2010
Ultra Girls
05/12/10 categories: television
New girl band ‘The Ultra Girls’ cover the UK’s number one single from The Wanted.
To Unwill A Heart Premier
16/08/10 categories: film
To Unwill A Heart received a warm welcome from the red carpet event in Southampton.
There was even correspondance from the Queen, with a letter wising its creators all the best.
There was even correspondance from the Queen, with a letter wising its creators all the best.
Africa
10/08/10 categories: film
World Challenge expedition to Malawi and Zambia
With 14 students, 3 leaders, a lot of porridge, a few bags of crisps, some deet, lots of iodine, one big hill, one un-swimable lake, a construction site and a huge waterfall...
Team Malabia (Malawi and Zambia) footage will filter through in the next few weeks.
With 14 students, 3 leaders, a lot of porridge, a few bags of crisps, some deet, lots of iodine, one big hill, one un-swimable lake, a construction site and a huge waterfall...
Team Malabia (Malawi and Zambia) footage will filter through in the next few weeks.
Record Breakers
28/06/10 categories: television
Charlie breaks a record on the first, FirstTV show.
Charlie completed his first ever 'Challenge Charlie', breaking the world record for fastest typing on the iPad.
The summer special shows feature Charlie McDonnell attempting various world records.
Check back on firsttv.tv to see the record being smashed and see what else he gets up to.
Charlie completed his first ever 'Challenge Charlie', breaking the world record for fastest typing on the iPad.
The summer special shows feature Charlie McDonnell attempting various world records.
Check back on firsttv.tv to see the record being smashed and see what else he gets up to.
BeachBreakLive
20/06/10 categories: television
The annual pilgrimage down to the UK's largest student film festival didn't go quite as well as it could have, but at least it was sunny.
Beach Break Live was at least on a beach this year, and the sun did shine on the Welsh coast for all to have a jolly good time.
On shoot for climate-change charity 'Global Cool' a small team attempted to quiz the headline acts about their travel habits. Unfortunately the PR company had indeed 'Gone Fishing' and celebrity sightings were few and far-between.
We all got a tan anyway...
Beach Break Live was at least on a beach this year, and the sun did shine on the Welsh coast for all to have a jolly good time.
On shoot for climate-change charity 'Global Cool' a small team attempted to quiz the headline acts about their travel habits. Unfortunately the PR company had indeed 'Gone Fishing' and celebrity sightings were few and far-between.
We all got a tan anyway...
TUAH off to Beirut
13/06/10 categories: film
To Unwill A Heart selected to enter Beirut Film Festival
TUAH spotted at Cannes and invited to enter Beirut Film Foundation festival 2010.
Meanwhile news of the film is spreading fast including:
http://www.nishachand.com/archives/570
http://www.ramihilmi.com/News%20Page.htm
http://www.imranmusic.co.uk/
http://www.solent.ac.uk/news/newsarchive/2010/Cannesfilm.aspx
TUAH spotted at Cannes and invited to enter Beirut Film Foundation festival 2010.
Meanwhile news of the film is spreading fast including:
http://www.nishachand.com/archives/570
http://www.ramihilmi.com/News%20Page.htm
http://www.imranmusic.co.uk/
http://www.solent.ac.uk/news/newsarchive/2010/Cannesfilm.aspx
FirstTV launch
10/06/10 categories: television
FirstTV officially launched by Piers Morgan and friends in London
Nicky Cox, the editor of First News and Piers Morgan officially launched the latest First News project, First TV.
Amongst the many guests were Chico, Dick and Dom, Toby Anstis, Fiona Phillips and many more, celebrating the initial launch of four summer special shows in the coming months and a weekly show in September.
CNN sneaked an interview with Piers, before Charlie and Emma from FirstTV caught up with him for a much more interesting chat. The CNN interview can be found on www.cnn.com and coming soon in the first FirstTV episode in July.
Nicky Cox, the editor of First News and Piers Morgan officially launched the latest First News project, First TV.
Amongst the many guests were Chico, Dick and Dom, Toby Anstis, Fiona Phillips and many more, celebrating the initial launch of four summer special shows in the coming months and a weekly show in September.
CNN sneaked an interview with Piers, before Charlie and Emma from FirstTV caught up with him for a much more interesting chat. The CNN interview can be found on www.cnn.com and coming soon in the first FirstTV episode in July.
First Choice Holiday Village
03/06/10 categories: television
Whistle-stop production shoot at the First Choice Holiday Village in Malaga, Costa del Sol
A twenty-four hour shoot at one of the TUI Holiday Villages, highlighting all the family activities available on the all-inclusive trips.
