Here is our book trailer for LIGHT – the last book in the GONE series by Michael Grant.
Shot on a Sony FS700 and Canon 5d MkIII at Temple Works in Leeds.
NDCS – Stolen Futures
Winter 2012/13 – We worked with the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) to produce their online viral campaign called ‘Stolen Futures’. Featuring Downton Abbey’s Jim Carter, Musician Evelyn Glennie, Pram Face star Scarlett Johnson and London 2012 Paralympian Ben Rushgrove.
The futures of thousands of deaf children are being put at risk by cuts to their essential services including educational support in the classroom, help from Teachers of the Deaf and Teaching Assistants, speech and language therapy, specialist equipment and audiology care. 100K signatures are urgently needed to secure a debate in parliament. It takes two minutes to sign the petition and could make a huge difference to the lives of deaf children across the country.
Sign the Stolen Futures petition today to protect the futures of thousands of deaf children. ow.ly/hiqma
Stolen Futures – National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) from MB Films on Vimeo.
Emerald Star – TV Advert
We were commissioned to produce a TV advert for a new book by Jacqueline Wilson for Random House Children’s Publishers.
The advert was shot on Canon 5D Mk3 and editing in FCP with the animation created in After Effects. The advert will be broadcast over 1000 times throughout Nov/Dec 2012 on ITV2, Nickelodeon, GirlPop and Boomerang.
Emerald Star from MB Films on Vimeo.
Colombia – Timelapse
Colombia – Timelapse
On my second holiday to this stunning country I decided to do the fatal thing and take my camera along with me. I thought about shooting a timelapse shot or two… I ended up filming on average 2 shots per day over the course of 4 weeks and it really became a working holiday!
I was a little nervous to begin with. I had been there before, but didn’t take my DSLR along with me. Now Colombia is vastly safer than it was 20-30 years ago – however its still a little risky if you don’t know where to go. Also, the very nature of timelapse means your stuck in one place for an hour or two and it could be a nice target for opportunists! Luckily I had my father in law and new camera assistant Moises – He even took a small baseball bat along with him on an evening in Bogota! In the end we weren’t troubled at all and I’m so glad I managed to capture so many great images.
Quite a bit of this film was shot in Bogota, and in the Quindio region, including Armenia. We also travelled to Melgar, Manizales and Pereira.
I was limited in what I could take kit wise due to travelling with a baby. So I took a very lightweight tripod, a Canon7D and my trusty 17-55mm f2.8 lens. Had a few problems with camera shake in post, but actually the small tripod held up OK!
This time round I shot a fair amount of HDR timelapse – and had days of processing with Photomatix. On balance I think it was really worth it. So many of the scenes had extreme exposure contrast and I really wanted to preserve detail in the sky and in the landscape itself. It was cut using FCP, and graded with Magic Bullet Looks. All of the tilt shift effects are done in post using Magic Bullet.
Please do go ahead and visit this country if you get the chance!
Ed Beck
MB Films
Ladbrokes Poker in Las Vegas
Ladbrokes Poker in Las Vegas
For the 3rd time in 5 years we headed to Las Vegas for World Series of Poker. Ladbrokes Poker took about 25 customers to play at Main Event and have a fantastic ‘Vegas Experience’. We made 12 short viral films over the 6 days. A selection can be seen below. All 12 can be seen here:
Spirit of the House – documentary, full version online!
After being entered into festivals throughout 2011-12 finally the full version our documentary short ‘Spirit of the House’ (15mins) is available online.
Official Selection at Raindance Film Festival 2011 and Official Selection at London Documentary Film Festival (LIDF) 2012
Spirit of the House reflects on the relationship between Rodney Archer and his historic house in Spitalfields, East London over the past 30 years.
RHCP – Picture Book Authors
Random House Children’s Publishers – Picture Book Authors
Two examples of a series of short promo films featuring Alexis Deacon, Louise Yates, Mini Grey, Kali Stileman and Jez Alborough. Shot Canon 5D mkii and Canon 7D.
David Game College
Throughout Spring 2012 we made a series of films for David Game College (Notting Hill). Films included testimonials from past students, Biology & Geography field trips, Revision Advice and a lot more. All films can be seen via this link.
Ladbrokes VIP Event – Golf at Goodwood
We filmed a group of Ladbrokes VIP customers enjoying two days of golf at Goodwood Golf Course near the South coast.
There were 3 teams participating in a friendly tournament with prizes and awards at the end of the two days. We created a short viral film for each day, part 2 can be seen below.
Ladbrokes Poker Grassroots – Round 1 @ Dusk Till Dawn Casino
Last weekend we filmed at Dusk Till Dawn Casino in Nottingham for the start of the Ladbrokes Poker Grassroots promotion which will run throughout the summer. We followed 8 qualifiers as they tried to qualify for the next round.
Part 2