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Big Shed has been very busy in the workshop lately, hand crafting (with the aid of the odd computer and several nifty machines) some customised and bespoke clapper boards.

…and as they have turned out rather nicely we have decided to share their loveliness with you all.

So now, you too can design you own board and have it just how you want – it’s a personal thing. (more…)

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Wednesday, late.

Got a last minute call from Julie Weir at Wiseblood Management, it went something like this:

“Hey Justin, can our Blitz Kids shoot their ‘Never die’ video at Big Shed before they jet off to LA? It’s urgent we need to do it soon!

“No problem, we have Thursday evening free – stay as long as you like, and be as loud as you like too.” (more…)

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“Proudly enhancing a legend since 1975, Overfinch is the world’s leading authority in high performance derivatives of the Range Rover

By using an exhilarating mix of latest technology and precision engineering, we have consistently delivered sympathetic visual enhancements and unsurpassed performance.”

That is a direct quote from the Overfinch website – which made us even more excited when we received a call from them: “Can we shoot a promotional video of our shiny new Range Rover GTS-X at Big Shed?” (more…)

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A 3 day set build at Big Shed, complete with wall and floor tiles, 2 complete sets of bathroom furniture (just in case!) and hot and cold running water installed for the close-up ‘tap shot’, made sure that the new Victoria Plum TV ad shoot was a success. (more…)

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Jevon O’Neill of Hubbleberry called the other day with an urgent request “Can we create a doctors surgery out of parts of the Big Shed Studio – and in a hurry?”

Our response?

“Yes, absolutely, (we always say that – it’s ingrained in our psyche) we’ll send you some pics of studio areas and some made up flats”. (more…)

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The Big Shed Photographic Hire Studio has new curtains – no, not the window kind – the green screen kind!

Now the huge cove at Big Shed has a curtain track running round it from which hang green screen curtains or blue or even black! This makes life easier, simpler and cheaper for everyone – shoot on white in the morning, draw the curtains and shoot on green (or blue or even black) in the afternoon! (more…)

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Big Shed Photographic Hire Studio welcomes Standby Productions, the ever growing, Didsbury based production company which is headed up by Simon Owen.

Standby Productions are small enough to care but BIG on ideas and production values – we quote from their website “we pride ourselves on delivering and excellent service with the most competitive costs in the market…”. After seeing the care and attention to detail they put into the shoot at Big Shed – we believe it.

The benefits of a good screw.
The project was to create an informative film about the many benefits of a good screw Shot to explain Ulti-Mate 2 woodscrews, the film utilizes a backdrop of wood planks and brick wall. . The set was constructed and the film shot within a day. Sorted!

If you wish to see the final film, click here.

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The MOB are back at the Big Shed with a shopping spree of bookings to shoot a raft of ‘stings’ for retailers Morrisons. Mostly table-top foodstuffs, close up and personal with a few nice moves in the mix. Camera of choice: the Arri Alexa — amazing little workhorse that’s quickly building a dedicated following.

All surplus food product will be donated to Mob Films’ chosen charity, Mustard Tree, directly after the shoots. Mustard Tree are a Manchester based charity who support homeless and vulnerable people.

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This week, one of the first real tests for the newly sound-proofed Big Shed Photographic Hire Studio was in progress. Ironically, White Noise, a north west based TV ad production company, was shooting commercials featuring lots of sound.

The shoot for JD Williams features two “presenters” who used used a teleprompter to perform direct to camera. The sound engineer on the job, Mark Nuttall, said “Big Shed is one of the quietest studios I’ve ever been in”.

That’s great news and a real endorsement of the effort that‘s gone in to making Big Shed one of the best places to shoot stills and video.

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The Big Shed been asked and badgered constantly (…honest, guv) to get a companion treadmill for the one we already had. After listening to the multitude of requests, we have gone one better (literally) – we’ve purchased a matching pair – twins no less! (more…)

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