AFRO MIC PRODUCTIONS: "Darren has provided his drone services to us on a number of occasions for big UK broadcast shoots.
Highly talented, he is always reliable, punctual, and has a keen eye to attention to detail. Offering quality equipment, competitive rates, safety protocols on location and well documented risk assessments customised for each project Darren will not let you down.
Darren is one of our preferred drone suppliers and has always delivered high quality content for our projects.
A joy to work with." Sabrina Ferro Head of Production
Afro-Mic Productions Ltd
ALLEYCATS FILM & TV:
"We have worked with Darren at Soaring Productions for several years and on returning
series. He is an excellent drone operator and a pleasure to work with.
He takes direction well but also contributes his own ideas for better shot sequences. Great
with technical advice on what can be achieved and always keeps up to date with changes
and improvements.
He is flexible dependent on weather and works around our schedule to ensure the
sequences are shot in time for the edits and manages his own time when required.
We can’t recommend him highly enough." Judy Wilson,
Head of Production
BBC EVENTS: "I have worked with Soaring Productions on key, high-pressured, live and pre-recorded productions which were of significant importance to our output.
These productions relied heavily on Darren’s skills - from pre-production planning, to creative decision making and, most important of all for me, safe operation.
I have always found Darren wonderfully communicative, engaged, creative and helpful. He has worked seamlessly alongside our wider teams, often with less preparation time and over-view of the project than others. It has been a pleasure to work alongside him and I hope to do so again."
Jimmy Devlin
Producer and acting Content Editor
BIG MOUNTAIN PRODUCTIONS:
"I've had the pleasure of working with Darren on a number of
productions.
An extremely skilled and experienced drone operator, the quality
of Darren's work is excellent. His attention to detail, innovative
approach and ability to respond to a brief consistently produces
beautiful imagery.
Along with his diligence and hard work ethic, Darren is the epitome
of enthusiasm, adaptability - with a forward-looking focus on
solutions.
Darren's great nature and humour make him an asset to any
production.
I would highly recommend Darren and Soaring Productions"
Muireann McGinty, Executive Producer
WEE BUNS FILMS:
"I have worked with Darren over many years in both his capacity as cameraman and also as a
drone operator.
He always delivers way beyond expectations and is comfortable working on his own initiative or
with a director in attendance. He is extremely hard working and intelligent in his approach and only
the best results satisfy him. We always end up with more excellent coverage than anticipated and he
often comes up with inventive ways to solve problems. He is very persuasive and charming with
location owners, a great bonus for production.
I would not hesitate to whole-heartedly recommend Darren as a drone operator to any production." Katy Jackson
Producer Wee Buns Films
WISER FILMS:
"I‘m very happy to recommend Darren for your production. When we were looking to
film aerial shots in Northern Ireland, we put out the word and overwhelmingly Darren and
Soaring Productions came back as highly recommended. Those recommendation proved to
be beyond correct.
Along with Darren’s infectious enthusiasm for film making is his calm experienced way he
shoots. Unlike many drone pilots Darren has a background in conventional filming which
gives him the edge when it comes to composition and movement of shot. The results have
been fantastic for us and Darren has worked on a further series with us at Wiser Films.
It is a pleasure to recommend him." Jim Wiseman
Director, Wiser Films