I read about the Flip camera in the Technology Guardian about a fortnight ago, and immediately went on to Amazon to get one. If you're into video and film, then this could be your ultimate gadget. It's the size of a mobile phone, shoots 640 x 480 AVI files, and retails for £99.95.

A video camera for under a hundred quid? I'd give that a go.

So is it worth the money? I would say so. I bought the Flip Ultra model, and the genius lies in the simplicity of design. Powered by 2 AA batteries, the camera has a red stop/start record button, and a play and delete button. And that's pretty much it. You can flick through your files easily, and there's a basic zoom. As you might expect, the detail suffers at distance, but at close quarters this is a little camera that punches well above its weight.

It's major strength lies in its microphone, which is much better than you would expect (listen to Jen's giggling fit above for a sample). And the killer is that you upload your clips to your computer with a USB connection on the camera itself - no leads! There's some basic editing software that you can use when the camera is connected (simple enough for my grandmother to use) - and if that wasn't enough, a lead is supplied so that you can play your clips out direct on your TV.

It's little wonder that this has already snared 20% of the camcorder market in the US, and Flip could be set to take over the world. It's very easy, is very family friendly, and is designed to upload to YouTube with utmost simplicity.

I've already got my eye on the underwater casing for an upcoming holiday. And the slimmer Flip Mino is also on the horizon - which powers via USB and so avoids the need to change batteries.

If you're in the market for a fun-size video camera at bargain basement prices, then this is the one to go for...

Just delivered a job to BBC Worldwide - putting together an ident for the Gardeners World Live exhibition which takes place at the NEC in the middle of June. It's a call to action to get people to sign up to the website. Shot on HDV with a Z1, and then cut it all together. What was originally intended to be only 90 seconds long ended up being more like two and a half minutes - but didn't feel like it. The golden rule being - if it feels like it's too long, it usually is. But if it flows and keeps your attention, then it's the right length.

Used Motion a lot in this job - the "laptop in the garden" is a key aspect of their marketing materials in bringing people to the website, and so I had to comp in a few shots to make it look like there was something on the screen in the garden (not that you would know from looking at it, but if you do try and look at a screen in a garden you can't see much). The whole thing worked out really well.

And now I've been developing a horror story with Simon King of Yokon Films. 'Self Storage' is a working title, and is based on Simon's idea of using a storage facility as the location for a horror film. Brilliant idea (- and if you've ever been in one of those places, they are pretty creepy).

MG recently suggested we change the title to 'Big Yellow Monster', but I feel that might invite lawsuits.

At the moment we've blocked out some ideas for characters and scenes (who the kids are, why they have to die, and in what order) - and we're also thinking about who the villain is. Human psycho? Monster?

We have yet to find the perfect adversary. But we hope it will scare the crap out of you.