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Flower Picking on Five Acre Farm

Jonathan Eve Production

flower picking on a small farm in North Somerset

A short meditative film inviting you to come and pick your own flowers at Five Acre Farm in Backwell, just outside Bristol, UK.

camera, sound & editing by Jonathan Eve

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Echo

Imogen Halsey Production

music video for singer/songwriter Imogen Halsey

A new song about people regurgitating rubbish they absorb from the media.

performed by Imogen Halsey
directed by Eleanor Pead
camera & editing by Jonathan Eve

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A Day on Five Acre Farm

Jonathan Eve Production

day on a small farm in North Somerset

In early 2018 George, Sarah and the team at Tobacco Factory purchased five acres of land near Backwell, just to the south of Bristol, and set about establishing our very own farm to supply our kitchens and shop in town with delicious fresh produce, embracing the ‘farm to fork’ movement.

camera, sound, editing & music by Jonathan Eve
2022

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A Short Film About Ice

Black Cat Production

winner of Best Climate Emergency Film AHRC Research In Film Awards 2020

A film-poem (29 mins) documenting the journey of a cinematographer through the fragile landscapes of the Arctic.

a film by Adam Laity
sound design by Jonathan Eve
2020

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It's Coming Home for Christmas

Ashatones Production

unofficial England team anthem for the 2022 world cup

Barbershop quartet arrangement of Chris Rea's 'Driving Home for Christmas' with a FIFA Qatar 2022 World Cup twist!

performed by The Ashatones
directed by Eleanor Pead
camera and editing by Jonathan Eve

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Terrestrial: a year of arts adventures in Weston-super-Mare

Black Cat Production

socially engaged arts projects, community events and wild adventures

Terrestrial has been supporting a series of bold projects in Weston-super-Mare. This film tells the story of these collaborative artworks - each created through a partnership between visiting national artists and local community groups.

camera & editing by Adam Laity
sound & editing by Jonathan Eve
Still photography by Paul Blakemore
Music by Verity Standen & Paul Rogerson
2020

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Where Do You Hide?

Black Cat Production

new song by Verity Standen

A new song by Verity Standen, recorded remotely as a lockdown experiment - with singers across the UK screaming into their phones and laptops.

song composed and performed by Verity Standen
song produced and co-arranged by David Ridley
film directed & cinematography by Adam Laity
additional camerawork & editing by Jonathan Eve

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Figuring

University of Bristol Production

bodies, materiality and touch in a multi-person virtual reality

Video documentation of an artistic, scientific and technological project - Figuring - exploring bodies, materiality and touch in multi-person virtual reality.
For further details please visit figuring-project.

cinematography by Adam Laity
sound design & Foley by Jonathan Eve
2018

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A Good News Story

Vincent Wildlife Trust Production

conservation project to bring back the greater horseshoe bat to Sussex

A small but significant group of greater horseshoe bats has recently been discovered using this dilapidated building as a maternity roost. This is very exciting as it is the first known breeding population east of its current stronghold in southwest England.

produced by Hilary Macmillan
camera, sound, editing & music by Jonathan Eve
2021

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Wild in Wales

Vincent Wildlife Trust Production

what has the return of the pine marten meant?

A short documentary about the return of the pine marten to England and Wales. What does this mean to the people who live or work in Wales? Featuring Iolo Williams, naturalist & broadcaster.

produced by Hilary Macmillan
camera & editing by Jonathan Eve
2016

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Wild again in Wales

Vincent Wildlife Trust Production

how the pine marten has successfully returned to Wales

Following a feasibility study and extensive consultation, 51 pine martens were translocated to mid-Wales from Scotland between 2015 and 2017. This has resulted in the re-establishment of a viable marten population, with the population growing in number and range. Wild again in Wales is a summary of the project to date. Featured on Springwatch 2020 on BBC 2.

produced by Hilary Macmillan
camera, sound, editing & music by Jonathan Eve
2019

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Motion Equals Emotion

Jonathan Eve Production

introduction to robotic art

David McGoran, a robotic engineer and designer tells the story of Rusty Squid, a studio for robotic art and design, based in Bristol. This film was nominated for the 'Our City' competition in Bristol.

voice-over by David McGoran
camera, sound, editing & music by Jonathan Eve
additional footage by James Dalby and Adam Laity
2018

