About Me
I'm Ollie.
I’m a multidisciplinary creative, filmmaker and photographer based in Bristol.
I work with people and organisations to develop ideas and help make them happen, moving between strategy, creative direction, technology, communication and making.
How I work
I've spent the last decade working across technology, the built environment, education, culture and community.
Moving between those worlds has become a big part of how I work. I’m comfortable stepping back to understand the bigger picture, but I’m equally interested in getting stuck in and making the thing itself.
Sometimes that means strategy or creative direction. Sometimes it means film, photography, design or digital. Often it’s a mix.
Film + photography
Film and photography sit at the heart of much of my practice. I’m interested in people, place and what images can help us understand, communicate or remember.
That has increasingly taken my work into documentary, culture, community and social action.
Beyond one discipline
Alongside image-making, I draw on a background in design, digital technology, strategy and organising.
I don’t really see those as separate worlds. They inform each other.
A film might need strategy around it. A digital project might need better storytelling. A community project might need stronger systems, clearer communication or simply the right people in the room.
Now
These days I work independently and through Spatula, the multidisciplinary creative studio and community practice I founded for work that benefits from more people around the table.
I’m interested in good ideas, thoughtful people and work that actually does something.
Working across
Technology // Built environment // Architecture // Education // Arts + culture // events // Community // Charities + non-profits // Social action + advocacy
Practice
Creative direction // Strategy // Filmmaking + videography // Photography // Content + social media // Marketing + campaigns // Brand + graphic design // Web + digital // Producing + events // Community engagement + organising
Systems + making things work
Digital strategy // Websites + CMS // CRM + membership // Creative technology // Content systems // Project development // Facilitation // Partnerships + collaboration
Visual
