Category Archives: Work Completed

Speakeasy No.1 for Scottish Government Commissioners

OK, not the wittiest headline, but technically accurate and, for us, very exciting…
Following an eight month selection process we’ve been awarded top spot in the Scottish Government’s new Video Production and Post Production Services framework.  It’s a bit of …
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Engineering Opportunities

Engineering has always been a male dominated discipline. So when it comes to creating opportunities for women to break into this world, perhaps Abu Dhabi is not the obvious choice of location.

But Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi is leading …

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Griffin to temptation

I know, it’s a rubbish title, but it tickled me so I’m keeping it…
The Griffin in question is a mid-sized (68 turbines) wind farm near Aberfeldy.
Wind farms are becoming more and more common in Scotland. Even the First …
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The Mystic Legend of the Elephant and the Investment Bank

Investment banking has not traditionally been known for its child-like wonder, and poetry is all too often neglected in the financial sector.

However, near Blackfriars, amongst the steel and glass towers of the City, there lies a company who understands …

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Cold Comfort

On a particularly cold day last year, one of our lovely clients at Lloyds Banking Group came to us and asked if we’d go out in the snow and make a film about keeping the branches open in adverse weather …

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Round the world in 30 days

So one of the leading Private Equity Companies say to us, “We want a video made of all our main offices and sector leaders”, so we say, “Sure, where are they?”…And so starts a month of producing and filming in

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Speakeasy Picking Up Something Shiny- It’s The Awards Season!

So the awards season is over, no great surprises to speak of. The King’s Speech and Colin Firth do rather well for themselves, Miss Portman deservedly scoops gold for turning into a Black Swan that actually resembled much more of …

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Dragons’ Den?

It’s six o’clock on a bitterly cold January morning, the sun is yet to come up and I’m standing outside a warehouse in North London with around three hundred thousand pounds worth of fake £20 notes in a rucksack. This …

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NEWSFLASH: Speakeasy Acquires Pixar Animation.. well not really.

Well, ok. But Speakeasy has once again been pushing the boundaries of super-real 3D animation.

Working with Glasgow-based graphic design and animation specialists, Once Were Farmers, Speakeasy embarked on a promotional video for Scottish Development International (SDI), which featured …

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New Look for Lucy and Magnus

Fashion, glamour and glitz were today’s game. I found myself enjoying the shopping experience of New Look’s flagship Oxford Circus store. We were there filming an interview with CEO Carl Macphail who gave an excellent interview. All filmed in the …

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