Making good use of HD bullet cams and a cut down equipment rig and one man crew, the production will form part of the four summer special FirstTV broadcasts later in July as well as a long version cut especially for First Choice promotional material and inflight use.
A twenty-four hour shoot at one of the TUI Holiday Villages, highlighting all the family activities available on the all-inclusive trips.
Making good use of HD bullet cams and a cut down equipment rig and one man crew, the production will form part of the four summer special FirstTV broadcasts later in July as well as a long version cut especially for First Choice promotional material and inflight use.
Levi's Great Escape
21/05/10 categories: television
Acoustic sets from the Levi's stage in Audio at The Great Escape in Brighton. Bands included Futureheads, The Perils, Sunshine Underground, Coco and producers like Norman Cook and Dan Ward.
Check out the rest of the clips on the Levi's page.
Check out the rest of the clips on the Levi's page.
Cannes Accreditation
27/04/10 categories: film
'To Unwill A Heart' accepted into the Short Film Corner at Cannes
The second part of a research project with Southampton Solent University, and the continuation of the Bevois of Hampshire tale, 'To Unwill A Heart' was accepted into this years Cannes Short Film Corner.
The fifteen minute short was shot in the vaults of Southampton and features a small section from the feature-length script and was scripted/developed in collaboration with local Christian and Muslim actors.
NaSTAwards 2010
27/03/10 categories: television
Presenting the 'Best Animation' award at the NaSTA 2010 conference in Glasgow
Decision Time
16/03/10 categories: television
'Decision Time' produced by professionals, shot by students and streamed in HD to children on the First News website.
Crewed by Southampton University Students, under the mindful eye of David Mercer, Inqb8r delivered a dynamic, high definition stream to schools and students via www.firstnews.co.uk/decision-time, also providing high quality feeds to broadcasters such as Sky, and to distributer Getty Images.
The student camera crew were directed by David, with help from vision mixer Ian Trill and floor manager Quentin Mann, both industry professionals, having worked on shows like 'Parkinson', 'Eastenders' and 'Never Mind the Buzzcocks'.
Inqb8r ensure high quality streaming to all viewers, whether on a JANET or home connection by using adaptive bit-rate technology.
In the first cross party debate before the General Election First News, the weekly newspaper for children, organised for 100 of their readers to question the Children's Ministers and then vote for the politician they believe best represents their interests.
Ed Balls, the Children's Secretary of State, Michael Gove, the Tory Shadow Secretary and David Laws, the Lib Dem Shadow Secretary went head to head to explain their policies, answer the questions and then the young audience were asked to vote for the politician and party they believe has their best interests at heart.
Some of the questions included;
‣ "Should students have a say in the way the country is run and why is voting age still 18?" Many of the children believe there should be one age where children are treated as adults.
‣ "All the three ministers here today went to private school how can people who have been through an elitist education system relate to the rest of us."
‣ "More than half of young people say they have been bullied. Do you think bullying should be made a crime?" Approximately three quarters of the 100 children in the audience claimed they had been bullied.
‣ "Should members of the BNP be allowed to be teachers?"
‣ "Do you think MP's set the best example of how to behave especially when they are shouting at each other in the House of Commons, when children are expected to behave in school?"
Former GMTV presenter, Fiona Phillips, chaired the First News TV: Decision Time session at the Salmon Youth centre in Bermondsey. Fiona interviewed Prime Ministers and key leaders during her time at GMTV and was delighted to be chairing today's event.
The full HD stream is available online at http://www.firstnews.co.uk/decision-time
Crewed by Southampton University Students, under the mindful eye of David Mercer, Inqb8r delivered a dynamic, high definition stream to schools and students via www.firstnews.co.uk/decision-time, also providing high quality feeds to broadcasters such as Sky, and to distributer Getty Images.
The student camera crew were directed by David, with help from vision mixer Ian Trill and floor manager Quentin Mann, both industry professionals, having worked on shows like 'Parkinson', 'Eastenders' and 'Never Mind the Buzzcocks'.
Inqb8r ensure high quality streaming to all viewers, whether on a JANET or home connection by using adaptive bit-rate technology.
In the first cross party debate before the General Election First News, the weekly newspaper for children, organised for 100 of their readers to question the Children's Ministers and then vote for the politician they believe best represents their interests.
Ed Balls, the Children's Secretary of State, Michael Gove, the Tory Shadow Secretary and David Laws, the Lib Dem Shadow Secretary went head to head to explain their policies, answer the questions and then the young audience were asked to vote for the politician and party they believe has their best interests at heart.
Some of the questions included;
‣ "Should students have a say in the way the country is run and why is voting age still 18?" Many of the children believe there should be one age where children are treated as adults.
