It’s the last day of our John West shoot in Montenegro. It’s tough looking at a stunning lake surrounded by mountains all day, but the team have managed to battle through it.

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It’s the last day of our John West shoot in Montenegro. It’s tough looking at a stunning lake surrounded by mountains all day, but the team have managed to battle through it.
We’ve just finished producing the new ad for furniture retailer CSL. A bold, elegant makeover for the brand, directed by Chris Cottam, featuring one man’s search for the perfect place to park his bum.
We posted some behind the scenes stills a week or so back - here’s the finished article. Joe Connor’s new promo for the winner of The Voice (Irish version) Pat Byrne. A bunch of men smacking each other has never been so graceful.
Joe Connor recently joined Swedish electro-rockers Teddybears for a trip to Kingston, Jamaica. The band are massive Dancehall fans and were made up to meet some of their heroes in the studio and took the opportunity to record some banging new tracks. it was a pretty wild week, as you’ll be able to tell from this video.
Our promo film ‘Bowling After Dark’ for Dog Bowl.
We recently shot a promotional film for Dog Bowl, the new bowling venue from The Black Dog Ballroom, which featured a brand new game invented by Chief - night bowling around the city streets of Manchester. We’re calling it After-Ten Pin Bowling.
If you want to go bowling at night, first you need glowing balls of course. So Marc Ingham got busy finding some talented people who could make them. The final balls were made from a special polycarbonate - the core housed the electrics, which were surrounded by a layer of LED lights. Wondering how it all turned out? Watch the final film above!
Watch Nate Camponi’s charity short for Terrence HIggins Trust. It features one girl’s search for Mr Right in a sea of Mr Wrongs and carries an important message. Terrence Higgins patron Mr Stephen Fry tweeted about it, calling the film “wonderfully quirky”. Why not take a look for yourself.
Behind the scenes snaps from Joe Connor’s latest music video. Check back to see it soon!
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Mr Marc Ingham reveals a mysterious glowing orb. What is it for? All will be revealed soon!
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We’ve only gone and got ourselves a shiny new website! Click on www.chiefproductions.co.uk and take a look at our latest and greatest work in its new swanky home.
Big thanks to the chaps at LOVE for the design and build.
Watch Joe Connor’s latest video for The Moons featuring non other than Mr Paul Weller.
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Another brilliant video for Band of Skulls by the very talented Joe Connor. Check it out, because it’s excellent.
Just thought I’d share with you a great group of people that we work with. It’s the first course of it’s kind in Europe, focused on the production of music videos.
The course is taught by practicing directors, DoPs, producers, commissioners and editors giving the students the benefit of their years of industry experience. Students are even given the opportunity to gain placements, receive mentoring and go on live shoots - learning in the real environment.
Even making their own commissioned music video for leading indie label Mute as part of the course. It’s aimed at new creative talent with either a first degree or lots of production experience.
For more information go to the website www.musicvideomasters.com
To discuss and course queries email Simon Couth at s.couth@bradford.ac.uk
To apply for the course and arrange an interview email Ashleigh Veres at a.veres@bradford.ac.uk
Office Ref, directed by Ben Tonge and produced by Jessica Wretham, is nominated for a Fresh Award. Very exciting.