Category: film

Sprint & Push training with Team GB and Big Ant (no really!)

Back at Loughborough University today for our final day with Team GB Bobsleigh’s training camp. We’ve had an amazing few days meeting the Athletes and filming their efforts in their quest to be world No1 in Bobsleigh. To understand the explosive energy needed to propel a heavy 4 man bobsleigh to maximum speed, Big Ant…


Big Ant and the British Bobsleigh Team in Innsbruck – The Conclusion

We first met Gary Anderson from Team GB Bobsleigh when filming in Bath back in October 2010. Gary expressed an interest back then about having a video made to promote Bobsleigh in the UK. We stayed in touch via email and Twitter and then had a meeting almost 2 years to the day at HIPAC…


BigAnt and the British Bobsleigh Team in Innsbruck – Day 3 Part 1

The weather has warmed up slightly today, it’s 0 degrees, but there is no sun and a stiff breeze so feels a little cooler. This morning we headed into Innsbruck itself to capture some of the beautiful scenery in and around the town, and soak up some of the Christmas Market atmosphere. The new Manfrotto…


Big Ant and the British Bobsleigh Team in Innsbruck – Day 2

A beautiful day in Austria – brilliant sun and a crisp -6 degrees C! Start of the JWC competition today with Mica McNeill and Nikki McSweeney are drawn off 3rd at 14:00 local time here in Igls. The girls had a good practice session yesterday and hopes are high for the competition today. We’ll have…


Preparing for Sochi – Big Ant Video and the British Bobsleigh Team

Proud and pleased to be a Performance Partner for the British Bobsleigh Team. We have been asked to make a documentary that captures the struggle and triumph of the team as they follow the road to Sochi 2014, and also use our cameras to help the team analyse and fine tune their performance. All the…


Big Ant, ECS and Sapphire Events company launch film premiere

What a fantastic night! Big Ant teamed up with Sapphire Events and ECS to create the official launch of ECS at the Alea Casino in Nottingham. Big Ant created 3 themed films designed to compliment the Hollywood feel of the launch. With the support of David Ryley, Graham Dolling, Stuart Ross and Lavinia Pavis, we…


Big Ant, ECS and Sapphire Events film stills

A selection of stills from the 3 films we created for the launch of ECS. Click here for more details of the event.


ECS LLP, Sapphire Events and Big Ant Video

Big Ant have had a great time recently creating 3 short films, each in the style of a famous movie. We’ve had to re-create some of the camera work, develop CGI, lots of chroma-key work, and custom sound tracks – from orchestral to rock. Tons of work, loads of logistics to handle, but we’ve had…


FiveLamps films triumph again at The Quad in Derby

Had a really great evening at the FiveLamps film night held at the Quad in Derby. Carl and Sam held it all together despite a rogue laptop, and there was some really inventive films shown. Big Ant also had their mini documentary on the big screen, and many thanks for the feedback we received. The…


A short film about Alysn Midgelow-Marsden; textiles artist.

We have just finished a short film about a local artist. Alysn is an artist who works primarily in copper, bronze, stainless steel and pewter metal shims and woven metal fabrics; often altering the original surface by burnishing, texturing, printing, patterning and patinating. The results vary from subtle to spectacular, and she was ideal material(!)…