2024  We packed up all of our kit and travelled downunder to help visualise the Bounty Trough expedition off New Zealand for Ocean Census and their quest to find new ocean species. 

It was a long one! - 4 weeks on land and 3 weeks at sea.

2024  Video East created daily content and made short films highlighting the Ocean Census scientists incredible work as they discovered over 100 new marine species including fish, shrimp and corals. Our coverage was shown by news outlets worlwide including the BBC, CNN, ABC, CBS,TVNZ, New York Times and New Scientist

2024  After hugely succesful screenings in Woodbridge, Aldeburgh and Ipswich - our latest documentary gets an outing to Felixstowe and the former home to HMS Beehive a Gunboat HQ which is now Felixstowe docks (May 16th)

2024  Very pleased to help raise a bit of cash for armed forces veterans charity SSAFA Suffolk  with a screening of Gunboats at a packed Riverside Cinema Woodbridge

2023 A weekend filming at the world renowned music venue that is Snape Maltings. It is only 15 minutes up the road from us which is handy.

2023  Enjoyed an incredible personal trip to Scotland and when the sunshine came out so did the Dolphins.

2023 Another great experience was getting shots of the Puffins with their beaks tightly packed full of fish.

2023  For an upcoming documentary about war hero Robert Hichens who was based at HMS Beehive at what is now Felixtowe docks.

2023  We spent much of November and December filming in the Canary Islands including an intense 21-day mission to discover new ocean species. We provided filming, live shots and editing for the expedition.

2023 It was a privilege to go along and celebrate my local team- Ipswich Town's success in promotion this year with Future Stars. 

A big thanks to Gary Miller.

2023  Press coverage at the Royal Institute in London for the official Ocean Census launch with The Nippon Foundation. 

It was also the launch of a film that we shot and edited with former 

BBC Science Editor, David Shukman

2023  Muli-camera and editing of event coverage for the NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Trust

2023  Filming and editing comms films

 for the BBC in Manchester.

Sony FX9 and FX3 on a DJI Ronin RS2 gimbal.

2022 DoP for 7 weeks helping visualise and supply cameras and drones for the first deep-sea exploration of the Indian Ocean around the Maldives by international and Maldivian scientists.

2022 What a privilege it was to take part in this Expedition. I found myself 500 metres down in the Indian Ocean in a submersible with sharks and rays gliding by and add to that I officialy became an Aquanaut. 

2022  Muli camera, live music concert coverage.

Live filming and streaming to YouTube.

A concert film was edited from the rushes and shown at the Riverside Cinema.

2022 Filming event coverage for TEDx Glasgow. 

Supplying live event coverage via ATEM and Zoom. 

Supplying editing facilities

2021  We are thrilled that our film 

A Wing and a Prayer shot during lockdown made the finals of the Suffolk Shorts Film Festival in the Best East Anglian Film category.

2021 We caught up with the ship that hit the headlines after getting stuck in the Suez Canal.

Hired as Shooting Producer for BriteSpark Films to cover the ships UK arrival for an upcoming documentary.

2021 Some drone filming for this fun series for Curve Media.

Motorhoming with Merton and Webster 

on Channel 5 TV

2021  From robots to 3D printers to life changing drugs, we filmed across the UK to showcase a diverse range of cutting edge British businesses.

Filming for Creative Nation / Innovate UK Edge

2021 Underwater drone filming in Greece.

We were searching for a WW2 aircraft wreck 70 metres down in the Aegean Sea. But that's another story!

Nearer the surface we managed to capture some great footage of marine life.

2021 On Air March 2021. Blessed with fine sunny weather and stunning locations in the Summer of 2020 we had the pleasure of filming the drone material for the 2 Suffolk episodes of this very popular Channel 5 TV series. 

Production Co. Curve Media. Director Alexis Girardet.

Picture credit PA / Channel 5

2021 Working with some very talented young film-makers as a DOP for the BFI Academy, we aimed to help the students realise and execute their aspirations for an ambitious drama short film 'The Getaway' 

Working with some very talented actors too!

Produced by Guy Myhill. 

Delivered by Alex Jeffery and Creative Nation.

