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Go Outdoors on the Moors

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Outdoors specialist retailer, Go Outdoors has committed to using video to push online sales in a tough trading environment. And Mendip Media will be producing them.

“We’re going to commission hundreds of product and know-how videos, “ says Managing Director, John Graham.

In a week of spectacular autumn weather, Mendip Media filmed the first twenty products on the moors of the Peak District and they were online in time for the Christmas rush. So far the viewing figures support Go Outdoors assertion that well targeted video increases sales.

The videos will be seen online and in store with a heavy emphasis on mobile accessibility.

“This is a great partnership for us" comments Managing Director Nicky Robertson, “it’ll test our ability to produce multiple videos to the highest standards out in the wilds come rain or shine.”

Clifton College Year of Celebration

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

With a century and a half of educational excellence under its belt, Clifton College has commissioned Mendip Media as its video partners across a year of events to mark the occasion.

The highlight of the anniversary will be a spectacular Son et Lumiere display open to the public. With room for ten thousand spectators at the school’s magnificent premises in the heart of Bristol, the show has been specially commissioned and will light up the evening sky on 6th July.

Mendip Media’s Senior Camera Operator, Matt Ward says, “it’s going to be a colourful and exciting couple of months producing video for the College as there is so much going on. We’ll feed the video into social networks and it’ll leave a lasting record of all the events associated with the celebrations.”

Partnering with Sitemakers for Ecommerce

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Specialist ecommerce web developer, Sitemakers has partnered with Mendip Media to give its clients the opportunity to buy into a cost effective package for multiple product video production.

Sitemakers is a rapidly growing UK website provider with its own unique ecommerce product called Liquid Shop.

Liquid Shop gives businesses the tools to sell their goods and service from a high quality platform that has all the features needed to provide a secure, well designed and flexible websites that are maintained hourly to take account of the rapidly changing Internet environment.

Director of Mendip Media, Nicky Robertson says, “this is a great opportunity to work with one of the UK’s emerging ecommerce specialist companies to both produce video for their clients and to host it on our mobile compliant servers”.

Duo Boots film for Spring Collection

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

With the help of Mendip Media’s catwalk product videos, specialist fashion footwear firm, Duo Boots, has a definite spring in its step this winter.

Despite the difficult trading conditions, Duo continues to appeal to fashionistas across the board with its high quality range of shoes and boots. And increasingly its sales are coming from the easy-to-use ecommerce platform the company has developed.

Video completes the shopper’s all round experience of the product. Giving the customer the in-store experience of seeing the footwear in action is an important part of the buying process.

“Filming great boots and shoes in an aspirational setting is a joy,” says director Nicky Robertson. “Every style is different and a revelation; filming the spring catalogue for Duo is a great antidote for the winter blues!”

The full range of Duo Boot’s spring collection video will be available in the New Year.

The Big Give

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Mendip Media has doubled its donation to the company’s long time charity of choice, Ape Action Africa, by getting involved in the Big Give.

The Big Give is an annual initiative open to over 8000 charities, which will double a donation in a given time slot. Funded by the Reed Foundation, the money that a donor gives to the charity of its choice goes further for a good cause.

With increasing numbers of traumatised young chimps and gorillas, casualties of the bush-meat trade and logging, being re-homed at Ape Action Africa’s sanctuary in West Africa, the need for medicine and veterinary care is urgent.

Mendip Media’s support of this precious resource in the care and conservation of primates in their natural environment will hopefully help raise awareness of the critical situation facing the survival of these endangered species.

Healthy Dogs are Happy Dogs

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

What’s the difference between a Labrador and Lhaso Apso? You’ll find the answer at the Kennel Club’s Discover Dogs event at Earl’s Court, which is where Mendip Media filmed dozens of pedigree dogs and their owners on behalf of sponsors Royal Canin.

The short films will feature on the company’s website to show owners the huge variety of specially blended food Royal Canin produces for particular breeds.

According to qualified vets every breed has different nutritional requirements and finding the right mix of fibre, minerals and proteins makes a huge difference to a pet’s wellbeing.

They say never work with animals; on this occasion the hand-picked pooches behaved themselves impeccably making light work for Andy and Dan on the cameras.

The films will join a growing archive of video material on the Royal Canin website.

GO Outdoors go with Mendip Media

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

One of Britain’s fastest growing outdoor clothing retailers, GO Outdoors, has selected Mendip Media as a long term video partner after tough competition that took the team to Derwent Water to film several pilot videos.

With plans to produce hundreds of product videos, GO recognised Mendip Media’s expertise in scaling up production of video demonstrations for both ecommerce web pages and social media networks.

CEO of GO Outdoors, John Graham, says “ we want to make sure that GO customers have our product demonstrations in their pockets on mobile and that they can see them in our stores. This is an important project for us going forward; we want to use video to show why certain products work for individual GO customers.”

Mendip Media begins filming with GO in November in the Peak District . Director of Photography, Matt Ward says, “it’s a huge opportunity to be innovative in how we shoot the products in a format that we’ve created for the company. We’ll be filming them where they are meant to be worn – outdoors, which poses all sorts of challenges.”

Who Let the Dogs Out

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Royal Canin, the premium pet food company owned by Mars and with its headquarters in the West Country, is gearing itself up to add more product videos to its repertoire, and Mendip Media will produce and edit the demonstrations.

After filming extensively with Royal Canin and its sister company James Wellbeloved last year, the return of the veterinary demos has the Mendip Media team getting ready for unpredictible behaviour on camera.

"It's a great challenge and great fun filming with animals," says Managing Director, Nicky Robertson, "you just never know when a Great Dane will decide to amble off set or a cat get tangled up in camera cable. At least the Royal Canin pets are more reliable than my own dog, who doesn't like his picture being taken!"

Camera crews will be filming in Bristol and at Discover Dogs in London, and the videos will start appearing on the Royal Canin website before Christmas.

Out of Africa with Ape Action Africa

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

After the stunning success of Bristol Zoo’s Wow Gorilla campaign, Mendip Media is supporting affiliated charity Ape Action Africa in its drive to raise awareness of the plight of chimps, gorillas and monkeys orphaned by bushmeat trade in Cameroon.

