Projects

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Entertainment & Music

Education

 

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Documentaries  
 
Life of Shakespeare
 
Working in conjunction with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon, we produced a highly entertaining & informative video using rare, original archive material mixed with modern day filming depicting the houses and locations linked with the Bard’s Life. Presented and narrated by highly acclaimed film & Shakespearian actor Ian Richardson & passages read by the wonderful Dame Judi Dench.

 
The Sheikha of Bahrain...
 
...who operates a state of the art dairy farm in Devon, viewed and enjoyed our ‘Year of the Working Sheepdog’ video, she was so impressed that she asked us to make a film for herself. Including the annual farming procedures, nature & wildlife found on the estate, plus spectacular hot air balloon shots.

 
London
 
A tourists eye view, is the ultimate guide that captures the atmosphere, traditions, history and ceremonies of England’s capital, the top tourist attractions, historic buildings and monuments, once again narrated by Ian Richardson. We are soon to translate it into Japanese

 
The Cotswold Way
 
We followed 104 miles of the Cotswold’s in all their glory. Between Chipping Camden to Bath we captured the beauty of the countryside, villages, towns and historic monuments.

We’ve also made a number of nostalgic productions on a variety of towns and cities, including Old Exeter, The Exeter Blitz, Historic Exeter, Old Coventry, Coventry Rising from the Ashes, Torbay Age of Elegance. Old Plymouth Today, Plymouth Before the War & Plymouth the War Years These are all packed full of rare archive film, photo’s and drawings. Available from our on line SHOP.

Promotional
 
XYZ Machine Tools
 
A company promotional DVD, including complex filming of their computer operated precision engineering equipment, as well as helicopter aerial filming.

 
Devon Library Services
 
The Flavel Centre a lively look at one of their latest library/cinema/coffee shop complexes.

 
Devon County Council
 
Road Safety video entitled ‘Kill Your Speed’ an information video to explain the numerous methods the Council have adopted to help reduce speeds in Devon.

 
North Devon Homes
 
A company profile summarizing the first 5 successful years providing & maintaining Council housing in North Devon.

 
SWEB
 
A film highlighting the improvements in customer care enabling them to achieve their Charter mark Award.

 
Wooden Spoon
 
We have spent over a year following the excellent fund raising activities & achievements of this regional Rugby charity, with guest appearances from the Welsh legend Phil Bennett, most capped forward in rugby Jason Leonard and England & Lion’s Danny Grewcock.

 
Parrelli Natural Horsemanship
 
We have provided live, multi-camera coverage of their annual 2 day conferences at Solihull over the last 3 years. Which feature the world renowned authority Pat Parelli & his wife Linda. We are supplying them with a series of training DVD’s.

We have established a good reputation in the equine world. Two top breeders Shirley Watts wife of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie, who owns Halsdon Arabians, a magnificent stud farm with over 100 top Arab horses, & the famous actress Susan George married to Simon Mckorkindale, who runs Georgian Arabians, are both using our expertise to film their impressive horses, including special open days and sales horse promotions.

Travel & Tourism  
   
IEL Travel, London
 
Sent our cameras to the paradise island of Bali in Indonesia focusing on locations, hotel facilities, customs and culture, with magnificent helicopter shots over temples and volcanoes.

 
TLH Leisure Resort
 
On the English Riviera, commissioned a highly successful video promoting their 4 hotels providing the very best in English family holiday facilities and entertainment.

We also filmed a luxury barging holiday on the canals of Central of France and the villas and locations around Luca in Tuscany, sampling the delights of local cuisine, culture and places of interest.

Medical  
 
Torbay Social Services
 
“You’re the Expert”, the effects of Alzheimer’s which explains to carers and their families what actually happens within the brain when someone close to them is suffering from varying degrees of Dementia. This complex subject was explained using real life case studies, interviews & effective 3D computer graphics.

 
The Royal Devon Exeter Healthcare Trust...
 
...chose us to make a film showing the latest initiatives undertaken by the NHS, in hospitals and health centres throughout the region.

 
West of England Eye Unit
 
Public information & training video on the subject of cataract operations. We followed a number of patients showing their complete treatment and evidence of their transformed quality of life.

We have also produced a number of films on the subject of childcare. Working closely with world renowned child psychotherapist Lynn Barnett, we followed a child’s development from a few hours old to beyond 21 years. We have provided further productions for the RNIB, West of England School for Children with Little or No Sight, Royal School for the Deaf, to mention just a few.

Sport  
 
Exeter City Football Club
 
We have produced several special interest videos for the club – ‘Red or Dead’ a fund raising promo, the Third Round FA Cup Run 80/81, a visit from the World Cup Brazil Masters vs. Exeter City to commemorate the club’s Centenary. Plus the Italian Masters & the New York Fire Department. The most momentous occasion in the club’s history took place in the 2004/5 FA Cup Run with Exeter City vs. Manchester United who met in the 3rd Round at Old Trafford. As a result of forcing an unbelievable draw and a final replay at St. James’s Park, helped to secure the Club’s future.

   
Entertainment & Music  
  • The comedy duo the Krankies have used us to make a number of promotional and souvenir videos including Krankies Komedy Klips. They are often brightening our day by popping in to our studio!
  • We filmed the singer Joy Parke the ‘Sophisticated Lady’ of Jazz in concert with The Craig Milverton Band. View a clip
  • We produced a DVD guide on how to become a DJ, entitled Serious Mixing, funded by Universal Music featuring Anne Savage, JFK & Radio One’s Judge Jules. View a clip - Order a copy now
  • We have covered a number of multi-camera music & theatre performances. We filmed famous pop singer Will Young before he was famous in a rendition of Sweet Charity. View a clip

Education  
 
We have made several educational videos notably the five Exeter High Schools for Devon County Council, the Exeter College promotional video and a CD version for Trinity School in Teignmouth, promoting the school worldwide. We have also produced DVD’s for the Globe English Centre, who provides specialist language courses for students from all over the world.

Natural History  
 
Tarka Country
 
We followed Henry Williamson’s book ‘Tarka the Otter’, with our production of Tarka Country – the Secrets of the Two Rivers, discovering the wildlife, and hidden treasures of beautiful Tarka Country.

 
Year of the Working Sheepdog
 
Our most successful production to date which has grossed over 50,000 copies is the Year of the Working Sheepdog, narrated by Christopher Timothy. This tells the story of the world’s wisest dog, the Boarder Collie, filmed amongst the wildlife of North Devon’s breathtaking Atlantic Coast.

Year of the Dartmoor Hill Pony
 
A similar project to Working Sheepdog was also filmed by DVX and narrated by Brian Blessed.

 
Discovering Exmoor Ponies
 
Following the success of the above two projects, we were asked to produce Discovering Exmoor Ponies, commissioned by the Exmoor Pony Society. It was their biggest ever undertaking sending our cameras all over the UK as far as Scotland, studying a variety of breeding programmes of this exceptional, endangered native pony. This was narrated by BBC Countryfile’s Adam Henson. It has surpassed the Societies expectations and is successfully promoting the breed.