RTR Productions was recently commissioned to film the Armwars Super Series event - 'Acid Reign' at Manchester and by all accounts it was a huge success. Although the event involved capturing a gruelling schedule of Armwars bouts over the course of the weekend, the crew ensured that everything went without a hitch and enjoyed the opportunity to get involved at the centre of the action.
Below you will find just a small selection of our location shots, please click on them to enlarge.
Fighters Inc. has commissioned RTR Productions to film the next ArmWars Super Series event - 'Acid Reign' at The Trafford Centre, Manchester. The event takes place over the weekend of the 23rd-24th July and features a number of world-title matches including the World Super-Heavyweight bout between 'No Limits' Devon Larratt and his challenger 'Monster' Michael Todd.
If you would like to watch the official event stinger, post-produced by RTR Productions, please see the video below.
RTR Productions has been approached by Euravia Engineering & Supply Co. Ltd. to produce their corporate film for worldwide marketing use in the aeronautical industry. Euravia has a proud and distinguished history in it's market and we are delighted to be given the opportunity to produce work for such an internationally acclaimed business.
Raising the roof is proud to announce that we are now filming and editing 'ArmWars Super Series' for Eurosport. This entails the post-production of 52 episodes over the course of the calendar year and can be seen on Eurosport 2 at 9:30pm on Thursday evenings. The series is the leading arm-wrestling production worldwide and features talent from all the over the world.
After the success of our recent promotional product film produced for Protec Fire Dectection Plc 'Plug and Play', Protec approached Raising the Roof Productions to produce their latest corporate film.
Filmed over two days at the Protec head office in Nelson, this promotional film highlights the products and services provided by one of the major, thriving companies within the Pendle area.
In order to mark the 400th anniversary in 2012 of one the one of the most notorious witch trials in English History, 'The Pendle Witches', Raising The Roof Productions Ltd intend to create the definitive documentary drama based on the testimony of clerk to the court, Thomas Potts.
This film will encompass dramatic reconstruction leading up to the events, re-enactment of the trials themselves and the final outcome of the courts proceedings mixed with an investigative approach using a presenter on the scene and on the spot interviews with the characters/witnesses standing for both the defence and prosecution.
Our intent is to highlight the thoughts and practices of the time and to find out the truth about those fated Pendle Witches. Using a modern day investigative journalistic approach, we will reveal parallels between the scapegoated communities of both today and yesteryear, whilst producing a highly dramatic and entertaining film worthy of such a poignant anniversary in not only local but national history.
We would like to hear from anyone interested in becoming involved with this project either local to Pendle or further afield.
After being commissioned to produce a documentary for rising star and all-round performer Donald Hawkins, RTR took an investigative journey into the enigma that is Donald Hawkins, probing at every step in an attempt to reveal all of the pieces of an otherwise intricate jigsaw.
Thus far, our quest has led us to the discovery of some fascinating truths, some explosive relationships and an emotive journey of a man destined for the top. However, there are some stories that still evade RTR and hopefully, in due course, we'll be able to bring you those answers...
After being commissioned to produce both a Product and a Corporate video by our recent client Protec, our studio got to work producing some stunning animated models. Created entirely in C4D with a light studio, the results can be seen below.
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Salford University-MediaCity- Projection Event
RTR recently helped out on a project for Salford University. To promote MediaCityUK and Salford university, a movie was to be projected onto the side of a new building on the University campus. The aforementioned movie was to be produced to fit the dimensions of the architecture precisely and its purpose was to reveal coded messages, which were to be deciphered by the audience who could enter a competition online.
The task was produced at breakneck speed over just a couple of days including amends from client as we went..
As expected, the event was a great success and everyone was delighted with the results!
Our MD and DoP, Mark Oulson-Jenkins, has been working in Sudan for the last six weeks, shooting a documentary regarding the recent elections there, which were the first to take place in twenty four years, following the end of the Sudanese Civil War in 2005.
It has been a tough adventure for Mark, with gruelling challenges facing him at every step of the way, including encountering a number of mine fields! However, it was most certainly worth it, having experienced and witnessed the hardships and difficulties of life which we can’t even begin to understand within the comfort of our ‘developed’ world.