The charity will hold an ‘Out of Africa’ autumn dinner to raise money for its ape rehabilitation centre in Mefou Forest near Yaounde on Friday 7th October. Director of the centre and guest speaker, Rachel Hogan, will give a talk on her extraordinary experiences raising young primates who have been rescued from terrible conditions after their troop has been decimated by hunters.

Mendip Media Director, Nicky Robertson says, “this is a rare opportunity to hear an expert share her knowledge of running a busy centre for primates, and to show our support for the incredible work Ape Action Africa does on the front line of conservation.”

There are still tickets available for the event. All proceeds go directly to the charity and will help to feed and look after the hundred or so primates in its care.

Click here to find out more

Camera Crew Says Guten Tag Munich

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Munich in late spring greeted Mendip Media’s events camera team as they stepped off the flight from the UK to film an anniversary bash on behalf of the Institute of Physics. The EPL Symposium at the Bavarian Academy of Science and Humanities was an important date in the Continental calendar for physicists, who gathered to celebrate quarter of a century of cutting edge scientific research in Europe.

The event included prestigious speakers including Luisa Cifarelli and Michael Schreiber, both of whom were interviewed on camera by the IoP team.

And filming at the world famous Hofbräukeller, where Bavarian hospitality includes cracking open a beer barrel and drinking steins of larger, was a treat.

“It’s been a fascinating two days mingling with some of Europe’s finest scientists at an event with a real buzz,” says Mendip Media’s Director, Nicky Robertson. “And, of course, we enjoyed the whole Munich experience.”

You can see one of Mendip Media’s videos for the IoP here on the Physics World website.

All the Fun of the Fair

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

If you ever wondered where to go ‘squibbing’ look no further than the Bridgwater Carnival in November, or at Mendip Media’s online video and DVD which will be produced in a 48-hour turnaround after the event. You’ll not only see the time honoured affair of hand held fireworks also known as squibbing, but dozens of Somerset’s finest floats in a show that rivals the Nottinghill Carnival.

After winning the tender to produce the Carnival’s DVD, Mendip Media has been swatting up on the heritage of an event stretching back to November 5th 1605 when Guy Fawkes and his buddies tried to blow up Parliament. These days, with Bridgwater attracting thousands onto the streets at the beginning of the Carnival season, the procession is more good-natured than anarchic.

Filming such a large outdoor event held on a winter’s night has its challenges, but also highlights. The floats are community based and feature some outstanding costumes, dance routines and technical wizardry.

Director of Mendip Media, Nicky Robertson says, “it’s great to be working with a local event that gives so much to charity and continues Somerset’s long tradition of lighting up the dark with revelry!”

Clifton College Gets Hands on With Nature

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

It was a blustery weekend in Bristol’s Millennium Square as Mendip Media teamed up with Clifton College to film at the Bristol Festival of Nature. The three-day festival celebrated wildlife, nature and science. All the colour, fun and excitement was captured on camera and can be seen on the Clifton College website.

As part of its community outreach programme, Clifton College sponsors the Festival’s Schools’ Day with workshops, science demonstrations and opportunities to experiment. The activities are free to all Key Stage 2 pupils, and offer opportunities for youngsters to get hands on with wildlife and science.

Mendip Media’s CSR charity Ape Action Africa also exhibited at the Festival, with Mendip Media’s very own Graham Godwin-Pearson donning a gorilla suit for the day. The charity runs a sanctuary in Cameroon for primates orphaned by the bushmeat trade.

“We’re really pleased to be working with Clifton College on its many educational projects both inside and outside school”, commented Director of Mendip Media Nicky Robertson. “Bristol’s Festival of Nature is a superb event for schools and families and we’re proud to be a small part of it.”

Shooting the Lakes

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Mendip Media team has been on its customary road trip the Lake District, not for a half term break in the sunshine, but to film almost 40 products for Lakeland Summer Catalogue.

The filming of Lakeland’s kitchen and household items took place over 4 days in the luxury house that doubles as a film location for the country’s premiere retailer. With over five hundred short video demonstrations under its belt for Lakeland, the Mendip Media team continues to deliver material that allows the customer to see how the company’s products works.

And recent analytics conducted by the company now demonstrates that hundreds of thousands of Lakeland consumers are watching the videos and 40% are buying directly as a result.

Mendip Media’s Camera Director, Matt Ward says, “we have a long standing relationship with Lakeland and to be able to film kitchen gadgets and utensils in such a beautiful area of the country is fantastic!”

Duo Boots Struts its Stuff

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A midsummer shoot to show off Duo Boots Winter Collection meant that Mendip Media’s film crew were indoors working on a gloriously sunny day. 70 short ecommerce videos later the team emerged with stylish product videos that will appear on the client’s site within the next few weeks.

Filming took place in a minimalist house of glass and wood on the outskirts of Bristol, making the perfect setting for this fashionable brand.

The videos will be used to show the customer how each boot and shoe fits when it is worn. The aim is to give the customer as close to an in-store shopping experience as possible whilst online.

Camera operator, Matt Ward, had the delicate task of ensuring a tricky camera move was perfect every time. His job was made harder by having to contend with the bright light outside, but using daylight Kinos and some ingenious screening, he was able to create a naturalistic and product sensitive series of videos.

Nicky Robertson, Director at Mendip Media commented, “it has been a very productive shoot and great to produce video for this rapidly developing business … sadly none of the shoes were my size!”

Institute of Physics goes to Germany

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On the May bank holiday, while the rest of the UK takes a break, Mendip Media’s crew will be boarding a plane to Germany to film for the Institute of Physics. The team will be filming eminent scientists at the 25th Anniversary Symposium of the EPL, a highly regarded journal that publishes letters about all areas of physics.

Whilst at the event, which is held at the Bavarian Academy of Science and Humanities, they’ll record interviews with several leading European Physicists about their work.

Mendip Media will also produce a short video of the event itself, which will showcase several cutting edge presentations of new research.

“This is a chance to give the IoP some really critical material for its website,” says Mendip Media’s director Nicky Robertson. “ We’re very pleased to be involved in recording the anniversary of this eminent journal and hope that it gets the global recognition it deserves”.

The material will be edited back in the UK and feature on the IoP’s website in June.

