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- TV Commercial02 Jul 2010
- Characterised02 Jul 2010
- Conviction28 Apr 2010
- Toshiba Commercial09 Apr 2010
- Our Contribution15 Jan 2010
- Drama for NHSBT14 Jan 2010
- CHLAMJAM08 Jan 2010
- Omni awarded by Attorney General02 Dec 2009
- ¡Alza La Voz!24 Nov 2009
- Success at Brest Fest France18 Nov 2009
- BIFA nod for Omni28 Oct 2009
- Age Concern Advert28 Oct 2009
- Big screen treatment for MDX28 Oct 2009
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- posted
- July 2, 2010
- time
- 5:33 a.m.
- by
- Sam
TV Commercial
13000 feet and falling
TV commercials can certainly be fast turn arounds but this one is literally travelling at 125.00 mph. (Sorry about the pun...it sounded good in my head).
We are working with technology focused ad agency MZL on an exciting new TV commercial, which gives us the opportunity to shoot something a little different with some Skydiving. The project certainly throws up some unique challenges but the first test jumps took place yesterday and all seemed to work well...roll on the sun.
- posted
- July 2, 2010
- time
- 5:25 a.m.
- by
- Sam
Characterised
Animation for UWE
We are working on a funky little animation for UWE and thought we would give you a little preview of the style, which we are lovin'. :-)
- posted
- April 28, 2010
- time
- 6:08 p.m.
- by
- Sam
Conviction
Into the edit
We are close to finishing the edit for our newest...and most powerful drama to date, 'Conviction'. Can't say too much about it at the moment but wanted to give you a taste.
- posted
- April 9, 2010
- time
- 7:51 p.m.
- by
- Sam
Toshiba Commercial
Bristol goes European
Omni have just completed the production of a TV commercial for Toshiba which will be rolled out across Europe from next week and running right up to the 2010 Football World Cup. The campaign message is, 'If your country wins the world cup, then you win!'...meaning that you actually get money back on a Toshiba laptop or TV if it was bought during the competition. Now there is even more incentive to follow your team.
Working closely with Mason Zimbler: a disruptive technology marketing agency, our job was to bring the concepts to life and recreate a European street party scene in the heart of Bristol. (keeping our fingers crossed for no rain the whole time) Half the shoot was set in Central Studios (based underneath us, which is kinda handy) and half in the middle of the city.
As you can see from the bellow images, it was quite a major setup just for 2x shots but well worth it, and all came together perfectly.
We'll upload a version of the commercial here very soon.
- posted
- Jan. 15, 2010
- time
- 4:07 p.m.
- by
- Rich
Our Contribution
Environment Agency
In the last part of 2009, Omni returned to work with the good people at the Environment Agency (EA). Building upon the ‘Our Contribution’ films produced in 2008, Omni have been knee deep in mud, moss and riverbed shooting across the South West to capture the hard work of the scientific minds that spend their days monitoring the microscopic changes in the environment, which often have huge ramifications for our everyday lives.
Whether it be flood prevention by working with farmers to reduce soil compaction, detoxifying old mining sites from tin pollution so that they can safely become public rights of way or simply minimising fuel consumption by cycling to local sites; the EA are doing everything they can to set a positive example and contribute to the environment that surrounds us.
We are now close to completion on five new films that cover a range of contributions by dedicated staff, that will be available to view via the Environment Agency website, as well as ours in the coming weeks.
- posted
- Jan. 14, 2010
- time
- 3:41 p.m.
- by
- rich
Drama for NHSBT
The Day in the Life
Omni have been commissioned by the NHSBT to produce a drama about the working life of a DTC (Donor Transplant Coordinator); which having spoken with those in the know must frankly be one of the most highly pressurised jobs in existence, hence providing the ingredients for a very engaging, enlightening and naturally moving short drama.
Exploring the working day of a DTC, which can start without warning at anytime in the 24hr day, given the fact that the deaths of those suitable for organ donation tend to be unexpected, is then followed by a highly emotional first half to the day where upon respectful, non pressurised counselling and consultation with the shocked and bereaved family is then followed with a time sensitive schedule to source one or several desperate recipients, who often only have hours to live themselves.
The upside is knowing that with such loss comes the fulfilment of saving lives, often of children with terminal illnesses. All culminating in a typical ‘roller coaster of emotions’ type of day, that if you times by five days a week, you find yourself deep in admiration for those who can actually do it without crumbling - and we think our jobs are stressful!
In the style of Kevin McDonald’s ‘Touching the Void’, this drama will combine insightful, intimate interviews with two London based DTCs, complimented with dramatic reconstructions of key moments from their working life.
