Just another day at the office…

As a Cornish video production company, no two days are ever the same. Because when it comes to filming, we live in one of the best places in England! Yesterday was typical…

Prestigious assignment

Over the past couple of weeks we have been filming around Cornwall, collating footage for our mining project. Because as I explained in our last blog, we recently won an assignment through Screen Cornwall.  And it’s an exciting though challenging project. We are to produce a 12 minute video to be screened at the World Heritage Conference 2024.

The theme of the film is about the Cornwall and West Devon Mining World Heritage Region.  So as you can guess, it means us filming in some intriguing locations throughout the region.

Already we have filmed in some amazing locations. Including down a privately owned mine in West Penwith with Ben from Cornwall Underground Adventures. Wheal Hermon was one of the earliest underground mines in the region. Now we were to film one of the most modern.

Head Gear at Geevor Mine

Geevor Mine

First stop of the day was at Geevor Mine. This is a fascinating insight into one of the last tin mines operating in Cornwall. Frozen in time from the day the mine finally closed on 16 February 1990, it is a living time capsule. Poignant too – in The Dry, which is the name for the miners’ locker room – boots and overalls still hang where they were left on that fateful day. And it was fascinating to film a casual interview with some of the former miners, who still work at the mine as guides.

The Dry, Geevor Mine

The Crowns, Botallack

Next stop was the iconic Botallack mining district. On a prefect day, we got some amazing drone footage both there and at Cape Cornwall. The whole landscape is studded with mining history. For me, one of the most intriguing is the arsenic labyrinth, where miners would scrape the deadly poison from the walls after it had cooled down.

Arsenic labyrinth, Botallack

As I said, just another day in the life of a Cornish video production company!