VIDEOGRAPHER / UAV PILOT

INTERNATIONAL - NEWS - DOCUMENTARY - PRODUCTION

RESUME

ABOUT ME

I've been very fortunate to have spent my career as a television news, documentary and production videographer traveling and living in some of the most amazing parts of the world, meeting so many different people and telling through my pictures and sound the stories of every day life.

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RECENT COOL SHOTS

TOTALITY ECLIPSE - 2024

"Live Broadcast" for The Weather Network, I was so fortunate to be able to get this amazing solar event from the centre of the eclipse. It was amazing!

You can hear my excitement in the background along with the rest of the crowd.

TORONTO ECLIPSE Time-Lapse

Eclipse with TORONTO SKYLINE in foreground

Shot from over 35 miles away at Mt. Nemo Conservation Area which is an escarpment that allowed me a clean shot of the city skyline.

This shot has been in planning for years, I was lucky the clouds and weather worked out.

MY CAREER

MY CAREER (what I'm good at)

NEWS GATHERING

I began my career as a freelance news videographer in 1984 at the age of 16. Right away I was traveling throughout Canada and the world covering stories for local and international broadcasters.

DOCUMENTARY

Being able to tell longer or more in-depth stories is so much fun. I've learned that it's not the equipment that makes a good story...it's how it's used and the passion and skill that is behind the camera and the people in-front that makes the story.

VIDEO JOURNALIST

As a "VJ" I have the responsibility to find and research a story and pitch it to my senior producer, I then go out and shoot all the interviews and necessary viz and sound, go back write and have my script vetted. I then voice and edit the item and finally feed it via satellite for broadcast.

PRODUCTION

This is where I get to play with different camera and lighting gear. Corporate is where different creative ideas make for different challenges. Where 2nd takes are allowed.

UAV / DRONE AERIAL PILOTING

With this amazing aerial platform I don't get to hang out of helicopters as much as before, that's OK, the incredible imagery I get with my drone in stunning 4K is beautiful.

Yes, I do have professional UAV flight training with ING Robotics, ROC-A license & full insurance.

CAMERA DEMO

This is a small example of ENG/EFP camera skills utilizing various cameras, frame-rates & lenses from recent stories covered and a few favorites from past.

- Standard News Gathering Cameras.

- 360 degree camera.
- Variable frame-rate camera.
- 42x Optically Stabilized super-telephoto lens.
- UAV (Drone).

- Gopro.

Camera Demo Reel

INTERVIEWS & STANDUPS

Quick Gather of some of my documentary & news interview and lighting styles/looks including multi-cam as a self shooter.

ORIGINAL DEMO

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Classic never goes out of style.

A must watch for producers focusing on news and documentary.

Japan, China, India, Nepal, Cyprus, Lebanon, Canada

(Please excuse the video quality until I can upload a better version)

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UAV DEMO

UAV (DRONE) DEMO

Arctic

Art & Beauty

Indutrial

Hurricane Micheal

Gatineau Tornado

Dog Sledding

Tourism

Full Moon Harvest

ARCTIC DRONE EDIT

This is my original UAV edit from Iqaluit with longer shots from above and many other cool shots not in main demo.

APTN INVESTIGATES

Season 16 - “The Great Change” - Kenneth Jackson - Season opening.

In Wasauksing First Nation, drug dealers are moving in and profiting from vulnerable community members – no matter the cost. The community is another target in the toxic drug crisis, but some residents have had enough.

Season 15 - “Secrets Of The Bay” - Kenneth Jackson - Season opening
3 part series.

Two Mohawk fishermen went fishing on the Bay of Quinte eight years ago. They never came home. Police ruled that their deaths were accidental, but the families believe they were killed.

CLICK image to see the video

The majority of my career as a videographer has been done from behind the camera working with a reporter.

Working at APTN National News in Iqaluit allowed me the opportunity to expand my journalistic skills

as a video journalist. Finding, shooting, interviewing, writing and editing my own stories has been fun and challenging experience.

To see news stories I shot and edited with reporters, please contact me and I can find exactly what kind of story you are looking for from my vast archive.