Portfolio
Welcome to my portfolio page! On this page you will find a selection of some of my favourite videos that I’ve worked on.
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Apogean - Imposter Reborn (Music Video)
In this video, Apogean embarks into an unparalleled descent of frozen madness like no other…
This death metal music video will leave you speechless.Check yourself for frostbite, this piece of art is sure to drop your temperature.
A full season of RWP Algonquin winter drone clips inject forboding frozen wilderness into this haunting modern metal music video, featuring the crushing songwriting of Apogean, from Toronto, ON. Edit by Matt Hamilton
Adventure Race Documentary 2023
I had the privilege of being a part of the film crew who produced this documentary for the Adventure Race in 2023.
My role in this crew was as D1, the lead Drone videographer/pilot
I have very fond memories of the shoot. Team vibe was nothing but A operators, and Brad nailed the edit on this project.
Special thank you to Bob Miller for including me in your AV support crew.
RWP Ragged Falls Spring Resurgence
Let us embark on a white noise journey, as we explore the beast of Algonquin, Ragged Falls: April 2023.
Filmed solo, via drone, at peak spring melt, experience an aerial exploration of rare whitewater activity that few ever get to experience in reality.
Feel the crushing wake of the Oxtongue river empty from the Algonquin forests and pound the canyon walls of Ragged falls… all while flying like a bird above, gliding, in the spring winds…
Fire Fight at Dorset Tower RWP Exclusive
I never imagined I would see a forest fire, let alone shoot one, until I returned home from the post office only to discover a patch of forest near the highway was burning!
Shaken, I sped home to get my camera and drone, as I was ready for a completely different shoot and just happened to have my setup ready to go.
Only had 1 battery in my Sony cam for this shoot. Wind was so strong I almost lost my drone getting the intro shots.
Aerial Wonder A Breathtaking Aerial Exploration
An original promo video created to showcase a wide variety of solo RWP drone shoots.
Filmed across the Algonquin Highlands, Lake of Bays and surrounding regions.
A product of many solo trips into unfamiliar wilderness during the pandemic.
Featuring a 432hz soundtrack by EZ Jam
Apogean - Thousand Yard Glare (Music Video)
In a dystopian world, humanity’s existence has become threatened by technology….
RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In this project I am playing multple roles alongside Dexter Forbes, acting and providing camera and drone operation as well as shoot locaton support.
Edit by Matt Hamilton
RWP Presents Mystery at Black Lake
I didnt realize what was in my footage until a few months passed and I scrutinized my clips.
Can you PLEASE just watch this and scritinize this and let me know what you see?
Strange sort of anomalies! I don’t know what to call these, Ive heard them sometimes be referred to as SPIRIT rods.
RWP Presents Fall Drone Highlight Reel
This is sort of a generic fall highlight reel I made featuring some of my favourite fall clips from various drone flights.\
Most of these clips have been filmed in the Lake of Bays crown land wilderness district, but I believe there are some flights in the Algonquin Highlands.
A simple gentle & relaxing eye candy video.
RWP Presents: Egan Chutes Winter Magic
An enchanting experience filming natural white noise at Egan Chutes, located in Bancroft, ON.
This location features an impressive cascading waterfall, and in mid winter, this waterfall takes on a unique character.
A completely worthwhile location if you love waterfalls.
RWP Presents Smoky McEwan Exploration
In the summer of 2023, forest fires ravaged Ontario. A rare phenomena occurred where an inescapable smog hung over the lands.
Trekking off trail in search of a never before seen water body, I waded through uncertain forest and navigated swamps to reach this location.
Flying drone yielded an unforgettable look at an Ontario crown land lost lake at high summer, during the great Ontario smoke of 2023.
RWP Presents Long Slide
In this video I capture Long Slide, a familiar waterfall in small town Dorset, ON where roadside travelers sometimes stop for a scenic view.
A gorgeous small cliff extends vertically up allowing an incredible sense of height… and danger.
I lost a drone in this waterfall once!
RWP OG Takeoff Reel
A promo reel representing a number of drone flights from which I captured extensive nature B roll.
It’s a really simple video and doesnt really illustrate much, but think about it this way…
It’s just like the first time you learned to fly…
Beguiler Sneaky Dees Death Metal Promo
This was a fun live metal shoot at Sneaky Dees I did for Beguiler, a death metal band from Toronto, ON.
It was a run-and-gun type of shoot, where I recorded a variety of clips in higher frame rates to be edited together in a slow mo clip.
Dexter Forbes nailed the edit and I am proud to work with him on this project.