Archive for March, 2011

One still is not enough – so try several hundred!

Someone asked me the other day to show them something we’d produced just using stills. After a bit of head scratching I dug out this piece that we made in 2010.

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Kids@Play – Ride on Daleks

Our first reaction at SPL Communications when someone says Daleks is to hide behind the sofa! However the first ever ride-on Daleks are rather less frightening (a) as we’re older and (b) as they are brought to their full size by pumping them up! Kids@Play asked SPL Communications to produce a web / exhibition promo [...]

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Seashell Trust Fundraising

This film was made to raise awareness (and funds) for The Seashell Trust in Cheshire. The Seashell Trust is a wonderful organization dedicated to looking after children, young people and adults with some of the most challenging disabilities and learning difficulties. Although there are around 100 pupils there are over 500 staff and volunteers so [...]

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Des Horsfall

Des is an old friend of ours and we had fun making this piece both in his amazing retro recording studio (all analogue) and in Hebden Bridge one cold afternoon. Using DSLR cameras we were able to get into the tightest of corners to get the shots we needed (and Des’s studio is not especially [...]

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Vimetco China

Vimetco are a major manufacturer of aluminium. Based in Europe they have operations in Romania, Africa and China. Our brief was to document the Chinese operations so that analysts in the US and Europe could learn more about the company. The facilities are all in Henan Province in NW China. Using a combination of UK [...]

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