The Cornish Fasty // Extreme Video Production Exeter 

Trying to keep up with Jay Williams isn’t the easiest of tasks…. a single Sharp Films Videographer to keep up with all the activity.  Gawton Gravity Hub, One of the best downhill mountain bike trails in the south west, and where all the action took place.  The weather also added to the challenge, misty to start, light drizzle and then dry, great considering everything had to be shot on foot, not easy when you have to run to keep up, carrying a lot of equipment.  Filming and Editing South West

Sharp Films  // Filming & Editing South West

This action packed Sharp Film was one of our most challenging  assignments, I decided, because of the location and type of terrain, that one camera closer to the action, would add to the actual feel of the shoot.  Almost as soon as it all began I was beginning to doubt my decision, the physical effort required just keeping up with Jay was extremely demanding, but working with him was fantastic, his experience with other film crews helped as we setup positions for jumps and other complicated shots.  Overall the shoot went extremely well, although very exhausting. The kit used was kept to the minimum, a Sony A7Sii & FS5 and Movi M5 Gimbal.

Check out the film below and be sure to keep up to date with all our work via our social media platforms – Instagram | Facebook

Jay Williamson Downhill // Videographer & Editor Devon

Sharp Films, proud to work with Jay who is 24 years of age, lives in Cornwall, and has competed at the Downhill World cup series, finishing 7th Elite in the British overall Downhill series.  He is currently riding for the Steve Peat Syndicate, Santa Cruz Bicycles, Royal racing, 7th protection and Horizon watches.  Local riding spots are, Woodys Bike Park, Cornwall, and Gawton Gravity Hub, Devon. Jay is a fine example to his profession, through hard work and determination, he has achieved much, but his real reward is the self satisfaction for those achievements and this is just the beginning of his success! Learn more about jay here – https://www.pinkbike.com/news/who-is-jay-williamson-video-2015.html

 

A. Fresh. New. Look // Creative 4K Video Production Devon

Over the last few months we’ve been working on updating the look for the Sharp Films brand. Its always been really important for our branding to match up to our work. We wanted to create a new bold, unique and easy to read logo that says exactly what It does on the tin. The website has had some updates over the last few weeks as well; all of the updated branding and photos being added onto the website so everything matches up. Like our logo, we want our website to be a platform to show you what Sharp Films is really about! With our new look website you are instantly hit with visuals that give you a really good indication of our style and creative flair.    

New Showreel // Filming & Editing Services Devon

2017, how are we more than half way through you already? Its been a fantastic year so far! We have been able to work with some great business’s in Devon but also much further afield. To accompany our new look website we have created a new showreel with all the films we have shot this year. This will be updated at the end of the year as we have some very interesting projects on at the moment that aren’t to be missed! Check out the Sharp Films 2017 showreel below!!  

The CocktailKings Promo Film // 4K Filming services Exeter

The Cocktail Kings is made up from a couple of great guys, Alex Rogers and Jack Andrews. They  bought a VW Campervan and got it converted into a pop up cocktail bar… I know, an amazing idea right? We were approached by Alex after he saw the Exeter street food film we shot and he liked what he saw! They decided that our social media package suited their needs best and booked us in for half a day of filming at the Budleigh Food & Drink Festival. It was great to catch up with the chaps and capture their brilliant little business in full swing. The weather was on their side all weekend and had a fantastic opening weekend. We wanted to capture how unique and brilliant the CocktailKings really are and kept it short and sweet for social media use.

Positive Feedback // Video Production Devon

Alex and Jack were really pleased with the video and were kind enough to write us a few words about how they felt after working with us.

“You only need to look at the promo videos Chris has made to see how talented he is. Listens to your thoughts, has a great vision and ideas of his own and incorporates them into a slick masterpiece. Pleasure to work with.” Thanks for the Kind words guys! Have a look at the video we came up with below & please check out The CocktailKings website for more information here. 

       

2017 showreel // professional filming services Devon

We finally had a spare day to get our 2017 showreel sorted to show off what Sharp Films is all about! Its great to look back at all the different projects that we’ve worked on over the last 12 months and see how we have improved brand awareness and potential reach for many of our clients. Over the year we have worked with clients such as Chloe Parka Clothing, Markerstudy Insurance, Fraser Hart, Coast & Country and many more. their individual needs have been met and we created high quality & engaging video content that has been used for many different media outlets. 

