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Stories behind the work

Recent shoots, creative thinking and practical lessons from the GD Media team.

Trailblazing

Trailblazing

We spent the day on Exmoor with the Somerset group of the Trail Riders Fellowship (TRF). We went to sharpen our skills, get some fresh air and come away with good footage and photos we can use across the business.

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Crossing the Pacific

Crossing the Pacific

n 2025, Craig Wood sailed solo and non-stop from Puerto Vallarta in Mexico to Hiroshima in Japan. We’ve spent the last few months turning it into a documentary that is now heading to its premiere.

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Chrome and Smoke

Chrome and Smoke

Rock n Ribs, the three-day American-themed festival at the Bath & West Show Ground in Somerset. Combine two things we love, classic cars and photography.

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The Gadget Shoot

The Gadget Shoot

Taking headshots and promo shots for TV presenter and tech speaker Jason Bradbury at a small independent theatre in Newquay, Cornwall.

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Safety on Screen

Safety on Screen

Working with Safety in Design, filming and producing video for their new e-learning course on the CDM Regulations, the rules that cover health and safety on building sites.

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Real Meets AI

Real Meets AI

Let’s be honest… AI isn’t going anywhere. It’s one of those moments in our industry where you either lean into it and figure it out, or you get left behind watching everyone else move forward.

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3’s Company

3’s Company

Over two days in Tiverton, GD Media photographed CrossFit 4TC’s Trios competition, with the women’s teams competing on the Saturday and the men’s on the Sunday.

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Showcasing the Quantock Car Collection

Showcasing the Quantock Car Collection

If you’ve got even a slight appreciation for cars, you’ll know exactly what I mean when I say these aren’t just vehicles… they’re experiences.

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Working With Moroccanoil Across Cardiff & London

Working With Moroccanoil Across Cardiff & London

As a globally recognised hair and beauty brand, Moroccanoil are known not only for the quality of their products, but also for the style and identity that comes with the brand itself.

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Consistent Headshots, Every Time

Consistent Headshots, Every Time

The key objective is simple: every headshot must look as though it was taken on the same day.

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A Properly Lovely Shoot with Emile et Rose – BTS with GD Media

A Properly Lovely Shoot with Emile et Rose – BTS with GD Media

And it’s one of those projects where you walk away thinking, that was brilliant… but also, how did we actually pull that off?

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One Truck, Two Cameramen, Endless Miles

One Truck, Two Cameramen, Endless Miles

There’s filming a running event… and then there’s covering an ultra-marathon across the entire Devon countryside.

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Capturing The Brambles Day Nursery’s Forest School Story

Capturing The Brambles Day Nursery’s Forest School Story

A brilliant day with The Brambles Day Nursery in Taunton, updating their website photography and creating a promotional video

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Framing Blundell’s

Framing Blundell’s

Working with Blundell’s School, one of Devon’s best-known independent day and boarding schools, on a new monthly media partnership.

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We’re not a gang… just dangerously good with cameras.

We’re not a gang… just dangerously good with cameras.

Every now and then, it’s good to remind ourselves why we got into this industry in the first place… because it’s fun.

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Food is where it started

Food is where it started

Working within the food industry is where it all began — capturing dishes, telling stories through kitchens, and helping hospitality brands show off what makes them unique.

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Naval Children’s Charity at the Royal Albert Hall.

Naval Children’s Charity at the Royal Albert Hall.

Earlier this year, we had the privilege of working with Naval Children’s Charity (NCC) to produce a short film that highlights the incredible work they do supporting children of serving personnel in the Royal Navy.

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The Hybrid Dad

The Hybrid Dad

Tobi isn’t just creating content for the sake of it. His channel is built around something a lot of people are trying to figure out.

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Building Wescapades: How Consistency is Driving YouTube Growth

Building Wescapades: How Consistency is Driving YouTube Growth

There’s something pretty satisfying about watching a YouTube channel grow from the ground up, especially when you’ve had a front row seat to it.

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Molly’s Story – a Reading Force to be reckoned with

Molly’s Story – a Reading Force to be reckoned with

Reading Force, a brilliant charity that supports children in service families by keeping them connected with a parent who’s away on deployment.

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Let’s get to work

Tell us what you need filming.

Brand film, social content, an event, a drone shot you can’t get any other way — give us the brief and we’ll tell you straight how we’d shoot it and what it costs. We’re a small, experienced crew, not the cheapest option in the county, and the work shows it.

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