Mendip Media is Living Social Online

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Mendip Media is to make a short 30 second animated film for the web shopping service Living Social using Kinetic Typography to easily explain its services.

The rapid growth of the platform worldwide has meant owners of the Living Social local franchises need a simple way of demonstrating their service to potential suppliers and businesses.

The company offers one huge daily discount to subscribers in their local area, usually 50-75 per cent each day. So outlining the benefits of the service to potential suppliers in a bite size video is an obvious marketing tool.

Mendip Media’s editor, Andy Varma says “I’m looking forward to the challenges of working with this animation type ... we’re going to add sound as well as a commentary. Everybody will know what Living Social is all about once we’ve set out the stall.”

Unilever to Wash away the Concerns of New Mothers

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Mendip Media has been commissioned to film 20 online video ads for Persil and Comfort aimed at new mums. The first set of videos for the Comfort brand will be filmed in May.

The ads are to be fronted by maternity guru Dawn Kelly. They will give expectant mothers invaluable information about preparing for the birth and bringing home their new baby; what to expect wIith an A-Z guide of making it an easy, bonding experience.

The second campaign for Persil Non-Bio, concentrates on preparations made prior to a new baby arriving on the scene. This will feature tips on making small gifts, like knitting booties or teddies. It’ll focus on shared experiences of grandmothers and other members of the family as well mothers to be.

“Having just had my first baby this is a great campaign to be involved with,” says Director of Video Sarah Brooks. “We’re delighted to be working with such high profile brands.”

The first set of videos will be online in June.

Mendip Media at the Cutting Edge

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Mendip Media has recently become the proud new owner of a fibre optic broadband connection, further increasing the company’s capabilities as a digital media business.

The new link allows for a massive download speed of 40mbps and an upload speed of 10mbps, allowing a faster transfer of data and keeping the information flowing to and from clients.

“I am excited about these speeds because of the upload possibilities, which is integral to the creation of media designed for the digital world” Says Andy Varma, Director of Digital Implementation.

The decision to double the broadband connectivity is part of an ongoing restructuring and investment as the business grows.

Bristol Port Launches Video Promotion

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Bristol Port Company has commissioned Mendip Media to produce a promotional video its stand at the large Multimodal Exhibition at Birmingham’s NEC. Filming was done and dusted at Bristol’s commercial docks on a bright, cold day in near perfect weather.

The day begun with shots of a coal train being loaded by well-practiced digger drivers who filled the freight wagons 90 tons at a time. Later the crew picked up footage of the Port’s automated loading system shovelling coal down a chute into a continuously moving train.

From here the team moved on to film in the giant silos that store mountains of grain from all over Europe and then onto the hub of operations in the port control room. From here the director was able to record the Port’s day-to-day operations organising the flow of traffic in and out of the docks.

After the blessing of fine weather and some exciting footage, Mendip Media Director Nicky Robertson said, “it’s been great to see the diversity of Bristol Port and to work with the company to showcase what’s going on on our doorstep.”

Clifton College Kenyan Adventure

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Mendip Media has been asked by Clifton College Prep School to make a video showcasing a recent trip made by 63 pupils to Kenya, to take part in community-based projects in schools and villages. The short film is a news package that will go on the school’s website and its YouTube channel.

Produced using two cameras at a special school Assembly, the video shows the Headmaster, John Milne, presenting certificates to the participants, and incorporates interviews and user generated material from the school’s trip to Africa.

“It’s amazing what has been achieved in such a short amount of time and we’re delighted to be a part of such a great experience!” Says Mendip Media Producer, Sarah Brooks.

The video is the first in a series of clips that Mendip Media will be making on behalf of Clifton College over the coming months.

Graduating to Mendip Media

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Mendip Media welcomes two fresh faces to the Bristol team. Will Lane & Priya Purmanan are both interns from the University of the West of England and will work with the digital agency for the next couple of months.

Will lived and went to school in Kent, before taking a gap year doing charity work and travelling in Tanzania’s poorest region, Singida. He then studied Politics for three years and trained with the Territorial Army in Bristol. He’s now keen to find out more about online marketing.

Before her course in graphic design at UWE, Priya worked for a publishing firm and was involved in all aspects of the business. She went on to complete a foundation year in art, media and design before going on to finish her three year degree. During her time at university, Priya used her experience to help others as a student mentor.

Mendip Media Director, Nicky Robertson says, “it’s a great leap forward for the business to take on two such great people, who will add strength and depth to the company. I hope that we’ll be able to give them a good grounding in what we do and if they’re successful to go forward to full employment.”

Bristol Port goes Ultra Large for Multimodal 2011

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Bristol Port Company runs one of the most productive and technically advanced ports in Europe. It has commissioned Mendip Media to create a promotional video for its exhibition stand at Multimodal 2011, which will incorporate a celebration of two decades under the leadership of Terence Mordaunt and David Ord.

The video will be 3-4 minutes long and designed for Plasma screens and the Internet. This flexibility will allow Bristol Port to use the footage in presentations as well as the Internet, and will show how ambitious the company is in its development of a deep sea container dock for eight Ultra Large Ships.

Aimed at freight companies building the new generation of containers, bigger than anything currently in service, Bristol will be able to serve fleets that other ports in the South of England are incapable of harbouring.

“It will be rewarding to make a promotional video for this important local business, promoting and furthering Bristol’s rich shipping heritage into the new decade.” Says Mendip Media Director, Nicky Robertson.

Royal Canin Top Tips for Pet Owners

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Royal Canin, a division of Mars Pet Food, wanted 12 video clips to go on the Royal Canin website to show dog and cat owners how to properly look after their pet’s health.

Together with Mendip Media the marketing team have come up with a series of short video vet examinations that focus on different aspects of canine and feline wellbeing.

First time video stars Jake, the terrier and Jensen, a bubbly black Labrador, were on best behaviour during the filming. Sadly, Royal Canin’s boss cat, Bobby, was less accommodating and was sent home early.

“It was an interesting experience working so closely with a vet and animals in a small space”, says Andy Varma, Mendip Media’s Camera Director. “They always say never work with children and animals, but in this case caution was thrown to the wind and with professionalism in the face of adversity, everything went smoothly”.

