N-Act

Videography is a powerful tool for not only businesses, but also in education. We’ve been lucky enough to partner with N-Act in the south of Essex to add a vital element to their business model.

N-Act is a not-for-profit touring theatre company who specialise in delivering interactive performances to educational establishments, colleges and the wider community. Over the years, FLUD. has provided video production for their online content (especially during COVID-19). More recently, they’ve added video to their new live show ‘SHADOW’, and came to us to shoot it!

Their new play is about the topical issues surrounding consent, and we filmed a mock ‘podcast’ chat in a studio with young people having a discussion. This video content is then played on screen during the live show, linking both the physical and the digital to make an engaging and entertaining theatre experience for the young audiences.

We’re proud to continue our working relationship with N-Act. More info can be viewed here: https://n-acttheatre.co.uk/

The Musical Theatre Centre

Working as a videographer and filmmaker in London and around Essex is a varied and interesting career. I’m so thankful I’m able to follow my passion and craft incredible video content for clients, for their new business ventures and to tell their story.

The newly established ‘The Musical Theatre Centre’ wanted to showcase their unique selling points and what they offer to young people interested in acting, dance and singing. We were approached to create a simple promotional video to do just that, including sound bites with not only the performers, but the parents, for a real in-depth look on the amazing opportunities available.

Art Makes Children Powerful

Having provided videography with arts organisation METAL in Essex for over 10 years now, we were delighted to collaborate with them once again on their project ‘Art Makes Children Powerful’ over the summer of 2022. ‘Art Makes Children Powerful’ is a collaboration between METAL, Southend Education Trust, Southend LCEP and Royal Opera House Bridge to support creativity, connection and well-being with young people, teachers and artists across Southend-on-Sea. We were tasked to capture the project on film!

Throughout June and July we filmed at 11 primary schools, capturing the activities between 11 different artists and the school children, with the intention of providing several small high-lights video clips to be shared on METAL’s social media, as well as a 4 minute film featuring sound bites and colourful animation to drive the narrative.

The arts project was a huge success for METAL, and we were thrilled to be able to document the whole thing. More information can be seen here : https://www.metalculture.com/projects/art-makes-children-powerful/

Split Check

Recently, we were approached to provide filmmaking experience for a student, but rather than looking over zoom lenses and discussing exposure whilst filming fishing boats in Old Leigh, we wanted to do something more creative.

A fresh new script was written, actors were hired and a location secured; to shoot a short film from beginning to end, as well as editing! All in one day. Mission, accepted.

A simple restaurant scene was the setting for this story, between two characters. A dialogue heavy, character driven short film that allowed the actors to explore and work together to create an emotional piece in a short amount of time. Although not the most ground-breaking concept, it was a perfect setup for our student to jump right in to see how independent filmmaking can be done.

Obviously, it’s almost impossible to cover everything in filmmaking all in one day. Explaining each step of the process, director Daniel Keeble set up the lights and camera equipment himself whilst the actors worked on the script in another room. With careful planning, allowing time to talk over each element of the process, our student was able to really take in the fundamentals.

We worked with ARK Indie Productions in making this short film, and the story goes hand-in-hand with the indie, locally-produced films they make. We were so happy with how engaged and enthusiastic our student was throughout the day, and this again falls in line with the values and how ARK Indie Productions do things, giving opportunities to young filmmakers wanting to learn and develop their own skills.

We’re super happy with how the film turned out, and ARK Indie Productions intend to push it to upcoming film festivals throughout the year ahead.

Spire London East

As a London based videographer, I get to enjoy working with a variety of organisations. Due to my healthy working relationship with private hospital Spire London East, after the pandemic, I was thrilled to come back to help them film their on-boarding video for new staff members.

The process

Their brief was simple, capture the very people who work at the hospital, tell their story for the audience to learn exactly what life is like at Spire London East. As always, we film a mixture of interviews and b-roll footage, to really get a glimpse of working life at the hospital. 2 long days capturing a variety of content, without disturbing the patients or, indeed, the staff as they do their incredibly vital work. We used 2 LED panels (with softboxes for soft light) for the interviews, as well as making use of the natural light around the hospital.

The outcome

The final video was shared internally to begin with, and it certainly felt like it captured the hospital in a great light. The hospital were thrilled with how it looked so decided to share it online externally (we had to edit a few things to make it appropriate for showing on social media). We’re happy with the feedback we’ve had and hopefully the video highlights the hard work the hospital does in the east of London.