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Kirk Watson @perfectviewprod

Scottish filmmaker and BAFTA winning drone cinematographer. Credits include BBC, ITV, SKY news, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, NHK, and my own stuffšŸ˜€

Joined April 2009
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12th Step Film Shoot Scotland youtu.be/d-1-ONXMoL4?si=JNK-ā€¦ via @YouTube

12th Step Film Shoot Scotland

They say the most beautiful places make you earn themā€”and Scotland ...

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Filming @Charlie_Quirke 140km charity trek across London for @AlzResearchUK was one of the most meaningful projects Iā€™ve worked on. Shooting and editing as the story unfolded. Over Ā£263,000 raised. BTS of the trek: perfectviewproductions.co.ukā€¦ #Filmmaking #CameraOperator

Filming Charlie Quirke Trek for a Cure | Alzheimerā€™s Research UK | Camera Operator London ā€” Kirk...

Behind the scenes filming Charlie Quirkeā€™s 140km Trek for a Cure across London, raising over Ā£263,000 for Alzheimerā€™s Research UK. Camera operator Kirk Watson delivering daily broadcast edits during...

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Filming in Qatar with John Torode for Qatar Airways and Qatar Travel. Desert dunes, souqs, skyline shoots and a fast-moving travel production with a very small crew. Behind-the-scenes blog: perfectviewproductions.co.ukā€¦ #filmmaking #cinematography #Qatar

Filming in Qatar with John Torode | Behind the Scenes Travel Shoot ā€” Kirk Watson

Behind the scenes filming in Qatar with John Torode, capturing travel films across Doha, desert landscapes and cultural locations.

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From sideways Scottish rain to autumn light in Meteora šŸ‡¬šŸ‡· Filming off road buggy tours with Rupert Shanks, combining drone, Steadicam and some seriously epic landscapes. Behind the scenes now live on the blog. #dronepilot #droneoperator #Meteora #greece perfectviewproductions.co.ukā€¦

Meteora Greece: Drone & Travel Film Behind the Scenes ā€” Kirk Watson

Behind the scenes filming adventure tourism in Meteora, Greece. Drone cinematography, Steadicam work and autumn landscapes with Rupert Shanks.

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Glen Etive, where the rain auditioned for the lead role and the Drone was cast as ground crew. Luckily this kind of grounding is unusual, and most days Iā€™m happily airborne in Scotland. #dronepilot #droneoperator #aerialcinematographer #dronescotland perfectviewproductions.co.ukā€¦

Drone Operator on Feature Film in Glencoe | Inspire 3 Aerial Cinematography Scotland ā€” Kirk Watson

Behind the scenes with a Scottish drone pilot filming a feature film in Glen Etive. Working with the DJI Inspire 3 in challenging Highland weather and the realities of aerial cinematography on a...

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From filmmaker to beginner photographer at Corran Halls to shoot @BelugaLagoon . Some shots sang, some were barcodes, but the band were on fire and the crowd banter was class. Two cracking nights and a steep Lightroom learning curve for me. #SonyAlpha perfectviewproductions.co.ukā€¦

First Time Photographing a Concert, Beluga Lagoon in Oban ā€” Kirk Watson

Behind the scenes of photographing Beluga Lagoon live in Oban with a Sony Alpha 7R V, battling stage lights, flicker, and 1,600 RAW images.

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New on the blog: drone work, winter light and a very unlikely product as we filmed Casio G-Shock socks high on The Cobbler, proving that advertising briefs can be wonderfully strange. perfectviewproductions.co.ukā€¦

Filming Casio G-Shock Socks on The Cobbler | Scottish Camera Operator & Drone Pilot ā€” Kirk Watson

Behind the scenes with Scottish camera operator Kirk Watson filming a comedy Casio G-Shock socks advert on The Cobbler, mixing mountain filmmaking, drones and British absurdity.

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Spent a cracking week up in Golspie flying the drone on a recce for a very cool feature film that will hopefully be made soon in the far, far north of Scotland. I scribbled a wee blog about all the behind-the-scenes carry-on, have a read here: perfectviewproductions.co.ukā€¦

Drone Pilot Scotland: Aerial Cinematography Recce for a Feature Film in the Far North ā€” Kirk Watson

Behind the scenes with drone pilot and aerial cinematographer Kirk Watson scouting remote Highland locations for a fictional feature film, sharing recce workflow, landscapes and aerial planning.

