IBM Interview’s

IBM Interview’s

IBM is not only a globally integrated enterprise operating in over 170 countries it is also the world's largest IT and consulting services company, IBM is a global business and technology leader, innovating in research and development to shape the future of society at large. And we were invited to shoot some interviews here in Manchester for IBM’s USA and European head honchos. A small set up with some perfect lighting, cue make-up and action! Voila one great interview. Easy!

Tech Specs

Tech Specs

By Robert

This month we’re looking at Green Screen and Blue Screen Filming. To get the best ‘Key’ from the Blue or Green Screen setup requires a combination of accomplished lighting and accurate lighting ratios, together with a Camera record format that will deliver the best chromakey from the format signal processing. On the face of it, lighting a small or large Green Screen area might seem simple, except the lighting has to be even, preferably within a tenth of a stop and at a ratio to the subjects filmed. So why not call in the experts who know the green screen scene.

Its all Potatoes

Its all Potatoes

Environmental Packaging

North Yorkshire, in the rain, in a potato field, Why not? There are no limits to our above and beyond attitude.

We were enjoying a day out with our wonderful client Bladonmore, discovering the technologies behind environmental biodegradable packaging that keeps our food fresh and safe to eat. We learnt the ins and outs to the production line and met some of the masterminds. One of our ‘A’ Teams was there to complete the story with DVCAM, and imaginative lighting bringing mushroom fungi and potato tubas to life!

Nut’s about Nutter!

Nut’s about

Nutter!

We have been watching the master at work in his restaurant set in the stunning Lancashire countryside.

Chopping, dicing, filleting, seasoning, diamantes! We followed Andrew Nutter as he moulded his new team 'The Collander Girls' representing their company PSL Print Management in the Great Cook Off 2010.

Andrew passed down his talent as he bigged up his team to win this year – and even wrote all over the kitchen’s white boards ‘The Calendar Girls to Win’ as he thinks a saucy calendar shot in his kitchen featuring his star girls would sway this year’s judges. He created their very own chef whites later to be coated in his trademark diamantes to sport during the Cook Off here in Cheshire.

Creepy Goings On

Would you like to spend the night in a haunted castle…

…well go on then! Was our response when we ventured into the out back and beyond before arriving at the breathtaking Bolton Castle in the vast Yorkshire Dales.

We weren’t scared of the dark as we spent a night in the Scrope family’s historic castle in Wensleydale piloting a new series about the paranormal. The castle dates back to the late 1300’s when it was originally commissioned by Sir Richard Le Scrope, Lord Chancellor to Richard 2^nd. Bolton castle has played host to many of Britain’s legendary Royals such as Mary Queen of Scots, imprisoned here for treason by Queen Elizabeth in 1569. It has been said that her spirit has been sighted here on many occasions and we went to find her. Servants, children and phantom drums are amongst the recorded happenings and we went in search of these after dark.

We scoured the exterior grounds and got some stunning time-lapse footage with our EX3 camera at sunset. The 30ft Jimmy Jib pictured below captured magnificent shots of the castle and pieces to camera, we even dismantled it and brought it into one of the western towers over the drawbridge. Our other crews were carefully positioned to capture anything ‘unusual’. As the night went on and the night vision cameras came out, strange things started to happen and we separated the team and ventured deeper into the castle’s heart, the psychic felt the need to leave at midnight but we proceeded on. Some of our crew even spent the night in the dank dungeons, and then suddenly…

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One City, One Show

Interviews with new team members, live broadcast big screens in the heart of SportCity, lucky Golden Seat competition winners & a cup of coffee with Moonchester, all in a day’s work.

We have been busy supporting the Blues helping create their exciting live show at all their home games. Working along side Endemol Sport we are very privileged indeed to be working at such a winning club. A great start to the season has boosted Man City into second place on the Barclays Premier League Table with a fantastic 14 points.

Jô, or João Alves de Assis Silva was in the spotlight after scoring a terrific goal at Manchester City, his first in almost two years in their Europa League victory over Red Bull Salzburg. We popped across to

the training ground to catch up with Jô in an interview about his life at City. He told us how he wants to proceed to help City become the champions and continue scoring goals as a striker!

We even caught up with Emmanuel Adebayor for an interview earlier this month. City’s manager, Roberto Mancini is also always at the end of our lens for a Live interview before the match kickoff giving us his prediction.

So the season is off to a great start and the live shows have been full of familiar faces such as the talented Chef, Marco Pierre White who dished up burgers whilst we chatted at the Blue Moon Cafe. Most exciting however was the arrival of Royalty in the form of his highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi and owner of Manchester City and of course not to forget Moonchester and Moonbeam who we always manage to catch up with during the day – they’re certainly very happy mascots at the moment :)