Filming

Our little black book is full of talented camera operators, live directors, producers, editors, graphics designers, scriptwriters, drone operators, lighting experts, make-up artists and production team staff.  Many of them are ex-BBC staff like us. 

We are all available for freelance hire.

But we specialise in taking on whole projects – studio shoots, location filming, interviews, launches, outside broadcasts, livestreams, conferences and lectures. For promos, launch films, IDs, adverts, documentaries and live music shoots. 

Our credits range from BBC1 to Sky Arts and every UK channel in-between.

Do you need green screen interviews? A pop promo? A viral? Have a programme idea you want to develop? 

At magnificent! we have the team to make it all happen. 

We can generate content ideas, write scripts, develop storyboards and then book the team. 

We have our own cameras, lenses, lights and audio gear but we also work with industry-leading equipment suppliers like Video Europe to ensure we shoot on the equipment you want and can even bring in TV trucks for live broadcast.

In the adjacent column you can see a list of some of the films we have made over the years for clients such as the BBC, Discovery, Sky, the government, record labels and charities. If you scroll to the bottom you will see a big list of programmes Des was responsible for before magnificent! for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4.

We have the experience you need to make your filming project not only happen, but exceed your expectations. 

We do this at highly competitive rates. We have handled budgets from £600 to £600,000. 

We can join a project from the start, before the start or help out when things have gone wrong elsewhere. 

Fully insured, fully trained, fully committed. We try to live up to our name wherever possible.  For a no-obligation chat with either Des or Shazna, get in contact now. 

 

 

 

Our big list. Network credits at the bottom.

  • British Academy 40 x 90min event films (2014-2017)
  • Chineseness (60mins) Discovery Channel 2013
  • British Academy of Arts and Sciences – Prospering Wisely 2013 (series of docs/magazine)
  • Discovering Music Brahms (90mins) BBC Radio 3 interactive 2011
  • Desert Island Discs 40th Anniversary concert BBC Radio 4 2011
  • Classic Relief Concert, RFH for BBC Radio 3 interactive (90mins) 2009
  • Magic Thumb documentary (60mins) 2011
  • Mendohlsson Masterclass, Maida Vale for BBC Radio 3 interactive (45 mins)  2009
  • Nancy Sinatra in Edinburgh – BBC 4 (59mins) 2007
  • Discovering Music Falla (90mins) BBC Radio 3 2011
  • Discovering Music Debussy (90mins) BBC Radio 3 2011
  • BBC Reith Lecture with Daniel Barenboim – BBC Radio 4 Interactive (59 mins) 2007
  • Leprosy in India Community Channel (29 mins) 2008
  • BBC Singers – pilot doc/performance film for BBC 4 (29mins) 2009
  • Without the Beatles (in production) (90 mins) 2009
  • Harold Pinter (cinematographer) Michael Caine, James Fox etc  for 3DD productions (90mins) 2010
  • Being Stevie Nicks (Director) (45 mins) in production 2010
  • Young People & Music with Howard Goodall – doc for the DfES
  • Canine Partners – film for Community Channel & DVD
  • Open Clasp Theatre – film for Community Channel & DVD
  • Learning Communities – documentary for Bedfordshire LEA
  • BBC Public Value – promotional DVD for Michael Grade / Mark Thompson
  • The Proms Inside/out promotional DVD
  • Winter Olympians 12 profile pieces London 2012
  • Nancy Sinatra – Morrissey’s Meltdown at the Royal Festival Hall
  • BBC Proms Out & About with The BBC Symphony Orchestra  
  • Hackney Empire & Brixton Academy Radio 3 online (60mins)
  • Shoreditch Festival (BBC1 insert director for Handover)
  • Eurovision 2007 (BBC 1 insert director)
  • Queen’s Jubilee Concerts – screens director
FILMING

 

  • Badly Drawn Boy concert –  Manchester (BBC Big Screens)
  • BBC Audio & Music Awards – 3 years of designing  graphic
    Promos, Shorts, Trails and promos selected list
  • BBC Electric Proms – pop promos/inserts (BBC1)
  • Plan International compilations
  • Oxfam – women at work promo
  • Skoll World Forum – 4 doc style promos
  • Hackney Council – e-learning films
  • Cimex – promos 

  • Highways England – 2 x training films
  • Webcredible – promo

  • East Festival promo

  • Story of London promos

  • We Did This.org promo

  • BBC press office promo

  • Hackney Creatives promo

  • CitySocialising.com – promos
  • Mouchel promos, documentaries, events
  • Asian Network promos