RTR recently produced a product film for Protec Plc which seeks to promote Protec's brand new product line - 'Plug and Play'. As an innovator in the design, management, installation and supply of a number of safety systems, Protec wanted a Film which demonstrated their technical competency and we were more than happy to oblige!
Incorporating both 3D CGI and animation alongside digital video, Protec were more then happy with the final outcome...
'Studio 11' is a Recording Studio in Nelson's ACE Centre who provide a full studio service to all of their clients. They approached RTR with a brief to produce a 'music video-esque' promotional video to promote the high quality service they offer to all of their clients.
Working alongside Andreas, the Studio Engineer, RTR Productions produced a music video within the confines of the studio itself, demonstrating the dynamic atmosphere available to both successful artists and up-and-coming local musicians.
We'll let you know, just as soon as we find out...
'Africa Rising' wins One World Media Award
All of the team here at Raising the Roof Productions are both delighted and very proud to announce that our MD and DoP, Mark Oulson-Jenkins, has been awarded a One World Media Award in the 'Millennium Development Goals' category for his work on the film 'Africa Rising'. Mark was the DoP (Director of Photography) for the entire duration of the film, working alongside Jamie Doran of Clover films, which was shot in Ethiopia in 2008.
Director Jamie Doran dedicated the award to the people of Sodo Region in Ethiopia who proved that, "given the opportunity, Africans will take themselves out of poverty".
WINNER: Africa Rising – Jamie Doran, John Moffat, Mark Oulson-Jenkins; Clover Films for TG4
Imagine an Africa without thousands of Western aid workers telling Africans what to do; imagine an Africa where Africans are proving that they can take themselves out of poverty for a fraction of the cost spent by typical NGOs. With a cast of thousands, that's the message of 'Africa Rising'.
The judges said:
"A superbly shot and uplifting film about poor people in a rural region of Ethiopia who get together to help themselves. The jury found this a compelling piece of work that drew the viewer into the heart of this community as it struggled to shake off a dependency culture. From an endearing woman dismissed as mad for starting a café in her bush village, to the candid money lender lamenting the loss of his profits from the poor, this rich and inspiring production had it all".
Brookfield Construction - The Strata Tower
Raising the Roof Productions have won a commission by Brookfield Multiplex to produce their latest film detailing the latest construction and engineering feat of Strata, part of the regeneration of The Elephant and Castle. It is now the tallest residential building in central london. Shooting at the top of the 43 storey tower did involve a steady hand and a head for heights. Extreme heights, that is! We did, however, experience what are conceivably the most spectacular views of London you could ever wish to see.
The Film will be available to view on the RTR blog and on our projects page very shortly.
'Africa Rising' - Nominated for One World Media Award
'Africa Rising' has been nominated for the One World Media Awards under the 'Millennium Development Goals' award category. Shot by our MD and DoP Mark Oulson-Jenkins, the Raising the Roof team are delighted with the nomination and would like to wish Mark and Clover Films all the best at the awards ceremony.
For details on the awards ceremony, please click on the link below: One World Media Awards
Web Presenters - RTR Productions new service
Due to the increased demand for the latest web presenter craze, Raising the Roof Productions are pleased to offer our brand new 'Web Presenter' service. See the Web Presenter page or click on the link provided for more details.
Pineapple Dance Studios – Filming
This week see's the launch of Sky One’s new documentary ‘Pineapple Dance Studios’, produced by Pulse Films. Our MD and DoP has never had so much fun shooting a Documentary, saying "it was one of the funniest jobs to date. Honestly, you could not make these characters up if you tried". Pulse Films ended up producing 13 Episodes. So, if you like a giggle and can handle big ego's this is definitely one to watch!
‘Pineapple Dance Studios’: Where careers are made, dreams are broken, bitching is an Olympic sport and everyone is fabulous!
Pendle Business Awards 2010
Presented by our very own Zilpah Hartley, with the help from the event management team at Raising the Roof Productions Ltd, the Pendle Business Awards 2010 went down with great success. RTR also produced all of the screen and vision work, ensuring the awards were able to run efficiently and without any technical issues. Raising the Roof Productions would also like to offer it's Congratulations to all those who participated, ensuring a highly successful evening.
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