By Marty Stalker | 16th January, 2012 | Short Films | No Comments
Alan McCracken came to the studio door in February with a feature film length script for the C Project submission that he co write with his friend David Withers. I read it and gave him the good news and the bad news. I congratulated him on writing the script in the first place but I had to decline the script as it was too ambitious for the C Project. However, there were elements of the story which I really liked and I thought it was a creative modern take on the Irish banshee story. I gave Alan a choice- he could go away and try and find funding for a feature length version from somewhere else or he could collaborate with me through the C Project and hack the script down into a high quality short film. He accepted the latter and we started several script development sessions to cut it down.
By Marty Stalker | 13th November, 2011 | Corporate Productions | No Comments
I received a call from my good friend Rick Trainor, from Red Sky Photography. He was chosen to photograph the Ulster Rugby Team’s calendar in support of the Prince’s Trust organised by Tuhans and he was looking for behind the scenes video coverage. At the time, I wasn’t sure I could commit due to a heavy workload but I couldn’t let this opportunity go. The guys at Corner Flag who represent the players on a management level had already seen my previous work and were fans, which was an added bonus. I always get apprehensive about shoots even now with several years of experience under my belt. This feeling is good because it means you still care about what you are doing. I always tackle work like it’s my last assignment for months. I throw 100% into everything I do and my clients seem to respect that.
By Marty Stalker | 25th October, 2011 | Corporate Productions, Documentaries | No Comments
We are happy to announce that we won Best Documentary at the 2011 IOV Awards with our ‘Egypt: After The Revolution’ documentary. The IOV (Institute of Videography) announced the winners of their annual awards on 19th October at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry. The IOV Awards cover five key areas of video production, namely Best Corporate, Best Wedding Day Film, Best Documentary, Best Music Video and Best Open – and are freely open to all IOV members. In addition, a new award was introduced last year for Best Overall Production.
