AERIAL CAMERAWORK
My passion for aerial camerawork was sparked by the 1980's Channel 4 television series, Treasure Hunt. Each week two contestants solved a series of cryptic clues and guided skyrunner Anneka Rice around a course in a helicopter.
Treasure Hunt was a technical marvel at the time, overcoming the huge challenges of audio, airbourne communications and the limitations of early, portable electronic video recording.
The series was my inspiration for combining my love of helicopters and camerawork and remains my favouite television programme.
Since becoming involved with aerial filming in the mid-nineties, I've had several, fantastic opportunities to fly and film with the pilot of Castle Air Charters Capt Keith Thompson, who flew the Treasure Hunt helicopter.
 Anneka Rice, cameraman Graham Berry and video engineer Frank Meyburgh on their bikes! |
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 Anneka Rice on board the Treasure Hunt helicopter |
 Anneka Rice and crew in pursuit |
 Anneka Rice on location during the filming of Treasure Hunt |
 Probably the most ambitious Treasure Hunt landing, onboard Royal Navy submarine, HMS Olympus |
 Leeds based HeliJet Aviations Jet Ranger helicopter G-RAMI, fitted with Ultamedia II camera system |
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 Operating with Capt. Kevin Grey of Castle Air on the Great Swim series. G-SPEY was the communications helicopter used in Treasure Hunt so, an extra special filming task for me |
 Working with Capt Keith Thompson in Glasgow |
 Filming with Castle Air's G-ONTV for one of the Great Swim series for Channel 4 |
 Presenter Rav Wilding. Filming the opening sequence for the BBC's Helicopter Heroes series |
 Castle Air's Augusta 109 fitted with the CineFlex gyro camera system |
 Filming with G-HDTV of Castle Air for BBC's Helicopter Heroes. I worked on this popular series for eight years |
 Operating the Ultramedia camera system on board HeliJet Aviations Long Ranger helicopter for ITV's Northern Skies, a 34 part half hour aerial journey series |
Having teamed up with Leeds based helicopter charter company HeliJet Aviation, I can supply a FLIR, gyro stabilised Ultramedia II helicopter camera system and JetRanger helicopter, fully insured and approved for aerial filming work.
The gyro camera system offers stable airbourne images and upto 3 hours endurance.
AERIAL CAMERAWORK CREDITS INCLUDE
Emmerdale - Aerial Titles 2005- 2011
Flying Archeologist - BBC TV
Helicopter Heroes - BBC TV
Operation Jericho Presented by Martin Shaw BBC TV
Animal 24/7 - True North Productions for BBC TV
Northern Skies - 34 episodes BNT Productions for ITV
Grimebusters - ITV
Children of The Miners Strike - CH4
The Great Swims - Film Nova for CH4
Sheffield Great Run - Film Nova for BBC
Welcome to Yorkshire - RK Productions for Yorkshire Tourism
Clipper Around the World Yacht Race start - BBC TV