About

Emberlense Productions is a film production company established in 2015 by Film Producer John Tomkins

Emberlense supports businesses, heritage organisations, events, education and tourism attractions with film content to bring their story alive. Gaining plenty of customer engagement and views across social media, digital media and major exhibitions.

Please check out the testimonial page for some so our clients recent feedback.https://www.emberlense.com/testimonials.html

We work with Standing Tall domestic abuse and sexual violence partnership, making film content to promote their helpline number and support available to victims of domestic abuse.

We have covered Major events including the International Agatha Christie Festival, Music in the Meadows 2022, Brixfest, BMAD and the festival of lights.

One of our specialisms is documentary and education films. We have produced content for online platforms, major exhibitions and educational outreach. Working with creative partners including Torquay Museum, Torbay Culture, Arts Council England, Heritage Lottery Fund, South Devon College,Torbay Community Development Trust, Exeter University, Pocket Watch Theatre Company and many more.

For all enquires please email Emberlense at info@emberlense.com
Telephone 07703727962 or 01803 269206

I am Professional Visual Storyteller working with businesses , social awareness, tourism and educational organisations to bring their message alive through film and digital content. Filming, editing and researching, from concept to release.

Experience (selected)

Standing Tall
I worked with Standing Tall - the Torbay Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence partnership on a number of digital media projects to promote their helpline and support available for domestic abuse victims. These include film adverts for social media and projection of images on a building for the sixteen days of action campaign in November 2021. I was Project lead for two digital media projects with students from South Devon College and Exeter College. The results being a promotional film about Standing Tall and an animation advert about healthy relationships. Recently I Directed a short film for Standing Tall on the invisible signs of domestic abuse.

Heritage
I have a continuing collaboration with Torquay Museum in production of films promoting their collections and the stories behind them. The films have been shown across the Museum’s digital channels and become part of major exhibitions seen by thousands of people. A recent film I co- project lead on, working with the Young Archaeologists club was part of a National Festival which took place in the Summer 2022 supported by the English Heritage .
2023 Heritage projects I have worked with the Devon Heritage Centre on a new film about the Cary Archive, promotional film content for Torquay and Gloucester Museums, and photography for a touring exhibition for the British Museum.

Music
I’m a devoted music lover and in recent years have been fortunate to have worked on music video projects with some of the artists I grew up listening to, seen by audiences across the world. Supporting press releases for tours by those artists.

The English Riviera International Film Festival
In 2015 I instigated the first English Riviera Film Festival and have served as its Director over the following years, coordinating a team of volunteers and growing the Festival from an ad-hoc one day event into an International event attended by delegates from across the globe. The Festival, now in its eighth year, has as its highlight an annual award ceremony recognising emerging film industry talent from around the world. The festival has shown over 200 films and hosted panels and film-related workshops with over 50 film industry professionals.

I have given talks - lectures to Colleges across the South West, to local business leaders and Museums about the South West film industry, making films and supporting the film industries growth in Devon.

Check out the English Riviera Film Festivals 7 year Journey by clicking the link below
http://erfilmfest.co.uk/events-2015-to-2021/

To view some of my creative - collaborative short films and Music Videos please click on the link below
https://www.johntomkins.org ( My personal creative project website)