Brighton based photographer and videographer, Emma Bailey has been working in film and video for almost 20 years. Training in film and video production, then progressing into photography. Emma now blends collaborative cinematography with creative photography to create bespoke corporate videos to include time lapses, talking heads and music videos.
One Day Tests
Here are step by step instructions on how to use the home test finger prick kit fron One Day Test. We shot this with Dr Adam Staten in a Milton Keyenes studio, Unique Capture.
Camera: Canon R5 with a Ninja Key light: Aputure 300x with a Lantern 90 Fill light: Litepanel 3x
Sound and Editor: James Tucker | Studio: Unique Capture
Skills
- Teleprompter
- Camera
- Lighting
Riot
Cliques - drum n'bass music video I shot, light and edited. 2 years after their first release, they are celebrating A New Chapter. A music video shot in Brighton on a strange day in UK and on an erie night.
Camera: Canon R5 50pfs, 16-35 2.8 High Shutter to capture the fire
Lighting: Aputure 300x with a Aputure Lantern 90
Attitude Pride Awards
One of the stars of Netflix’s Heartstopper, Yasmin Finney is saving lives through her powerful representation on screen. The 18-year-old, who plays Elle in Heartstopper and is about to take on another seismic role in Doctor Who discusses trans visibility as she's honoured with an Attitude Pride Icon Award, supported by Magnum.
Interviewer: Cliff Joannou | Publisher: Attitude Magazine| Editor: Emma Bailey | Lighting & Cameras: Andy Nicholls & Emma Bailey
Skills
- Editor
- Camera
- Lighting
Back Up
Back Up ft Grim Sickers from drum n'bass trio Cliques is a Brighton music video shot/light/cut by me and filmed at The Old Market on the hottest day of the year. We only had a few hours in the theatre to shoot the trio, the rapper Grim Sickers, the fire performer Lily Fortune and the contortionst Twisted Nymph. The theatre's lighting tech Dan Walker was going up and down the ladders all day moving the lights around.
Camera: Canon R5 Gimbal RSC2 Lenses: 16-35 f2.8 ii & 50mm 1.4 Lighting: Stage lighting tungsten and LED
Cliques Grim Sickers Lily Fortune Twisted Nymph
Performer agency: Electric Cabaret Company
Safe space
Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne launched a new app called ‘Safe Space Sussex’, aimed at helping people should they feel unsafe outside of their home. TM Studios hired me to video the POV in Brighton.
To achieve the POV shot, we attached a Canon R5 to a Kryten Helmet, I wore this rig for most of the day. To balance the front weight of the rig, we attached V-lock batteries on the back. To focus I used the auto-focus of the Camera and guide it with my camera moves. The director was attached to me via a HDMI cable and a monitor/recorder. The walking shots, I used my RSC2 gimbal. The Kryten was set with the director's equipment, as we had a short time to film and it was light dependent, we went quickly between the two kits.
Camera: Canon R5 Lens: Canon 16-35 f2.8 Helmut Rig: Kryten Gimbal: RSC2
Director/Writer/Editor Toby Madden | Production Company: TM Studios
Atittude Magazine Awards
I was backstage editing a quick turn around for red carpet & speeches on the night and this is the highlights video I made a few days later after the glitter had died down.
LGBTQ+ stars and allies including Tom Daley, Billy Porter and Bimini Bon Boulash descended on London's iconic Camden Roundhouse on Wednesday 6 October for the biggest queer night of the year: The 2021 Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards, powered by Jaguar.
Performing live on stage were West End legend Elaine Paige and Drag Race UK superstar Bimini as well as Steps, who closed the show with a four-song set which included all-time pop greats 'Tragedy' and 'One for Sorrow'.
Producer: Andy Nicholls | Camera: Nic Small, Simon Taylor & Megan Grover
Cliques - Music Video
Drum n'Bass triple Cliques bagged the amazing Sean Williamson for a promo of their song Are You There, we shot a confession into and a 1min dance of Sean who was a charming gent all day with great vocals to boot.
Band: Cliques | Actor: Sean Williamson
REDBULL
It’s been said that Red Bull Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo is a model Formula One driver, so Sheep Films took that literally in this miniature guide to the Canadian Grand Prix.
