The first six months into Hull’s year in the spotlight as UK City of Culture 2017 have certainly flown by and it’s fair to say that the City and its inhabitants have really upped their cultural game – and expectations too. There has been a plethora of amazing and diverse cultural spectacles in which to…
Virtual Reality (VR) storytelling, immersive experiences and 360 cinematic content are some of the latest innovations to hit the corporate production industry, so taking the plunge into Virtual Reality has been an exciting time for us at Eon Visual Media. However, as with all new technologies, there are always challenges to overcome along the way…
A team of intrepid athletes and budding enthusiasts from Eon Visual Media and sister company Springfield Solutions will be getting down and dirty to raise money for charity. The team, called “I can’t believe it’s not muddier”, will be taking part in Tough Mudder which takes place on May 20th at Belvoir Castle near Grantham.…
Friday April 28th saw day one of the 2017 Tour de Yorkshire. This year’s race started in Bridlington and made its way across several notable locations en-route across the East Riding of Yorkshire including the market towns of Driffield and Pocklington. In a seven camera shoot, Eon Visual Media had film crews sited at multiple…
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…
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…
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…
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…