Robert Stanley Crampton – film & photography
I'm a natural storyteller. Never happier than when I’m working with people to get their story told – be that in documentary, brand film, image or copy.
I’ve made films for Guinness, Hooch, Martell, Saab, Oxfam, Ford, South Australia Tourism, Visit Dubai, Visit Flanders, Visit Finland, Inntravel, Mazda, Journey Latin America, Elavon, Vonage, Alliance & Leicester, MSS, Chadlington Brewery, Books Up North, Cartridge World, Family Assurance, Adam Henson's Farm Park, as well as profile films for ad agencies, authors, artists, musicians, dancers, and a ten-part web series for Arts Council England.
I fell in love with filmmaking at an early age: working on video projects at school, and work experience in the documentary department at Yorkshire TV – including a stint on Barry Cockcroft’s BAFTA winning series about Hannah Hauxwell, ‘A Winter Too Many’.
In 2022 I filmed and edited ‘Shove It - the Xero Slingsby story’, a feature-length documentary about one of the UK’s most exciting and original musicians, sadly lost to cancer in 1988 when he was just 30.
‘Shove It’ premiered to a sell-out audience at Leeds International Film Festival, and has since screened at the North East International Film Festival, Northampton Film Festival, Everything UK Festival in Ghent, Leeds Jazz Festival and Brighton Rocks International Film Festival.
Away from the commercial aspect of storytelling, I took myself through a part-time MA in Creative Writing to enhance my storytelling techniques and get a deeper understanding of how and why stories connect with people, with inspirational tutors including His Dark Materials author Philip Pullman and Booker prize winner Bernardine Evaristo.
How can I help you tell your story?
“Inspiring, insightful, passionate, challenging – Robert Crampton stood out from the very start. First he inspired and excited us; then he adapted, re-imagined and reassured as he challenged us to be brave. Let Bob inspire and challenge you – you won’t regret it.”
— Karl Watson, Inntravel
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What People Are Saying
“We loved working with The Stanley Studio on our video project. They just seemed to ‘get’ what we wanted to achieve with the project straightaway. Robert is a true gent and someone we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend
to others.”
— Jenni Powner-Jones, Marketing Manager, Adam Henson’s Cotswold Farm Park
“Been both inspirational and creative on every occasion. Robert captured our personalities brilliantly, always goes the extra mile and is always at the end of the phone if needed.
Highly recommended.”
— Graham West, Graham West Salons
“I just have to say how absolutely fantastic I think our video is. The content is so rich, the visual is beautiful, the whole pace and energy of it is terrific… I am thrilled .”
— Jill Fenwick, Chief Exec., Association for Cultural Enterprises
“I’m full of admiration for Robert’s creative eye, ear and vision.”
— Sarah Tyson, Ryedale Book Festival
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