Giant Leap is a Yorkshire based production studio that specialises in shooting, editing and distributing digital video. By combining experienced media professionals with high-end digital video technology, creative camera work and professional editing, Giant Leap will create an effective product that successfully delivers your message, on time and on budget.

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Mar 19

Complete 5D Shooting Package

We have a special deal for shooters looking to hire a complete shooting package that won’t break the bank. Our complete shooting package covers camera, sound and lighting and is the most competitive one out there. Whether you’re shooting a music video, short film or corporate video production you can have all your kit taken care of for a super low price of just £200.00 ex VAT per day or £600.00 ex VAT per week.

Kit includes;

  • Canon 5D Mk2
  • 40GB Sandisk Memory
  • Canon 24-70mm f2.8l
  • Canon 100mm f2.8l is
  • Canon 135mm f2.0l
  • Canon 200mm f2.8l
  • Manfrotto Tripod
  • Glidetrack Shooter SD (0.5 metre)
  • Manfrotto Fig Rig
  • Sony SD CRT Monitor
  • Sennheiser MKH416
  • Sennheiser ME66/K6
  • Roland R-28
  • Kino Flo Diva Lite 400 Kit
  • 3x Arri 800w Reds
  • 2x Arri 2000w Blondes
  • 1x Arri 650w Fresnel
  • 1x Arri 300w Fresnel
  • 3x Dedolight 150w

To find out more click here.

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Feb 25

Ellite Performers - Dancer & Choreography Services

This is something new we are starting to do on the blog… bigging up some of the great companies we’ve had the opportunity to work with. First up is Ellite Performers who we have helped out with both video and photography services. They’re running a great operation and providing dance services for some great brands including the likes of Microsoft, BMW and Virgin Media.

You can find some more information about the company below.

“Ellite Performers is an exciting, innovative dance company offering professional dancers, singers and choreographers for any event.

All of our cast members have been through a rigorous audition process, ensuring that only performers of the highest quality are used in our shows and productions.

Whatever the event, product launch, trade show, exhibition, private function, corporate event or themed party, Ellite Performers are able to provide professional, friendly advice. We are based in Leeds, West Yorkshire but regularly provide dancers and choreography services to clients in England, Wales and Scotland with popular locations including Sheffield, Chester, Liverpool, Bradford, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and London.

No matter how small or large the event, we have something to suit your needs. Our shows and productions range from 2 to 30+ cast members.”

www.elliteperformers.co.uk

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Feb 22

Giant Leap goes international!

We are excited to report that we were commissioned to shoot and edit a news report on up and coming boxer ‘Kid Galahad’ in the run up to his title fight with Jason Booth. The report commissioned by broadcasting giant Aljazeera Sports was beamed out last week before the match and was a real test of capturing quality visuals and audio in a busy, training environment.

All footage was captured on the ever popular Canon 5d with L series glass with sound recorded separately and synced in post. Time was of the essence with tight deadlines for final output to be sent to the Middle-East within 24 hours. This resulted in rushes being transferred and tied up with audio as well as a quick assemble in FCP in Yorkshire before transferring selected material to central London via FTP for a fast edit and voiceover recording the next day.

The final cut looked great and everyone was happy so a great job all around. The other great news is that Kid Galahad won the title with a unanimous points win!

To read more about the fight click here.

You can follow Kid Galahad on Twitter here.

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Feb 11

Two Short Films in Pre-Production (Busy Times!)

We are currently prepping two new digital shorts to shoot and post-produce in 2012. Both shorts will be produced under our new Civil Disobedience brand which aims to place emphasis on creating dramatic fiction that isn’t afraid to go to some dark places.

‘Burned’ is a micro short that is being put together for the upcoming Virgin Media Shorts competition. I’m sure most people will be aware of it but if you haven’t go check out http://www.virginmediashorts.co.uk .

‘Cheated’ is a twenty minute drama that will be shot and marketed as a sample for a proposed 6 episode television series. Focus will be on making a show with heavy emphasis on cinematography and visual storytelling as opposed to dialogue heavy material that is shot in a routine fashion.

You can find out more about both films at the links below.

http://www.giantleapproductions.co.uk/films/burned/

http://www.giantleapproductions.co.uk/films/cheated/

If you’ve read this article and feel you’d like to be involved in some way feel free to drop us an email at video@giantleapproductions.co.uk

Enjoy the weekend!

Nick

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Feb 2

The ASC Magazine: Podcasts & Downloads

I’ve been a subscriber to American Cinematographer magazine for a good few years now and it’s an incredible resource for any one interested in the art of cinematography. Covering film, television, short film, music videos, commercials, installations it’s a real insight into the mind of a director of photography as they break down their approach to shooting a particular project.

I’m a big fan (we always have copies lying about in the Giant Leap Productions office) and it was a big shock for me to find out there is a resource page on the ASC website containing downloadable podcasts free of charge. I have since devoured them all and can give them a huge double thumbs up.

Podcasts available include, Breaking Bad (Michael Slovis, ASC), Buried (Eduard Grau), Valhalla Rising (Morton Soberg), Lost (John Bartley, ASC), Valkyrie (Newton Thomas Sigel, ASC) and many more.

You can find them all at the link below;

http://www.theasc.com/ac_magazine/podcasts.php

Enjoy!

Nick

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Nov 28

Giant Leap looking for a make-up artist for regular collaborative work

We are on the hunt for a freelance make-up artist (ideally based in the Yorkshire region) for hire on both video and photographic shoots.  If this is of any interest please drop an email to video@giantleapproductions.co.uk and we can arrange a quick chat to go over requirements.

Any regular freelancers will be allotted space on our website to give an overview of their skills as well as host their portfolio.

To see an example of our work please visit www.giantleapproductions.co.uk/showreel

Speak soon!

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Nov 10

Freelance and full time employment opportunities

We are getting lots and lots of emails requesting consideration for freelance position or full time employment and we’re sorry to say that there aren’t really any positions available at present.

We do, however, have an occasional need for new freelancers if our regular crew members are unavailable so if you would like us to keep you on our books please send a biog of no more than 100 words, contact details and a link to your show reel via video@giantleapproductions.co.uk.

As well as being a good place for us to look for new talent when opportunities arise it should also help build an awareness of freelancers in the area and what specialities they have.  It’s always good to network!

All the best,

Nick

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Nov 9

Please join our new Facebook Page for Giant Leap Photography

Giant Leap provides location and studio photography services in our home county of West Yorkshire as well as nationally. Our shooting style is relaxed yet professional and is able to utilise both artificial and available light. We are able to provide graded images in digital or print format and offer a RAW buyout of images should you wish to have them graded elsewhere.

We love photography and take pride in making sure that we walk away with a number of fantastic images from every individual session. We make sure that images are well composed, tack sharp and properly exposed but that doesn’t mean we shy away from Photoshop once we bring our flash cards back to the studio to post-produce your images. We scrutinise every image that has been selected by our clients and regularly use Photoshop to tweak images in order to get just the look that is wanted. Popular requests include skin smoothing and blemish removal, creating high contrast looks, conversion to b&w as well as creative crops.

When shooting digitally we only use professional full frame 35mm digital SLR cameras and as a result we can provide images that can be blown up to considerable size without showing noise that can ruin large image prints that are derived from entry-level digital SLRs and compact cameras.

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Nov 5

Sony Ex3 live performance recording

A great time was had filming some live performances on the Sony Ex3 last night. It’s fantastic in low light situations and has very straight forward menu navigation which is always a bonus when having to get set up quickly. Performances were amazing and met some great people too. Top night all round!

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