Sooner or later, it was going to happen. A client would start asking if we could cut on Avid Media Composer. Well the answer is ‘yes’ – almost… As with any piece of software there is a learning curve, but with Avid it seems steeper than most at first. The biggest issue is transitioning back from FCPX which is all drag and drop, swooshing about & cutting like the wind, to a more formal track […]
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The film we shot for Jemma Woodman for BBC Inside Out about campaigners from Cornwall joining the Extinction Rebellion protests in London this year is now on iPlayer. Watch the film here.
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Had an amazing time last week filming grey seals for a film for BBC Inside Out with the wonderful Maya Plass, marine bilogist and with Dartmouth boat skipper Chris Craven. Grey seals are most common in the UK in the North East and in Scotland, but the South West has a small, thriving colony. But for them to establish a foothold here is more difficult than you […]
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“I was over the moon with the reception of my Brighton film on Sea Cities this week”, says Producer Director Andrew Johnstone. “BBC2 were very happy as the show had 1.7 million viewers. For the slot on Tuesday at 1900hrs and in the current climate that was apparently very good.” The film has been well received in the local Brighton paper, The Argus and coincided with some of the coldest weather the UK has seen […]
Read MoreWe’re in mid-prodcuction on our commission for the BBC on Dartmoor. Some of the weather has been stunning and thanks to our drone pilot Jack Gorman from the Really Good Media Company and to our presenter Nick Baker for the crew shots!
Read MoreThe new series of BBC’s Sea Cities is ‘coming soon to a telly near you’. Wild Dog’s Andrew Johnstone has shot, produced and directed the Brighton show. Thanks to everyone who participated in the making of the show and to all the contributors of course. Enjoy!
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“Now pay attention 007″… Our film about the wartime adventures of former James Bond director, Guy Hamilton will be on BBC 1 Inside Out at 7.30pm on Monday 6th February 2017 and then on BBC iPlayer for the next month. Producer Director Andrew Johnstone will also be speaking about the film to local radio in Devon, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Jersery. The film tells the amazing story of a month when Hamilton was stuck behind […]
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Like many lighting cameramen who do not live within easy striking distance of London or any of the other big towns in UK where the equipment re-sellers lurk, I’ve had to reply on a lot of second hand information from colleagues at the GTC, from fleeting glances at other colleagues’ kit and on Youtube clips to assess the suitability of the Sony PXW-FS7 for my broadcast TV and corporate production work. On the face of […]
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We were really pleased to learn last week that our film Fractured Earth: Fractured Lives will be screened at the Deauville Green Awards film festival in France this summer. Special thanks to out co-producer, photojournalist Les Stone for his work on the film and also to our Executive Producer Mo Williams for all her support in getting the project off the ground. It is very nice to get some recognition for this film and we […]
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Our new film for BBC Inside Out airs on Monday 7th March on BBC 1 at 7.30pm. The film will then be on the BBC iPlayer for a month. The film follows Graham Waldren from Zennor in Cornwall as he develops a revolutionary new biomass-powered steam engine. Graham’s quest is not only to produce a new steam engine that might be integrated into a vehicle, but also used as a sustainable power source for his […]
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