‘In January 2024 I decided I would embark on a journey to be a better filmmaker. I decided I wanted to push my creative output to a level that seemed unattainable when I set it. By December 31, 2024 I wanted to have created 180 separate videos…. For this goal I didn’t have to post any of the videos, the point of this goal was to force myself to get more and more reps in. Get out and practice my craft every possible day that I could. As of July 1, 2024 I’ve created 187 videos total (102 for Clients | 85 for Me). Seeing that I was able to complete the goal I set for the year by the halfway point was a bit surreal. Now however it’s pushed me to create another goal. Which I’ll talk about in the next video… Here’s to continuing to make 2024 the best year yet!’
This film is a collaboration between SJD World and Marquedelle Rodriguez. It was sponsored by the Bermuda Arts Council and uses Stephan Johnstone’s original poem, Bermudian Poet ( Librago 2011) as narration while it visually explores Bermudian metaphors.
Lost Yet Found. What Does It Mean? Travelers want to experience unique cultures and lifestyles. We believe there is an immense opportunity to build a brand around sharing the Bermudian way of life. We do this by showing the things Bermudians cherish. By inviting travelers to come get lost in our way of life, we know they’ll find something new about themselves. That’s what “Lost Yet Found” stands for.
Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) takes you behind the scenes of their most recent brand campaign Lost Yet Found. This award-winning campaign was a collaborative effort between BTA and their creative partners Proverb and Burnt House Productions.
LOST YET FOUND REBRAND CAMPAIGN – ENTERED IN BRAND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, CONTEST OR PROMOTION, LAUNCH CAMPAIGN, REBRAND CAMPAIGN, TRAVEL & TOURISM
Welcome to Bermuda! Travel to our pink sand beaches and experience our Island soul and British charm. Discover history, beaches, water sports, adventure, golf, cuisine, nightlife, world class spa’s, and so much more right here on the official Bermuda Tourism Authority YouTube Channel. Subscribe for video updates on events and activities across the island.
Lost Yet Found. What Does It Mean? Travelers want to experience unique cultures and lifestyles. We believe there is an immense opportunity to build a brand around sharing the Bermudian way of life. We do this by showing the things Bermudians cherish. By inviting travelers to come get lost in our way of life, we know they’ll find something new about themselves. That’s what “Lost Yet Found” stands for.
Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) takes you behind the scenes of their most recent brand campaign Lost Yet Found. This award-winning campaign was a collaborative effort between BTA and their creative partners Proverb and Burnt House Productions.
LOST YET FOUND REBRAND CAMPAIGN – ENTERED IN BRAND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, CONTEST OR PROMOTION, LAUNCH CAMPAIGN, REBRAND CAMPAIGN, TRAVEL & TOURISM
Welcome to Bermuda! Travel to our pink sand beaches and experience our Island soul and British charm. Discover history, beaches, water sports, adventure, golf, cuisine, nightlife, world class spa’s, and so much more right here on the official Bermuda Tourism Authority YouTube Channel. Subscribe for video updates on events and activities across the island.
A sweeping tale of forbidden love, A JAZZMAN’S BLUES unspools forty years of secrets and lies soundtracked by juke joint blues in the deep South. Written, directed and produced by Academy Award honoree Tyler Perry, the film stars Joshua Boone and Solea Pfeiffer as star-crossed lovers Bayou and Leanne alongside an ensemble cast that includes Amirah Vann, Austin Scott, Milauna Jemai Jackson, Brent Antonello, Brad Benedict, Kario Marcel, Lana Youngand Ryan Eggold. The film features an original song performed by Ruth B., songs arranged and produced by multi-Grammy winner & two-time Academy Award nominee Terence Blanchard, music by Aaron Zigman and choreography by Debbie Allen.
Tyler Perry cast me exactly one year after my last job before Covid hit and production came to a standstill. He saved my spirit. In fact, I was visiting my mother in Bermuda when I had a callback with him on zoom in her living room. She hid in the closet so she wouldn’t make any noise!
The Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts along with host Grae Minors present Lana Young and “Waiting”, a newly released Sketch and “From Pink Sand to Red Carpet, A Pursuit of Dreams Against All Odds” a documentary that explores the artist’s journey from Bermuda to television and the movies.
N.b please note that the “waiting” sketch contains explicit language
Born in Bermuda, Michael was the creative force behind some of the the Jim Henson Company’s most memorable characters, including The Muppets, and now he heads No Strings, Inc. with fellow TEDxBermuda speakers Kathryn Mullen and Johnie McGlade. The former executive vice president, art director, designer and head of creative services over a 21-year career with the Jim Henson Company, Michael Frith has enjoyed a successful career in books, television and film, and other family entertainment project over 40 years, winning many awards and international recognition for his work. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
Swimming and satellite tagging huge tiger sharks, saving precious green sea turtles, protecting mighty humpback whales, exploring the anatomy of a giant blue Marlin and saving the life of a prehistoric shark. It’s all just another day in the office for the Ocean Vet team.
