The Original Ten are the first documentaries I produced. In the beginning, they were filmed on a GoPro & edited in Moviemaker. By the tenth film, I was using a mirrorless camera with interchangeable lenses, a drone and editing log footage in DaVinci Resolve.

These early projects were how I learnt to film, edit, and create stories. Over time, as my skills and equipment improved, so did my satisfaction with each finished piece. As I continue down this journey, I hope to continue narrowing the gap between my imagination, and finalised documentary.

Looking back, each of these ten documentaries makes me cringe in its own way - but together, they form the stepping stones of my development as a wildlife filmmaker.

You can watch them for free on Youtube at ‘Thomas Ashton Documentaries’