Omni are hugely proud to be associated with this production and as a result have signed ourselves onto the Blood and Organ Donor registration to put our mouths where our hearts, lungs, eyes, etc. are.
A very pale faced blog of our trip to give blood to follow soon...Get involved here: www.blood.co.uk
The film will be complete in the first quarter of 2010.
- posted
- Jan. 8, 2010
- time
- 5:47 p.m.
- by
- Richard
CHLAMJAM
Safe Sex Campaign
Omni have completed a series of web based virals for Bristol’s NHS PCT (Primary Care Trust) to help raise awareness of the Chlamydia virus amongst teenagers and young adults, specifically with young males aged 16+ who are sexually active but aren’t potentially aware of the symptoms of Chlamydia due to its seemingly ‘silent’ nature. Men can however still be carriers of the infection.
It is the ‘silent nature’ of the infection that felt like the most pertinent point to address as Chlamydia can, if left untreated, leave women infertile, hence the need to make as much noise as possible when talking about it.
Obviously, we didn’t want to preach worst-case scenario to our target audience who, as proven before by previous campaigns, don’t traditionally engage with fear of the future threats. What we needed to do was address the ‘silent infection’ with a lot of fun, sex and noise, and what better way – short of hiring a fighter-jet to trail ‘Chlamydia’ air signage as it breaks the sound barrier over secondary schools, than to hire the more economical but equally as loud * services of Portishead Town Brass Band, or in this case the Chlamjam band!
* No actual proof of this.
‘Clam-Jam’ meaning to ‘cock block’ a sexual encounter from happening seemed like a perfect idea to build upon when considering the passing on of an infection, and through ‘researching’ the porn sites commonly frequented by adolescent teenage boys we found the perfect ‘playing’ field to raise our issue. Hence ‘home made sex tapes featuring sexy, young couples being interrupted by something loud and embarrassing like a brass band. Obvious really. To make things even more fun, we decided not to tell the actors our plan, so they thought they were going to be making up a virus shape in motion graphics...instead of realising we were cueing up a brass band in the next room.
Since its launch in December (Five weeks since the publication of this blog) the virals have received over 323,621 views worldwide across numerous sites, which have in turn translated into over 17,872 extra visits to the ‘Free Chlamydia Test’ site.
Get involved and get yourself tested here: www.chlamjam.com
View more by searching for 'Chlamjam' in YouTube.
- posted
- Dec. 2, 2009
- time
- 4:15 p.m.
- by
- Rich
Omni awarded by Attorney General
With Certificate of Excellence
Omni Productions and Glennie McIntosh have been awarded the 'Attorney General Certificate of Excellence in Communication' by Baroness Patricia Scotland QC on behalf of the Corporate Alliance Against Domestic Violence for the short film 'Leaving'.
The event hosted by Baroness Scotland and Comic Relief was held to raise awareness of the Corporate Alliance with UK employers from across all sectors. The award was handed in person by Baroness Scotland to the team at Omni and Glennie on Monday the 30th at a reception held at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
As part of event, 'Leaving' was recommended by CAADV and Comic Relief for use across the UK within a HR capacity to train and educate staff about the impact of Domestic Violence, which currently costs UK business over £2.7 billion and affects thousands of working men and women every day by impacting the ability of those affected to provide and care for themselves and their families.
The Corporate Alliance Against Domestic Violence is a group of progressive companies and organisations working individually and collectively to prevent domestic violence.
http://www.caadv.org.uk/caadv.html
- posted
- Nov. 24, 2009
- time
- 11:19 p.m.
- by
- Rich
¡Alza La Voz!
LEAVING wins Expresion en Corto IFF, Mexico
It is with great pleasure to announce that 'Leaving' has been awarded first prize at the Speak Out Against Domestic Violence short film competition as part of the Expresion En Corto International Film Festival in Mexico.
For the third year running, the festival held in San Miguel, has worked in collaboration with the Avon Foundation for Women to raise awareness to eliminate domestic violence around the world. The award was collected on our behalf by the British Council at an event held tonight at the Museum of Contemporary Arts in Mexico City.
Festival Director, Nina Rodriguez said regarding the award: "I am personally very happy the award goes to such a great piece of work and honoured to be able to share your excellent film with our audience. On behalf of all of us here at the Expresión en Corto International Film Festival, it is my deepest honor to thank and congratulate you for your participation and wonderful contribution to this competition. Please receive our warmest saludos and heartfelt gratitude. We look forward to hearing from you soon and to your future projects!"
http://www.expresionencorto.com/
http://www.avoncompany.com/women/speakout/index.html
- posted
- Nov. 18, 2009
- time
- noon
- by
- Rich
Success at Brest Fest France
More awards for Leaving
