Recently our Director, Simon, was crowned the winner of the ‘Eden Shorts’ short nature film competition. The competition was open to anyone, as advertised on the Sky/Virgin channel Eden. [...]
OUT PERFORM THE COMPETITION WITH STANDBY PRODUCTIONS
Whether it is the roar of a giant waterfall or the delicate trickle of a stream, everyone has a part of nature they relate to most. Time spent in the great outdoors makes one realise that you don’t know it all and probably never will. [...]
Having been impressed with our location shooting here in the UK, ESEM (Euro Sport and Event Management) asked us to fly out to the Austrian Alps in June this year to shoot a pre season training camp with top european football team Dynamo Kiev.
ESEM are one of the leading specialised travel management companies for European football teams playing their Champions League, Europa League and International matches in the UK and the continent. [...]
Meet the newest member of the STANDBY crew; Chloe Ward!
Chloe just graduated from The University of Lincoln with a degree in Media Production and we’re really excited to have her join the team. Chloe will be taking on the role of Producer here at STANDBY and is keen to get started in her new role. Our new Producer may well be the first person you come into contact with at STANDBY (so be nice)! [...]
2014 marks the fifteenth anniversary of Manchester’s premier skate store, NOTE Shop. As the anniversary celebrations continue it seemed entirely fitting for STANDBY to reminisce about a film created by director Simon Owen back in 2001.
‘This Way Up’ was a three year project and could be considered the very roots of STANDBY PRODUCTIONS all those thirteen years ago! [...]
Back in October, we found ourselves exploring the stunning Brecon Beacons in South Wales. We landed this shoot through Jalbert Productions (www.jalbertfilm.com), who commission us on the UK Tough Mudder events. The shoot revolved around British photographer, journalist and explorer Levison Wood, who’s latest expedition is both awe-inspiring and crazy!
Three questions to ask yourself when considering film for your company The majority of people would rather watch a film than read a lot of boring text. However, many businesses’ see film as an unnecessary expense that they could manage without, even though film is now a seriously powerful asset. [...]