While last summer may of been a washout for the most part, one rare sunny day in June the Standby team set to work not only in some glorious sunshine, but also in a snow-filled wonderland! Even if the snow was artificial, hired out for the day. This was the set for one half of Standby’s shoot for Access Advertising. [...]
“And…action!”
And with that, another day on set with STANDBY PRODUCTION’s began. The occasion? K2L were celebrating their fourth year in business and we had been invited into the K2L office to capture and document the day’s events as they unfolded – or at least that’s what was on the storyboard! [...]
And so STANDBY continue to go from strength to (even greater) strength! Having completed and delivered our first television advert for BeautyBay.com last autumn, it seemed as though we had managed to cap off what had already been a remarkable 2012. The transition from online to broadcast TV had always seemed the next logical step for a us and our expanding portfolio of clients (and array of admirers)! [...]
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Five years ago, Paul Thomas Anderson released his turn-of-the-century oil baron epic ‘There Will Be Blood’ onto an unsuspecting world. Already widely regarded as one of [...]
“I think it’s time for Tough Mudder!!”
And so it finally came to pass. On November 18th team Didsbury Virgin Mudders descended onto the icy plains of the Cholmondeley estate, Cheshire, to tackle the dreaded Tough Mudder. [...]
“A man without a moustache is like a cup of tea without sugar.”
Not everyone would agree with the above statement’s appraisal of tea sans sugar. Likewise, the subject of the moustache has been known to be a very prickly and divisive one, especially in the current era of the slickly groomed metrosexual male. [...]
Not content with just producing cracking HD online content for their diverse network of clients, Standby recently found themselves making the transition from online film production to TV commercial production for BeautyBay.com. Not a small step by any means. [...]
“Electric shock…not too keen on that idea either!”
As unpleasant as the idea of receiving multiple electric shocks may be, that’s only one of the countless obstacles that team Didsbury Virgin Mudder should be wary of. As the time left until the event dissolves from weeks to just days, thoughts have begun to turn to some of the more demanding aspects of the course. [...]
“We’ve been doing things like circuits, we’re doing more repetitions now, we’ve incorporated climbing…”
Week three of training, and everyone is beginning to fully immerse themselves in the preparations for Tough Mudder. [...]
“It was really tough to start with…and it’s just getting even tougher, it’s not getting any easier!”
Two weeks into the training for Novembers Tough Mudder event, and personal trainer Chris Clarke has really begun to turn the screw in the early morning sessions to push everybody into another gear. [...]