Us...
Be More Than Content
We want to make you more than content. Our award-winning photographers over the road at Horton-Stephens, transformed long ago into award-winning directors, whether for broadcast commercials or online campaigns.
Stills and Motion?
Film-making is as much a part of our lives as shooting stills but our experience leaves us ideally placed to offer both. Sometimes we shoot film alongside stills, sometimes it’s the other way around. It’s a very cost-effective way to add value for clients whilst we have all the crew, location, models and other resources together. We do a lot of this.
Expensive?
Reassuringly Inexpensive, actually. From the outset we have a lean mean attitude to production, although we don’t skimp on production values. If we can shoot on a DSLR with a crew of two that’s fine. When we’re shooting broadcast TVC we’ll ramp that up as far as necessary. It’s horses for courses and a recognition that projects come in all shapes and sizes.
Who do you work with?
We love working with creative agencies and their own motion production departments, but we work with clients direct too offering a full production and project management service.
And who exactly do we get to work with?
First off you get us, and we’re very well known for project management and having produced just about every shoot imaginable. We're about solving problems rather than creating them... team players! Second, you get a team of award-winning image creators with proven track records. When it gets to post-production, we have an enormously experienced team in the form of Rick + Joe, who create films with us in their own right, but they’re also our go to team for film edit and grade with marrying of sound, VFX, music and delivery with line production all the way. Broadcast delivery, not a problem. Online specification needs and multiple format deliverables no problem. Sometimes our clients prefer to complete their own post... that’s fine too.
Does It Work?
Have a look at the work and see what you think. Recently we were proud to win a Gold and two Silver DMA Awards for nine PayPal films, shot and post-produced by us all the way to final delivery. We shot stills on the same shoot and one image won the Sony World Photography Award for portraiture! Oh, and one of our directors picked up a Cannes Bronze.
Will we End up Hugging and Being Friends?
Advertising and production can be a combative exercise with tighter and tighter schedules and budgets, with the whole process in danger of stressing to breaking point. Sometimes we’re all looking for reassurance, advice, somebody that’ll stand next to you and say “I am Spartacus”. Someone that’s going to support through the difficult bits and high-five when it’s all over. That’s us! Lunch afterwards helps too, we are told.