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Social Media & Engaging Video Content

We have spoken before about the importance of social media and quality video content and it really has never been so powerful. The image below has some great stats about Facebook video.It shows that Facebook generates an average of 8 billion video views a day. Added to this is the organic reach of video is up 135% since 2015… This shows that engaging video content and social media is a winning combination for brand awareness! Video for social media is something that we want to push in 2017 as we feel that it is a great place to showcase your video to potential customers. Take a look at our video packages to see what would suit your business – Video Packages.

 

The year ahead – 2017 | Video production Exeter

Already we have some great projects in the pipeline for 2017 and feel that it is going to be great year. In the near future we are looking to heavily invest in new kit which means that we will be constantly moving with the technology and creating the most up to date and unique work possible! We look forward to working with our current and many new clients in 2017, but for now check out out showreel at the top of the page!      

Filming Services Devon

Whoosh Group is a business based in Stratford Upon Avon that specialises in paint protection film for cars. This clear and very clever self healing film protects your car from paint damage on high impact area’s! Whoosh Group have a range or products you can buy so that you can apply the film at home yourself. We were approached by Jake who run’s Whoosh Group at the start of January as he wanted some video’s to promote his services and products. We talked Jake through the best ways to market Whoosh through video. After an initial meeting we planned to do a promotional film for social media to promote the product and service. Another very important part Jake wanted to be captured was how to fit the films yourself. The joys of Whoosh Group is that the films come in template’s fit for your cars, so it is easily applied at home. On the day of shooting we had a stunning Mercedes SLS AMG to use as a prop…. this certainly made the day even more interesting! We are currently in the stages of editing the films together for Jake but he is already very happy with the results he has seen from the camera. Small social media films like this are a great way to advertise your business and they don’t need to cost the world! Check out blog post here on the process we go through from taking your idea to bring it alive in the edit.

A few words from Jake:

“I approached Sharp Films in early 2017 about creating a promotional film and number of how to films for my car protection film business “Whoosh Group”. I was instantly impressed with Chris’s enthusiasm for the project and came up with some great idea’s on the spot. On the two filming days I was impressed with how much Chris captured an how he made sure all the shots were up to his high standard. He kept to my brief and brought many good idea’s to this project. Chris is a very likeable guy and was a real pleasure to work with. I will be working with him more in 2017 to increase brand awareness here at Whoosh Films… Great service!!!”

Whoosh Group video coming soon…  

Video Production Devon

I wanted to create a very simple explanation of how the process works start to finish to create a promotional film. This process is pretty much the same for every project that is taken on; obviously the size of the project will determine how long it takes to do each stage from planning through to completion. One of the biggest and most important aims of Sharp Films is for the client to have trust in us. When a new project is starting I go through this simple process so that you know exactly what happens and when.

Plan it

I will come and meet with you or talk on the phone about your project idea or brief. This is also a time for me to understand more about your business or product. This is important so that I can make any recommendations to how the film could work. Often I am able to bounce different idea’s around that you might not of thought of and adapt the idea to be more engaging or creative. Once I understand the brief and your business I can go away and create a general plan for the shoot.

The Shoot

This is when I can get all the toys out! I shoot on some of the most up to date videography equipment available and if needed have a further production team I can bring in to assist on the shoot. Having a solid brief is always very important at this stage. Having the time to be creative is even more important tho. Often taking a step back and just shooting what works is best thing you can do ! You can capture some of those special moments or intricate details that take your film up a notch.

The Edit

The edit is my favourite part of the whole process. This is where I get to put together the creation and make the vision a reality. I use a professional and high quality edit suite powered by Apple Macs. The footage firstly gets logged in order of appearance. Then the soundtrack is added, colour is graded and then a final tighten. I then watch through to make sure I am 100% happy with the edit. The client will then be able to review the edit and I can make any further changes needed.  

Happy Days

It really is as simple as that, there is no wizardry here… Just knowing what to capture and turning it into a slick and unique edit that shows off your product or service. If you’re interested in having a promotional film shot or even your event filmed then don’t hesitate to get in touch here.