Author: Simon

My first explorations into camera and video work was in a clunky VHS driven world of huge cameras and online linear editing at Oakwood theme park, making videos on their Vertigo skycoaster. After a 3 year diversion - mainly working on superyachts for the super-rich I returned to the real world (ish) to study for a Degree in Visual Performance at Dartington College of Arts. During this time I got into digital video and nonlinear editing and was able to be truly experimental with my work. On leaving Dartington I moved to Cardiff and started Widelode Ltd with some friends. Widelode offered services ranging from print design to DVD production via live event services. After a very exciting and fun 7 years of varied work for clients such as the BBC, ITV Wales, Coco Cola, MTV Networks Europe, Welsh National Opera and National Theatre of Wales we finally closed the doors on Widelode in January of 2010. I wanted to concentrate soley on my specialities so I am now a freelance film maker - with the freedom of self employment comes even greater scope for creativity.
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Lost and Found

I watched this today and thought it was fantastic. A really beautifully crafted film, using some realy nice editing techniques as well as a great use of graphics and photos. Text below is taken from the description on youtube This movie is about being astonished by the culture, nature and beautifull people through the eyes…

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This is Water -By David Foster Wallace. Film made by The Glossary

Well done The Glossary, (theglossary.com) for taking author David Foster Wallace’s commencement address to the 2005 graduating class of Kenyon College and adding a fantastic film to this amazing speech. David Foster Wallace was an award winning American novelist who in 2005 gave this inspiring speech to the graduating class. This video, deservedly so, has gone…

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Teradek Cube

The Cube Family are the world’s first camera-top streaming HD video devices. The family includes six encoder models and two matching form-factor decoders. The Cube™ Encoder streams HD video over WiFi or wired Ethernet. The Cube™ Encoder creates its own wireless (ad hoc) network, and streams HD video directly to a Cube™ Decoder, a computer…

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Washington Square Spoof Video By Jayde Adams

This is a spoof video of The  Correspondences’ Washington Square Video. I edited this for Jayde recently and I am quite pleased with how it turned out. I recently finished filming a new spoof  video for Jayde which will be finished very soon. Cardiff video ProductionEditingFCPHDJayde AdamsSimon Clode FilmsThe CorrespondencesWashington Square

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Paul Ryder Cup 2010

I’m making a short film for Pembrokeshire Surf Ryders. It’s about their first year of being a club and the reasons behind the club starting up. On Halloween 2010 they held their inaugural open Championship for the ‘Paul Ryder Cup’ This vid is a short taster of the surf on that Sunday. All of the…

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Amelia

My Friend Caroline sent me this link over the weekend for the dance film ‘Amelia’. I have to say it’s simply stunning, the movement of camera, lighting and shadow, location, music, the play with the viewers visual plane and of course the movement. I hope you enjoy it.

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Boulders Summer 2010

This video is a combination of footage shot at boulders over the last 18 months. We decided to go for  high energy tune to represent the nature of Boulders along with fast editing and good action shots. The video is made up of footage from tape based cameras like the Sony Z1 and A1P and…