Hello and welcome to Lucky 7 Video. I am a videographer, editor and drone operator based in Reading, UK.
Video is becoming increasingly important to businesses for raising awareness of their products and services, especially with the increased focus on video across social media platforms.
Whether you need a promotional or instructional video, a social media campaign, or internal comms/training resources, I can provide the full package from start to finish. I am fully equipped, proficient at shooting in studio or on location, and I am experienced in a range of editing software.
Please feel free to browse through some of my projects from the last few years.
Case Study - Parthian Climbing
What do you do when a huge filming project starts with nowt but an empty warehouse?You improvise!
The challenge of this shoot was to release exciting teaser videos for a new climbing centre, but without actually having anything that resembled a climbing centre to film for almost two months.
I decided to get creative with the first video when one of my shots was interrupted by a workman walking past in the background. For some reason this gave me the idea of making a horror trailer, so I took all my footage, colour-graded it, added in a night sky, some smoke effects, some creepy sound and music and I never looked back!
The second video in this series has to be my favourite. I used all my wits (and some After Effects) to create a "Portal" effect from the video game of the same name. For a first attempt, I think it went pretty well!
Lockdown added to the challenge of filming promotional material, so just about every video in this series required some creativity! The series ended with a mini documentary which you can watch below:
Working with Honda
I spend the majority of my time as a freelancer working with C3 Studios, and the majority of that time working on projects for Honda UK and Honda Europe. (This came about after the Honda RA-301 project below.)
During my time working with C3 and Honda, I covered all aspects of shoots from pre to post-production. I don't need to tell you what this involved, but I will for SEO purposes. Scripting, planning, camera operation, production, livestream operation, sound design, editing, motion graphics, and asset creation for social media.
I also helped to lead Honda UK's first foray into livestreaming when COVID prevented them from running in-person car launches.
social media & other bits
These are some examples of social media assets I have created over the years, most of which use some After Effects wizardry to make the magic happen.
selected projects
Below are a few other projects from when I first began freelancing. From events, to products, to animated explainer videos, they demonstrate the range of projects which I am comfortable to take on.
previous clients
testimonials
"Chris’ relaxed yet focused approach resulted in a beautiful aesthetic outcome. From the initial meeting to the delivery of the final outcome, Chris was a pleasure to work with. He interacted with the customers well on the day, choreographing the shots he knew would work best."
— ROB LLOYD - READING CLIMBING CENTRE
“His attention to detail was fantastic, and he was really open with me and allowed me to understand the thinking behind his work, which meant I felt completely in control”
— KEV WAITE - MOVE MIND AND BODY
Chris was great to work with. We had a few videos where young kids were involved and Chris was patient, professional, and he was able to get great footage. He is always well prepared for a video shoot with story boards to ensure that time was not wasted on the day of the shoot. I would highly recommend Chris for any video production"
— COLLEEN WONG - TECHSIXTYFOUR
"Chris is absolutely awesome to work with! He nailed what we were after and managed to achieve an incredible turnaround for us. I can't recommend him enough"
— SAMMY DREW - BUSK TILL DAWN
