Videography

I have worked as a videographer for over five years now, originally starting at student level where I worked in the charity sector. From there I advanced into creating video content for radio and podcasts, whether that be in studio work or out on location, specialising in comedy and music content. Nowadays, I work in news, where I gather sources from across the globe to create news packages for audiences on social media, in particular YouTube.

The Times

Times Originals

Researcher

Capturing Nigel Farage's Brash Brand of Politics I Lines Of Influence

The Times cartoonist Morten Morland profiles Nigel Farage, the UK's larger-than-life political rising star.

READ MORE: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/nigel-farage-is-next-for-the-ashcroft-book-treatment-bhtmmdp0v

Morten guides us through various seminal political events, which he has immortalised with his unique style, explaining why he draws Farage the way he does.

Nigel Farage’s party has agreed to co-operate with the former Tory treasurer Lord Ashcroft, who is writing about the party’s rise. “Nigel is here tonight and we had that deal,” Ashcroft said at an event on Tuesday. “It will be a blockbuster.”

Ashcroft was speaking at the launch for the new edition of his Keir Starmer biography, Red Flag, a title which tells you Ashcroft’s position on the Labour leader, but perhaps he is now looking toward turquoise days. As for Farage, will this go down as a prelude to power like his mate Donald’s The Art of the Deal? Or will it be more akin to Kinnock: The Movie?

00:00 Intro
00:39 Rise of Nigel Farage
02:02 Farage's Colourful Character
03:12 Farage & Trump
05:42 Political Disruptor
07:55 Populist Politics

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#nigelfarage #illustration #reformuk #uk #illustration

Undercover In Britain's Prison Chaos I Times Investigates

An undercover journalist, from The Times, was hired at one of the country’s most dangerous jails and was then able to walk inside and interact with prisoners without security searches.

Read the story here: Concerts have better security than some jails, says top prison officer - https://www.thetimes.com/article/24406ddc-92fa-433d-aa20-edfef2c2f086?shareToken=28dfb29011e657cb9881da1838731829

Paul Morgan-Bentley entered work at HMP Bedford amid a nationwide staffing shortage.

On two out of eight days that he worked at the prison, there was no one manning the security scanners at the front entrance when he arrived for work. This allowed him and several others to walk inside the jail and through to prisoner wings without even the most basic searches.

Mark Fairhurst, national chairman of the Prison Officers’ Association, said jail staff across the UK wanted to crack down on prisoners getting hold of illicit items but that the UK’s prison bosses were “not up for the fight”.

He said jails were routinely failing to stop drones making deliveries to prisoners at night and that staff were terrified that guns would soon start entering jails this way.

“I’ve never seen it so bad. I’ve never seen it so overcrowded and I’ve never seen it so violent,” he said.

“If we had to lock down a wing or an area day after day after day to get rid of mobile phones, weapons and drugs, the staff on the frontline are up for that. At the moment there’s a lot of people getting appeased because the people in charge of our prisons are not up for the fight.”

Fairhurst’s comments were made during an interview on Britain’s prison crisis for a new Times Investigates video series.

They come after a Times reporter went undercover last year as an agency worker at HMP Bedford, one of the country’s most dangerous jails.

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#crime #prison #documentary #uk

Capturing Donald Trump's Turbulent Presidency I Lines Of Influence

Morten Morland, political cartoonist for The Times and The Sunday Times, has been drawing Donald Trump for many years. He explains how he draws his satirical Trump cartoons - and why his local art shop had to order more orange ink ahead of the inauguration.

Trump will begin his presidency by signing a “blizzard” of up to 100 executive orders to tackle illegal immigration, shake up the US economy and refocus domestic and foreign policy goals.

The orders will kick-start plans for the mass deportation of illegal immigrants, more aggressive import tariffs and the replacement of climate-focused energy targets with a boost for oil.

His tax cuts will require legislation that will take several months but his team is confident he can exploit executive powers on day one far more than any predecessor dared: President Biden issued 17 upon taking office in 2021 and Trump only one in 2017.

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#trump #illustration #politics #maga

Audio Always

Elis James and John Robins (BBC Radio 5 Live)

During my time at Audio Always, I was the main video producer for the BBC Radio 5 Live programme Elis and John between July 2023 and November 2024. When I first started with the programme, it was a weekly live show on Friday afternoons on 5 Live. Between January and February 2024, the show went through a major revamp, becoming a BBC Sounds-first podcast, and increasing the amount of content that was released each week. This also increased video production from one 60-90 second social video per week to three per week, as well as an extended 4-5 minute piece for the BBC Sounds YouTube channel. 

