Directory: FILM & VIDEO PRODUCTION
FILM MAKERS
:: LenZflare - producing solutions for clients looking for high-quality & creative films. Based in Stoke-on-Trent.
:: The Maclagan Men Ltd. - a video production unit based in Stoke.
:: McGovern Productions - video producers based in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
:: Inspired Film and Video - a video production company based in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
:: ST16 - specialists in community video production. Sentinel newspaper business awards 'Business of the Year' 2008 winner.
:: Reels in Motion - a video production company from Stoke-on-Trent.
:: CineRobota - a Stoke-on-Trent video production company.
:: Stars & Heroes - animators based in Stoke town, Stoke-on-Trent.
:: Junction 15 - specialist video production company, based at the Parkhouse Industrial Site in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
:: Stoke Edits, a Stoke-on-Trent video specialist in producing BMX bike and skateboard films.
:: StaffordAV - a video production company run by Steve Bradbury, who is fresh from spending the last ten years in charge of a video production unit at Staffordshire University.
:: TDV Productions - video production, specialising in Google Adwords for Video.
:: Bomark Studios - based in Stoke-on-Trent.
:: Viva Film Productions - making short issue-based films. Based in Stoke-on-Trent.
:: NK Williams, Film and Graphic Design.
:: Real2Can.
:: Casual Productions.
:: inSignificant Productions - based at Keele. Interactive-video authoring.
:: Sharedmedia.tv - based in Burslem, and specialising in creating 60-second videos designed to be shared by users of social media.
:: Eclipse Broadcast - broadcast technical experts based on the Parkhouse Industrial Site at Newcastle-under-Lyme.
:: Staffordshire University Staffordshire University Film Production Class (2010-2013)
:: Ray Johnson - Ray has been making films in the area since 1972, with documentaries broadcast on TV channels and many now on DVD. He also founded and runs the Staffordshire Film Archive, and is on the Board of Screen West Midlands.
:: Stoke Cine and Video Society - a long-standing group, which puts decades of practical experience to use in regular film productions.
ANIMATION
:: SMA Studios - a highly-experienced character-based animation studio, creating work for commercials, TV, and features. Based in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
:: Koko Digital - one of the UK's leading digital marketing specialists, located at Keele.
:: Daniel Baddeley, a 3D-character creator and animator, based in Stoke-on-Trent.
:: Big Red Studio Animation - an animation provider based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent.
:: Eye Studios - specialists in producing audio for animation.
:: Carse & Waterman - based in Stoke-on-Trent, C&A have clients including The Prodigy and Santander.
:: Wow Digital Media - based in Biddulph.
:: DB Digital 3D - 3D modelling an animation with Maya, Photoshop, RealFlow.
PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION
:: Grand Independent - a commercial film company spin-off from Staffordshire University. Run by Film Production Technology lecturers James Fair and Peter Rudge, Grand Independent will develop, produce and distribute films and documentaries.
:: , for professional filmmakers and film companies based in... "Stoke-on-Trent, and surrounding areas".
CREATIVE SERVICES:
:: Dark Arts - an alternative model agency based in Stoke-on-Trent, and is run by photographer and performance artist Asha Tank.
:: Model and Scenic Animations.
:: Steve England is your voice-over expert, with his own specialist studio.
:: David Horvath is a skilled set designer and maker.
:: Red Rust Studios in Stoke-on-Trent offer a Script Consultancy and Development Service.
:: All4One Music - provides production music for film, TV, video productions and websites.
:: Direct Dogs - based in Stone. Supplies and trains dogs for films, TV and advertising, and can also supply facilities for still photographs for print adverts using dogs. Recent filming includes Brookside and BBC Six Nations Rugby.
LOCATIONS:
:: UK Film Location - a service based at Blythe Bridge near Stoke-on-Trent. They offer a directory of 600+ locations, with around 120 in the Midlands.
:: Stallington Hall Farm - provides a specialist Tudor/Georgian film-shooting location just outside Stoke-on-Trent.
EXTRAS:
:: MIM Agency - a Stoke-on-Trent agency for models and casting.
:: 7 Casting - has an office in Stoke-on-Trent.
:: Stoke Repertory Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
:: Circuit Personal Management, Stoke-on-Trent.
:: Claire Atherton, extra actress and crew. :: Stoke Film Theatre is Stoke-on-Trent's long established 212-seat 'art-house' cinema, with good links to local art cinema fans.
ARCHIVE MATERIAL (for documentaries, etc):
:: Staffordshire Past Track (formerly the Staffordshire Film & Multimedia Archive).
:: Midlands Moving Image Archive.
:: The Staffordshire Film Archive.
NETWORKS
:: , for professional filmmakers and film companies based in... "Stoke-on-Trent, and surrounding areas".
:: The Nantwich Film Club.
TRAINING
(See Creative Stoke's Courses page.)
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