While the world weathers out the horrendous invisible enemy, thoughts turn inwardly especially during times of isolation while we contemplate life a little deeper. The uncertainty that will inevitably effect everyone mustn’t be taken lightly, and in particular we need to pay attention to our own mental health as it will be a very challenging…
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Why have you been filming at Château de la Motte-Husson?I was commissioned by the production company to conduct regular trips to capture a flavour of the wildlife around the grounds of the Chateau. The footage is then used to bridge various scenes for the television show, for example a transition from inside to outside or…
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Simon Vacher, a young, keen, talented cinematographer and widelife/documentary cameraman, spent 25 weeks over three years on five separate trips filming on Ascension Island and St. Helena, the UK Caribbean Territories, Pitcairn & Henderson Island, Falklands, Antarctica, South Georgia and the Chagos Archipelago for a television documentary about the UK Overseas Territories, ‘Britain’s Treasure Islands’…
DetailsSWIT’s new S-8U63 BP-U Series Battery is an ideal replacement for Sony’s BP-U compatible series, as it offers both D-Tap and USB outputs which allows for a range of low power draw applications such as camera top-lights and video transmitters to be powered from the same battery pack. It even means you could charge your…
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Our production partners at Redfern Natural History are running a private expedition to Greenland in 2015, please read on for more details and contact sales@redfernnaturalhistory.com for dates and prices. We are advertising this on behalf of Redfern. There is a saying, “when you have seen the world, then there is always Greenland.” Join our private…
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Simon Vacher Film has just pre-ordered one in the first batch of the long awaited Sony PXW-FS7, a Super35 large-single-sensor camera capable of recording up to 4K video with slow-motion capabilities up to 150fps in Full-HD, for shoulder-mounted applications like documentary shooting, news, wildlife and direct cinema. It will be a revolutionary asset to the…
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This is posted on behalf of Stewart McPherson from Redfern Natural History, who is organising a trip to Antarctica in 2015. Anyone seriously interested in these expeditions should contact Stewart directly at stewart@mcpherson.net Further details can be found here; Icebird – Feb 28th – March 18th 2015 – fly in, sail out.pdf (right click and…
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View my latest production news from February 2014 here – Simon Vacher Newsletter February 2014
Coming Full Circle I went freelance on April 21st 2008. Soon after, one of the worst recessions in decades hit on a truly global scale. Some might say I didn’t have good luck starting a business then, but at the time the decision felt right, the risk felt rewarding and the prospect of freedom to…
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[row] [one_half] It’s not everyday that I meet a supplier who goes that extra mile in order to find me the most specialist camera kit that can be harder to find than an ant on a blade of grass on a 100-acre lawn! TNP Broadcast have done just that. Sure, suppliers want our business and…
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