Kirk Watson films
I am a freelance filmmaker, based in Scotland. I can self shoot promotional, documentary, educational and narrative content and edit into a final film. I am also a fully licensed, CAA approved drone pilot and cinematographer. Perfect View Productions has all their own equipment to complete a project.
Whatever your story be it commercial, documentary or fictional we can help you get your message across in a high quality and professional manner.
Fun day filming with Nicky and Ollie at Thorabella Farm open day. Hundreds of people turned up to look round the farm and see the animals. Weather was perfect too. I spent most of the day with a ground camera but also several drone flights during the day to see the farm from the air:)
The farm as people start arriving:)
Fun day filming with Ian Dow. Perfect sunny day filming for Tiny Ark a Dublin based film company who I last filmed several years ago for. The weather was lovely and sunny and had no idea these big Oak (plus many other trees) rain forest exists. They have a proper canopy and ferns growing out of the oak branches like you see in botanical gardens lol.
Had a bunch of large Landscape shots to show the position of the forest in relation to the surrounding mountains and Sea. Then got creative with far more fun shots flying under the canopy through the trees in lovely slow cinematic shots through this cool habitat.
Then we did an interview with Ian with our first midges of the year biting us as we stood still for 30mins. Then a bunch of Close up shots and slo-mo with the GH6 ground camera. A good day exploring and being creative with the forest.
Definitely worth a visit: https://www.nature.scot/enjoying-outdoors/visit-our-nature-reserves/taynish-national-nature-reserve
The canopy from above
Screen grab of forest
Had a few days spare so thought I’d edit up a wee drone showreel of the past few winters for you to see. Summer one coming later:)
Drone showreel of aerial filming in Scotland during the winter months:)
'Winter in the Scottish highlands' is a drone showreel from the past winter seasons around Scotland filming.
This was filmed mainly on the Mavic 2 pro DJI Drone and sometimes the DJI Inspire 2 drone with X7 Camera. All filmed by myself Kirk Watson. I am a qualified drone pilot, drone operator or aerial cinematographer living in the Scottish Highlands.
Music is from https://www.belugalagoon.com the track is called 'King of the Cold'
Dana on BBC ALBA is available on iplayer (at times) season 3 out in autumn
Roaming in the Wild BBC Scotland is available on iplayer (at times) or Amazon prime
Ephemeral with Guy Robertson, Greg Boswell and Hamish Frost climbing is available at: https://filmfestivalflix.com/product/brit-rock-iv-purchase/#tab-description
Here's the clips if you are wondering where they are taken:)
1: Caledonian pine forest Cairngorms National Park
2: Caledonian pine forest Cairngorms National Park
3: Glen Tilt and yes a fox appeared in my shot which was beautiful
4: River tilt and Atholl Highlander Sandy Ried's car
5: River tilt and Atholl Highlander Sandy Ried's car
6: River tilt and Atholl Highlander Sandy Ried's car
7: River tilt and Atholl Highlander Sandy Ried stood on bridge
8: Glen tilt
9: Red deer at Blair atoll castle
10: Sgùrr nan Gillean, Skye
11: Looking towards Sgurr a' Bhastier, I think:)
12: Coinneach MacFhraing (Kenny Rankin) and Matt Glenn heading up Sgurr nan Gillean, Skye.
13: Coinneach MacFhraing (Kenny Rankin) and Matt Glenn heading up Sgurr nan Gillean, Skye. For TV show Dana
14: Coinneach MacFhraing (Kenny Rankin) and Matt Glenn heading up Sgurr nan Gillean, Skye. For TV show Dana
15: Coinneach MacFhraing (Kenny Rankin) and Matt Glenn heading up Am Basteir, Skye. For TV show Dana
16: Coinneach MacFhraing (Kenny Rankin) and Matt Glenn heading up Am Basteir, Skye. For TV show Dana
17: Coinneach MacFhraing (Kenny Rankin) and Matt Glenn stood on summit of Am Basteir, Skye. For TV show Dana
18: Coinneach MacFhraing (Kenny Rankin) and Matt Glenn stood on the Basteir tooth, Skye. For TV show Dana
19: The Campsies in December at sunrise. For Roaming in the Wild BBC Scotland.
20: Andrew O'Donnell and Mark Taylor rafting the Glazert river. For Roaming in the Wild BBC Scotland.
21: Andrew O'Donnell and Mark Taylor rafting the River Kelvin. For Roaming in the Wild BBC Scotland.
22: Andrew O'Donnell and Mark Taylor rafting the River Kelvin. For Roaming in the Wild BBC Scotland.
23: Guy Robertson and Hamish Frost walk into An Teallach for a new route. For award wining film Ephemeral by Alastair Lee of Posing productions link above to purchase from Britrock film tours.
24: Guy Robertson and Hamish Frost walk into An Teallach for a new route.
25-27: Guy Robertson climbing on An Teallach.
28: View into Loch Avon in the Cairngorms
29: Coire an Lochain, Cairngorms National Park.
30: Coire an t-Sneachda, Cairngorms National Park.
31: Beinn Eighe with Coinneach MacFhraing (Kenny Rankin) and Rori Hawthorn teaser of Dana season 3 on BBC ALBA out in Autumn.
32: Beinn Eighe with Coinneach MacFhraing (Kenny Rankin) and Rori Hawthorn teaser of Dana season 3 on BBC ALBA out in Autumn.
33: Ben Nevis North Face
34: Guy Robertson soloing an ice route on the Ben.
35-37: Greg Boswell on a first ascent of some hanging ice on Ben Nevis. Hamish Frost and Guy Robertson are below belaying. Alastair Lee filming from above. Full film available on link at top, Brit Rock.
38-42: Cairngorm Plateau with Andrew O'Donnell and Mark Taylor of Beluga Lagoon ski mountaineering and I am in a few shots flying and skiing. This was the Cairngorms episode of Roaming in the Wild. Can see on Amazon Prime.
Always exciting filming trains as you never quite know when they will arrive in your shot and the drone only has so long in the air before the batteries change. Much easier near London but in the far North of Scotland they are not quite as frequent so you can’t retry your shot 5 minutes later. Raildar helps but only when you have internet lol. Anyway got some good shots in different spots from Inverness to Helmsdale.
Invershin Bridge and a Castle:)
Here i was working with Trenchone Industries Ltd to do the drone work for a Glenmorangie advert up in Tain. Some great fun filming through the warehouse in long shots with lots of action and flying round the copper stills. A little exciting as the compass on the drone didn’t like all the metal.
Combine cutting the barley right next to Glenmorangie House for the whisky
A fantastic trip on the Isle of Rum doing some aerial cinematography while Hamish filmed with the ground camera and directed. We had some amazing weather for filming. Here we all carried our camera kit, batteries and tents, food, stove etc. This made the first day pretty big when we arrived on the morning ferry then did the whole of the Rum Cuillin filming on the way. A few pretty knackered by the end but we were rewarded with an amazing sunset from our high camp.
The next few days saw us walking, rock climbing and swimming and visiting ruins and bothies. We also got a tan:) A few pics below:) TV show out in the Autumn
Sunset Camp
Hamish filming Kenny on the Rock Climb, Rich Parker out of site doing some safety