John is ecstatic to be organising Elis' stag | Elis James and John Robins

Elis James is getting married! Organising events does not come naturally to Elis so thank goodness lover of organisation tools, John Robins, is best man and here to relieve some of the stress by organising the stag.

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Elis James and John Robins playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4Z-TOtZ0iIP9yM1KW_G78J_-BjOAjCd6

Fresh on BBC Sounds playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4Z-TOtZ0iIMjIcANQ9ScCDCmN6PE5GP3

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#ElisJames #JohnRobins #ElisAndJohn

John is ecstatic to be organising Elis' stag | Elis James and John Robins

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The Unofficial Taylor Swift and John Robins break up song | Elis James & John Robins

Recently, Elis James and John Robins were imagining what it would be like if the world's biggest popstar, Taylor Swift, hadn't broken up with Jake Gyllenhaal, Joe Alwyn and Matt Healy, but instead had dated a 42 year old comic from Bristol.

American musician and comic Charlene Kaye stepped in and with listener lyric suggestions created a hilarious and original parody, which John has described as a "two minute long character assassination".

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Fresh on BBC Sounds playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4Z-TOtZ0iIMjIcANQ9ScCDCmN6PE5GP3

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#ElisJames #JohnRobins #TaylorSwift

The Unofficial Taylor Swift and John Robins break up song | Elis James & John Robins

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Elis James' incredible knowledge of Welsh football players | Elis James and John Robins

John Robins tests Elis' knowledge of Welsh footballers by asking him to name the birthplace of 15 national players in a game of "Land Of My Footballers". Will he get them all correct?

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Elis James and John Robins playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4Z-TOtZ0iIP9yM1KW_G78J_-BjOAjCd6

Fresh on BBC Sounds playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4Z-TOtZ0iIMjIcANQ9ScCDCmN6PE5GP3

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#ElisJames #JohnRobins #ElisAndJohn

Elis James' incredible knowledge of Welsh football players | Elis James and John Robins

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Make Me A Mixtape (BBC Radio 1)

Make Me A Mixtape for BBC Radio 1 and BBC Sounds was a commission at Audio Always which saw me in the studio procuring time stamps for social media clips, and then editing together 4-5 minute packages for the Radio 1 YouTube for a couple of those episodes. 

Tom Grennan on running with André 3000 and loving Robbie Williams | Make Me A Mixtape

Tom Grennan joins Clara Amfo and Jordan Stephens for Make Me a Mixtape. They chat about Tom’s time in the gym with André 3000 and the similarities between Robbie Williams and Oasis…

Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kmk8hj

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Make Me a Mixtape Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7RLE4ANZ0lXsTAir8QHVCEASJYd21dfy

#radio1 #bbcsounds #makemeamixtape #TomGrennan

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Ed Gamble talks The Traitors, his teenage years and mosh pits | Make Me A Mixtape

Pod king Ed Gamble joins Clara Amfo and Jordan Stephens for Make Me a Mixtape. Ed shares who he would recruit for Celebrity Traitors UK, his teenage style and educates Clara and Jordan on mosh pits.

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#edgamble #claraamfo #jordanstephens

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Help I Sexted My Boss

Help I Sexted My Boss is Audio Always' most successful in-house podcast. Whilst working there I solely produced thumbnails for YouTube, also editing social clips and the main YouTube episode whenever the main video producer was away. 

Selector Radio (British Council)

I was the main video producer on the British Council's radio programme Selector Radio throughout 2024, which saw me travel to Brighton for the annual Great Escape festival. Selector Radio had its own stage at the festival, and we created social content and live set recordings from the whole weekend (you can see me in some of these wide shots!). Week to week, I regularly produced three 60-90 social media clips to promote the show online, as well as creating still assets that were used by radio stations across the globe.

TIBASKO 'Snif and Snüf' | Selector Radio live at The Great Escape 2024

TIBASKO stormed our Selector stage at The Great Escape festival with ‘Snif & Snüf’ – 'a dark, jagged techno banger' (DanceRebels.com).

Showcasing brand new music for the very first time, the pair tore the roof off of Brighton iconic music venue Fabrica ... in the middle of the afternoon!

Insta: https://instagram.com/tibasko_
Bandcamp: https://stressrecords.bandcamp.com/album/resistance

#TIBASKO #SelectorRadio #SelectorShowcase #SelectorSessions #NewMusic #LiveMusic #TheGreatEscape #Brighton

Venus Grrrls 'Bloodsick' | Selector Radio live at The Great Escape 2024

Experience the electrifying and ethereal performance from Venus Grrrls at The Great Escape in Brighton.

