A detailed breakdown of how we pulled off a Xmas ad from concept through to production and delivery in just 3 weeks for our friends Mr Kipling

video productionCal ThomsonJanuary 24, 2024video breakdown, video production company, video agency, behind the scenes, Mr Kipling, Mr Kipling Xmas Advert

A deep dive into our BBC Food content retainer

We create 8 x recipe videos from scratch every single month for BBC Food. Here’s how…

behind the scenesCal ThomsonNovember 3, 2023BBC food, video production company, recipe videos

My First 3 Months as a Junior Producer

Hi, I’m Jazz and I’ve been with Dead Pixel Films as a Junior Producer for 3 months now and what an absolute RIDE it has been so far.

video productionCal ThomsonOctober 20, 2023producer, Video Agency Manchester, video production company, hiring, staff, team, crew member

Production Company of the Year 2023: Shortlist

We’re super excited to announce that we’ve made the short list for ‘Production Company Of The Year 2023’ as hosted by Prolific North.

video productionCal ThomsonApril 11, 2023video production company, production company of the year 2023, best production company in Manchester, Video Agency Manchester, Prolific North Champions Awards 2023

"Kill The Hunger Pains" feat. Philadelphia

Our project "Kill the Hunger Pains" combines a love of horror and love of food! We wanted to make something that challenged our lighting, sound design and story telling skills whilst subtly promoting a household brand that we're all fond of.

behind the scenes, video productionCal ThomsonFebruary 9, 2023video production company, behind the scenes, video breakdown, horror, how to shoot horror video, how to light for horror, how to light food videos, food porn, video agency, Manchester video agency

What exactly is a 'bank' of content?

Traditionally a client would come to us and ask for creative video production services. That could be a TV commercial, a piece of branded content or a campaign film. Since our inception in 2017 we’ve always doubled down on over delivering assets to maximise a clients investment, but what exactly is it?

behind the scenes, video productionCal ThomsonOctober 20, 2022behind the scenes, video production company, video production agency, video content agency, Behind the scenes, Tv Commercial, commercial film-making, Video production agency, What is video content?, what is a video production company?, How to shoot video content?

Filming abroad in a post-Brexit world: Things to consider

What is a carnet? How many batteries can I take on a flight? We dive into the things you need to know about taking professional video equipment out of the UK for film shoots.