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Support for NHS
I had the pleasure to spend the evening of 26th March out filming for #BBC South Today and Spotlight part of the nations support for our...
John Gurd
Mar 30, 20201 min read
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Saga cancel cruises
Saga Sapphire arrives at Portland port today, as Saga, the travel and insurance company for the over-50s, has cancelled all cruises until...
John Gurd
Mar 14, 20201 min read
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New client....
Pleased to announce that I now supply AFP with video news and features footage for the South West. Agence France-Presse is an...
John Gurd
Feb 12, 20201 min read
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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...
John Gurd
Nov 12, 20191 min read
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Out filming Labour....
Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn headed to #southampton this week to launch their parties commitment to wind power. I joined the...
John Gurd
Oct 11, 20191 min read
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New broadcast setup
Following on from recent discusions with broadcasters, I am now building a small lightweight run and gun setup. The kit used is approved...
John Gurd
Oct 7, 20191 min read
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Filming for ITV Meridian
If you missed part of my filming for #itv #meridian on #Tuesday in #Portsmouth here is part of the days work. #freelance #broadcast #tv...
John Gurd
Sep 27, 20191 min read
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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...
John Gurd
Sep 11, 20191 min read
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Very busy month coming up....
September as traditionally been a very slow month. But as we start the month I've already got 7 news days booked for broadcasters....
John Gurd
Sep 6, 20191 min read
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What a week in the media....
This week as been very busy, from filming for BBC news, a football related promotional video and a Royal sailing regatta that saw my...
John Gurd
Aug 10, 20191 min read
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Muslim conference for PAMedia
The weekend was spent in Hampshire filming for Press Association at this year’s national Muslim conference held near Alton. Attended by...
John Gurd
Aug 5, 20191 min read
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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...
John Gurd
Jul 29, 20191 min read
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Happy 100th
Happy 100th birthday to professor James Lovelock today, inventor of the microwave oven and the #gaia principle #bbc #news #freelance...
John Gurd
Jul 26, 20191 min read
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Two regions...
#bbcsouthtoday and #bbcspotlight tonight from my early morning filming of the biannual swan roundup at #Abbotsbury #dorset #freelance...
John Gurd
Jul 20, 20191 min read
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Inventing Boris...
Pleased to get a few of my shots on tonight’s documentary #TheInventionofBorisJohnson #freelance #broadcast #cameraman #dorset #devon...
John Gurd
Jul 17, 20191 min read
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Channel 4 doc
Pleased to annouce some of my work is being used for this @Channel4 programme, 9pm Wednesday, don't miss it. #freelance #broadcast...
John Gurd
Jul 15, 20191 min read
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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...
John Gurd
Jul 12, 20191 min read
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Two very different locations
Two filming jobs for #bbc so far today, two very different locations. #freelance #broadcast #cameraman #tv #news #cameraoperator #dorset...
John Gurd
Jul 8, 20191 min read
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