About Me

Ian Singleton is a Stroke survivor a failed entrepreneur and old-fashioned video director. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and St Johns College Oxford.

Who else do you know who ‘has spent a night in a bus-shelter, being chased by a lion, conceived a cinema advert for a John Grisham book, written and directed a short film shown at the Cannes Film Festival, gambling away his ownership of a house on an e-learning business!’

'At lunchtime of the first day of Ian career as a professional video director in a 'Gold refinery in Hertfordshire' the sound recordist was arrested for stealing gold. The individual who Ian has never named spent the rest of his career known as 'nugget!' While 'nugget' was being pushed the waiting police car. Ian talked his way back in the refinery with the crew. This proves Ian’s ability to 'Think On His Feet’ is of one of his skills. 

He asked 7 family members friends how they would introduce him in a group meeting. His son wrote 'This is my dad.'

'Ian turns dreams into reality. He sees the essence and value of an idea before anyone else and has the skills to turn that into digital images that delight and astound people. He has an instinctive knack for new technology and is a sound judge of where and when it can best be used. When Ian gets involved, things happen fast.' (SJ)

'Ian is a storyteller in person and on video. He gives me different book every time I meet him but I haven't finished a single one of them.' (CB)

'Ian is a historian, director, comedian, adventurer... we have shared some great adventures.' (RJ)

'Ian is a voracious learner, thinker and man of kindness. A visionary journalist with a keen knack for finding curiosity in comparative worlds and contradictory forces in the everyday world' (TC)

'Ian is a voracious learner, thinker and 'Ian is a producer, writer and a person who knows things' (RG)

​'A director from the golden age of film and television'