Royal Canin hope the short videos will give owners a guide to their pet’s wellbeing and how to check their basic health. The videos will go live at the end of March and can be found on Royal Canin’s website and You Tube channel.

Celebrating 25 years of Academic Scientific Excellence

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Mendip Media will be filming a gathering of eminent physics scientists on location in Munich in May. The 25th anniversary symposium of the European Physics Letters Journal is taking place at the Bavarian Academy of Science to celebrate quarter of a century of discussion, debate and deliberation amongst a partnership of 17 countries.

The film crew will not only film interviews with highly respected physicists but will gather footage from the symposium floor to post on the UK’s Institute of Physics website.

“It’s a huge privilege to be asked to film this event,” says Director of Mendip Media, Nicky Robertson. “The calibre of the audience in addition to the speakers, testifies to the importance of the shared knowledge that the symposium will generate, and hopefully our video interviews and summary of the occasion will make this more accessible.”

Royal Canin Re-launches its Puppy Wellbeing DVD

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

So you’ve just bought home a cute, fury, wet nosed bundle of fur, and it’s the first time you’ve had a dog in the house. Help! Royal Canin, the premium pet food brand, is about to ride to the rescue with an updated version of its Puppy pack and video.

Mendip Media is busy remastering the Royal Canin Puppy DVD, which delivers easy to follow information about all things connected with the small creature in your midst.

Aimed at first time owners and those new to a different breed of dog, the DVD gives advice on diets and puppy training, giving a steer on the dos and don’ts of looking after your new dog.

“This is a really good functional use of video,” says Director of Mendip Media Video, Sarah Brooks. “With DVDs you have to have a reason to put them into the player and there can’t be a better reason than learning how to look after your pet.”

The Puppy packs will be launched at the beginning of March.

Video window onto businesses decision makers

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Showing off a company portfolio, especially when one of your clients is Michael Eavis, Co-ordinator of the Glastonbury Festival, is a clear message to potential customers about a business’ size & professionalism.

Which is why Old Mill Accountants has opted for video casestudies to highlight its impressive client list.

Old Mill is a large accountancy firm specialising in rural and farming finances. It numbers Paul Nicholls and Jon Thorner amongst its long-term clients. And with the help of online video, it’ll be showcasing some of the work it does supporting businesses across the region.

Mendip Media will be filming a series of short clips focussing on Old Mill’s high profile customers and the range of business they represent in the rural community.

The video will add value to the Old Mill website and be deployed across Social Media networks such as You Tube & Linked In.

Cumbrias finest hotel invites film crew to record recipe secrets

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Nigel Mendham, Head Chef of the Samling in Windermere, is about to show off some of his finest recipes in front of camera in the kitchen of this Michelin Star luxury hotel. Mendip Media will film the great man creating mouth-watering meals on behalf of its client Lakeland.

The recipes will sit on the Lakeland website associating the upmarket kitchenware shop with award winning gourmet food.

Director of Mendip Media, Nicky Robertson says, “this is a great opportunity for Mendip Media going forward, to film chefs in their own kitchens creating their signature dishes and putting it on the web for people to follow.

We’ve always been interested in the UK’s great restaurants & hotels, so this is a dream come true!”

Nuclear casestudy shines a light on Somerset big plans for the future

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

With two new video casestudies live on the Into Somerset website and You Tube channel, Mendip Media has been integral in revealing the scope of plans for creating a great business environment for the energy sector.

As part of its ongoing partnership with Somerset’s county’s inward investment agency, Mendip Media has worked with both renewable energy businesses and the nuclear industry to highlight some of the real opportunities that exist in the area.

The videos have been shown as far afield as the House of Lords and are informing businesses globally of the scale of opportunity in Somerset from the nuclear development at Hinkley Point to the renewable boom in wind & water energy on the Mendip hills.

mindSet unleashes premium bathroom range

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Communicating on a regular basis with clients in a functionality driven but aesthetically stylish environment is always at the forefront of Mendip Media’s service ethic. And Mendip Media’s new web platform mindSet is designed to do just that.

Built in Drupal with a flexible and easy to use Content Management System, the mindSet platform allows clients to create elegant imagery across all pages to help reinforce brand whilst allowing immediate access to content so that messages can be refreshed across the site.

It’s no surprise that a leading luxury shower company has taken advantage of the mindSet platform, which comes at a fraction of the price of a proprietary website, to show off its premium range.

Launched this weekend the website has already attracted strong interest and good traffic across all pages. For more about our web strategy and development resources, please visit the web development section of our website.

Association for Science Education Annual Conference

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Varied, colourful and dynamic, the Association for Science Education Annual Conference is difficult to describe, which is why Mendip Media captured it on camera to show exhibitors, workshop participants and above all the sponsors a snapshot of the two day event in all its marvellous variety.

Educators from around the UK flocked to the exhibition marquee and workshops scattered around Reading University’s campus.

Filmed by Mendip Media on behalf of the Institute of Physics, one of the highlights was the ‘dragster’ workshop for physics teachers. Here classroom staff got hands on creating the paraphernalia needed to show pupils how propulsion works.

The videos will shortly be on show on the IoP’s website www.physicsworld.com.

Institute of Physics Increase Video News Library

Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The UK’s prestigious Institute of Physics, which supports efforts to promote and apply the science, has begun to work with Mendip Media to produce new video content for its publishing arm’s website physicsworld.com.

In addition, Mendip Media will provide broadcast training to its specialist print journalists to improve the delivery of video content.

“This is a great opportunity for Mendip Media,” says Managing Director, Nicky Robertson. “The Institute is concerned with producing high quality content and its video news is already well established. Not only does the Institute have global reach but also the highest standards of production. We look forward to partnering with them in this important work.”

Duo Boots Let Video do the Talking

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Expanding boot and shoe retailer, Duo Boots, is filming its spring and summer range this month in a Dragon’s den. Mendip Media will produce the fashion shoot at Duncan Bannatyne’s newly acquired spa hotel, the Charlton House in Somerset.

The Italianate floors and stripped back brickwork make the perfect backdrop for the lifestyle aspirations of the trend setting brand.

“With soft lighting and a really vibrant atmosphere, we’re throwing off the puritan white background of a studio and injecting some catwalk texture into the footwear demonstrations”, says lead cameraman, Matt Ward.

