About Adam | Award-Winning Wedding Filmmaker Cotswolds | Alchemist Films

The filmmaker

I’m Adam.
This is my story.

I’ve spent two decades making films. Wedding films, brand films, documentaries — and everything in between. Every one of them made here, in the Cotswolds, where I grew up and where I still live.

Wedding filmmaking specifically came from wanting to master every aspect of the craft in real, unrepeatable conditions. No second takes. No controlled sets. You either get it or you don’t. Turns out I love that pressure — and I’m not bad at it.

My style is documentary. Fly-on-the-wall. Most of the day you won’t know I’m there. The film you get back will feel like cinema.

International Award-Winning Filmmaker Recognised internationally, 2025
Adam, wedding filmmaker at Alchemist Films, based in the Cotswolds

150+

Wedding films

20+

Years filming

Cotswolds & Beyond

Based & covering

UK & Intl

Coverage

The approach

Obsessive about
the edit

I’ve got to the final edit of a film, decided I wasn’t happy, and started again. That’s not unusual for me. It’s not a boast — it’s just how I’m wired. Every film I hand over has to be the best version of that day. Not a template, not a formula.

I take time to understand each couple before I pick up a camera. The music, the pacing, the moments I choose to hold on — all of it is specific to you. If you look through the portfolio you’ll see a consistent style, but no two films that feel the same.

01

Consultation

We talk through your day, your vision, and what matters most to you.

02

Capture

Unobtrusive, documentary-style filming. You won’t spend your day aware of the camera.

03

Creation

A considered, cinematic edit. Crafted until it’s right, not until the deadline.

Adam filming a wedding on location in the Cotswolds

“I am obsessive about providing you with the best possible film of your day.”

Adam with his horse Hal in the Cotswolds countryside

Beyond the camera

Cotswolds born,
always moving

I’ve lived in the Cotswolds my whole life — it’s where I grew up, where I work, and where you’ll find me most mornings either in the gym or out with Hal, my horse, across the countryside I know better than anywhere.

The rest of the time I’m usually planning the next trip. My partner and I run on a simple rule: if we haven’t been there yet, it’s on the list. That restlessness shows up in the work too — I’m always researching new techniques, new gear, new ways to tell a story better than I did last time.

On set I’m the person helping your gran to her seat and almost certainly flirting with your auntie. It’s a deliberate strategy. Relaxed people make for better films.

Horse riding

Eventing & showjumping with Hal across Cotswold countryside

Travel

Las Vegas to Loire Valley — work and wanderlust in equal measure

Fitness & sport

Gym, rugby, motorbikes — rarely still for long

Experience

Two decades
behind the lens

Before wedding filmmaking became the focus, Adam spent years across commercial production — brand films, campaigns, and content for some of the UK’s most recognisable names. That background in high-expectation, professional environments is baked into every wedding he films.

The same technical precision that goes into a major brand campaign goes into your ceremony. The same attention to light, movement, and story. Inspired by the work of cinematographer Roger Deakins — whose films like 1917 are defined by a strong point of view — the goal is always a film that feels considered, not just captured.

Preferred supplier at

Crockwell Farm

Preferred supplier

100 Barrington

Preferred supplier
And more

Preferred supplier status is earned through trust — venues only recommend suppliers they know will look after their couples.

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Your date might still
be available

Adam takes a limited number of weddings each year. Most couples book 12–18 months ahead.