2021  We were hired to shoot a commercial for a logistics company that has just taken delivery of a brand new fleet of electric vans.

4K drone and ground filming for production company Creative Nation.

2020 We had a great premiere of the new behind-the-scenes documentary film about the Suffolk 'Movie' Trenches at the Riverside Cinema, Woodbridge. Covid socially distanced of course.

A film by Tim Curtis. Produced by Neil McGlone, written by Jonathan Ruffle, narrated by Claiire Vousden. Featuring Taff Gillingham, 

Khaki Devil and The Great War Huts.

2020  Coming soon! We are very excited that a new behind-the-scenes documentary film that we have been working on, for over 

a year now, is in the final stages of post-production. 

In support of local cinema. More to follow.

2020  Filming and recording the latest work of glass artist Arabella Marshall.

 'A Wing and a Prayer' is a large, colourful contemporary glass “window” fused into the ancient ruined chapel which stands in the grasslands of RSPB Minsmere. Thanks to Natural England and RSPB Minsmere for their support with filming at this sensitive, natural habitat. Film now on release.

2020  Had the pleasure of working with some very talented young film-makers as a Cameraman /Editor for the BFI Academy. The shoot and post were done remotely via Zoom allowing the students to view camera angles live and then later make decisions in real time in the edit. Live broadcast with our ATEM Mini Pro. Delivered by Creative Nation.

2020 Great to hear from our friends again at OMA Logistics in Ghana. 

Deep into Covid lockdown OMA asked us to post produce a promotional film. It was completely edited and signed off remotely. Big thanks to Big Fish Media for their voice over service.

2020  We recently took delivery of the ATEM Mini-Pro, an advanced 

multi-camera, multi-source, live broadcast solution. The switcher makes it easy to create professional multi-camera productions for live streaming to YouTube, Vimeo or a website of your choice.

2020  Filming and editing a special message and a musical insert with Carolyn Sampson and Joe Middleton for this year's 

Gramophone Classical Music Awards.  

Filmed at Pottion Hall, Suffolk.

2020  Commissioned by The Lost in Translation Circus and the City Council

 to film aerials of their socialy-distanced big top in the centre of beautiful Norwich.

2020 Great drone shoot in a beautiful part of the country, up on the north Suffolk coast with Tim Kahane for a new, upcoming TV series. Will keep you posted. Could be California. Almost.

2020 With an upcoming documentary in mind we took the plunge and purchased an underwater drone. The technology is not quite there yet for high-end broadcast filming, but as with aerial drones, we like to be ahead of the game. Shoots 4K. Can also mount a GoPro on ROV. 100 m tether.

2020 English Willow plant, manage and supply willow tree wood to make cricket bats. We were hired to film aerials for their promo at one of their plantations in Suffolk.Turned out to be a very nice film by DOP Ben Clowes

2020 The Tide Mill in Woodbridge gets a new paint job. 

One of only a handful of tide mills in the world still producing flour on a regular basis and among the first  mills in the country, 

working on the same site for well over 800 years.

2020 Before the crazy world of COVID-19 the Orfordness Lighthouse was about to be demolished. Ravaged by the elements it will soon fall into the sea. We were asked to get the some drone images to remember it by.

Update. The Lighthouse has been demolished.

2019 / 2020  Video East were commissioned by Real Vision, a leading name in global finance video content, to set up a UK hub.

We helped find the premises, oversaw the studio set design and supplied all of the lighting, kit , camera crews and editing to help produce one of their successful, ongoing weekly shows.

2020 Video East adds the Sony FX9 to it's kit offering. The long awaited successor to the legendary FS7,  it brings some fantastic upgrades with it. The FX9 has a Full Frame 6K dual native ISO sensor, VENICE colour science, upgraded auto-focus capabilities, built in genlock and timecode and much more. 

2020 At any given time, Suffolk's AJN Steelstock will be holding well over 30,000 tonnes of steel ready to be delivered to your site by our fleet of 60 lorries, wherever you are in the country.