The new range is due to launch on 14th January with the video there to show off the fit and stylishness of the products.

Lakeland Launch for Spring Range

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Christmas shopping may be underway for most of us, but for the high street & ecommerce kitchenware retailer Lakeland, Spring is in the air. This week Mendip Medial completes a series of video demonstrations for the new online spring catalogue to be launched on Christmas Eve.

Filmed in early November, the video demonstrations tackle kitchen utensils from food processors to coffee makers, and add to the growing Lakeland online video catalogue.

“Lakeland pushes the boundaries with its commitment to demonstrating products through online video, and this has allowed us to experiment with how to produce volume required whilst retaining the quality”, says Mendip Media’s Director, Nicky Robertson.

The key to keeping the demonstrations fresh is by innovating and improving on a tested formula. 2011 should be an interesting year in taking the project up a gear!

Web Video Backs Up Product Claims

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The well-known premium pet food brand James Wellbeloved is opting for a show and tell approach to its state of the art food production facility at its headquarters in the South West. It will use a video produced by Mendip Media to go behind the scenes and give customers a glimpse of how it makes the famous kibbles that dogs devour!

Part of Mars UK’s multinational business group, the brand believes that by showing an in depth video of its purpose built factory in action, it’ll be backing up its claims to produce some of the most stringently tested and best regulated pet food in Europe.

Using interviews with the on site team and really getting inside the facility, James Wellbeloved will reveal the real story of the care that is taken to make the very best food for our pets.

From the carefully designed and environmentally informed building to ingredients testing on arrival to the unbelievable computerised technology that keeps the quality consistent, the story of what our dogs, cats and yes, ferrets, eat will be online show just how good the production quality of this brand of pet food is.

Filming begins in early November. Watch this space for more information.

Media Training Workshops Come on Stream

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mendip Media launches a Media Training service this week with a series of workshops for the Institute of Physics.

Aimed at print journalists, who have branched into camera presentation, the half day training will sharpen their raw talent and give them confidence to become professional video journalists.

Mendip Media ‘s Associate Produce, Kevin Redpath, has designed a hands-on course to keep the journalists on their toes. “If they think they’ll be listening to a PowerPoint presentation they are wrong. We’ll be putting them through their paces and seeing what they can do in front of camera when under a little bit of time pressure.”

For more information about Media Training contact Mendip Media on 0845 121 4702.

Sporty Cider Kicks For Glory

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

When Magners took over the reins of Constellation’s cider division earlier this year, it bought itself the West Country’s most sporty brand – Blackthorn.

Associated especially with rugby, Blackthorn is ubiquitous at rugby grounds from Exeter to Gloucester, but nowhere is it more revered than at the Rec in Bath.

So when Vicky Walker, Blackthorn’s brand manager needed an upbeat, brand focussed video for a major presentation to the Magners’ board, she asked Mendip Media to produce an HD clip with more power than an Olly Barkley conversion.

And like this year’s Bath squad, the video was a winner. The good news for Mendip Media was that payment came in cider as well as cash!

See Blackthorn at Bath Rugby here.

Video Cuts the Mustard in Education

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

After winning an ongoing contract to produce promotional video for Strode College’s online and offline marketing, Mendip Media has delivered its first DVD for the autumn round of student liaisons.

Featuring an upbeat backing track, professional voiceover and motion graphics, the DVD is intended to give would-be students an overview of the college.

Mendip Media’s Managing Director, Nicky Robertson says, “we’re looking forward to partnering with Strode College and helping to develop world class video communications for the college.

We’ve been working with the Broadcast Media students on a pro bono basis for several years, so to go forward on a commercial basis with the marketing department just cements our relationship.”

The next stage of work will see the production of an online video brochure to help show what’s on offer at this leading FE College.

Well Known Brands Opt for Video Demonstration

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mendip Media has just finished a product demonstration for the leading Unilever brand Comfort to show the new style conditioner’s revolutionary fabric protection properties at its development stage.

The video will be used to demostrate the technical feature of the product to focus groups across the world, before its launch into the markets.

Mendip Media’s Development Director, Sarah Brooks says, “we’re delighted to be working with a market leader on a video demonstration; it’s clearly the most efficient and digestible way to show what a product does.”

“We’ve been producing product demos for ecommerce sites for many years now, and this is just another way in which a product video can be deployed.”

Commissioned to Capture Nuclear Industry on Camera

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Filming at Hinkley Point B, one of the two nuclear power stations EDF now run in the UK, Mendip Media has been allowed to take cameras inside the facility to produce a video casestudy about the nuclear industry for Somerset’s inward investment agency.

The video will include interviews with EDF’s UK Procurement Director, Alan Cumming, and Minister for Energy, Charles Hendry MP, and will profile the development plans for two new generation nuclear reactors at the Hinkley Point site.

The casestudy is part of a communications drive by Into Somerset to show cases its low carbon energy industries, which are the vanguard of the business community’s future business development strategy for the area.

The film which will be online in October is one of two videos produced by Mendip Media this year for Into Somerset. A video about the Renewables Sector can be seen on Into Somerset’s You Tube Channel

Mendip Media supports London charity event

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mendip Media's chosen charity, Ape Action Africa, is hosting an event in London on 4th November, at the Royal Geographical Society.

The event, entitled 'Bullets, Bushmeat and Bananas', is a rare appearance in Britain for the charity's principle, Rachel Hogan, who visited the jungle almost a decade ago as a volunteer and has never moved back.

Rachel is at the frontline of Great Ape conservation in West Africa, fighting the illegal bushmeat trade, loggers, poachers and corruption, to rescue critically endangered species from the brink of extinction.

The Royal Geographical Society in Kensington is widely considered the home of conservation, and Mendip Media has been providing strategic and logistical support for the event.

There's more information here: Bullets, Bushmeat and Bananas

Spinning a Renewables Future

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A packed Open Day to view a cutting edge 20Kw wind turbine on display at a concrete factory in Wrexham was due to Mendip Media’s concerted public relations effort on behalf of Coemi Wind Turbines.

The event was held at Eco Readymix, an eco friendly concrete manufacturer which installed the Skywing Wind Turbine earlier this year. It attracted hundreds of interested onlookers, keen to find out more about clean energy.

