Author Archives: justinchaloner

A guide to work experience in corporate media production

Disclaimer: This guide comes mainly from the perspective of the corporate video industry, but don’t dismiss it entirely if you don’t think it’s relevant to your career aspirations. A lot of the principles are the same, whatever sector you start out in. This article is intended to help those who have just started out andContinue reading “A guide to work experience in corporate media production”

Filming with a smartphone

Nowadays, most phones can shoot high quality video with great sound. Here are a few tips on how to get the best footage. Most of these principles also apply to using a computer’s webcam as well. 1. Video Quality As a good rule of thumb always try and shoot the highest quality video possible. Most newer phonesContinue reading “Filming with a smartphone”

2020, Covid-19 and Filmmaking during lockdown.

Towards the end of the year, it has been possible to do some filming on location. In light of the ongoing virus spread and lockdown remaining in place for most of the UK is has meant keeping to social distance and hygiene rules in order to keep everyone safe.

Llamau Big Sleep Out

On a freezing night at Leckwith Stadium last December, Farsight Films joined forces with AME Videography to donate our services to Llamau, who support homeless young people. They were holding their annual ‘Big Sleep Out’ in Cardiff and we were there to capture the event.

Recent projects

Farsight has been working on a number of projects and is gearing up for a busy December before the Christmas break. We have been involved in producing some films for British Psychological Society events in Newtown and Cardiff (including live-streaming presentations via YouTube), helping out homeless charity Llamau filming their annual ‘Big Sleep Out’ andContinue reading “Recent projects”