Gun Hill Studios is based in Golden Cross, East Sussex. I met Emma and Rupert, who run the studios, at a networking event for the Sussex Film Office which was held at the studio. I was very impressed by […]
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Author Archive: Geoff Cockwill
Jazz Mino Music Video
When Jazz Mino got in touch and sent over her song “Suffocate”, I was really impressed by the song – it’s a cracking piece of pop music with an infectious violin based melody. Jazz wanted to do something very […]
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A Day at Shelley School
Recently I received some letters from the pupils at Shelley School in Broadbridge Heath, asking if I would come in to talk to them about filmmaking. The pupils have an upcoming module called Lights, Camera, Action of which part is […]
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Ghosts of Menin Gate
Travelling to Belgium to film the Ghosts of Menin Gate music video almost didn’t happen. Every day prior to the departure date seemed to throw up some sort of problem – cancelled ferries because of protests in Calais, closure […]
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YouTube – Watch time or View Count?
You’ve got your video(s) ready to go as part of your video marketing campaign – you get it on YouTube but how do you work out if it’s been a success? There was a time when the number of views […]
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Facebook Video Player
Sharing YouTube videos on Facebook is dead…time to shift to their direct upload player. Over the last few months, we noticed a distinct drop in engagement and views on any YouTube linked videos we posted on our Facebook page and […]
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Happy Christmas!
We hope you have all been good boys and girls this year and your wishlists are with Santa Claus by now! We’re getting ready to shut up shop for the Christmas break although we will still be working on various […]
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Echo Boom Generation Shoot
I hadn’t shot any rock music for a while so when the Echo Boom Generation video opportunity came up and I heard the song, I was really keen to get it. Echo Boom Generation – Linda, Callum, Emma. I love […]
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July 3rd 2014
It’s hotting up outside and our schedule is doing the same as well… First up, we have teamed up with the Studio Shed South to book three dates during August for music video shoots, with the space being offered at […]
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Talking on Camera…
Unless you are – or have experience as – a presenter or actor or are used to speaking in front of large numbers of people, talking on camera can be a daunting experience. Shooting the RSVP Media Response promotional video […]
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