Ethical Banking

Ethical Banking

Ethical Banking, the practice of choosing financial institutions that implement socially responsible investment policies and business practices [source: forbes.com]. This month I closed my accounts with Barclays Bank as it...
April 22nd, 2024
100 Push-ups a Day for Cancer Research

100 Push-ups a Day for Cancer Research

"1 in 2 people will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime" NHS [https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cancer/] I'm raising funds for Cancer Research UK by completing 100 push-ups a day in November....
October 29th, 2023
Goodbye 2022

Goodbye 2022

I'm not one to jump on bandwagons. My original intentions were to film a video in the park, especially as the Scottish heavens had finally stopped weeping for once this...
December 31st, 2022
RCS Alumni Case Study

RCS Alumni Case Study

After seven years in the wilderness, returning to the industry in 2015 and moving to London, I didn't expect to be back in my hometown of Glasgow. Drama school seems...
October 13th, 2022
Producing ‘Eat Me’

Producing ‘Eat Me’

'Eat Me' is my entry for the Raindance Lockdown Lovers Short Film Contest. The rules: A 60 second film; must be COVID safe; includes a wide shot; feature lovers under...
February 12th, 2021
Selftapes: A Blessing and a Curse

Selftapes: A Blessing and a Curse

Selftapes are a necessity in our new Covid-19 world. Film productions have stopped and many theatres are at risk of closure, but commercial castings are trickling through. For actors who...
June 29th, 2020
The Right Direction

The Right Direction

In recent days I've grown to dread reading the news. As if the pandemic gloom wasn't enough, we now have the displeasure of the far right  and organised football hooligans....
June 15th, 2020
Bleeding The Same Colour

Bleeding The Same Colour

"So yay think ye'r Scottish day yay?" - a friend of a friend That was a wake-up call I got back in 2012. Born and raised in Glasgow, but still...
June 10th, 2020
Sponsor Kal for Jason

Sponsor Kal for Jason

I'm raising funds in memory of my friend Jason, who died while kayaking in the north of Scotland this year. Jason's family were invited by the Fort William Police to...
July 16th, 2016