The Golden Globals!
January also saw another collaboration between Aquila and Global Radio.
‘The Golden Globals’ is an annual internal event hosted by Global Radio to showcase their talent from the past year. As part of their award entry for ‘Region Of The Year’ the Central Region decided to step-it-up a notch by putting together a ‘Flashmob’ on the steps of the Mailbox in Birmingham.
Aquila were on hand to produce both the event and video.
The Best of Broad Street Awards 2009
January saw the Best of Broad Street Awards 2009.
Aquila were on hand to produce the VTs for the night along with filming of the event. The awards, organised by the BID (Broad Street Business Improvement District) showcase Broad Street’s best bars, hotels, nightclubs and restaurants. Entertainment on the night was provided by X-Factor Contestant Stacey Soloman.
To see this video follow this link.
Birmingham City of Culture Bid
In December, Aquila TV were at Birmingham’s bid to become the UK’s first City of Culture, to cover the event.
Birmingham boasts many internationally renowned cultural icons such as Symphony Hall, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Birmingham Royal Ballet. The opportunity to be the UK’s first City of Culture in 2013 is a unique opportunity to tell the whole country about Birmingham.
To see this video follow this link.
This is Global
In the run up to Christmas, the Aquila team traveled all around the U.K to produce Global Radio’s latest recruitment video.
Global Radio, ‘the UK’s premier radio company’ is home to stations such as Heart, Classic FM, Galaxy, Choice and XFM to name a few.It is also home to many well known faces, and voices, such as Jamie Theakston, Sacha Brooks, Johnny Vaughan and Dave Berry.
The Walk of Stars!
While back in his home town of Birmingham, for his ‘Rock With Laughter’ show, Lenny Henry became the latest recipient on the ‘Broad Street, Birmingham Walk of Stars’.
Working closely with the Broad Street Business Improvement District (BID), Aquila filmed the event for BRMB and the Birmingham Mail.
Speaking at the event Lenny said that ‘its really nice to be from the midlands, and to be honored in this way’.
Try it on!
Between post-producing BBC Drama ‘Hustle’ and Christmas we traveled to London, Cardiff, Manchester, Leicester, Sunderland and Leeds to shoot for Global Radio, The Bridges Shopping Center and numerous other projects.
While in Sunderland we produced a video for The Bridges Shopping Center, featuring Galaxy presenters Karen and Steve trying on various outfits with the help of Lindsay Campbell.
To see this video follow this link.
Great Car Buyer
Aquila have recently produced a video for car valuation website ‘Great Car Buyer’.
Great Car Buyer pride themselves on being ‘the easiest way to sell your car’. With their 1, 2, 3 steps they aim to ensure you get the best valuation possible for your car. All you have to do is supply them with your registration number, give them a few details and then receive your valuation.
To see this video along with the rest of our work follow this link.
UCB
Aquila are proud to have produced a “Visual Prospectus” for the University College Birmingham.
This Visual Prospectus highlights the many study areas that are available to students at the university college. Along with study students can also take advantage of the on campus library, spa, gym, bar and cafe.
The university college offers management degrees in Hospitality, Sports Therapy, Culinary Arts and many more. To find out more follow this link.
RTS Awards
Aquila were proud to have four nominations on the night, two nominated for ‘Best Digital Innovation’, with Drugs Action Team and Casualty Reduction. “Spirited”, directed and produced by , Lewis Arnold, Tom Knight and Julia Higginbottom. was nominated in the ‘Best Fictional’ category and Lewis Arnold was also nominated for ‘Best New Talent’.
Aquila were sponsors of the event and created all the VTs for the nominee video’s and categories. If you missed the night, want to see the nominees and categories again or interested in seeing the VTs, please follow this link.
2009 so far
Aquila has been non-stop since it welcomed 2009. In the last quarter alone, we have worked with the Royal Society of Chemists, Empower, Solihull College, University College Birmingham, Coventry University, British Gas, Lichfield Festival, the Army, Broad Street Improvement District and of course Kudos Film and Television to post-produce their highly successful BBC drama, Hustle. Aquila is also post-producing ‘Stained’ – a UK Film Council and Screen West Midlands-funded short film, headed by producer/director team Tom Knight and Lewis Arnold, which is part of a digishorts scheme.[more]
Other projects we are looking forward to later on in the year are the live streaming for Hello Digital, the Royal Television Society Midlands Centre Dinner and Awards as well as the ongoing work we do for BBC’s Country Tracks.
Hard to Reach
Aquila has produced three short infomercials for the Army entitled Hard to Reach.
