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Why I am an ex IOV member.
EX For well over 15 years I had resisted joining this organisation and given that since 1983, when from humble beginnings, I first started my business and had progressed to directing multi-camera shoots at West End theatres and making TV Commercials, I considered I had done “OK” without them for all this time. However, in October … Continue reading
My friend Bob.
In early April 2015, 250 people packed into Southend Crematorium to say goodbye to one of the nicest guys in the industry, Bob Frost of Spa Films. In the heyday of VHS, Bob had the largest duplication facility in Essex. With a push of one button, a bank of JVC professional Duplicators and Triplicators would whirr … Continue reading
How times have changed…or have they?
The end of last week was spent transferring (Telecine) a large archive of 16mm film to both file and DVD. A quick calculation revealed there was around 2 MILES of film in total. Fortunately for the client I didn’t stretch it out from here to Tesco to check that! The films belong to the London … Continue reading
Droning on about Drones
Over the past couple of years, remote controlled quadcopters have become increasingly available and affordable. Previously the word “drone” was usually related to CIA operated unmanned aircraft used for international surveillance – spying – with millions of $ of related technology on board but the new generation, costing as little as £30.00 or £70.00 complete … Continue reading
And now for something completely different…well almost.
Every now and again a production job comes along for a website video that is just a little out of the norm. No gorgeous dancers and singers, no warehouse with high stackers and fork lifts flying around, no wizzy robotic machines with wonderful flashing lights producing a trillion widgets an hour but nevertheless a job that would be … Continue reading
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