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About Us
Welcome to Karl Tickle Media Productions (KTMP)
Hello! I am an IT Lecturer at the Royal Navy College Collingwood
in Fareham Hampshire. Having produced many entertainment films
for viewing by the Royal Navy, I have had several years of film
production and editing experience.
When I left school in 1977 I served an apprenticeship as an Electrician
until 1982. After a couple of years of diverse jobs ranging from
auto electrical engineering to crane maintenance on the Liverpool
Docks, I decided it was time again, to broaden my horizons. I
decided to become an Electronics Engineer with the Royal Navy
and planned to stay for 5 years...It turned out to be 24!.
I have always been very keen on DIY. Having owned three homes,
and at first, with tight purse strings, I had to learn pretty
quickly how to plumb, build and to do joinery. In 2004, I finally
succumbed to the "Old Man's Hobby" of Woodturning. How did I get
it wrong for so long? I always thought that woodturning was the
kind of thing that people did in retirement and to be honest,
without all of the re-kindled world-wide interest in the craft,
I don't think that I would ever have become one of the fold.
So, when a new subject gets a grip on you, what do you do? Answer:
You try to get your hands on all of the books and films you can,
don't you? I was soon making lots of sawdust and of course, lots
of firewood! I was trying to run before I could walk. Some of
the films I watched helped more than others, the technical aspects
being helped by the books that I read. So, what did I need to get
me on my feet? Answer: A good teacher! A mutual friend introduced
me to a professional woodturner from Yorkshire, this pro turned
out to be Andy Lodge. After my first visit for my inauguration
to the craft, I found that I was no longer making elaborate fire
pokers! Andy and I hit it off straight away! I suppose more because
we share the same ironic sense of humour: There's never a dull
moment when Andy's over at our place! After a few months, we got
talking about Andy doing his own film, as I'd identified a few
gaps in the available market for woodturners, we decided together
to give it a shot. Our first title: Let's Make a Tazza, was a
steep learning curve for the both of us. For Andy, it was working
in front of the cameras. For me it was learning to edit digitally,
I was already well versed in getting people to do what I wanted
for the camera. After a pretty successful roll-out with the first
film, we decided to move onto the flagship film of: Fruit Turning
Masterclass.
With three more films planned for Andy, the next one being: Professional
Tips n' Tricks, the future looks bright for both Andy and KTMP.
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