Ocean Vet is a natural history series like no other!
Narrated by Academy award winning actor and producer Michael Douglas, this incredible series follows the exploits of English veterinarian Dr Neil Burnie and his Ocean Vet team.
Together they set out to save, protect and learn more about Bermuda’s incredible marine life. Watch Neil and Choy Aming (series marine biologist) work with some of the planets most amazing marine species.
Neil’s enthusiasm is truly infectious, his ‘hands-on’ approach and the teams dedication to saving marine wildlife makes compulsive viewing.
Michael Douglas’s familiar and authoritative tone narrates 11 incredible adventures in and around the ocean of one of the most stunning islands on earth.
Watch as Neil and his crew enter a watery world teeming with stunning marine life but fraught with danger from big teeth, poisonous barbs and 50 tonne giants! Hitch a ride on an incredible journey of discovery right here, right now!
Episode 01 : The Galapagos SharkNeil and the team are on an emergency call out to capture and release a sick Galapagos shark from the Bermuda aquarium. Follow the team as they risk their lives.Neil must transport a shark 10 miles off shore for release in a protected marine reserve. Watch Neil and his team swim with wild Galapagos sharks. They’ll study their behaviour, and discover the truth behind their reputation as wild man eaters. The Ocean Vet team also embark on the challenging task of capturing one of these predators. The team must bring the shark onboard the ocean vet boat and attach a satellite tag. This marks the start of a scientific study that will eventually help protect the declining population of this species.
Neil and the Ocean Vet team are faced with an intense day of veterinary work. International scientist Dr Matt Ajemian and aquarium collector Chris Flook join the crew. They face a tricky task, capturing one of the most intelligent fish in the ocean. The crew must check the health of these endangered spotted eagle rays. Watch as the team attach satellite tracking tags, take DNA samples, and ultrasound these animals in some of Bermudas most beautiful surroundings. The teams research could provide answers to long standing questions on the health of this species.
Neil and the Ocean Vet team mark the end of a 7 year study on Bermuda’s tiger sharks. The team embark on a dangerous mission to satellite tag one of these giant oceanic predators. Watch as Neil and Choy enter the water with these majestic animals in a mind boggling and death defying sequence of human interaction with these wild predators. Follow the team as they struggle to catch and tag the biggest tiger shark they’ve ever encountered. Can they complete their mission to help study, save and protect this incredible shark species?
Neil manages to expand his veterinary knowledge and test his fishing skills to their limit. The mighty marlin is one of the teams most exciting adventures. Watch as Neil and the Ocean Vet team wrestle a monster marlin to the side of their boat. The team must attach a satellite tag that could expand the scientific knowledge of this species and reveal its oceanic migrations. Watch Neil and his team dissect a giant blue marlin donated by a local fishing tournament. Neil explains the anatomical and evolutionary wonders of this animal and demonstrates how it’s become one of the fastest and most formidable predators in the ocean.
Episode 05 : The Bermuda Turtle ProjectNeil deploys his veterinary skills to help save Bermuda’s Green sea turtles. Watch Neil and the Ocean Vet team work alongside the longest standing turtle research project in the world; the Bermuda Turtle Project. Follow the team as they capture and release wild green sea turtles. The team collect blood samples, measurements, and attach fin tags to these adorable animals. This data can be used to monitor their health and populations. Finally they attach a satellite tag to a mature turtle. The tag will record data on the turtles oceanic migrations. Neil also works with Bermuda’s turtle stranding network. This organisation rescue and re-release injured turtles back into the wild.
Ocean Vet returns with a very special never before seen episode. Before Neil’s death in 2015 he was able to complete the voice over for one episode of Ocean Vet, The Green Sea Turtle. This episode was never released for broadcast until now. After Dr Neil Burnie’s tragic death, the narration for the series was completed by Michael Douglas.
Neil tests his diving abilities to the max.On this dangerous rescue mission to save the life of a prehistoric shark. Follow the ocean vet team as they assist a commercial fishing vessel to untangle a six gill shark from its fishing lines. Watch Neil and Choy come face to face with a real life fossil as they secure this prehistoric shark to the side of the boat. It’s challenging work in testing conditions. The team only have a limited time to ensure the animal survives.
Neil combines his veterinary knowledge and dive skills to assist the Bermuda department of fisheries. On this exciting and dangerous mission Neil and his ocean vet team help protect the breeding grounds of the Bermuda black grouper. Watch Neil anaesthetise these fish to surgically implant acoustic tags. Neil also trials a dangerous but less invasive grouper tagging system and deploys a uniquely designed grouper trap. Follow Neil and the team as they explore a deep alien world. Along the way Neil comes face to face with one of the largest threats to the atlantic ocean, the invasive lion fish!