I spent a day at Red Bull HQ in Milton Keynes lighting the green screen and Daniel’s live action part, we were lucky enough to light the main floor where the expensive cars were the stars. Daytime drew to a close and Daniel arrived, we only had a 1 hour slot to film everything in, for the Canadian track and others. He learnt his lines, was a lovely chap and here is one of the videos.
Director: Dave Packer | DoP: Frank Madone
EXCEL CARE
I spent a day filming the staff of Excel Care homes in London to showcase their career opportunities.
People from all walks of life tell say that working for Excelcare is rewarding on many levels, with high rates of job satisfaction – and they're proud of the large number of long service awards they give out – they have an impressive list of employees who have been with them for over 25 years.
Editor: Sadie Munro
Skills
- Camera
- Lighting
- Audio
TOWER OF LONDON
HM Tower of London is one of the UK’s top tourist attractions, and the White Tower is the oldest and most iconic building within the grounds, so there is no surprise it is full of visitors till closing time every day. This leaves us with a short turnaround time to change the venue from daytime exhibition, to stunning evening event space for dinners or receptions.
In 1hr 12,000+ photos, 7 cameras, 4 operators, 20 minute set-up in-between the public leaving the Tower of London and the outside contractors turning the White Tower into a spectacular evening event space. The Tower of London asked GilRei Video to create a timelapse video of this intense set-up period. I headed up the camera crew, shot some of the live footage and graded the RAW photos which James Tucker then made into this great video.
We used 5Dmk3 & mk2 in the two halls, B-Cams were the mk1 and a GoPro
The Tower of London
Director: Rob Reina Editor James Tucker
DATA CLOUD NORDIC
The Second Annual Datacloud Nordic Conference welcomed the leaders of the cloud and data centre sector to the Nordics. The forum highlights the unique value of locating or outsourcing data center, cloud and IT infrastructure across the important and fast growing Nordic region.
We flew to Sweden to film a timelapse of Stockholm and interviews of the participants in the event.
URBAN FRAMING
Urban Framing is an experimental documentary; a building plays the main character and narrator. The story is an unspoken conversation with the urban context. This provides the audience with a new cinematic experience to look at architecture and the city in a different manner.
Artist: Wanda Hu | DoP: Pete Emery
TOOTHLESS
A mock-documentary following the Toothfairy’s transformation as she resorts to inventive but unethical methods of tooth collection in her heinous quest for a better life.
Writer/Director: Steven Dorrington | DoP: Emma Bailey | Editor: Bonnie Rae Brickman
Skills
- DoP
ELANA SAORIN
Elena Saorin is an international fire performer, clown, improvisor and a workshop leader. This is her promo showcasing her skills to the music of Venetian Snares.
THE CARROT NAPPERS
One of many promos of a play which Emma shot and cut in the summertime of twee Buxton. The Carrot Nappers at Buxton Fringe, written/produced by Keith Large.
Skills
- Camera
- Lighting
- Audio
- Editing
ROSIE & RIVETTE
An excerpt of Rosie & Rivette, Vito Maraula's first short film as director, follows Rosie Cunningham as she aimlessly wanders the city of London, has a singing lesson and is abducted by an unnamed man. She half heartedly resists his attempts to seduce her but finally gives in when he takes her to see a Jacques Rivette film at the cinema. Rosie & Rivette is a work that asks what it is to make a truthful piece of cinema in a world where the image holds so much weight of the past.
Runtime: 13 mins | Country: UK | Ratio: 16:9 | Shooting Formats: HDV Colour/B+W | Year: 2010 | Language: English
Written, Directed and Edited by: Vito Maraula | Cast: Rosie Cunningham | Music: James Dose, Trailer Trash Tracys | Sound Design: Simon Keep | Cinematographers: James Marcus Tucker & Emma Bailey
Skills
- Co-DoP
- Camera
- Lighting
DIRT
Daniel Fawcett’s second feature film, the first also shot by Emma, is a playful and poetic adventure story about growing up and breaking free. The action unfolds in long handheld shots, which are punctuated by moments of Super 8 footage and an atmospheric soundtrack by The Dead Rat Orchestra.
Written, Directed and Edited by: Daniel Fawcett | Cast: Vito Maraula, Freddie Machin and Elizabeth Holmes | Music: The Dead Rat Orchestra | Sound Design: Simon Keep | Cinematographer: Emma Bailey | Costumes: Rachel McWha
Skills
- DoP
- Camera
- Lighting
