TESTIMONIALS
His work is outstanding & his enthusiasm is infectious
Aleks Ugarow Co founder Ark Studios
Everything you want from a Flame op — a great eye for detail
Roman Lukyanov Producer Glassworks
Grant is solutions driven with an appetite to go deep
Andreas Williamson Producer Netflix
PERSONAL BIO
How I went from Britpop to Flame
I grew up in Glasgow. I have spent my career in creative roles. Post-uni, music obsessed, I signed with Alan McGee who is famous for Creation Records, and for signing Oasis at the height of Britpop. Then there was several riotous years on the music scene. I was making videos for the band when I set my heart on Flame Op London. Fwd 20 years → here we are.
I did a masters degree [BSc Architecture, MSc Electronic Imaging] but I prefer hands on. I love that the TV industry asks ‘Can you do it?’ → no qualification required. Just get it done, that’s the buzz of making stuff. Contrasts nicely with down time, when I love to take everything to bits→ see how it works & then use it on the next production.
WORK HISTORY
I arrived in London in 2001
I started as a runner at Clear. I went from runner to Flame op, worked night shifts, then went full time at Condor. I freelanced at Rushes & MPC then headed up the small Flame department at Sapient Publicis, where I settled. Married → house → kids → dog→ The End.
Not quite.
10 years later, I started GVFX. I was one of the first Flame ops to go solo after it was set free from its hardware. I’ve been fully remote since long before Covid, building and tuning my set up.
I spent 2 years as a partner at Ark Studios → all Flame work went through GVFX & the studio kept building throughout—until the industry started to shudder with the arrival of Ai.
As of 2026… I’ve followed a long standing ambition by jumping to Resolve & Fusion, expanding my offer out to cover the whole job —from creative through to post.
READY?
Introductory rates available
INCLUDED
Remote studio suited to commercials • social • long form • rates available • Full spec M1 Apple Mac • Apple Studio Display • Multi app licences: Resolve, Fusion, ComfyUI, Adobe, Cinema 4D, Redshift, Sapphire, Syntheyes, Silhouette, Mocha, Neat, Trapcode, Red Giant • Massive FX assets library • Generative Ai Veo & Firefly • FrameIO • Reference Monitor TVLogic LUM313G • Nobe Omni Scopes • Power PC Lenovo P620 4TB SSD Nvidia A6000 GPU • Dell UltraSharp HDR Monitor • 60TB NAS shared storage SSD cache 10Ge • Blackmagic Ultrastudio 4k • LTO Quantum LTO8 drive • internet 5Gbps fibre connection + back up connection
GUARENTEE
Your Work is Yours You retain the right the project archive, which you may request at any time.
Flexible termination Pay for work completed. No cancellation fees.
Archive Fees may apply Archive rate & media costs are payable.
TERMS
Day Rate: £ [Call for Rates] based on 9 hour day. Minimum booking: One day. Single Hourly Rate £100 + VAT. Payment Terms: 30 days. Core Hours: 9am-6pm. Out of hours response times vary. Overtime: x2 weekdays after 6pm/ any weekend hours. Unplanned Absence may cause delays. Late changes cannot always be accommodated. Asset Mgmt: projects are sometimes deleted after sign off — please check