DVD SHOP   |   HISTORIC PLACES & MUSEUMS HOME PRINCIPLES APPROACH SERVICES CLIENTS COSTS DOCUMENTARY STOCK LIBRARY CONTACTS | | | | | | | | Corporate Video  +  Video Production  +  DVD Authoring and Design  +  Video Installation LATEST NEWS MAY 2010: We created a health & safety video for construction company Spadeoak. The idea was to find a friendly way to brief visitors to their offices and yard with key information about fire procedures, where to wear high visibility jackets and what to watch out for. In the way it has been both written and filmed it also gives visitors a genuine feel for the character of the company. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + FEBRUARY 2010: Health and safety video for major construction company. Like so many companies today, this well-known company based in Bucks, wants to take a proactive stance on H&S, with a video informing staff and visitors of all necessary safety precautions to be taken on-site. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + SEPTEMBER 2009: Edit completed on new video for Brita water filters for their Professional Products Division, showing how Brita filter cartridges enhance the quality of drinks from vending machines and demonstrating the ease and speed with which cartridges can be changed. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + JULY 2009: Editing completed on video for Abbeyfield and 1000 DVDs duplicated. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + MAY 2009: Appointed by major charity that provides homes for older people. Production planning under way, shooting mid-June. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + APRIL 2008: The Tank Museum, Bovington, prepares for the opening of its new exhibition hall by moving its most famous exhibit to its new home. Wide Angle was on hand to record the event during the course of work on a new DVD about the Tiger. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + FEBRUARY 2008: Our new commercial for Eaglemoss goes national from 2nd March, featuring a new product for collectors: the Earth, Moon and Sun Orbiter. A precision model in brass that was something of a challenge to light and shoot. Shot in Super 16mm with D.O.P. Mark Emberton. Written & Directed by Nick da Costa. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +             OCTOBER 2008: Editing complete on 'Tankfest' and the 55-minute DVD goes on sale online and at The Tank Museum. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + SEPTEMBER 2008: Work begins on a third film for The Nothe Fort, telling the remarkable story of its restoration and rescue. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + AUGUST 2008: A radically different commercial for Eaglemoss called 'Create It With Clay', features Jasmine Burgess, the artist, demonstrating how to create jewellery and ornaments ujsing a range of clever techniques and tools. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +   JUNE 2008: We shot a documentary about 'Tankfest', the biggest display of armour in action in the world, at The Tank Museum, Bovington. Four days, two cameras and lot of dust. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + MAY 2008: Final editing of a visitor film for The Nothe Fort, Weymouth. A 15-minute documentary-style video telling the 150-year history of the Fort and its role in the defences of Portland Harbour: with animation and dramatic re-enactment from the Napoleonic era to World War Two. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + FEBRUARY 2008: Commission from the Victoria & Albert Museum to film an interview with sculptor and installation artist, Cornelia Parker. Quite a challenging job, since there was just a 40-minuite window to record the interview before Cornelia gave a talk to a live audience. You can see the interview on the V & A's website. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + DECEMBER 2007: Wide Angle produces new commercial for Eaglemoss Publications: The Golden Compass Figurine Collection. A hand-painted lead figurine collection based on the blockbuster movie of Philip Pulman's 'Northern Lights', the first book in the 'Dark Materials' trilogy. Involving meticulous close-up photography and special effects to re-create the Northern Lights themselves. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + MARCH 2010: David Fletcher, The Tank Museum’s historian, fronts this short web video about the world’s very first tank, Little Willie (so-named in a tongue-in-cheek dig at Kaiser Wilhelm) British-built, it established the essential pattern on which all future tank development would be based. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + OCTOBER 2009: Brita is far and away the market leader both in the UK and worldwide in water filters and has in recent years introduced a filter tap, with the cartridge installed under the sink. A new training video was commissioned, uniquely aimed at professional plumbers, to provide a step by step guide to installing the tap. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + AUGUST 2009: Travel to Denmark with Dr Toby Capwell from the Wallace Collection to vist the Middelalder Centre, a re-creation of a small medieval town of the late 14th century, complete with harbour. The plan is for Toby to return with British knights to joust against the centre's 'home team' in 2010 and 2011. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + JUNE 2009: Wide Angle shoots launch of the Sturmgeschutz III at the Tank Museum, Bovington, faithfully restored by Mike Gibb's Sdkfz foundation. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + MAY 2008: Wide Angle interviews John Cleland, Managing Diretor of Sommerfield for HR specialists, Ochre House. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + MARCH 2008: New commercial for Dubia agancy Octopus and client Toshiba go on air this month in English, Russian and Arabic. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + DECEMBER 2008: Just completed: 12 animated 'break bumpers' for Toshiba, Dubai. Toshiba are sponsoring the Premiere League throughout the Middle East, for which we created an animated robot doing 'keep-me-ups' and victory celebration. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + SEPTEMBER 2008: Corporate video for Ochre House, covering a live presentation of HR professionals in London's Docklands, for later inclusion on their web site and in presentations. Shot and processed in 24 hours. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + AUGUST 2008: 'Bait Boat Fishing' is a unique new collection for carp fisherman to build their own radio-controlled Bait Boat - which cleverly carries bait and line to the parts other anglers cannot reach. Up to our necks in a lake near West Drayton! + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + JULY 2008: Two more commercials for Octopus, Dubai again for Toshiba laptops: this time, fully animated commercials for the Qosmio laptop and the Tecra laptop. The first hurtling out of the sun carried by a solar flare; the second heaved up out of volcanic lava at the dawn of time. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + JUNE 2008: We shot a new commercial for ad agency Octopus in Dubai for the Toshiba Satellite laptop. The idea was loosely based on Kubrick's stunning opening sequence in '2001: A Space Odyssey' with a bit of 'Star Wars' stirred in for good measure. Shot green-screen using Motion Control camera with post-production at Unit in Soho. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + MARCH 2008: Big boy's toys: shooting a Sherman tank at the Muckleburgh Collection in Norfolk for an upcoming partnership series with The Tank Museum, Bovington. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + JANUARY 2008: Our second commercial for Eaglemoss Publications in as many months: to launch a new collection of Mills & Boon novels in hardback: The Mills & Boon Romance Collection. Involved re-creating the bedroom and balcony of a tropical hotel in a 12' x 12' Soho studio! + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Corporate Video  +  Video Production  +  DVD Authoring and Design  +  Video Installation {LINKS}