2019 We are still very proud of our film Life on the Deben. The film has now morphed into a book, co-authored by Nick Cottam and Tim Curtis and was a Waterstones (Ipswich) best seller over Christmas.

2019 We were commissioned by The Woodbridge Riverside Trust to create time-lapsed video and drone footage of the tidal changes on the river Deben.

2019 VIDEO EAST is proud to supply on going films and photography for the The Sutton Hoo Ship Company and the Anglo-Saxon ship reconstruction.

2019 It's always a pleasure going back to Greenwich. 

The Cogency hired us to shoot a new actor-led promo and we supplied multi-platform social media edits for the exciting, revamped ORNC visitor experience.

2019  We were thrilled to provide the BBC series with drone footage  for their fantastic film about 

'the Sutton Hoo Hoard'

2019 Video East worked with Neil McGlone to shoot and produce a FilmFeast promo with British film director legend Mike Leigh. 

We also supplied multi-camera output and editing  for his Q&A and presentation in Woodbridge of his classic film 'Nuts in May'

APRIL 2019 Video East has been commissioned to make a short promotional film for West African logistics company OMA.

APRIL 2019 Video East was commissioned by The Cogency to make a series of social media adverts for the reopening of the stunning Painted Hall in Greenwich. We utilised a 30ft Jib arm courtesy of Suffolk based Jibshot. Filming 4K with Sony FS7 with Zeiss CP2 glass. Post-production completed by Video East. 

APRIL 2019 We have just completed a 4 year archive project for 14-18 Now WW1 Centenary Arts Commissions and the Imperial War Museum of the Poppies Tour.

APRIL 2019 Our fillm about Suffolk people during WW1 has enjoyed a succesful regional cinema tour with over 2000 bums on seats. Released in November 2018 and shot in France and Suffolk this drama-documentary tells the remarkable story of farm hand, Stanley Banyard and his exploits during the Great War. www.stanleyswar.com 

MARCH 2019  Trees help shade and breath new life into our rivers. @LifeOnTheDeben with @suffolkwildlife and @EnvAgency have proudly sponsored a tree planting scheme along the upper reaches of the Deben. #Trees #riverdeben #Suffolk

lifeonthedeben.com

JANUARY 2019 Stanley's War filmmaker Tim Curtis was privileged to be part of the team to hand over £14,000 to two worthy local charities. The Peninsula Poppy Project which commissioned Stanley's War, was set up by Fanny Jacob to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the WW1 Armistice. As well as raising funds the project engaged people in art, film and remembrance across Suffolk.

JANUARY 2019 Video East supplied the National Trust Sutton Hoo with drone shots and  dramatic Anglo-Saxon re-enactor footage filmed on the river Deben, for their new revamp films.

DECEMBER 2018 Video East supplied crew and editing for a series of learning and engagement films about the influences of WW1 on contemporary art. Filmed at Chelsea Arts College the project involved over 1000 students.

2018 Stanley’s War, produced and directed by Tim Curtis, dramatises stories of love and sacrifice, following the lives of Suffolk people during WW1. 

The film recounts the true life-changing experiences at the Western Front of Stanley Banyard, a farm hand from Suffolk, and how he saved the lives of his comrades. Cinema release. A Motion East Production.

2018  ITV Special documentary telling personal stories of Britain at war, told by the families who bought a poppy from the Tower of London. 

Video East shot and supplied all of the location footage from the Poppies Tour.

2015- 2018  14-18 NOW toured the iconic poppy sculptures Wave and Weeping Window by artist Paul Cummins and designer Tom Piper, during the First World War centenary between 2015 and 2018. 

The sculptures visited 19 locations around the UK and were seen by over 4.6 million people. Weeping Window and Wave have now become part of the Imperial War Museums’ collection. 

Video East provided the official production crew for the tour including film crew, drone and editing.

2017  Cinema Documentary. 100 minutes. Director/DOP Tim Curtis.

"McCarthy takes you on a fascinating insightful journey along one of England's most historical rivers, all seen through the eyes of Curtis' breathtaking cinematography. An ode to the significant natural beauty of our forever changing landscape.” -  Neil McGlone, film critic, Sight & Sound Magazine

A Motion East Production.