Media Blog
Media Dog excel at ExCeL London
Extreme Exhibitions came to Media Dog with a video request which really got us thinking.
They wanted a time lapse video of one of their biggest exhibitions being built. This was to be the Princess Yachts stand at ExCeL London's Boat Show. The rig was to take 3 weeks, the exhibition was then to last for a month, before the derig taking a couple of days.
So how exactly can we film completely locked off for nearly 2 months? Without access to the camera? Without producing a completely unusable filesize?
Well, we worked with our good friends at the Adhere Creative to create a piece of computer software to achieve just this. We rigged a Sony Z1 camera into the roof of ExCeL London, connected to a Mac Mini, with a clever piece of software telling the computer to record a single frame every 2 minutes. This was also connected to the Internet and the video set to upload to our server every few hours, so Extreme Exhibitions could watch their video as it was being built!
Combined with a few journeys down to London for the general filming, we were delighted with the final result. Our client was also delighted, putting on their website "The final video edit has totally exceeded our expectations and we are delighted with the result!"
The video is up to view on Extreme Exhibitions website: http://www.extremegroup.co.uk/news.php?n=news6
Kick Back and Relax
Nothing quite relaxes you like a trip to a Spa. Grange Spa is located in Lincolnshire and has some fantastic facilities, so they asked us Media Dogs to help them show the world what they have to offer.
The video is up on their website:
http://www.thegrangespa.co.uk
Horseplay
What better way to spend a sunny day (well, almost sunny, a few camera filters can work wonders) than a spot of horse riding. Media Dog made this video for Ride Welland in the Spring of 2009.
Ride Welland is a project to encourage horse riding and equestrian in Melton Mowbray and the surrounding area. We had great fun making this video and it has been very successful in attracting interest in their project.
Clip Clop Clip Clop Clip Clop : http://files.media-dog.com/blog/RideWelland.mov
Dogsbody
Ever wondered what Mark gets up to when he’s not making films for Media Dog… He’s still hard at work and just to prove it follow this link…
http://gadgetshow.five.tv/videos/behind-the-scenes-studio-cameramen
Rob
Media Dog has a new Kennel
Our big office move is now complete, Fazeley Studios has welcomed Media Dog in to it’s new HQ.
We can now be found at…
Studio 34
Fazeley Studios
Fazeley Street
Birmingham
B5 5SE
We’ll continue to offer the same services, Producing high quality corporate DVD’s, creative concepts, Filming (directing, camera, sound), Editing / Post Production, Graphics, Photography DVD / CD Duplication Optimization for web.
So why not pop in and see us, have a coffee and sample the delights our new edit suites.
Mark
Counseling Services
Media Dog continues to build our relationships with local authorities. We are currently working on a Digital library for Birmingham City Council, this clever piece of software will allow the council to manage it’s video, audio and picture archives, enabling them to achieve a much more cost effective and efficient work flow.
We are also producing two films for Leicestershire County Council. One called Dignity in Care, a video promoting the dignified care of older people living in a care homes. The second film promotes the importance of good mental health.
On top of all that, we are in production with a short advert for Buckinghamshire county council. This film centers on how vital a social workers role is to the people they care for.
Rob
Birmingham Council House
Construction Zone 2
The fit out of our new offices is still not complete and Starbucks has banned Rob from editing in there!
Mark
Wall of Fame
The Gadget Show gets it’s biggest audience ever in the 11th Series, as Media Dog’s Mark crews the studio. Pictured below is Mark filming on Super8 film cam, rather than he’s beloved Sony broadcast camera (he calls it Ian). This item is part of the Wall of Fame strand where we look at two icons of tech past or present and choose which deserves a place on the Gadget shows Wall of Fame. Our Marilyn Munro shoot was Super8 verses JVC’s first VHSC Camcorder. Which one do you think should win?
Rob
Construction Zone
Plans to move into our new office are well underway with the builder’s moving in to fit out our new HQ. The back of the design studio is being converted into two glass fronted sound proofed edit suites. These will be used for video editing and music production as well as for developing our creative briefs. Hopefully these suites will be finished this weekend!
Merry Christmas Everybody
For the festive season Media Dog teamed up with award winning director Sue Jones to film West Midlands Safari Parks Christmas commercial for 2009. For this polar experience we filmed a family going around the Grotto at the park. Now shooting in such a winter wonderland is a very dangerous and risky business, you should of seen the Elf and Safety forms we had to fill in!
So that leaves us just to say a very Merry Christmas to all our friends and a happy and prosperous new year.
Mark, Rob and Kate
Gold standard : London 2012
We were very happy to get out third project for the London 2012 Committee. This is a short film aimed at showing young people how inspirational the Paralympics is, and looking forward to London 2012. The film is streaming on the web at...
http://getset.london2012.com/the-games/about-the-olympic-and-paralympic-...
Enviroment : Birmingham City Council
Every age has its challenge, Ours is climate change. Birmingham, pioneer of the industrial revolution, has helped to lead a low-carbon revolution by hosting the first climate change festival. Birmingham City Council used Media Dog’s expertise to produce a film to publicize and record the occasion.
Alongside the events, exhibitions, ideas and fun, 1,500 people signed pledges to reduce their own carbon footprint by 100kg over the next 12 months; over 1,000 local school children turned up to learn about climate change and their home city; 2,000 plastic carrier bags were exchanged for bags for life; 100 items of IT equipment were recycled at one stall – and 160 people took part in a mass tai chi.
So an end to all this talk of gloom and sacrifice, and lets keep on finding new ways to create a greener, smarter, fairer and more beautiful city.
Mark
Loads more Gadge! : The Gadget Show
The Gadget Show Series 10 is on its way soon, and Media Dog have been supplying crews again for this long running programme for geeks and gageteers! Dallas Campbell, Jason Bradbury, Suzi Perry and Jon Bentley are back for an all new series reviewing the latest in consumer technology in a series of exciting tests, challenges and features bringing you the latest news and reviews from the world of gadgetry!
Mark was out the other day filming a stills camera test, Two pictures were taken of the presenters Suzi Perry and Jon Bentley. One on a film camera and one on a digital camera. They were then both blown up and mounted on the side of Birmingham’s Millennium Point each image around 30ft high, to compare the quality of each image. The digital camera image is on the left had side and came out on top.
Rob
To Buy or not to Buy back on BBC 1
BBC 1’s To Buy or Not to Buy is now in it’s ninth series and Mark has just finished recording the last show in this series of 90, yes nine zero. On each show potential buyers are given the unique opportunity to test drive' a property before deciding whether to place an offer. Mark has fulfilled the role of senior cameraman on a number of shows throughout this run.
Rob