Many talented videographers struggle
with building a sustainable business
If you’re looking to kick the ‘freelancer curse’ and create a stable video production
company that earns predictable income – We can help you. Whatever you’re going
through, we’ve been in the same boat. And we’re here to help you take that first step on
your journey to a successful business that doesn’t control your life.
Many talented videographers struggle
with building a sustainable business
If you’re looking to kick the ‘freelancer curse’ and create a stable video production company that earns predictable income – We can help you. Whatever you’re going through, we’ve been in the same boat. And we’re here to help you take that first step on your journey to a successful business that doesn’t control your life.
The Video Business Accelerator® is NOT a 'get rich quick' Hyped Course promising Quick fixes ...
The focus was always on being a specialist MBA for video productio companies,
not a hyped ‘get rich quick’ course that seems to proliferate on socials these days.
The focus was always on being a specialist MBA for video productio companies, not a hyped ‘get rich quick’ course that seems to proliferate on socials these days.
Many talented videographers struggled not with the creative aspect, but with turning their skills into a sustainable business.
This realisation sparked the idea for the Video Business Accelerator, where I could leverage our extensive experience to help others build profitable and stable video businesses without enduring the hardships I had faced.
This specialisation allowed us to leverage our decades of experience, specifically in video production, rather than diluting our brand by trying to appeal to every type of business out there
Whether you’re a team of 1 or a team of 10, work in the ‘big smoke’ or in a
small country town, you can gain unprecedented training & support alongside some of the most conscious and ambitious videographers in the world.Video socials
The decision to transition
from shooting to coaching wasn't made lightly.
The decision to transition from shooting to coaching wasn't made lightly.
Ultimately, it was about choosing a lifestyle that allowed for
a better balance between professional fulfilment and
personal well-being.
Ultimately, it was about choosing a lifestyle that allowed for a better balance between professional fulfilment and personal well-being.
Coaching has enabled me to impact the lives of many more
people while managing my own time and priorities more
effectively.
Coaching has enabled me to impact the lives of many more people while managing my own time and priorities more effectively.
And I love to teach it.
We’ll also show you how to get organised, generate new
enquiries, close more sales, increase your profit and create a
great culture to attract an A-Player team.
We’ll also show you how to get organised, generate new enquiries, close more sales, increase your profit and create a great culture to attract an A-Player team.
Together, we’re going to rewrite your story…
But first, here’s mine…
1990-1994
The journey begins! I learned my craft at Scottish Film
School, working on 15 short films as a grip, camera
assistant and sound recordist. I co-produced a
documentary called The Mortuary Man that was
bought by Channel 4 in the UK, before taking a year
out to travel Australia in ‘92-‘93 and falling in love
with it. I promised myself then that I’d live here one
day. And I’ve never looked back!
The journey begins! I learned my craft at Scottish Film School, working on 15 short films as a grip, camera assistant and sound recordist. I co-produced a documentary called The Mortuary Man that was bought by Channel 4 in the UK, before taking a year
out to travel Australia in ‘92-‘93 and falling in love with it. I promised myself then that I’d live here one day. And I’ve never looked back!
1994-1997
I secured my first paid job in TV at Reuters Television,
starting as a junior sound recordist and VT editor
covering the Scoland Bureau for the main independent
breakfast TV show, GMTV. I developed (and by that I
mean worked my ass off!) and completed my 10,000
hours. We were the first TV crew on the scene after
the tragic Dunblane massacre – something that
changed my life forever.
I secured my first paid job in TV at Reuters Television, starting as a junior sound recordist and VT editor covering the Scoland Bureau for the main independent
breakfast TV show, GMTV. I developed (and by that I mean worked my ass off!) and completed my 10,000 hours. We were the first TV crew on the scene after the tragic Dunblane massacre – something that changed my life forever.
1998-2001
I worked for the BBC in the East Anglia region – but it
was a bit provincial for me! I moved to the London
News Network where I shot news, current affairs,
showbiz and travel and won an RTS award for my part
in the Soho nail bombing coverage. The team and I
filmed an entertainment show called Good Stuff where
we’d pick up celebrities in a stretch limo and interview
them while driving around London.