After strong media coverage in the press and armed with a bundle of marketing material, Coemi’s director, Paul Young was able to show MP for Wrexham, Ian Lucas, the workings of the latest wind turbine technology.

Mendip Media’s PR executive, Mel Greenwood, commented, “Coemi wind turbines are such iconic machines that attracting media coverage is easier than some products I’ve dealt with. It’s great to see a client succeed at an event. We’ll continue to keep the interest up and get the brand out there.”

Lakeland Keeps the Video Coming

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Fresh from a weeklong filming stint amongst the beautiful fells and mountains of the Lake District, Mendip Media returns to the gentler climes of the South West armed with video footage ready for editing.

The relationship forged between client and producer has matured into a honed process that ends with stylish video demonstrations of the company’s ever changing product range for online and point of sale consumption.

“It’s been a real team effort to get to where we are”, says Mendip Media Director Nicky Robertson. “Working with some great characters from marketing and customer relations has been fantastic. And although there have been some rocky moments, especially when we were here during the November storms, we’ve really worked out how to work together.”

Meanwhile, things go from strength to strength with the Lakeland brand. The company has stores opening in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain, after success with its new Dubai branch.

Online Boots Do The Walking

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

One of the UK’s most exciting fashion retailers, Duo Boots, has been strutting its stuff in front of the cameras. In a two-day product shoot, Mendip Media has filmed over 60 boots and shoes from the Bath based company’s summer range.

Despite the demanding turn around time, we were able to devise, produce and upload the stylish footwear demos in a clean, upbeat format, getting it online ready for the launch of the range in the UK and Europe.

“It’s been real team work to get the product demos up to scratch and online for the launch”, comments Mendip Media’s Development Director, Sarah Brooks. “But we’ve enjoyed the whole process. As you would expect, the boots look fabulous and the video will help sales soar in the coming months.”

Look out for the Duo Boots video on the company’s ecommerce website www.duoboots.co.uk and see them sizzle up the catwalk.

Video Good to Go at Glastonbury

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The end of June is approaching fast and that means only one thing; not Wimbledon, not even the World Cup, but an event that is as established as the Henley Regatta - the Glastonbury Festival is almost upon us, and Mendip Media has been commissioned to make three films highlighting the joys of living and working in Somerset.

Somerset’s inward investment agency, Into Somerset, is running its own show at the Festival, and has asked for a series of casestudies for its venue in a tent at Glastonbury’s busy Market Place.

Development Director, Sarah Brooks says, “the project has been great fun because we want to champion Somerset as a place to do business.”

The films will be showing across the Glastonbury Festival weekend from 23rd – 27th June.

Windturbine PR Causes Turbulence for Quango

Sun, 23 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Since starting a strong publicity drive, as part of Mendip Media’s ongoing PR work with Coemi Windturbines to highlight the real crisis in the renewables sector over product accreditation, the message is beginning to hit home with government departments.

After articles in the Guardian and Power & Energy Solutions Europe secured by Mendip Media press releases, and with the advent of a new government committed to developing the renewable sector, the issue of accreditation for all wind turbine suppliers is coming to a head.

“The huge costs involved to test just one wind turbine model are simply overwhelming to most suppliers in this fledgling industry,” says Coemi’s Managing Director, Paul Young. “Mendip Media grasped the complexity of the situation from the start, and has run with this to the extent that their publicity is really beginning to make a difference.”

Mendip Media Director, Nicky Robertson adds, “without accreditation, buyers of these expensive turbines cannot apply for the grants available to kick start micro generation in the UK. It’s a story of red tape and miscommunication which is causing turmoil the wind industry, and thanks to our work journalists are starting to sit up and take notice.

Strode College Mentoring

Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Teaching camera work and film structure to first year broadcast media students at Strode College is Mendip Media’s first foray into mentoring.

Mendip Media has designed the two-day course as a practical hands-on workshop to look at and create a TV news package. The company is giving its time for free after several years of developing an ongoing relationship with Strode College.

Creative director, Nicky Robertson, who worked for several years for BBC Points West in Bristol says, “working with young people to share my experience and understanding of working in TV news has been an eye opener. The class I’m working with are media savvy and TV literate – I think I’ll learn as much as they do from the workshop.”

The workshops will run through May, and involve 17 students.

Honda Filming On The Starting Grid

Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mendip Media is on the home straight preparing for its Honda shoot. Locations and crews have been confirmed and the creative elements are in place.

The painstaking process of putting together an ambitious promotional film has been an inspired journey involving the product team at Honda UK, the marketing agency in Taunton and Mendip Media’s in-house artistic director and production facility.

Although we now see the three months of work on the project are coming to fruition, the proof that preparation is everything will be in the pudding.

It’s a reminder that filming is as much to do with preparation as the actual location shoots and post-production, and that the behind-the-scenes management has equal billing at the end of the day.

Filming begins at the end of May and the final promotional video will be ready for its first public viewing in June.

Video Comms for Cutting Edge Technology

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mendip Media kicks off May’s packed production schedule with a film for leading environmental technology company, Coemi, to profile its state-of-the-art Skywing Wind Turbines.

The small wind turbine industry in the UK is one of the government’s great ‘green’ hopes in getting the country back on its feet whilst at the same time achieving environmental targets established at Brussels last year.

Coemi is a leading importer and installation expert of top-of-the-range wind turbines for microgeneration. It sells to farmers, landowners, caravan parks, industrial estates, depots and public sector organisations, like hospitals. Its biggest wind turbine is an 18ft tower that produces 50Kwph at top speed.

Mendip Media’s crew will be at the fixing of a 20Kw Skywing in Devon, and will follow every stage of its journey from arrival and checks to the easy hydraulic installation upwards into the wind and finally the link into the grid.

The video will be online at the end of May and will be used by Coemi’s regional reps as a sales tool.

Blowing Away Confusion on Clean Energy Payments

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mendip Media has broken an emerging story about incompetence and chaos in the government’s wind energy policy on behalf of its client, Coemi.

As one of the UK’s leading wind turbine installers, Coemi, has been dismayed to find out that a compulsory certification scheme for each wind turbine model sold in the UK cannot be implemented because of lack of testing facilities and huge costs.