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Bristol - Around the Clock

Jonathan Eve Production

Bristol from dawn till late in 90 seconds

Scenes of people and places in Bristol, from dawn till late. This film was nominated for the 'Our City' competition in Bristol.

camera, sound, editing & music by Jonathan Eve
2017

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Heart in Your Hands

Rusty Squid Production

robotic hearts that beat to your heart rate

Documentary on the design and fabrication of robotic hearts. This film will be released later this year.

directed by David McGoran
cinematography by Adam Laity
editing & original music by Jonathan Eve

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Connectivity

Jonathan Eve Production

immersion into the connections between living things

Originally created as a video installation, two screens facing each other held an audience enclosed in a moment of connectivity between pairs of living beings, separated by a vast stretch of space. Music made from found sounds taken directly from their environments (documentation video).

camera, sound, editing & music by Jonathan Eve
2015

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Drowning in an Automated Sea

Jonathan Eve Production

music video shot on 16mm Bolex

Scenes between Aberystwyth and Aberaeron, shot on a spring-wound 16mm Bolex, developed and digitised at the University of Aberystwyth. Music: Drowning in an automated sea by calm!
go to album on bandcamp.

camera & editing by Jonathan Eve
special thanks to Greg Bevan & Aberystwyth University TFTS alumni access scheme
2018

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Exploring Time

Jonathan Eve Production

reflection on time, space and memory

An experimental reflection on time, space and memory.

camera, sound, editing & music by Jonathan Eve
2015

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RATLab - Warm-up

Green Ginger Production

accompanying film for young person's theatre show

Can too much exercise be bad for us? Do different activities need different ways to warm up?

written and directed by Chris Pirie
camera by Adam Laity
sound, editing and music by Jonathan Eve

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RATLab - Everyday Engines

Green Ginger Production

accompanying film for young person's theatre show

Think about your daily routine. What do you do? What do you use? Which everyday objects surrounding you now do you think have been engineered?

written and directed by Chris Pirie
camera by Adam Laity
sound, editing and music by Jonathan Eve

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Hello, thank you for visiting my website. I’m a Bristol based filmmaker, with a specialism in sound.

I storyboard, shoot and edit films, and can produce custom soundtracks - mostly for short-form docs and promotional content.

Recent clients include the BBC, Vincent Wildlife Trust (wildlife conservation), Green Ginger, Picked Image (theatre companies) and the University of Bristol.

I also have experience in analogue film which I use in experimental projects.

Day rate from £250. Please do get in touch for a quote.

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Rusty Squid has been very lucky to be working with Jonathan over the past year. Not only is he a competent editor and cinematographer but his understanding of narrative and tone is nuanced and insightful. He listens carefully and has a keen eye. Jonathan is also a fantastic composer and sound artist and has a beautiful sense of rhythm and movement. He is professional, hardworking and inspired, and has been a pleasure to work with.

David McGoran Rusty Squid, Co-Founder & Creative Director

Jonathan has produced two superb videos for Vincent Wildlife Trust. We were so pleased with the first video that we had no hesitation in asking Jonathan to produce the second. He was brilliant to work with - professional, diligent and skilful. He was also very patient in trying to accommodate our demands. I would not hesitate in using Jonathan again.

Hilary Macmillan Vincent Wildlife Trust, Head of Communications

A total pleasure to work with Jonathan. He traversed tight deadlines, changing plans and varied community collaborators with skill, efficiency and kindness. Jonathan was a brilliant partner to Adam Laity and Black Cat Films across a range of projects with Terrestrial and I look forward to opportunities to work together again in the future.

Tom Spencer Terrestrial, Director

Jon has been a great asset on a lot of our recent projects, both as a second camera op and specifically as a sound recordist, sound artist and offline video editor. On a shoot he’s a calm and focussed presence - even when working with vulnerable participants. Jon is clear and enthusiastic, in terms of interviewing and documenting live performance.
His video editing is methodical and thorough and he has a great sense of tone and narrative. He also takes notes and criticism really well. In addition, his attention to detail when it comes to sound editing, design and mixing, alongside his understanding of music and the impact it can have on a film, where Jon really excels. He has an innate sense of pace and structure and works diligently, to budget and deadlines.
If you don’t hire him you’re probably a dick.

Adam Laity Black Cat Films, Cinematographer
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