Brand New Day
Content Production
Brand New Day is a short cinematic portrait of London, capturing the city through its landmarks, streets and the people moving between them. Shot across different parts of central London, the film moves between familiar views and smaller moments in passing, bringing them together through movement, music and a consistent visual style.
Location
London, UK
Role
Director, Cinematographer & Editor
Year
2026
Deliverables
Short Film
The Film
From Westminster and Buckingham Palace to Piccadilly Circus and Chinatown, the film moves through different sides of London in one continuous visual journey, focusing as much on the people and movement of the city as the landmarks themselves.
From Westminster and Buckingham Palace to Piccadilly Circus and Chinatown, the film moves through different sides of London in one continuous visual journey, focusing as much on the people and movement of the city as the landmarks themselves.
Creative Process -
Creative Process -
The film started as an exercise in capturing London with a more deliberate eye. Rather than building around a traditional story, I planned the piece around locations, compositions and moments of movement, looking for ways to frame familiar parts of the city from a more cinematic perspective. The shoot relied largely on the city as it was, working with natural light, architecture, crowds and whatever was happening within each location. The final story came together in the edit. I used clean cuts, changes in scale and movement between shots to create the pacing, with minimal typography adding context without taking attention away from the footage. Music, sound and colour were then used to bring the different locations together as one short portrait of the city.
The film started as an exercise in capturing London with a more deliberate eye. Rather than building around a traditional story, I planned the piece around locations, compositions and moments of movement, looking for ways to frame familiar parts of the city from a more cinematic perspective. The shoot relied largely on the city as it was, working with natural light, architecture, crowds and whatever was happening within each location. The final story came together in the edit. I used clean cuts, changes in scale and movement between shots to create the pacing, with minimal typography adding context without taking attention away from the footage. Music, sound and colour were then used to bring the different locations together as one short portrait of the city.
Brand New Day
Content Production
Brand New Day is a short cinematic portrait of London, capturing the city through its landmarks, streets and the people moving between them. Shot across different parts of central London, the film moves between familiar views and smaller moments in passing, bringing them together through movement, music and a consistent visual style.
Location
London, UK
Role
Director, Cinematographer & Editor
Year
2026
Deliverables
Short Film
The Film
From Westminster and Buckingham Palace to Piccadilly Circus and Chinatown, the film moves through different sides of London in one continuous visual journey, focusing as much on the people and movement of the city as the landmarks themselves.
Creative Process -
The film started as an exercise in capturing London with a more deliberate eye. Rather than building around a traditional story, I planned the piece around locations, compositions and moments of movement, looking for ways to frame familiar parts of the city from a more cinematic perspective. The shoot relied largely on the city as it was, working with natural light, architecture, crowds and whatever was happening within each location. The final story came together in the edit. I used clean cuts, changes in scale and movement between shots to create the pacing, with minimal typography adding context without taking attention away from the footage. Music, sound and colour were then used to bring the different locations together as one short portrait of the city.