Without the certificate, customers who have bought the powerful 18 metre high wind turbines stand to loose out on a feed in tariff paid by the government for clean energy.

Coemi’s director, Paul Young, says, “this could demolish the wind turbine industry in the UK as there is only one place in Scotland set to deal with around 90 installers.

“Each model requires six months’ testing and costs around £30,000 per turbine yet there are just eight test pads to carry out that certification.”

The confusion surrounding the implementation of the long awaited FITS (feed in tariff scheme) means that potential investors in wind energy may now delay purchasing the high tech wind turbines which will threaten the future of clean energy microgeneration in the UK.

In the House

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Video testimonials as standard; at least that’s what forward thinking companies believe gives them the edge on website. And Mendip Media has been on the road to film a series of strong, well-lit referrals.

Bath based brand agency thehouse, commissioned us to film one of its clients, Diageo, giving them a glowing reference. This will be top and tailed and be on thehouse website within 24 hours.

It may look easy, but a testimonial requires subtle lighting and interview skills to tease out the best comments.

“It’s always the filming that looks the easiest – like general views of a city and interviews – that require experience and skill to get them looking good,” says Mendip Media’s camera director, Matt Ward. “Very often you’ve only got one shot at it so it’s got to count.”

Mendip Media Gets the Greenlight

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Video inserts filmed by Mendip Media will play a central role in Connecting Bristol’s ‘Green, Social & Open’ event in March. The presentation is a multimedia look at Bristol’s use of ICT to enhance modern living in one the UK’s most pleasant cities.

The event comprises of a series of comic sketches showing how the city’s three big communities represented by the public sector, voluntary organisations and small business, see communication technology through the prism of green, social and open.

It’s a quirky departure from the usual PowerPoint fair doled out at conferences and seminars. The play has been written by Richard Conlon, who authored a similar event for Connecting Somerset in 2009, and should raise a few smiles and nods from a packed auditorium.

“Green, Open & Social” at Bristol’s Watershed Monday 22nd March from 1730

Conservatives Harness Internet Power

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

After a rousing Conservative Spring Conference in Brighton, Mendip Media is busy building websites for the party’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidates, MPs, MEPs and Associations as they gather for a final push towards the General Election.

The Conservative website template has been designed with full social media and content management functionality, by leading drupal developers exclusively for the Party.

Director of Social Media and Online Communications at Mendip Media, Graham Godwin-Pearson, says, “The Internet is an increasingly powerful platform on which to communicate to voters who have previously been hard to reach, and Web 2.0 websites can be the difference between apathy and a compelling reason to vote.”

He continues, “existing Mendip Media Conservative clients include Mark Garnier, PPC for Wyre Forest, Dan Byles, PPC for North Warwickshire and Bedworth, Mark Pawsey in Rugby and Alastair Watson in Bristol; the list is growing.”

Mendip Media has compiled a short film to explain the value of Web 2.0 and social media and their role in American and British politics.

Candidates can buy an entire online campaigning platform, which is AAA accessible, secure, easy to update and follows party branding guideline, for £500pa.

Call us for more information.

Honda Commission Product Film

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A new video to promote a new product is on the cards for one of the world’s biggest brands.

Honda has commissioned Mendip Media to produce a promotional film to demonstrate how the consistency and quality of its engines helps customers in the home and garden. The film will be shown at presentations and point of sale across Europe.

Scheduling and storyboarding is underway, with filming planned for late May.

Cinematic in scale, with music and graphics to underscore core brand values, Honda believes this foray into product video will give it an edge in a competitive market.

“We’re delighted to be working with such a great company,” says director, Nicky Robertson. “The brief is very clear; to produce something that reflects the technical achievements of the Honda engine.”

Cheltenham Gold Cup Inspiration

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

As National Hunt Racing moves towards the height of its season with approach of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, video will play its part in promoting the work of specialist agricultural accountants Old Mill.

Old Mill has commissioned a video interview with high profile client Paul Nicholls, trainer of the cup favourite, Kauto Star, to be shown during the event in its hospitality area.

With the two front-runners, Kauto Star and Denman, in neighbouring stables, the backdrop to the interview will make interesting viewing.

Take your bets on how one of racing’s greatest trainers keeps his cool as the big race approaches.

Green, Open and Social

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mendip Media has been chosen by Connecting Bristol to collaborate in an innovative communications event at the end of March celebrating Bristol’s digital future.

Connecting Bristol is the city’s digital partnership; it champions digital inclusion and supports innovation in the pubic sector. Its aim is to ensure that Bristol is widely recognised as a creative, smart, green and connected city.

The Green, Open & Social event on March 22nd will mix live theatre with inspiring presentations and video case studies to show just how new technology is changing the way the city communicates with itself and how this helps us all go ‘green’.

Peugeot Kicks Off 2010 With Video Brochure

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mendip Media is back from filming a video brochure for Peugeot’s new 5008 model.

Shot on location at a chilly Duxford Air Museum in Cambridge, with motoring journalist Jason Barlow braving the elements, the crew revved into Top Gear mode as the car was put through its paces.

Half the filming was under lights in a glamorous nighttime scene which lit up the museum grounds.

The video is now in post-production and will be online early in February.

Bank of England Uses Video

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

If you ever wondered what Quantative Easing means you can find out by watching the Bank of England’s latest flash animation with commentary provided by Mendip Media.

Working on a multimedia project with partner agencies on a complex subject has proved to be a positive start to the New Year.

he short animation aims to give an explanation of the technical reasons behind the Bank’s decision to inject money into the economy during the recession.

Mendip Media’s Creative Director, Sarah Brooks, “it’s been an interesting challenge to work on such a specialist subject. We’ve enjoyed a multi agency approach and look forward to more work with the Bank.”

Social Media websites for the Conservatives

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

How MPs and candidates can harness the ‘Obama effect’ in the UK, and why they should be doing that now.

With the Conservative Party conference now over, hundreds of MPs and PPCs and looking at ways to spread the message, open dialogues with voters and have the biggest effect at the General Election.

The usual constraints of budget, time and resources still apply, but somehow voters want more – a personal experience, information when and where they want it and talking points to share in the pub or at the bus stop.