  • Robert Craven promos

  • BFI Launch film for BFI IMAX

  • London Legacy Company – Ads for Olympic Park

  • Atklns PLC- Park Voices BAFTA winning film

  • James Caan Dragon’s Den for BBC
  • Tony Robinson – a history of Hackney by air for the Olympics
  • 12 Culture films for London 2012 – Mario Testino, Alex James, Danny Cannon, Lenny Henry etc
  • Dermot O’Leary Radio 2 on air trail BBC1
  • Hazel Blears – the fight against Violent Extremism
  • Cabinet Office docs on social exclusion
  • Comedy sketches for BBC comedy dept (Angus Deayton, Lenny Henry)
  • Olympics – Cultural Olympiad launch film for Seb Coe
  • Queens Jubilee Concert- featuring Paul Mcartney, Brian Wilson, Queen
  • Edison Factor – pop promo
  • Radio 2 – Promos & TV Trails featuring Dermot O Leary (BBC1)
  • Promos for London Mayor’s office
  • Music Live for Belfast

  • Bishi – pop promo

  • 20+ promos for BBC Marketing Communications Audiences

  • Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment – documentary

  • Radio 3 – Promos & films
  • Radio 1 live from Belfast
  • Mark Radcliffe Radio 2 on air trail BBC1
  • 6 films for Hackney Council for Bird’s Nest Stadium Beijing
  • Olympics – Education launch film for Seb Coe
  • Proms in the Park – BBC 1 TV Trail
  • CD UK – Film Packages
  • BBC Education – Parents Music Room & Promos
  • BBC Radio & Music Festival – Trails and title sequences
  • Music Live Belfast featuring Alanis Morrisette, Westlife Ash
  • 6Music launch promo
  • James Caan – Dragon’s Den profile BBC
  • 5Live Xtra launch film
  • Sony Radio Academy Awards
  • Olympics main media launch films
  • BBC MC&A films (up to 20 for various depts)
  • Jools Holland Boogie Woogie piano BBC Radio 2
  • Great British Songbook profiles BBC Radio 2
  • London 2012 85x credit sequences for Big Screens
  • Catherine Howe – pop promo 
  • London Legacy Development Corporation 4 x promos
  • Westfield – onscreen adverts
  • MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT  (1998 – 2002) 
  • Radio 1 TV 2001 – BBC 3 Series Producer/Director (10 x 30 mins)
  • Technics Mercury Music Prize 2000 – BBC 2 Producer/Director (2x 60mins)
  • Song Secrets Unlocked – BBC Worldwide Director/Producer (20×15 mins)
  • Glastonbury 2000 with presenters Adam and Joe – BBC Choice (21 hours)
  • Travis Do the Beeb – BBC Choice Producer (30 mins)
  • Abbey Road Live – BBC 1 , BBC 2 & BBC Choice Producer (240 mins)
  • Webwise – BBC2 Producer (30 mins)
  • Linda McCartney Tribute Concert Insert director BBC1  (90mins)
  • The Delgados Live – BBC Choice  (60mins)
  • Inside Tracks 1st stint – BBC Choice (36 x 60mins)
  • Millennium Night – BBC 1 Music Producer (1×36 hours)
  • Technics Mercury Music Prize 2001 – BBC 2  (2x 60mins)
  • One Big Sunday – BBC3  (90mins)
  • NetAid – BBC online (7hours)
  • Bluetones Live BBC Choice (60mins)
  • Michael Jackson & Friends – producer BBC 1 (90mins)
  • Blur in Japan documentary – BBC 2 (45mins)
  • Glastonbury 1999 – BBC Choice Producer (21 hours)
  • The Ivor Novello Awards – BBC 2 (45 mins)
  • The Ozone – BBC 2  Special Projects Producer/insert director
  • The Brits 1999 – ITV Assistant Producer (120mins)
  • Inside Tracks 2nd stint – BBC Choice (15x 60mins)
  • Top of the Pops Plus – Play UK  Producer (20x 30 mins)
  • Blue Peter – BBC 1 Assistant Producer
  • The Music of Islam – BBC2 Assistant Producer
  • Dick and Dom in Da House – BBC 1 Researcher
  • Sheena Easton Documentary – BBC 1 researcher
  • Tikkabilla – CBeebies researcher
  • The Flying Gardener – BBC1 researcher