Slade Productions

I first met Harvey Slade, when we performed in the Taunton Amateur Operatic Society's production of 'Barnum' together, in April 2022. A year later, when I started to become interested in working in the film and TV industry, I contacted him to enquire about the possibility of completing some work experience.

Harvey set up the company 'Slade Productions' and has been working on a new TV series 'Mint Ville' for his YouTube channel for the last few years. Since August 2023, I have worked on several of his shoots and have even assisted with some of the editing with him.

Whilst working on set, we have covered a wide range of scene styles, such as fight scenes, action sequences, and lots of dialogue scenes, including arguments, both between couples and in a group setting.

We have filmed in various locations throughout the South West, from urban scenes in Bristol, to more rural settings in the Somerset countryside around Taunton. We have used venues including family homes, inside and outside of cars, on bridges, in fields, down alleyways, and even near a roundabout!

I have undertaken several roles during the shoots, including Lighting, Camera Operator, Continuity, SFX artist, Clapper Loader and Sound, and have also ventured into assisting with the editing process too.

I have been a guest on his podcast 'Car Crash Creatives' (Episode 5), to talk about Mint Ville with 2 of the actors.

The first 5 episodes have now been filmed and screened, and are having the final tweaks made in order to be shown on Kold Open, with the first episode being out now!

Harvey has helped me so much with learning about using the professional equipment and how to film different types of scenes in various location settings. I am absolutely loving working on this project, and have found it to be incredibly useful as well as enjoyable.

Below are some photos and videos taken behind the scenes...