PUBLIC SPEAKER An all-round filmmaker by trade (left), Kenchington also lends his expertise to CVP workshops (above)
incorporates Korro Academy, “which in its own right is a Blackmagic-certified training partner,” he states. Running the company allows Kenchington to continue to do the training alongside the film production. He generally shoots branded content, including brand documentaries, as well as traditional documentaries such as a limited series about Gary Barlow. “That ended up being number one on iTunes for three weeks, and was available whenever you went to Gary Barlow’s artist profile,” Kenchington recounts. “Financially, that was a big deal. More importantly, the kind of confidence it gave me to produce and direct – while shooting about half of it as well – marked a huge turning point in my career. “I’ve always been good at talking to people and interested in that storytelling element. I found myself wanting to blend what I had done in the documentary space with the regular branded content I was creating,” he describes. “I started doing stuff that fused the two.” I HAVE always been intrigued BY BOTH THE creative and the technical ”
Despite initially being unaware of brand documentary as a genre, Kenchington soon picked up a brand documentary award at Brand Film Festival London. This served as “affirmation that what I was doing and the approach I was taking was working, and I was doing a good job of it,” he admits. Kenchington’s continued success in the documentary sphere also led to his recent cinematography credit on the limited Netflix series Heart of Invictus , which saw him collaborating with Academy Award-winning director Orlando von Einsiedel. Having worked with many brands – from tech companies to banks, beverage manufacturers and royalty-backed charities – Kenchington’s commercial portfolio is far from homogenous. He has filmed internal content for Apple, annually capturing iPhone launch events; the Chelsea Flower Show, on behalf of the Royal Horticultural Society; camera releases for Canon Europe; ads for food chains Kaspa’s and Byron Burger; as well as behind-the-scenes EPKs (electronic press kits) on feature films. Alongside filming and editing, Kenchington also 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 are the projects I’m most excited by, as they are challenging but
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