Busy week in tv land
Well the last week has seen me covering such a variety of stories. From new modern energy saving lighting for a lighthouse, a trishaw...
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John Gurd
Oct 13, 20191 min read
Live news
While out testing my new setup today, ended up shooting my first “live” news package. #a6400 #sennheiserxswd #rodemicro all performed...
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John Gurd
Sep 11, 20191 min read
What variety....
Working as a freelance broadcast cameraman, you certainly cover a broad array of subjects. Just look at what I've covered in the last 4...
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John Gurd
Jul 29, 20191 min read
Two BBC regions.....
This lunchtime I had a total of three packages I’d filmed, two of which I had vj’d. On both BBC Spotlight and BBC South Today lunchtime...
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John Gurd
Jul 26, 20191 min read
Happy 100th
Happy 100th birthday to professor James Lovelock today, inventor of the microwave oven and the #gaia principle #bbc #news #freelance...
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John Gurd
Jul 12, 20191 min read
What a busy couple of weeks....
The last two weeks have been the busiest for tv news, since I started. From covering the UK heatwave for an America broadcaster, ”A” list...
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John Gurd
Jul 8, 20191 min read
Two very different locations
Two filming jobs for #bbc so far today, two very different locations. #freelance #broadcast #cameraman #tv #news #cameraoperator #dorset...
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John Gurd
Jun 27, 20191 min read
And so it begins...
#conservative party leader #hustings day one. #broadcast #tv #news #cameraman #cameraoperator #network #bournemouth #bbc #itn #pa #dorset...
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John Gurd
Jun 18, 20191 min read
Call the fire brigade....
Ever thought about being an on call firefighter? Watch @annavarle and my piece on #bbc #spotlight tonight at 6.30 about the need by...
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John Gurd
May 5, 20191 min read
Premier league football...
Had the please of covering AFC Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend, for the final game of the season. Manager speaks...
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John Gurd
Apr 15, 20191 min read
Rock solid job...
A sneaky view from todays filming. #cameraman #dorset #cameraoperator #tv #news #stone #history #project #portland #feature #somerset...
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John Gurd
Mar 25, 20191 min read
Jailhouse cafe
I was commissioned by BBC South West to film a package, from a story idea I put forward, about the rehabilitations work carried out at...
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John Gurd
Mar 24, 20191 min read
Great escape...
Been out filming to mark the anniversary of the Great Escape. The 75th anniversary of 50 Allied soldiers being shot after trying to...
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John Gurd
Feb 26, 20192 min read
Just ordered a new HD broadcast lens
HJ14ex4.3B IRSE We have today ordered a new Canon HJ14 broadcast lens for John Gurd Media and WeLiveStream kit. The HJ14ex4.3B IRSE is...
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John Gurd
Feb 22, 20191 min read
Mike Leigh, film director, sit down for BBC
Looks like this weekend is going to be good. Just finished a sit down interview with film director Mike Leigh, for BBC news and had...
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John Gurd
Nov 20, 20181 min read
BBC filming day
Out filming for #BBC today, just made it inside before the rain started. #broadcast #freelance #cameraman #cameraoperator #dorset...
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John Gurd
Nov 13, 20181 min read
Faces of the Sea
Full day for BBC news on Sunday, part of which was spent filming Danny Boyle Faces of the Sea event, this one from Weymouth, Dorset....
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John Gurd
Nov 10, 20181 min read
Busy couple of days
Been busy filming for the last couple of days for #BBC news. Remembrance 100 items and an upcoming news story about buses. #dorset...
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John Gurd
Nov 6, 20181 min read
Pages of the sea
Been booked for BBC news coverage of Danny Boyle’s national remembrance event - Pages of the Sea on Sunday. Full coverage on BBC News...
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John Gurd
Sep 30, 20181 min read
Major incident Weymouth
Out early filming a major incident in #Weymouth for #bbc news. #freelance #broadcast #cameraman#cameraoperator #tv #news #dorset#somerset...
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