Film Since 1991, as photographer explorer of South West England's landscape and culture, Chris has worked as a presenter in regional television. In 2005 David Parker, the producer and founder of Available Light in Bristol, gave Chris his first opportunity to work as director cameraman.Peter Randall-Page: Sculptor was broadcast on 11th October 2005 on ITV West as part of its 'Westcountry Profile' series. Chris shot and directed a second film, Inspirations: Down on the Farm in March 2006. This was made for Teachers' TV and followed the story of a weeks visit by primary school children from Kelvin Grove School, Sydenham to the charity, Farms for City Children, on its Devon farm in Iddesleigh. Later that year he was cameraman for a similar programme on the subject of small schools in Devon for Teachers' TV, a collaboration with Kate King and produced by Available Light. |
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In the autumn of 2007, and again working with Kate King, Chris was awarded a grant from the Dartmoor Sustainable Development Fund to produce an independent film about Dartmoor. The twelve-month assignment will tell the story of Dartmoor from its geological beginnings, revealing its rich archaeological heritage, the development of its resources, it's farming, future and potential for sustainability. Devon County Council, Devon Arts Culture and the Dartmoor National Park Authority are also funding partners. As part of a growing film archive, Chris shot the following short, David Alford Playing the Bones, on Dartmoor in February 2008. Now eighty years old, David Alford started playing the bones at the age of six. 'During the war we used to make our own entertainment. In the school playground we had marbles and also bones, cows rib bones, which we got from the butchers and boiled until we got the marrow out. That would make them ring. It was a bit of fun, something to do, but I was so fascinated I used to listen to a band on the wireless - Victor Sylvester. They used to keep strict time and I learnt by following him, first with one hand and then the other.' In January 1953, as part of The English Folk Dance & Song Festival in London, David played the bones with Bob Cann and his Pixie Band in The Royal Albert Hall. |