About Nick Horrox
A bit about me: I love (in no particular order) Marmite, music, aeroplanes, cooking, food, films, my family, good beer and a fine wine, Stilton, Brie, Thom; Shredded Wheat, porridge with salt not sugar, writing, reading, not 'rithmatic. I love bees and birds but I don't care for wasps. I love the sea and just being there. I appreciate good design, be it a building, an aircraft, a book cover or a brand new piece of gadgetry.
I have written one and a half screenplays and half-finished several novels and short stories...
I am a team member on The People's Mosquito project. The aim of the project is to rebuild and restore a de Havilland Mosquito to flying condition and donate it to the RAF - just as people did during WWII - where we hope it will live with the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. It's been too long since we had an airworthy Mosquito flying in Britain, and with the public's help we aim to address that. To find out more please visit the website at www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk. Or you can follow our Facebook page or follow the project on Twitter. Please join us as we need all the help we can get.
Under the nom de plume encyber: Digital Media I have produced a popular series of Final Cut Pro tutorials, which are available on YouTube and Vimeo. I try to add to this series as often as possible. I have been told by some that they are the clearest and easiest tutorials to follow. I am flattered.
Also under the encyber: Digital Media label I have produced a collection of HD video backgrounds some of which are now available to download (for a small fee) from Pond5 Stock Footage.
Editing
To me it's about storytelling. It’s about technical ability. It’s about understanding. Editing is like putting together a giant three (or four, if that's possible) - dimensional jigsaw. Being able to pull together storylines, images and sound and really getting to grips with the message that needs communicating are the keys to a good end result. I've been editing since the late eighties and using Final Cut Pro since it first came on the scene over twelve years ago, and have edited promos, documentaries, TV series and corporates.
Direction
As a Director in the corporate communications sector, my role is to deliver the client's vision in a striking and original way to really “touch” the audience. Often this vision is very sophisticated. People are more visually aware these days than ever before - they are bombarded day and night with visual content - and as a result expect more and want to deliver more from their visual communications. So now, more than ever, visual communications are a vital part of any organisation's marketing or communications mix.
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Production
Whether it's a major promotional film, a short conference opener, a sequence of conference videos, a series of training programmes, a factual TV series, a commercial or a music video, I will always bring with me my years of experience, my dedication to my craft and my desire to produce something that will not only answer the brief, but exceed it, and do so on time and within budget.
I have a keen and extremely experienced team to call on with cameramen, sound recordists, specialist graphics designers, voice artists, production assistants and even composers.
Motion Graphics
Graphics are an integral part of modern storytelling. Life in the 21st century makes the old adage "A picture paints a thousand words" possibly more true than ever, and so graphics have become a significant
My background as a graphic designer taught me to communicate stories and messages clearly, helping the audience to understand exactly what they need to understand. From animated opening sequences or special effects to speaker support-style facts and figures, graphics can bring a story or a message to life in a way that words are simply unable to do on their own.
Scriptwriting
Scriptwriting is an essential part of the film-making process and something to which I have always given a great deal of attention. The script is the backbone of any film. Without a good script there isn't a film. Research is an invaluable part of the process and I spend as much time as there is available immersing myself in the subject and content before delivering a first draft for discussion. Often a script can be based on previously written copy - such as a brochure or website - and usually scripts tend to go through three or four drafts in consultation with the client before shooting begins.
I have written for documentaries, TV shows, and many corporate videos.