I worked for the BBC in the East Anglia region – but it was a bit provincial for me! I moved to the London News Network where I shot news, current affairs, showbiz and travel and won an RTS award for my part in the Soho nail bombing coverage. The team and I filmed an entertainment show called Good Stuff where we’d pick up celebrities in a stretch limo and interview
them while driving around London.
2001-2004
As a freelance cameraman, I filmed some of the
biggest shows in British TV including ‘Wish You Were
Here’, a travel show with more than 12 million viewers, Watchdog, a consumer affairs show, Most Haunted
Live, Holiday Showdown, A Place In The Sun, Home or
Away and many more. That was my life until an
accident while filming had me airlifted off a mountain
and ended my shooting career in 2004.
As a freelance cameraman, I filmed some of the biggest shows in British TV including ‘Wish You Were Here’, a travel show with more than 12 million viewers, Watchdog, a consumer affairs show, Most Haunted Live, Holiday Showdown, A Place In The Sun, Home or Away and many more. That was my life until an accident while filming had me airlifted off a mountain and ended my shooting career in 2004.
2004-2007
After that change in circumstances, I got my first taste
of running a business, helping Procam television
generate $1.5million in additional rental revenue and
scale from 18 employees to 45 in just 2 years. I even
earned a small share in the company before getting
involved with larger scale production again. I was back
in the filming game, working with George Michael for
his appearance on Oprah in 2004.
After that change in circumstances, I got my first taste of running a business, helping Procam television generate $1.5million in additional rental revenue and scale from 18 employees to 45 in just 2 years. I even earned a small share in the company before getting involved with larger scale production again. I was back in the filming game, working with George Michael for his appearance on Oprah in 2004.
2007-2009
I was headhunted in 2007 by Europe’s largest
broadcast reseller, CVP, where I was hired in Business Development to set up a TV channel called CVP TV. It
worked out pretty well and we generated more than
500,000 views in just 6 months. This was where I really
took that next step and learned all about sales,
marketing and business. At that time, CVP was
generating £20 million per year.
I was headhunted in 2007 by Europe’s largest broadcast reseller, CVP, where I was hired in Business Development to set up a TV channel called CVP TV. It worked out pretty well and we generated more than 500,000 views in just 6 months. This was where I really took that next step and learned all about sales, marketing and business. At that time, CVP was
generating £20 million per year.
2009-2011
I saw that technology was developing so, in 2009, I re-mortgaged my house, quit my $150k a year job (with generous bonus) and set up F-Stop Academy to help
video producers embrace this new world. We helped
more than 3,000 clients grow their confidence and skill
set by launching one of the first DSLR training DVDs in
the world and an online program called ‘Create The
Film Look’.
I saw that technology was developing so, in 2009, I re-mortgaged my house, quit my $150k a year job (with generous bonus) and set up F-Stop Academy to help video producers embrace this new world. We helped more than 3,000 clients grow their confidence and skill set by launching one of the first DSLR training DVDs in the world and an online program called ‘Create The
Film Look’.
2012
Big year! I was asked by Sony to help develop a new
camera in response to the DSLR revolution. So, we
designed the SONY FS100 and shot the world’s first
ever music video on it. I took part in the Zacuto/Kessler
Revenge of the Great Camera Shootout alongside
Oscar-winner Haskell Wexler and Stephen Spielberg’s cinematographer, Janusz Kaminski. And I filmed with
Duran Duran, Andrea Corr and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Big year! I was asked by Sony to help develop a new camera in response to the DSLR revolution. So, we designed the SONY FS100 and shot the world’s first ever music video on it. I took part in the Zacuto/Kessler Revenge of the Great Camera Shootout alongside Oscar-winner Haskell Wexler and Stephen Spielberg’s cinematographer, Janusz Kaminski. And I filmed with Duran Duran, Andrea Corr and Cristiano Ronaldo.
2013
In 2013 Sony hired us to make ‘Les Bohemes’, directed
by Bruce Logan, ASC, and launch the Sony FS700
camera. I spoke at keynote events in Singapore, Kuala
Lumpur and Hong Kong, before filming on tour with
Robbie Williams at his sold-out capacity Take The
Crown tour at Wembley Stadium in London. If I wasn’t
busy enough, I was hired by Zeiss to make ‘Escape’ – a showcase of their cinema zoom lenses.
