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An all-round filmmaker by trade, Kenchington also lends his expertise to CVP workshops
interests, including but not limited to horticulture and food and drink. “The phrase that people bandy about a lot is ‘passion projects’. I’ve deliberately tried to work with clients who do things that I’m interested in, so every film feels like a passion project.” Teach your children When Kenchington isn’t filmmaking, he’s teaching. “I love education and working with people retraining or entering the industry tangentially, particularly older learners,” he says, adding: “I’ve done a lot in higher education with degree students, BA film students.” He strives to address knowledge gaps. “The highlights have been working with children doing these courses, watching them grow throughout their careers and feeling like I had a hand in helping them get off to a good start.” Skilled in various production tasks, Kenchington regularly delivers workshops at CVP that are free and open to anyone: including Intro to Cinematography, Intro to Video Lighting, Better Brand Films and Intro to Documentary Filmmaking. “What I do for CVP, I’ve been doing under the umbrella of Korro Academy for years,” he explains, having taught for Google, Meta and the Ministry of Defence, to name a few. He’s also created instructional videos, which proved especially popular during the
To arrange a demo or one-to-one consultation, visit cvp.com , email care@cvp.com or call 0208 380 7400 together things from my own career. “They’re a great company to work for,” Kenchington says of CVP, “and it’s a lovely environment for people to come and learn. CVP always seems to be in the right place, doing the right things,” he concludes – “and that appeals to me massively.” accessible. I can teach someone what the difference is between gamma and gamut in a way that they will understand and be able to build on in the future.” Kenchington also serves as a judge on Canon and CVP’s Stories in Motion competition and is a brand ambassador for Litepanels, Calibrite and others, which demonstrates the breadth and depth of his industry expertise. His courses ‘seem to be incredibly popular’, he describes. “They’re always full, and it’s great. I love delivering them,” he gushes. “I’ve written these courses and pulled pandemic – when production gigs were few and far between. “I like that I can move between those different worlds,” he shares. “It’s nice that those things rise and fall and complement each other.” CVP satiates Kenchington’s varied appetites, allowing him to flex his training chops and test cameras, lights, colour charts and other kinds of equipment. He has bought kit from CVP ever since launching Korro in 2008, and appreciates the company’s commitment to ‘being the best’ and employing ‘people who know a lot’. “It’s a real antidote to an industry that generally relies on people just figuring it out,” Kenchington argues. In his own training sessions, “I’m a bit unapologetic about being technical,” he states, “but what I’m good at is making that
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behind-the-scenes EPKs (electronic press kits) on feature films. Alongside filming and editing, Kenchington works as a colourist on short films, TVCs, music videos and broadcast shows. “I colour grade an awful lot of projects for an agency in London, which produces ads for brands like Bacardi, Stella Artois and Bombay Sapphire. Those most excite me, as they are challenging but fun to grade. I love sweating the details, like honing in on a single bubble on a head of beer!” No matter the brief, Kenchington aims for his work to align with his own
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