Sound Ideas Media

16/09/2022

Can recommend this if you want a really fab creative guided walk on Hadrians Wall this weekend!

01/12/2021

The freedom to learn, create, challenge, and inspire yourself...From October to December 2021 and in collaboration with Converge - based in the heart of Newc...

23/11/2021

Our short film from the Lantern Parade at Hexham last week. What a night!

18/11/2021

Proud to have been involved in the production of this film for Woodhorn Museum. A remarkable exhibition of photographs by local legend Mik Critchlow.

21/10/2021

What an incredible project this was to document! Great to work with November Club and the volunteers who worked together and walked together to make this all happen.

07/10/2021

28/09/2021

One of the last European projects I worked on before lockdown, our film for the Erasmus + REAL Project hosted by Headway Arts included groups of artists from Poland, Lithuania, Portugal, Greece and the UK. Our week of work in Thessaloniki exploring issues of learning and physical disability in the arts is documented here. What an amazing experience it was! Two years ago today.

28/09/2021

21/09/2021

Repeat Signal is available free of charge for a limited time, on demand.

15/09/2021

We worked with Samling to produce six singing Masterclasses at Marchmont House recently. Visit their web site so see some of the best young singing talent in the world being nurtured by some of the most experienced experts.

Sir Thomas Allen, Yvonne Kenny and Alex Jennings work on song and opera repertoire in masterclasses with future stars of classical music.

10/09/2021

I was in Hexham last night…

19/08/2021

Our work for Queen’s Hall Arts Centre was to produce a short trailer to welcome back audiences. This was filmed at the first public concert of the new season last week.

04/08/2021

A day of filming for the new Care Messenger promotional video. This one was a very easy commute. Filming in my own house!

19/07/2021

02/07/2021

Our work with Museums Northumberland recently involved producing four films in which illustrator Jonny Hannah gives a personal tour of his amazing Northumberland Folk exhibitions. Here he is in Berwick upon Tweed! Such fun to work on these films!

02/07/2021

My four films for Museums Northumberland give illustrator and artist Jonny Hannah the opportunity to give you a personal tour of highlights from his amazing and wonderful Northumberland Folk exhibitions. Each one is different, featuring creative responses to stories from Berwick, Hexham, Morpeth and Ashington. Such fun to work with Jonny - he even wrote the music for the films! Here’s the Berwick film…

27/06/2021

18/06/2021

15/06/2021

I had a fab morning at Woodhorn working with November Club shooting the cast of Repeat Signal ahead of the filming ready for streaming later this week.

07/06/2021

Our work with the wonderful team at East Durham Trust. This short film shows the close connections that The trust has with their community.

This video is about East Durham Trust 'A Celebration of Unity'

28/05/2021

I’ve been out filming the moon again (11pm till 2am) for a forthcoming production that I’ve been brought in as cinematographer on by filmmaker Sarah Turner. Tonight it was a combination of long lens 4K footage, stills and timelapses. Final shoot is Saturday in Gateshead. More information soon!

26/05/2021

I've been working with the inspirational Beano from RTProjects who is hosting a special concert on 11th June in Durham in aid of su***de awareness - a subject that's not talked about as much as it needs to be. RTProjects uses art to save lives. They work with people who live with depression, anxiety and those at risk of su***de. The concert is being organised in association with Music Durham. Tickets for Never Give Up are available now! Get them from https://lnkd.in/dXRq9Bm

22/05/2021

This weekend I’m working as cinematographer for filmmaker Sarah Turner, to produce a film that will be shown at Sage Gateshead with a live orchestral score in the summer. Watch this space for more information. Exciting!

21/05/2021

Lucky me! I’m working today creating a website and digital content for my all-time favourite client. Someone whose business I am inspired by, and who I am such a fan of personally that I had no option but to marry them recently. Yes! It’s Rebecca Thompson (formerly de Wessington) from The Seaglass Company!

20/05/2021

So excited to announce the promotional poster artwork for November Club’s new production are now out. I did a night shoot at Woodhorn for these images and had a great time experimenting with lighting to get the most atmospheric shots. Great team to work with!

17/05/2021

Recording the historic instruments in the Music Room at The Bowes Museum. Kit Haigh takes these sounds and works with them to produce 'Song' - a piece…

15/05/2021

A very productive day filming Eliot Smith Dance at Kala Sangam Arts Centre in Bradford. For a release in July.

12/05/2021

Saints preserve us! Filming in Tynemouth today making a series of short films about the life of St Cuthbert. Next location will be Berwick next week.

05/05/2021

I’m working with the amazing RTProjects in Durham this month to create a series of tutorial films covering several artistic and creative techniques. Watch this space!