We are developing next-generation websites with Conservatives to deliver just that, in a clear, accessible way that builds communities online, on Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and others.

Flexible, intuitive, secure and with time-saving automation features, the model is the market leader in websites for Conservative politicians.

Your website can reduce costs, improve efficiency, engage voters better than ever before and even bring donations and assistance in to your campaign.

See Mark Garnier’s website (PPC, Wyre Forest) as an example.

Each website, with all social media integration, costs just £500 per year.

A New Look For Ape Action Africa

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Re-branded with new Mendip Media video content, Ape Action Africa is going for gold.
It needs to raise over £100K to meet its commitment to the hundreds of gorillas, chimps and monkeys it looks after, not to mention the Cameroon staff who care for them in their jungle sanctuary.

Mendip Media is teaming up with the primate charity based at Bristol Zoo to help with its online marketing and PR. Video will form a large part of the fundraising drive.

“We’re really pleased to be helping the trustees with marketing the new look charity in the UK,” says Nicky Robertson, Mendip Media’s Creative Director.

“We’ve a long standing association with Ape Action Africa. I’ve seen some of the baby gorillas and chimps rescued from appalling circumstances recover and grow into healthy animals thanks to its amazing work. We’ll be there for Ape Action Africa for as long as it takes …”

And over the next few Discovery Channel’s hard hitting Bushmeat documentary Going Ape is back with more compelling and heart rending stories about the orphaned apes that have lost everything to the poachers.

Video Kick Starts Museum Display

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

One of Somerset's premiere tourist destinations, the Rural Life Museum, has unveiled a new Mendip Media video to deepen understanding about rural industries.

Sponsored by South West Screen, the museum in Glastonbury officially opened the long awaited refurbishment of its country skills section, with an audio visual display giving insight to the changing nature of work in the countryside.

Focussing on four rural industries - fishing, cider making, willow weaving and peat extraction, the 3 minute film combines archive footage with newly shot material of modern day practices.

"This takes our display to a new level and is the first time we've combined the artefacts and their narrative with a carefully conceieved film display", says Museum Manager, Estelle Gilbert. "We're delighted with what Mendip Media has achieved."

Riding High With Peugeot

Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Peugeot commission Mendip Media to tell the video story behind the making of their Rapport magazine.

Manchester and London offered two very different settings for Peugeot’s take on two of their most popular models – the re-launched 4007 SUV and the dapper about-town 308.

Mendip Media was there to capture the flavour of the daylong photo-shoots for the online Ezine produced by Bristol based publisher Specialist.

Olympic BMX star, Shanaze Reade, was on hand to give a total sports feel to the tough 4007 - which easily cruised the massive berms or banked hills at Manchester brand new BMX track. Using clever lighting to snap stunning jumps by the cycle athlete, the photographers created a gritty, urban look to complement the car’s robust image.

Pinewood studio was the more sedate setting for an intense day of special effects. The Specialist team lit the space and showed off the 308 at its very best.

Celebrating a Lifetime of Achievement

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Commissioned to explore the conceptual vision of one of the UK’s most prolific and famous sculptors, Mendip Media has been on an extraordinary filming odyssey.

At 83, when most octogenarians are taking it easy, David Wynne is a remarkable, single-minded artist. His most well known sculptures are in front of the PepsiCo Headquarters (Grizzly Bear) in LA and on London’s Embankment (Boy with Dolphin).

The short video clip captures the sculptor at home amongst his maquettes and object d’art.

In conversation and at work, he talks about his sculptures and how his philosophy of being true to the subject has led him to a heightened realism that at once both respects the true physicality of form whilst exposing the inner being caught in a moment of movement.

Peugeot Packages a Video Punch

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

As Peugeot fully embraces online, Mendip Media has produced 3 ‘top gear’, style video brochures to help market its small cars.
With well-known commentator, Jason Barlow, presenting the 107, 207 and 308 range, there are 15 clips that give in depth, high quality information to persuade would be punters into a Peugeot.

Filmed in chilly February conditions at a test track in Surrey and at a studio in Bristol, the project presented creative challenges which gave our team a real filming conundrum as they overcame snow, ice and power cuts.

The clips will also feature in Peugeot dealerships as POS film that give the interested browser a real feel for the cars.

Long Term Video Project Begins With Lakeland

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Ever tried a Chef’n Veggie Chopper? With Mendip Media’s new video demonstrations for Lakeland Kitchenware, it’ll be a doddle to find out just how to use the products and why they’re so good.

Mendip Media has won a commission from Lakeland to film hundreds of clips for its ecommerce site and for its advanced in-store video POS to keep customers up to date with the latest product range.

Lakeland is one of the UK’s most successful domestic retailers and its marketing director, Tony Preedy, sees video as a vital tool to sell the benefits of cookery and cleaning products to customers.

Mars a Day Helps Your Dogs Play

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Bounding online, Mars’ premium healthy dog food brand James Wellbeloved is leaping paws first into internet video with the re-launch of its website.

For the past months Mendip Media has been filming Retrievers, Keeshonds and other assorted mutts, who know what’s what when it comes to a tasty bite.

After filming on Exmoor with her own pedigree dogs, hobby breeder, Jane Saunders, is very positive about both the brand and the video, “an online video will help others to find what is really a very healthy food for dogs; it’s a great idea and I look forward to seeing my five Keeshonds on the James Wellbeloved site.”

The new website is due to launch in December; just in time to get the turkey kibble ready for Christmas!

Into Somerset Commissions Mendip Media

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Mendip Media has been awarded the contract to promote Somerset as a business destination to companies in London and the South East, through online marketing and short films.

Initially funded by local authorities and supported by the private sector, the agency is majoring on a number of target sectors.

Part of the task ahead is to challenge existing perceptions about the county – perceptions that include cider, the Wurzels and country lanes filled with sheep.

Somerset is, in fact, a diverse and modern county, with a large and mature high tech industry presence (including world-leading aerospace, energy, environmental and motor) and a strong business network.

With high-speed broadband, excellent road and rail links (it’s under two hours from London) and good schools, it’s an obvious lifestyle choice for many jaded Londoners.

We’re looking forward to working with the team at Into Somerset to build on the county’s strengths through Web 2.0 and social media, and encourage inward investment in one of the leading regions in Great Britain.