Wilkinson Cameras (Liverpool) are holding a free Canon Pro Video event on on 8 August 2015. Ideal for wedding photographers and videographers, schools and universities, the event entitled ‘Leave No Story Untold’ – Capturing the Action from Script to Screen with Phil Coates has a morning session starting at 10am and an afternoon session starting at 2pm. Both sessions last approximately 2 hours and there will be a range of Canon video equipment on display, along with the latest Atomos recorders, for attendees to try out. Phil Coates, Canon Explorer, will be delivering a 60 minute presentation about his work with the Canon video range. The event is free to attend ut advance booking is required. Interested readers can sign up at the website below.

Website: Wilkinson Cameras

Canon Press Release

‘Leave No Story Untold’ – Capturing the Action from Script to Screen with Phil Coates (Canon Explorer)

This free event at The Liverpool Learning Suite on Saturday August 8th is an ideal opportunity to Come & See... the latest range of professional Canon video equipment. Ideal for wedding photographers and videographers, schools and universities, press, professional videographers or video enthusiasts and businesses looking to market more effectively with video.

Phil Coates will guide you through the outstanding capabilities of Canon Video using his vast experience and demonstrating his own footage. We will also have the brand new EOS C300MK II 4K Production video camera available to try out on the day along with a wide range of Canon XF and CinemaEOS Video Cameras, Atomos and Rode Accessories.

To reserve your place, please fill in the sign up form at the end of this page.

There is a morning session starting at 10am and an afternoon session starting at 2pm. Both sessions last approximately 2 hours and there will be a range of Canon video equipment on display, along with the latest Atomos recorders, for you to try out.

Sam Smith, Canon UK's Professional Video Consultant will be on hand to answer any of your technical questions and show you around the various video camera models.

Phil Coates, Canon Explorer, will be delivering a 60 minute presentation about his work with the Canon video range.

Come and See renowned documentary director and cameraman Phil Coates deliver insights on how he overcomes the challenges of shooting in some of the world’s most difficult condition using a range of Canon professional cameras from the XA25 to C100 MK II

Discover how Phil Coates capture the action on a number of different assignments. Each assignment had very different creative and technical requirements and as a result Phil used a creative combination of Canon cameras, from the Legria mini and G7 X all the way through to the XF200 and the C100 MK II.

Phil Coates

Phil is an accomplished and respected director cameraman specialising in remote location productions and has a proven track record of working on assignment in some of the most challenging environments on earth: in temperatures from -52°C to +48°C and altitudes of up to 8,000 metres.

His television documentaries have been commissioned for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, ABC Australia, Avro Netherlands, Discovery International and National Geographic Television. They include; ‘Ice Lab: North Pole’ - the story of the Catlin Arctic Survey, ‘North Pole Ice Airport’, ‘Everest Beyond The Limit’, ‘Blizzard Race To The Pole’, ‘Ice Break Heart’, ‘Going North’ and ‘Five Miles High’.

Having originally studied physiology, specialising in human performance in extreme environments, Phil has a tireless fascination of how we humans engage and interact with the natural world. Going onto study journalism Phil is passionate about capturing compelling human stories about scientists, naturalists and adventure athletes.

After starting his TV career, at BBC Science & Features and the BBC Natural History Unit, Phil has gone onto specialise in shooting observational documentaries that aim to capture the real and raw emotion of expeditions and remote location assignments. Phil’s first video camera was a Canon L1 Hi8 pro camcorder bought for an expedition to the Karakoram mountain of Pakistan. He now owns and operates a range of HD camcorders from the XA25 through to the C300.

A veteran of over 30 international expeditions Phil passionately believes that exploration should be inclusive rather than exclusive and hopes to inspire the next generation of filmmakers and photographers through running adventure and expedition filmmaking workshops in the UK and European Alps. Phil is a member of the Guild of Television Cameramen, The SanDisk Extreme Team, The Manfrotto School of Xcellence, The

British Association of International Mountain Leaders, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a Canon Explorer.

Canon products used and referenced on location assignments:

DSLR 5DMKIII, 7DMKII   
Compact G7 X
Video Legria Mini, XA 25, XF100, XF200, XF305
Cinema EOS C300, C100 MK II
EF Lenses Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM
  Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
  Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM
  Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
  Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
  Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
  Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x
EF-S Lenses Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

The Learning Suite

The Liverpool Learning Suite is a teaching space and working studio based at our Liverpool store on Lord Street. We're just opposite Costa Coffee near Debenhams, right in the heart of the city. We're within a 10 minute walk of Moorfields, Central and Lime Street train stations and 3-4 minute walk from Liverpool 1 Q Park car park.

Hot and cold drinks will be provided free of charge. Events start promptly at 10am and 2pm, but you are free to arrive early and help yourself to a drink. For more upcoming events, please check wilkinson.co.uk/learn

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