Neil and his Ocean Vet team embark on a dangerous new study. Neil heads into Bermuda’s nocturnal waters to document inshore shark activity. Watch Neil complete a series of dangerous night dives in potentially shark infested waters. Follow Neil and his team as they implant an acoustic tag in the abdomen of a juvenile tiger shark. The tag is crucial to their study. It should reveal the frequency and proximity of sharks in Bermudas night time waters. Testing their nerves and stamina to its absolute limits, this proves to be one of the teams toughest missions.
Follow Neil and his team into the danger zone as they get up close and personal with 50 tonne humpbacks. Neil and Choy work with a team of marine scientists on an expedition to prove the presence of deadly toxins inside Bermuda’s mid-migratory humpback whales. Watch Neil and his team swim with these ocean giants in a mesmerising and magical sequence as Neil comes face to face with one of the most intelligent mammals in the ocean. Neil deploys an effective but unconventional sampling technique, collecting biopsy samples using an adapted compound bow. Choy has a dangerous encounter investigating a report of several hungry sharks tearing apart a dead sperm whale.
Working alongside veteran aquarium collector Chris Flook Neil and Choy reveal the crucial role sargassum seaweed plays in the health of the entire ocean. Watch as Neil and his team explore the deep sea structure of Argus tower. Join Neil as he dives Bermuda’s inshore mangrove bays. Watch Neil observe and learn the intricacies of this delicate food web. Follow the team as they collect samples for an exhibit at the Bermuda aquarium museum and zoo. The teams exhibit will show local school children the unique and wonderous species that live within these golden rainforests of the ocean. Finally the team attach a satellite tracking tag to a fish that thrives amongst these floating seaweed matts, the wondrous Wahoo!
The final episode of Ocean Vet goes behind the scenes, providing an insight how the series was made. The crew look back and reveal their favourite moments, close calls and toughest challenges. In this final episode we discover exactly what it took for Neil to become Bermuda’s Ocean Vet. Finally, Michael Douglas reveals the tragedy of Neil’s death. The crew reveal the impact on their lives, and talk frankly about his unique, larger than life character.
Bermuda: a haven of natural beauty and mecca for international business. But also home to some of the deadliest roads in the world. For a small island, fatalities and severe injuries from road crashes in Bermuda eclipse the rest of the developed world and pose a national health crisis that impacts thousands. But what is being done to arrest the blood flow? Shot over a 9 month period including raw footage from ambulances and trauma room at the ER, A Piece of the Rock explores the cultural causes that underlie Bermuda’s road crash rates and points to the simple solutions that can make a big difference.
Directed by Laura Bardgett | Produced by by Emma Muggleton & Kim Day | Musical Director: Lisa Maule | Musical Arrangement by James Burn | Choreographer: Sophie Whitmore
Show Dates: Beginning of December
Have you ever wondered where all the Pantomime characters live when they’re not performing in Pantomimes?
The answer is The Land of Make Believe where they play happily waiting for auditions to come around again. But now a nasty witch has cast a spell and they’ve lost their memories and can’t remember which Pantomime they belong too …. Oh no! But wait! Fairy Honeysuckle has come to the rescue and is taking our heroes through six pantomimes to find out where they belong. However an evil witch and her silly sidekick are determined to thwart her plan…….. Oh no!
Adventure in Pantoland is a fun filled, old fashioned celebration of Pantomime complete with lots of audience participation, traditional characters and some really bad jokes. Seven different storylines are visited including Sleeping Beauty, Aladdin, Dick Whittington, Jack and the Beanstalk, Snow White and Cinderella along with the traditional song sheet and silly skit! We even have a Pantomime cow
This Panto has seven principal parts and 7 – 8 Smaller roles plus chorus and dancers:
Dame: typical panto dame in each pantomime – male, 30 – 60, sings and dances
Girl: Principal girl character, plays Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Cinderella, female – 16 – 30, sings and dances
Boy: Principal boy character, plays Princes, Jack, Aladdin, Dick, male or female, 16 – 30, sings and dances
Fool: Village Idiot type character, plays Simple Simon in each role. Ideally male but can be female, 25 – 65
Honeysuckle: Immortal – typical good fairy, plays Fairy Godmother in Cinderella – female 25 – 65
Poison Ivy: Immortal – typical wicked witch, plays Wicked Queen in Snow White and Ugly Sister in Cinderella – female 20 – 55, sings and dances
Wizbad: An evil (but unintentionally comical) Wizard, plays Abanazar, King Rat and an Ugly Sister – male 25 – 60, sings and dances
Chorus: Herald, Lord Chamberlin, The King, The Queen, The Genie, The Giant, Tommy the Cat, Buttermilk the Cow, Mirror plus Villagers, Citizens of Peking, Guardsmen, Farm Folk, Royal Servants, Ball Guests plus comedy skit just before finale! Sing and Dance
Dancers: Show us any special skills
Child Chorus: 8-14 years, enthusiastic, can sing and follow dance steps
Neil and the team are on an emergency call out to capture and release a sick Galapagos shark from the 
