We were commissioned by Kent University in Brussels to make another film – this time promoting student life. Life at BSIS is clearly very different from typical uni life as the students are generally older and more experienced and hail from all corners of the world. That made the production more challenging in terms of […]
Another trip to Brussels! ~ Crikey ~ This time we’ve combined shooting two films into one trip. This meant filming 24 interviews in one day, as well as filming around the city and an awards ceremony. A crazy day. – Humanity in Action commissioned Howard Foster and myself to produce a promotion film for their […]
I’ve been working with Open Doors Garden Furniture to create a video showing the range of products they produce and distribute. It was snowing in Leeds when I left in the morning to drive to the Oldham location, and it was still snowing when I arrived. Luckily the weather broke and the rain held off until […]
Our second job in Brussels saw us making a film for The University of Kent – Brussels School of International Studies. The brief was to promote the school from the perspective of getting a job once a student has graduated. This involved filming career tutors and many former students now working in Brussels. The film […]
Today I started two days of filming with Mark at The New Media Company. Titan Furniture are an innovative manufacturer specialising in advanced school furniture. And I was asked to film around their facilities – production in Cambridgeshire, distribution in the Midlands and administration in Devon. Mark made great use of his GoPros, and managed to […]
After an overnight stay in the lovely Midland Hotel in central Manchester, we started out early Wednesday morning to the Trafford Centre. I was working with VisMedia to cover a local launch event for the Lynx Space Academy, where you can win the chance to travel into space. The event was being hosted by Kimberly […]
I took delivery of a GoPro Hero3 Black today. Initial impressions are positive, and along with a pair of spare batteries it should open up a wealth of filming opportunities. Of course it’s no replacement for a proper camera but judicial use of super-wide CCTV type images in certain productions can be really effective. The Hero3 […]
Today was the second day of factory tours, specifically for a printing client. I’ve been filming the specialist processes required to print on promotional gifts, which are made from a wide range of materials and present many challenges to the printers due to the wide variations of shape and size. I’ve filmed Pantone Selection, Ink […]
Toolbank are now running their TV adverts in the UK promoting their yearly Christmas campaign. In the summer, as usual, I produced the sales video with Andy from Toolbank and also shot the studio segments in Leeds with Dark Horse. Now the 16 finished adverts are made and on air. Here’s a couple of examples: […]
Today Northern Gas Networks launched their RIIO initiative to a management conference. Myself and Howard from Red Lobster have spent a few days working with NGN to produce the internal launch film which is being shown today at the Leeds United FC conference centre. We’ve filmed at locations all across Leeds and the wider area. Offices, […]