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Brilliant fun working with this crew again, can't wait to see it in 2026 soon. perfectviewproductions.co.ukā€¦
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Fun to work on and Channel 4 7:30pm Sunday night :) Click below for blog:) perfectviewproductions.co.ukā€¦ #GuyMartin #DroneFilming #Channel4 #Railway200 #BritishRailwayHistory
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A fun few weeks filming with NBC for a travel show reality TV Piece:) #dronepilot #ScotlandOnScreen #DroneFilming #LochLomond #BehindTheScenes #NBCTvShow perfectviewproductions.co.ukā€¦
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Fun day out filming with @BelugaLagoon , have a wee read of my blog: perfectviewproductions.co.ukā€¦ #belugalagoon #wildlife #wildlifefilming #cameraoperator #dronepilot
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Fun few days filming for @rupertshanks :) perfectviewproductions.co.ukā€¦

JULY 2025 - Filming Dance, Nature & Young Rangers in the Cairngorms ā€” Kirk Watson

I had a fun few days working with Rupert Shanks and Robbie , on a beautifully creative project for Cairngorms Connect . The film is being led by Robbie, who has a background in dance and movement ,...

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Some BTS of a few days filming at Discovery Point and RRS Discovery @DiscoveryDundee with Lorraine Kelly and Dan Snow climbing the masts on this new adventure in Dundee:) #rrsdiscovery #Antarctica #filmmakers #dundee #captainscott #highropesdundee perfectviewproductions.co.ukā€¦
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#ABCNews | šŸ§ØĀ”FALTA 1 DƍA!šŸ˜ āœØ Una formaciĆ³n de drones iluminĆ³ anoche el cielo de Cardiff con el clĆ”sico logo de Oasis, generando expectativa para el regreso tras 16 aƱos.šŸŒŽ šŸ’„ El show marcĆ³ la cuenta regresiva para el inicio de su gira mundial Live 2025, que comienza maƱana 4 de julio en el Principality Stadium y recorrerĆ” Reino Unido, AmĆ©rica, Asia y mĆ”s. āÆļø Ā”Dale play! šŸ˜ ĀæQuĆ© opinĆ”s? šŸ‘‡ 98.5FMšŸŽ§ Solo Ɖxitos. šŸ”—abc.com.py/fm
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A fun day taking the drone for a walk in the Cuillin while filming for @Al_Lee BritRock films. This time filming @RobbiePhillips_ on a climb:) #dronepilot #rockclimbing #Skyecuillin #droneoperator #climbingfilm #britrockfilms perfectviewproductions.co.ukā€¦
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Fun bit of film for BritRock Films on one of the UK's hardest routes at Dumbarton:) perfectviewproductions.co.ukā€¦

JUNE 2025 - Aerial Filming a very hard Rock climb for Britrock at Dumbarton near Glasgow ā€” Kirk...

A fun bit of Drone pilot work and camera operator near Glasgow at Dumbarton Rock. I hadnā€™t filmed this face since 1998 with the Nick Tarmey film Cutting Loose with a bunch of us including Dave...

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A fun week filming Sam Thomson for UNICEF and probably the most any footage of mine has been seen as combined figures from all the videos just on insta probably in the 10's of millions. They raised over Ā£15 million:) perfectviewproductions.co.ukā€¦
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A fun big day filming climbers on Shelterstone during our vast swathe of great weather. #rockclimbing #dronepilot #cameraoperator #shelterstone perfectviewproductions.co.ukā€¦

MAY 2025 - Filming climbers on Shelterstone crag in the Cairngorms ā€” Kirk Watson

A big day out with Britrock films, this time without Al Lee as he was out in Wales filming at the time so sent me on a solo mission. An old friend from Banchory had been trying to get me to take out...

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Fun day doing the drone work on a Bollywood feature film near Glasgow:) #dronepilot #bollywood #aerialfilming perfectviewproductions.co.ukā€¦

MAY 2025 - Drone pilot in Port Glasgow for a Bollywood feature film ā€” Kirk Watson

A fun day aerial filming on a Bollywood feature film near Glasgow. Bollywood is always a little different from other Films to work on. Mainly as you get maybe 15 people telling you what to do....

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