I have a confession; my research before attending the recently opened Humber Street Gallery to view the COUM Transmission exhibition was minimal, OK I’ll be honest, it was non-existent. So when I arrived at the gallery with my wife and 5 year old son, on a wet Sunday afternoon, I was greeted by some very…
Once upon a time in a land far, far, away (well Birmingham, Easter 2017 to be precise) the good people at Walkers Chocolate factory made one little boys dream come true by rewarding him with an exclusive tour of their Easter Egg Factory. The little boy’s name is Charlie and just like in the film…
Hull Truck Theatre was the venue for another fantastic TEDxHull event on March 31st. TED is a non-profit organisation devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks with subjects ranging from Technology and science, to entertainment and culture. TEDx are independently run events which help share ideas in local communities around…
Our video team have been on location shooting a series of case study videos for our latest client Relate. In total 24 separate videos will be produced and will be used as a fundamental part of an e-learning course from the leading relationship support charity. A key part of the brief was to not only…
For my first experience of Hull’s year as UK City of Culture I went to an event in January curiously called ‘The Space Day’ which was hosted in association with the BBC Academy. Although it may sound like it was focused on outer space, it wasn’t. It turned out to be an interesting discussion about digital…
Videos we recently produced for Kellogg’s have now been picked up by the mainstream press including The Mirror, Express and Metro. We shot 3 short films on location, including one featuring Loose Women star Andrea McLean, to publicise how Kellogg’s cornflakes can help defend against seasonally affected disorder. The videos feature a specially commissioned bowl…
My second family experience in Hull’s year as City of Culture was a visit to the excellent Brynmor Jones library at the University of Hull to view the ‘Lines of Thought’ art exhibition. The exhibition was billed as “the greatest gathering of artist talent ever seen in Hull” and although I’m no expert, I can…
Throughout 2016 our video and animation teams have been busy producing a series of marketing films for some of foot healthcare brand Scholl’s new and existing products and innovations. Shot on location and featuring leg and foot models we created a series of ‘instructional’ videos to really highlight the features of the products and how…
So it’s here, Hull’s year in the spotlight as UK City of Culture 2017. But what are my expectations and what am I looking forward to? Clearly there are several individual events and exhibitions that I have earmarked to visit; things that I am already looking forward to, but what of my overall expectations, will…
Two of our staffers; James and Matt recently attended the “In with a Bang” and “Made in Hull” events to kick start our year as City of Culture. They both came away with very differing opinions. Read their tales below… Matt: Emotional, breath-taking, stunning were the words I posted along with some photos on to…