We were shocked by the announcement that the BBC is planning to axe its regional current affairs show Inside Out and to reduce the number of regional current affairs hubs from 11 to 6. The BBC plans to introduce a new 1/2 current affairs show, but the details so far are sketchy. All we know for certain is that the BBC plans to create 6 ‘super regions’ and shift its focus squarely to the North […]
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Extinction Rebellion film
The film we shot for Jemma Woodman for BBC Inside Out about campaigners from Cornwall joining the Extinction Rebellion protests in London this year is now on iPlayer. Watch the film here.
Read MoreDrone filming for Inside Out
It’s been a busy few weeks at the start of 2019 with a number of assignments for various clients, including a great shoot for Andy with Simon Vacher for Luke Lovell at Reflected Eye where he was working as a sound recordist for a change of a corporate film. Andy has also been filming for BBC’s Inside Out and flying his drone. “It’s great that we are now making more and more use of the […]
Read MoreDartmoor film with Nick Baker on iPlayer
We are thrilled by the feedback from the screening our Dartmoor film last night on BBC1. We have had a 14% audience share in the South West – very high apparently! “It was an excellent early evening programme. Informative, entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable. A rare treat and a very welcome exception to the rule these days.” Mike S “A really fine, sensitive, and well-balanced film and lovely to see so many familiar faces. Beautiful!” Sue […]
Read MoreDartmoor – from darkness into light
Our film about Dartmoor, part of the BBC’s Civilisations Stories series, will be on BBC 1 South West on Monday 30 April 2018 at 7.30pm. Presenter Nick Baker journeys across Dartmoor to discover the artists and artisans that brought its wild and raw beauty into the public imagination. “We filmed in some great locations across Dartmoor and in some wonderful local museums in the RAMM in Exeter and the Museum of Dartmoor Life in Okehampton […]
Read MoreSea Cities Brighton
“I was over the moon with the reception of my Brighton film on Sea Cities this week”, says Producer Director Andrew Johnstone. “BBC2 were very happy as the show had 1.7 million viewers. For the slot on Tuesday at 1900hrs and in the current climate that was apparently very good.” The film has been well received in the local Brighton paper, The Argus and coincided with some of the coldest weather the UK has seen […]
Read MoreBBC Civilisations – Dartmoor
We’re in mid-prodcuction on our commission for the BBC on Dartmoor. Some of the weather has been stunning and thanks to our drone pilot Jack Gorman from the Really Good Media Company and to our presenter Nick Baker for the crew shots!
Read MoreBBC Sea Cities
The new series of BBC’s Sea Cities is ‘coming soon to a telly near you’. Wild Dog’s Andrew Johnstone has shot, produced and directed the Brighton show. Thanks to everyone who participated in the making of the show and to all the contributors of course. Enjoy!
Read MoreBoats, Boules and Bond…
“Now pay attention 007″… Our film about the wartime adventures of former James Bond director, Guy Hamilton will be on BBC 1 Inside Out at 7.30pm on Monday 6th February 2017 and then on BBC iPlayer for the next month. Producer Director Andrew Johnstone will also be speaking about the film to local radio in Devon, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Jersery. The film tells the amazing story of a month when Hamilton was stuck behind […]
Read MoreMaking the News for BBC Jersey
When the BBC calls and asks if you’d like to cover some shifts for Channel Islands News in Jersey over the summer, you’d be daft to say no. It seems that a significant numbers of staff on the island were either off on maternity leave, on holiday or had been swiped to cover the Olympics in Rio. As with many regional TV news outfits, BBC Jersey uses video journalists to generate most of their content […]
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