This is a strange time for us all, however, occupying your mind is key to get us all ploughing through this monotonous regime we all find ourselves in. Jokes aside this is a little like my normal situation while trying to get myself recognised about what I do and show- casing brands and businesses what I can create. Creating something from nothing is a task and mindset I'm getting more and more accustomed to. I've been doing it for months, its the case of thinking of idea's out of nowhere and trying to inspire myself to coming up with sketches and plans, then put them into action and start to film. A recent challenge I set myself was to create a series of short Instagram story films for the jewellery company - The Great Frog. I always pick a brand I'd love to work with, then head across to my sketch book, draw my ideas on paper rather than just imagine them in my head, sketching always helps me get my thoughts down on paper and implement the sketches and ideas into real life.
I want to be a videographer, that's what I want to do, but just endlessly messaging brands over email and getting nothing back is so depressing, getting knocked back again and again is pretty soul destroying. You've got to make yourself stand out from the crowd, you've got to be different, that's why I always make tailored video to go alongside my opening email. The most important thing is you've still got to believe, you still have to fucking stand by your talent, your work, as its easy to doubt yourself and your work after months of not being able to get work.
The longer it takes the more you doubt yourself, sell yourself cheap, don't ask for what you deserve. I often have these thoughts and always makes you doubt you're doing the right thing or following the right path. You've got to remain confident, confidence is key, you've got to remain positive! I know my videos are fucking cool, individual and I know a brand would be lucky to have me on board. To be honest the big brands I've approached have always messaged me back, I've had a reply from The Great Frog after sending the brand these tailored video's, which I'm super thankful for! I've also been lucky to hear back from brands such as Belstaff, my videos have also got me physical meeting's which is also great, I really appreciate them getting back to me with their positive comments however, at the moment, there always seems to be a 'but'. That 'but' for the meantime doesn't bother me, that much, I've taken this time to work on myself, my positivity, my talent I fully believe on day will land me that dream job, doing exactly what I want to do, I know that day is coming. Now is the perfect time to focus on yourself, polish your skills, make connections but most importantly plan, sketch, keep busy and create! Cheers for reading, Stay safe & stay at home,
Hello and welcome back to my blog, tonight's a little different from the rest of my posts, as this time, I'm not in front of the camera - but behind it. Earlier this month, I travelled to Ibiza to film the new SS19 Phix Clothing campaign, which you've guessed it, is what my post and video across on YouTube is all about.
Heading across to Ibiza is a pretty good way to start any week, especially when you should be in the office! This is my second work trip away and something which I was very excited about. Exploring new and interesting places along with meeting new people, is what I'm all about, not to mention fashion and videography, this was shaping up to be my dream week at work.
You'll probably think there was a whole team of us; planning, shooting and styling the Phix campaign right? No, in fact our team consisted of only four, myself, Adam (the owner of Phix), our model Juan and his photographer Christian. Pretty tight right? Adam and I were first to arrive on the island, as we had a meeting and various props we had to source previous to the shoot getting underway.
This is when we met the main man for the first time. Diego is the owner and CEO of Concept Hotel Group and in my opinion, the coolest man in Ibiza. He's also the founder & director of the famous 'Rock Nights' on the island, which if you give a quick google will tell you are nearly as legendary as the man himself! I could write a whole post all about Diego but I promise to keep it short. ISH. . .
We shot many photographs in Diego's stunning boutique hotels, as they made for the perfect rock and roll backdrop, we were even lucky enough to stay in a handful of them too! Diego also starred in some of my film and photography below, as you can see he aced it. I just can't wait to show you all the video. We both actually followed each other on Instagram way previous to knowing that we'd meet whilst on a shoot in Ibiza. I've always thought his style was uber cool and that goes for his hotels too! If you like a mix of Art Deco style interior design, a good dose of rock n' roll, plus a heavy amount of his killer personal western shirts - the man is well worth a follow!
The best part of meeting Diego was being able to shoot him and his killer cool 1968 red Ford Mustang. Coincidentally one of my favourite classic cars of all time. I made it my mission to create a film and the set of images the coolest I possibly could. The film isn't out yet, but I will show you all as soon as it is ready.
Not all of the shots situated in hotels, we all travelled around the island mixing up the locations, from ultra modern-to-classic rural Ibiza. You know the stereotypical palm trees etc however, my favourite location I managed to stumble upon was this old abandoned Mercedes. HOW COOL.
The drone also worked a treat on the island. Before travelling, I'd took our new toy on only two practise flights. So flying it as well as capturing video, in very windy weather conditions was pretty bloody hard let me tell you.
Overall the campaign shoot was a success. I'm very happy with my videos (take a look at the SS19 trailer I made for the collection above) and even some of the photographs I managed to take whist over on the island. I strongly believe this is the best collection Phix has ever created. You can now view all styles online with everything very soon being able to purchase.
I also vlogged each part of my Ibiza trip, so if you want to see everything the happened before, during and after the campaign shoot - go across and check it out!