The all girl rock band from Leeds delivered a high energy 30 minute set with recent singles including Bloodsick, Lidocaine, Glisten and Divine.

What's that? You'd like to see more Selector Sessions from names including English Teacher, Connie Constance, Chiedu Oraka, Rachel Chinouriri, and Cooper T? Head to https://bit.ly/selectorsessions.

Mellt 'Y Dyfodol Agos' | Selector Radio live at The Great Escape 2024

Watch Aberystwyth's Mellt take to stage at our Selector Showcase in Brighton, on the south coast of England, at The Great Escape festival.

Performing tracks from their award-winning Welsh Lanaguage Album of the Year, ‘Mae’n Hawdd Pan Ti’n Ifanc’ (It’s Easy When You’re Young), their fusion of expert indie rock is something to behold!

Fancy some more Selector Sessions from English Teacher, Yard Act, Connie Constance, Chiedu Oraka, Rachel Chinouriri, Cooper T and many more? Head to https://bit.ly/selectorsessions.

University of Manchester Students' Union

I was hired as a student videographer at the University of Manchester Students' Union between March 2020 and July 2023. As I was hired just before the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of my original work was purely online, and did not include vast amounts of videography work. However, on my return from my year abroad, I became the sole videographer at the Students' Union, using my skills to promote events and causes the SU wished to support. As well as creating longer form pieces for the charity's YouTube channel, I also regularly contributed content to their other social media platforms.

Free Drug Testing Kits at Manchester SU Advice Service

Here at University of Manchester Students' Union, we now offer free drug testing kits at our Advice Service.

The aim of this scheme is harm reduction, but it is important to know that these tests do not guarantee your safety when taking substances.

As always, the safest way to use drugs is not to use them at all. As an SU we don’t condone or condemn drug taking but we recognise that illicit substances will be used regardless of their illegality.

To collect a free drug kit you can either email advice.su@manchester.ac.uk or drop in to our Advice services on 1st floor of the SU Building.

As well as providing free testing kits to students, we encourage the use of other harm reduction methods.

For more information on harm reduction, please visit the SU website: https://manchesterstudentsunion.com/health-and-wellbeing-advice/su-harm-reduction-service

This video was filmed and edited by Tom Grant, and the voiceover recorded by Freya O'Connor.

University of Manchester Students' Union's Reclaim The Night - November 2022

Reclaim the Night is our annual campaign against sexual harassment and gender-based violence.

Each year, we take the streets to march for an end of sexual violence and ensure safety and autonomy for all women and marginalised genders in Manchester.

This year we're raising awareness of sexual violence on campus, building a speak-up culture and calling it by its name.

Find out more here https://manchesterstudentsunion.com/reclaimthenight

This video was filmed and edited by Tom Grant.

Fuse TV

I extended and adapted my videography skills through student media whilst at university. From filming interviews with high-profile people to attending events, I advanced my videography by trying everything. Below are examples of some of my videography highlights whilst at Fuse TV. You can see more of my work from my time there on my TV Presenting and Radio & Voiceover pages. 

Andy Burnham vs Steve Rotherham: Mayoral DJ Battle 2022

On 2nd December 2022, Andy Burnham (Mayor of Greater Manchester) took on Steve Rotherham (Metro Mayor of Liverpool) for the inaugural Mayoral DJ Battle at Warehouse Project, in aid of the charity A Bed Every Night.

Special guests included Deputy Labour Leader Angela Rayner, Leader of Manchester City Council Bev Craig, and Charity Leader Tim Heatley.

Fuse TV covered behind the scenes exclusive interviews from backstage of the event and highlights from the event itself.

Director & Editor: Aidan Rhode

Cameras & Audio: Anja Samy, Tom Grant, Serena Jemmett, Aidan Rhode, Ben James

Presenters: Tom Grant, Serena Jemmett, Aidan Rhode

Social Media Takeover: Sophie Beake

Follow Fuse TV on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fusetvuom/

Watch us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fusetvmanchester

Read all about us on our website:
http://fusetv.co.uk/

Follow FuseTV on Twitter for updates and behind-the-scenes:
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Emma Bentley | TikTok and the BBC

We had the pleasure of sitting down with the wonderful Emma Bentley at this weekend's Women in Media Conference to chat about bringing the BBC to TikTok, and using social media to build your brand!

Check out our chat and make sure to follow Emma on TikTok over at @JustEmmaWithACamera.

Credits:
Cameras - Tom Grant and Hannah Wardle
Editing - Hannah Wardle

Read all about us on our website:
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