About

I never know what to say about myself, Normally I’m quite good at reflecting on my life but when trying to describe myself i just lose the ability to write, sometimes i lose the ability to talk as well. I’m Jim Reid. I do a lot of stuff, i probably will never describe myself as writer, photographer, film maker to anyone’s face, so let’s just say i enjoy digital media.

I’ve began Studying at Edinburgh Napier university, then to New college Lanarkshire for two years where i completed my HND, before moving back to Napier to complete a BA(hons) in television. Over my educational years, i completed a number of projects both personal and professional. Some of which are include on this site.

I enjoy writing and taking photos, For me it’s about the enjoyment in creating something from nothing. The story will never be wrote until i write and the same with a photo. I guess i just love seeing ideas come into existence. Something about that last sentence both scares and excites me, I love the fact that ideas are just plucked out of thin air and end up as a piece of something which completes a picture.

As cliché as it sounds, i’ve been interested in films since i was a small child and always dreamt about making a film, But i can honestly say i never ever thought i’d get a chance at it, but here we are.

Is there anything that makes me different or sets me apart from the crowd? Probably not, doesn’t mean i should try anyway, does it? I don’t make films, write stories or take photo to please people or make money, i do it because i fucking enjoy it. It’s fun, its scary, its exhausting and its a way of life. . . it’s everything, it’s our little pieces of ourselves captured in time.

I don’t think i can justify my whole being in a couple paragraphs, it would be a book or two. Perhaps if you aren’t busy we could share a whiskey and trade war stories or show scars like they did in Jaws, i’ve got a decent wee scar on my finger from using a bushman saw. I’ll show you sometime…

Jim Reid