for Sky Arts and Sky 3D and … Continue reading
Posted in 3D, Sky Arts, Television, Tim Marlow on...
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The Privilege of Rain
Dave Swann is a Brighton based poet and writer. His recently published book, The Privilege of Rain, is a mixture of poetry and prose that came out of his time as writer in residence at a high security prison in … Continue reading
Posted in DSLR Video, Online Video, Poetry
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Fracking in Pennsylvania
In November 2010 I travelled to the US to make a film exploring the impact of shale gas drilling, otherwise known as fracking, on communities in rural Pennsylvania. Made for The Ecologist online and Link TV in the US, the … Continue reading
Posted in DSLR Video, Online Video, The Ecologist
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