Imagist Studios

Mattel tour- teaming up with Olaus Roe

master — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:43:59 +0000

Here at Imagist, we were lucky enough to have the guys from Mattel come over and take a tour of our studios. We also had Olaus Roe, our Oakwood cousins present the work they can do too. It was an amazing experience for Mattel, and they were certainly impressed with with scope of Oakwood’s creative work.

Caple Shoot

master — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:12:37 +0000

Caple set install- video!!! In June we had an amazing set build that took 3 days- we were luck enough to have Caple kitchens choose our studios for their product shoot…

Green – Everywhere

master — Tue, 31 May 2011 15:41:25 +0000

When you flick the switch on 320 KVa of power every day it is not easy to ignore the pangs of guilt when you consider the environment and the impact on global warming of such a pull on power.
and we all know TV and film production consumes power and lots of it – fact.

But here at Imagist Studios the crew can rest easy in the knowledge that all the energy consumed comes from renewable resources… the whole building is green not just studio 1 ! So when you flick the switch on that 12K HMI the light intensity increases but not your carbon foot print.

Studio 1 – Cyclorama and Ceiling

master — Tue, 31 May 2011 15:39:42 +0000

Additional investment has been made at Imagist studios improving, even further, the green screen chroma key facility in Studio 1. The permanent 110′ screen and floor has now had a full cyclorama added in 3 dimensions with the further benefit of a removable chroma key 10m x 10m ceiling 5m above the set floor. This allows for shooting in three dimensions not only from left and right but above and below.

This facility is unique in the region and is already proving very popular as the latest in chroma key facilities for the film and TV industries.

Deadly 360

master — Tue, 31 May 2011 15:38:45 +0000

Steve Backshall, Wildlife writer, adventurer and top natural history presenter has just finished filming Deadly 360 here at Imagist Studios.

From the success of Deadly 60, Steve’s new series, Deadly 360, is studio based and looks in even greater detail at some intriguing and dangerous wild life. Steve is seen in a high tech set with the numerous screens that surround him showing the wildlife in action.

Andy’s Wild Adventures

master — Tue, 31 May 2011 15:33:33 +0000

The BBC’s Natural History Unit has started shooting a brand new Children’s TV series at Imagist Studios in Bristol called ” Andy’s Wild Adventures.”

Hosted by popular CBeebie’s presenter, Andy Day, the series is an exciting blend of natural history / entertainment for 4 -7 year olds.

Andy is a busy ranger at Pickle’s Animal Park and every day after he’s finished his rounds he heads to his workshop for a tea break with his friend Kip the cat. There are certain things that Andy can’t show us in the Park, so he and Kip climb onboard their amazing Kip Mobile and head off on some incredible wild adventures, to see the animals for real.

The 40 x 15 minute episodes will utilise the extensive BBC Natural History archive with Andy filmed in front of Imagist Studio’s huge green screen. Andy will then be composited into each scene in post-production, so that it looks as if he really is coming face to face with wild animals in their natural habitats. From elephants in Africa, to penguins in Antarctica, And’ís adventures will be beyond even his wildest dreams.

The production crew will be filming the exterior workshop and animal park scenes on location at Longleat Safari Park.

The series will first air in January 2012 running for 40 episodes through the year.