Aug

15

Storytelling gazumps equipment, every time!

The Story, is always king. The way to tell it requires expertise, creativity and fineness. Where in the previous two statements did I say anything about equipment? Those are the very last thing a storyteller should consider. While good equipment will probably provide a better final result when coupled with professional production techniques, “normal” equipment [ more… ]

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Jul
24

Art of the Title

I love title sequences in films and television. Some of them not only set the scene for what’s to come, but are an entity in their own right. Some of my recent favourites include Rome, The Tudors and also Carnival. As for my own personal Titles Hall of Fame, The God Father and 007 are [ more… ]

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Jul

12

Suzanne Wilbrink Joins Gulf Broadcast

Suzanne Wilbrink joins Gulf Broadcast in Bahrain

Fresh from producing and directing two social documentaries; one about Romanian refuges, filmed in Holland and Romania, and the other about women in Qatar shot over a period of six months in that country, in addition to successfully launching a special documentary film festival in her native Holland, Suzanne Wilbrink now joins Gulf Broadcast to [ more… ]

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Jun
14

Power-Gen Europe TODAY Video Daily for 13 June 2012

The second in a series of three news videos has been released. In this video, we interview BBC journalist Stephen Sackur who moderated the Plenary Panel discussion. I hope you enjoy this one too! Here’s a link to the TODAY Video Daily for 12 June 2012

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Mar
11

Dealing with unexpected delays

We’ve done our homework before going on the Moscow production trip, as we do with all of our productions. However, we didn’t anticipate that the whole area of the Red Square and its environs would be closed off and completely sealed due the Russian Presidential Elections! How did we deal with this situation and what [ more… ]

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Feb

01

Having fun!

Fadi longing for lunch break while Mario and the model look on, not amused it looks like!

We’re in the midst of producing another documentary film for one of our clients which required us to also create a couple of television commercials. The guys worked hard with a crew of ten on location, but didn’t forget to have fun whenever they could too! Here are a couple of shots you might enjoy:

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