Freelance Director
in Brighton, Sussex & London
I can join your team as a Freelance Director
Need a director?
I direct commercials, branded content, music videos and narrative productions, combining storytelling, cinematography and VFX expertise to take projects from concept to final delivery.
Available throughout Sussex, London and the UK
Why Producers Hire Me…
- Experienced Director with 18+ years in production
- Commercial, music video and narrative drama experience
- Strong visual storytelling and performance direction
- Able to develop concepts from brief through to final delivery
- Director, DOP, Editor and VFX background
- Collaborative approach with clients, agencies and production teams
- Calm, organised and solutions-focused on set
- Comfortable working with actors, presenters and real contributors
- Strong understanding of production realities, schedules and budgets
- Brighton-based, available UK-wide
Wolf – IDA campaign
Combining narrative storytelling, period design and seamless visual effects
Role: Director, DOP & Camera Operator, Editor
Created for luxury accessories brand WOLF1834, this campaign was filmed aboard the historic Bluebell Railway using three period train carriages to recreate the atmosphere of 1930s travel. The concept centred on the passage of time, transitioning between past and present to highlight the timeless design and craftsmanship of the IDA jewellery case.
As Director, I developed the visual concept, planned the transitions between eras and designed the production around a significant VFX workflow. The train remained stationary throughout filming, with a large green screen installed outside the carriage windows so moving landscapes could be added in post-production. This required careful planning of camera angles, lighting and performance to ensure the visual effects remained completely invisible to the audience.
Combining narrative storytelling, period styling, practical filmmaking and seamless VFX, the finished film delivered a cinematic luxury campaign that brought the product’s heritage and craftsmanship to life.
Double Life, Double Love
LoveDrama Original Series | Top 10 Streaming Drama
Role: Director, DOP & Camera Operator, Scriptwriter, Editor, VFX
Double Life Double Love is a 43-episode vertical drama thriller produced for the LoveDrama platform. Filmed on an ambitious production schedule, the series demanded fast creative decision-making, adaptive directing and efficient visual storytelling across multiple locations.
As Director, DOP and Camera Operator, I was responsible for performances, coverage and the visual style of the series. With limited time for traditional pre-production, many scenes were developed and directed on location, requiring a highly flexible approach to storytelling and production.
The series reached the LoveDrama Top 10, and was subsequently licensed internationally.
Republica – New York
Blending live performance, virtual production and VFX to create a cyberpunk-inspired music video
Role: Treatment, Director, DOP, Camera Operator, Editor, CGI & VFX
Music video created for Britpop legends Republica, combining live band performance with a stylised cyberpunk-inspired visual world. The production blended neon-lit nightclub performance footage with CGI cityscapes created in Unreal Engine, drawing inspiration from the futuristic aesthetic of films such as Blade Runner.
The band performance was filmed in a Brighton nightclub using vibrant pink, blue and purple lighting to complement the cyberpunk look and create a seamless transition between the live-action and virtual environments. Additional green screen performance footage of lead singer Saffron was captured and composited into Unreal Engine scenes, including a standout sequence featuring her flying through a futuristic city in a hovering vehicle.
The project combined performance direction, dynamic camera operation, lighting design, green screen cinematography and extensive VFX work to create a visually ambitious music video that merged practical filmmaking with virtual production techniques.
Overthinking – 48hr Sci Fi film challenge top 10
Rapid storytelling, actor direction and guerrilla filmmaking under extreme time pressure
Role: Co-Writer, Director, Camera Operator, Drone Operator, Editor
Overthinking was conceived, written, filmed, edited and delivered within just 48 hours as part of the Sci-Fi London 48 Hour Film Challenge.
Working without storyboards and under extreme time pressure, the production relied on fast creative decision-making, guerrilla filmmaking techniques and close collaboration with the cast. As Director and Camera Operator, I was responsible for shaping performances, capturing the story and delivering the finished film.
Selected as a Top 10 finalist, the film was screened as part of the Sci-Fi London Film Festival.
Banana Pearl
An award-winning short film screened at festivals including Cannes and Glastonbury
Role: Co-Writer, Director, DOP, Camera Op, Editor, VFX
Award-winning short film selected for a number of international festivals including Glastonbury Cinema Tent, Cannes (Cannes in a Van), the Muybridge Short Film Festival (finalist) and Maine Cannabis Film Festival. The project combined comedy, character-driven storytelling and visual effects to create a distinctive narrative short.
From concept to screen
Turning ideas into clear visual plans before production begins
Every successful production starts with a clear vision. This example shows how a rough previs version of the film was created before production began, using a combination of test footage, practical locations and a small number of AI-generated reference images. The previs helped explore ideas, refine the creative approach and communicate the direction of the project before the main shoot. The final film demonstrates how those early concepts were translated into a finished production through planning, directing and execution.
Director skills
- Creative Development
- Storytelling
- Previsualisation
- Shot Design
- Production Planning
- Directing Talent & Crew
- Post-Production Supervision
- VFX intergration
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Phone: 07766 306310 or 07789 712314
Email info@mediabrighton.com
Business Hours: 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday
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