‣ "All the three ministers here today went to private school how can people who have been through an elitist education system relate to the rest of us."
‣ "More than half of young people say they have been bullied. Do you think bullying should be made a crime?" Approximately three quarters of the 100 children in the audience claimed they had been bullied.
‣ "Should members of the BNP be allowed to be teachers?"
‣ "Do you think MP's set the best example of how to behave especially when they are shouting at each other in the House of Commons, when children are expected to behave in school?"
Former GMTV presenter, Fiona Phillips, chaired the First News TV: Decision Time session at the Salmon Youth centre in Bermondsey. Fiona interviewed Prime Ministers and key leaders during her time at GMTV and was delighted to be chairing today's event.
The full HD stream is available online at http://www.firstnews.co.uk/decision-time
Bevois
04/03/10 categories: film
An ongoing short film project in hidden vaults of Southampton
The 10th century tale of Sir Bevois of Hampton, the legendary founder of the City of Southampton who spent the most important years of his life in the Middle East, finding love, fighting lions and many battles, is contained in the Auchinleck Manuscript. Performed by minstrels across Europe and Russia, it enjoyed great popularity well into the 17th century. It represents an invaluable witness to the English language and literature that once influenced Chaucer and his generation
The Bevois of Hampton research project aims to make two scripted short films that explore the legend. The first short film was scripted/developed by the project team.
The shoot gained press coverage from the local press and BBC South.
The 10th century tale of Sir Bevois of Hampton, the legendary founder of the City of Southampton who spent the most important years of his life in the Middle East, finding love, fighting lions and many battles, is contained in the Auchinleck Manuscript. Performed by minstrels across Europe and Russia, it enjoyed great popularity well into the 17th century. It represents an invaluable witness to the English language and literature that once influenced Chaucer and his generation
The Bevois of Hampton research project aims to make two scripted short films that explore the legend. The first short film was scripted/developed by the project team.
The shoot gained press coverage from the local press and BBC South.
SUSU elections
03/03/10 categories: television
Southampton University Students' Union Elections results night streamed live in 720p on Wednesday 3rd March 2010, with technical and production help from Inqb8r.
The 205 minute broadcast was produced, presented and crewed by students under the mindful eye of David Mercer. With over twenty candidates running for six positions, the evening didn't disappoint in being a jam-packed, emotion fueled journey, summarising the last week of campaigning and the result of three days of voting, and the 7156 votes, 30.4%, a UK student record.
With a 400-strong audience of campaign teams and supporters in the West-Refectory (and adjoining union bar) the night was full of live music, voting statistics, green-room interviews, audience banter with the university chaplain and of course the election results, all broadcast in high definition on the World Wide Web.
This year viewers were encouraged to join in with the broadcast, sending questions for the candidate green room, tweet through a comment to the live Twitter wall or texting their predictions as the results were announced live.
The show, shot in HD, was broadcast using dynamic streaming technology from the expertise of Inqb8r team. Viewers experienced a stream up to 720p resolution at 2.5Mbps, with dynamic switching for those viewers on slower connections.
SUSU.TV, the student-run TV society, smashed last year's cumulative viewing figures of 6,200 from over 25 countries as far away as Australia and New Zealand.
To watch the stream click through to elections.susu.org.
The 205 minute broadcast was produced, presented and crewed by students under the mindful eye of David Mercer. With over twenty candidates running for six positions, the evening didn't disappoint in being a jam-packed, emotion fueled journey, summarising the last week of campaigning and the result of three days of voting, and the 7156 votes, 30.4%, a UK student record.
With a 400-strong audience of campaign teams and supporters in the West-Refectory (and adjoining union bar) the night was full of live music, voting statistics, green-room interviews, audience banter with the university chaplain and of course the election results, all broadcast in high definition on the World Wide Web.
This year viewers were encouraged to join in with the broadcast, sending questions for the candidate green room, tweet through a comment to the live Twitter wall or texting their predictions as the results were announced live.
The show, shot in HD, was broadcast using dynamic streaming technology from the expertise of Inqb8r team. Viewers experienced a stream up to 720p resolution at 2.5Mbps, with dynamic switching for those viewers on slower connections.
SUSU.TV, the student-run TV society, smashed last year's cumulative viewing figures of 6,200 from over 25 countries as far away as Australia and New Zealand.
To watch the stream click through to elections.susu.org.
Hamley's 250th
11/02/10 categories: television
Hamleys had a party to celebrate their 250th birthday with lots of VIPs
Link through for offcuts from an insert for FirstTV featuring a few famous faces
MediaGuardian
01/02/10 categories: television