In 2013 Sony hired us to make ‘Les Bohemes’, directed by Bruce Logan, ASC, and launch the Sony FS700 camera. I spoke at keynote events in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong, before filming on tour with Robbie Williams at his sold-out capacity Take The Crown tour at Wembley Stadium in London. If I wasn’t busy enough, I was hired by Zeiss to make ‘Escape’ – a showcase of their cinema zoom lenses.
2014
After pioneering some major changes in the industry, I
saw there were a lot of new filmmakers getting
started with video but struggling to run a business. So,
I spent 6 months writing ‘Business for Filmmakers: The
Quick, Dirty and Uncensored SECRETS to a SIX-FIGURE
Video Business from the World’s Ballsiest Filmmaker’.
I sold nearly 1,000 books in the first year and launched
‘The Six-Figure FIlmmakers Inner Circle’, before being
approached by Sony to help launch their new A7S
camera (the most successful launch ever by the way)
which I can honestly say has changed the film
industry forever.
After pioneering some major changes in the industry, I saw there were a lot of new filmmakers getting started with video but struggling to run a business. So, I spent 6 months writing ‘Business for Filmmakers: The Quick, Dirty and Uncensored SECRETS to a SIX-FIGURE Video Business from the World’s Ballsiest Filmmaker’. I sold nearly 1,000 books in the first year and launched
‘The Six-Figure FIlmmakers Inner Circle’, before being approached by Sony to help launch their new A7S camera (the most successful launch ever by the way) which I can honestly say has changed the film
industry forever.
2015
In 2015 I held my first live in-person bootcamp and
launched my F8 Elite Business Mastermind in London.
This was a 12-month coaching program that helped
video businesses scale. I produced yet another camera
launch film in Sydney – this time for the FS5 – and
managed to finally move there full time. Hooray!
In 2015 I held my first live in-person bootcamp and launched my F8 Elite Business Mastermind in London. This was a 12-month coaching program that helped video businesses scale. I produced yet another camera launch film in Sydney – this time for the FS5 – and managed to finally move there full time. Hooray!
2016-2018
After setting up a corporate video business (from
scratch) to help business owners in Sydney with their
video needs, I travelled across Asia giving speeches on
affordable camera tech at YouTube events in Bangkok,
Taipei, Delhi, Hyderabad, Sydney, Jakarta and Seoul. I
also published my second book, ‘Marketing for
Filmmakers Volume III’.
After setting up a corporate video business (from scratch) to help business owners in Sydney with their video needs, I travelled across Asia giving speeches on affordable camera tech at YouTube events in Bangkok, Taipei, Delhi, Hyderabad, Sydney, Jakarta and Seoul. I also published my second book, ‘Marketing for Filmmakers Volume III’.
2018-2019
I launched my ‘How to Scale a Video Business’ podcast
(which saw 5,000 downloads in year one) and my
‘Video Business Accelerator’ coaching program. I
released my third book, ‘A Filmmakers Guide To
Budgets and Quotes’ – all with the intention of helping
video business owners make money and save time. I
spoke at YouTube in Mumbai before realising my
dream of moving to the beach in Noosa.
I launched my ‘How to Scale a Video Business’ podcast (which saw 5,000 downloads in year one) and my ‘Video Business Accelerator’ coaching program. I
released my third book, ‘A Filmmakers Guide To Budgets and Quotes’ – all with the intention of helping video business owners make money and save time. I spoke at YouTube in Mumbai before realising my dream of moving to the beach in Noosa.
2024
30 years after it started, the journey continues!
My Video Business Accelerator clients are seeing record results and I’m loving
life more than ever.
The podcast has hit 100,000 downloads and we launched the Video Mentors.
Why have one mentor when you can have a team!
Our mission is to positively impact the lives of 1 million Videographers by 2030
Is this the year you take the next step in your video business and build the life
you’ve always wanted.
Are you ready to scale your business like these legends?
Introducing: The Little Black Book of Video Business Secrets!
DECODED: THE SUCCESS FORMULA OF 6 AND 7-FIGURE VIDEO BUSINESSES – STAND OUT, WIN PREMIUM PROJECTS, AND GROW WHILE WORKING LESS
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Introducing: The Little Black Book of Video Business Secrets!
DECODED: THE SUCCESS FORMULA OF 6 AND 7-FIGURE
VIDEO BUSINESSES – STAND OUT, WIN PREMIUM
PROJECTS, AND GROW WHILE WORKING LESS
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