Phil Coates is an accomplished remote location Director Cameraman & professional expedition leader with an enviable record of working in extreme environments across seven continents. Clients include: BBC, Discovery International, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 & National Geographic.

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Leadership Development & Motivational Speaker

Over the years Phil has applied his knowledge, experience and sense of humour to deliver entertaining and informative talks and presentations to a variety of clients and audiences.
 
Phil has first hand experience of working with Blue Chip clients for example As part of the Sony Broadcast market development team Phil was responsible for introducing Digital Cinematography to filmmakers and television production professional across by giving presentations to audiences of the UK and Europe.
 

 
Talks & Presentations
  • The Royal Geographical Society Explore Conference
  • Kendal Mountain Film Festival
  • Brecon Festival of Adventure & Exploration
  • British Schools Exploring Society
  • Cotswold Outdoor
  • Celtic Film Festival
  • The Production Show / Broadcast Video Forum
  • The Institute of Videography (IOV) Convention
 
Guest Lecturing
Phil has also guest lectured at Birmingham City College and the University of West of England
 
Leadership Development
Phil also enjoys giving fun and informative presentations and to schools and youth organisations and is a strong advocate of developing good leadership skills in young people. He has worked with youth teams at British Schools Exploring Society (BSES) and for Sports Leaders assessing The Basic Expedition Leader Award (BELA).