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. [...]
Holy soaking wet cameramen, Batman!
On a recent shoot, we found ourselves trekking through the stunning Brecon Beacons in South Wales. One of the locations we found ourselves shooting at was incredible for many reasons – not only did the jaw-dropping Henrhyd Falls happen to be South Wales’s tallest waterfall, it also doubled as the entrance to the Bat Cave in the 2012 blockbuster, ‘The Dark Knight Rises’. [...]
Tough Mudder is notorious for pushing people to the very edge, both physically and mentally. Welcomingly dubbed as “probably the toughest event on the planet,” the event is a hardcore 12 mile obstacle course, designed by the Special Forces to test “all around strength, stamina, mental grit and camaraderie.” [...]
Who wouldn’t love to spend their spare time climbing and swinging from treetops? We at STANDBY PRODUCTIONS certainly do, and so do the team at Contrast Creative it would seem! [...]
Vimeo is an anagram of the word ‘movie’ – which is very apt for a website which is an invaluable and essential tool for the filmmaking community. Founded back in 2004, the website has quickly grown to be the premiere independent film streaming site, priding itself on building and maintaining a community in which artists and independent filmmakers can come together and showcase their work to their peers. [...]
When arriving on shoots, often we find that people are surprised when they see our camera gear. We film mainly on a DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) camera, but people still think of these devices as being primarily a photographer’s tool. However, DSLR’S have long been able to shoot HD film. [...]
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)! [...]