The videos feature Army officers talking about their jobs and what they are getting out of their roles. Jobs featured are Communications Systems Operator, Chef and Ammunition Technician. Get to hear about the job satisfaction they get as well as the benefits of working in the Army. See the films
To find out more about getting a job in the Army, go to www.armyjobs.mod.uk.
The con is on!
Successful BBC drama, Hustle, is being filmed in the Midlands and Aquila is proud to announce that it is doing the post-production for the latest series of the show.
Airing in early 2010 on BBC One, Hustle is on its sixth series and produced by Kudos Film and Television and Red Planet Pictures. It stars the Midlands’ very own Adrian Lester as Mickey ‘Bricks’ Stone as well as Robert Vaughn, Robert Glenister, Kelly Adams and Matt Di Angelo.
Freelancers
We’d like to hear from experienced freelancers from the corporate and broadcast world. If you fancy working with an exciting and dynamic multiplatform company, please e-mail us your CV.
- Series Producer and Development Producer
- Producer
- Director
- Editor
- Camera Operator / DOP
- 3D Graphic Designer
Sandwell College Fashion Show
Aquila was at Sandwell College’s annual fashion show. The event, which took place in June, 18 models – all first and second year students on the BTEC First Diploma in Art and Design and BTEC National Diploma in Fashion and Clothing – showcasing their peers’ latest and innovative designs. This year’s exclusive themes include: a candy pink and white female geometric dress collection based on Pop, Art and the Psychedelic 60s; a cream and gold women’s Egyptian dress collection inspired by Queen Nefertitti and Cleopatra; and classic tailoring with a twist influenced by surrealist artists such as Salvador Dali and Melting Clocks.
Digital Britain Unconference
Digital Birmingham and Aquila have been busy at the ICC streaming Lord Stephen Carter’s speech at the first regional debate and launch of Digital Britain ‘Final Report’ event. At the same time, Julia was running an Unconference at Fazeley Studios, which Lord Carter attended for an informal Q&A session with the delegates as part of Fazeley Digital ‘09. Watch Lord Carter, who is heading the government’s Digital Britain project, announce his findings that will set out the aims needed to address the challenges of the internet and other digital technologies that were highlighted in his Interim Report. View the recorded stream here.
Media Evening
Another successful Media Evening was held at Birmingham’s plush ONE TEN. Sponsored by Aquila and the RTS Mids Centre, the free event was a meeting of folk from broadcast, print, film, digital and PR. It was a buzzing evening filled with a cross section of regional media bods, where ideas, connections and friendships were shared. This was followed by a Media Evening hosted by Clusta and it was held at The Vaults in the Jewellery Quarter. The next event will be in September. To find out more, check out www.twitter.com/mediaevening or e-mail events@aquila-tv.com.
Take your Place
From meerkats to hair and beauty through to scientific experiments, this video has got it all. Commissioned by Global Radio, Galaxy DJ Katy fronts this vodcast celebrating everything about Solihull College. But the other star of the show is the college’s signature red sofa, which can be seen ‘lounging’ at some of Birmingham’s iconic places.
If you want to find out more about Solihull College’s facilities, student support and teaching, book your talk and tour by phoning 0121 678 7251. All tours must be booked in advance.
Moseley Barcamp
Moseley Barcamp is the new bouncing baby of the first Birmingham barcamp, WxWM. We’re taking over the upstairs of The Cross in Moseley for the afternoon and evening of Sunday 28th June. The main event brings a range of folk with something to say about social media or the internetz to the floor to talk, with attendees very much a part of the action adding two-way dialogue, opinions, anecdote sharing and a great big dollop of fun.
RTS Futures Midlands Launch
How To Pitch discussed the most toe-curling pitches – from freezing up, to ideas that are just plain ridiculous, and the experiences of our panel on the pitfalls of pitching programme ideas. This session unravelled the process of how a programme idea ends up on our screens. The panel included:
Johannah Dyer: Hotbed Media
Aysha Rafaele: Deputy Commissioning Editor, Channel 4
Jonnie Turpie: Digital Media Director, Maverick Television
Catherine Elliott-Kemp: Creative Director, Isis Media
The NMA – Future Foundations Appeal
Aquila had access all areas at the National Memorial Arboretum where the £8 million NMA Future Foundations Appeal was launched. And it was a Royal affair as HRH Prince William was there to officiall accept the Appeal Council’s invitation for him to become their patron. Following a growing number of visitors, which reached the 300,000 mark in 2008, the Appeal has been set up and given the task of raising funds aiming to expand the site’s infrastructure and enable the NMA to be a world-renowned centre for remembrance.
