Videographer for UNDP's Regional Office, Bangkok, Thailand

George Jefferies August 6, 2023

I was hired to work as a videographer by UNDP Asia and the Pacific to make a video for Human Rights Day.

The video was posted on UNDP’s social media channels and shows the journeys and hopes of 7 young human rights defenders and climate activists from across the Asia Pacific to inspire other youth to be more aware of the issues surrounding climate change.

The human rights defenders and activists hailed from across the Asia Pacific regions from countries including The Philippines, Pakistan, Nepal and India.

It was fascinating listening to the tell their stories about how the became activists and human rights defenders; the adversity they’ve faced; their optimism for the future and their suggestion for actions that youth can take across the region to increase understanding and awareness of a situation that is quickly becoming a pressing concern.

It was great to work with the UNDP team at their office in Bangkok, Thailand. It would be a pleasure to collaborate with them again on future projects.

You can see more examples of my videography work here and here.

Lighting camera operator for BECL Corporate Video

George Jefferies February 27, 2023

It was great working as a lighting camera operator and drone pilot with Christina and the teams from Cast Laboratories Singapore and Cast Laboratories Cambodia to produce this corporate video for Board of Engineers Cambodia Laboratory (BECL).

The video highlights the work that BECL do to emphasize the importance of testing and ensure safety standards in both existing and new structures in the burgeoning Cambodian construction market. This is an increasingly important job as the construction boom in Phnom Penh and many areas of Cambodia shows little sign of slowing down.

The corporate video demonstrates the tests Cast Laboratories do in Cambodia, including compression strength testing of concrete, testing steel and concrete in a non-destructive way, rebar tensile testing and many more of the services they provide.

My work as a lighting camera operator included working with two, Apurture C300D ii lights and 2 LED panels to give the video clean, even lighting to highlight the technical processes. Overall the client was very happy with the quality of the images I shot. The variety I provided them with allowed them to create split-screen segments in post-production to add dynamism to the final video. You can see another corporate video I shot here and more examples of my camera work here.

A corporate video about testing construction materials for BECL.

Here are some behind the scenes (BTS) photos of me in action:

George lighting and filming 2, BECL employees testing a concrete beam

BTS of George lighting and filming a gimbal shot of the BECL reception

George filming a render test outside BECL offices in Phnom Penh

Behind the scenes filming a rebar test at BECL's lab

Filming a gimbal shot of engineers entering the BECL offices

Filming an image of a BECL worker analyzing data on a computer

Filming a test to make sure windows are waterproof outside Board of Engineers Cambodia's lab

Filming 2 BECL engineers giving the thumbs up for a corporate video

Lighting and filming 2 engineers conducting tests on a building site in Phnom Penh for a corporate video

BTS of George working as a lighting camera operator on a concrete test in BECL's laboratory

George working as a lighting camera operator filming non-destructive steel testing on a building site in Phnom Penh

George filming a wide shot of non-destructive steel testing on a building site in Phnom Penh for a corporate video

Filming an engineer preparing rebar for a tensile strength test in the laboratory

BTS of George working as a videographer filming a test in BECL's lab in Cambodia

Working as a videographer for Digital Divide Data - Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum Archives Preservation and Digitization Project

George Jefferies April 13, 2020

I worked as a videographer to document the work DDD has been doing preserving and digitizing the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum’s archives.

It was fascinating to see the work that they were doing and the training that the local team had received to meticulously preserve and digitise the archive. It was also great to see the museum advertising the video on Facebook to get more people to visit the museum.

I was working alongside Simon Toffanello a Phnom Penh based photographer, who kindly put me in contact with DDD. You can see a selection of his images here.

Working as a videographer for Digital Data Divide - Souvannahong and Bounheuang case study

George Jefferies April 6, 2020

I worked as a videographer on a couple of videos for DDD, a New-York based social enterprise. They train disadvantaged youth in IT and after working for them for a couple of years they can move on to well-paid job in the IT sector.

It was great shooting this video of Souvannahong and Bounheuang in Vientiane, Laos, as they both enjoy their work and are appreciative of the life-changing support DDD provides them with.

Early Beginnings - Starting out as a camera operator and videographer in Cambodia

George Jefferies February 25, 2020

The Wedding Singer

The Wedding Singer takes me back over 10 years to when I first arrived in Cambodia to work as a camera operator and videographer. I was fascinated by all things Khmer and when I was invited to a wedding, I took my camera to document the occasion.

The Inaugural Cambodia International Film Festival

The Wedding Singer was selected to be screened as part of the 1st Cambodia International Film Festival. With the 10th edition just around the corner, it’s incredible to see how far both the festival and I have come over the last decade. I look forward to contributing more documentaries and films in the future.