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A Secret weapon for Health & Safety compliance

I create a large amount of training films and content, and one of the biggest barriers to getting the content I need is maintaing my personal safety. I also need to comply with the multitude of policies and restrictions that companies have in place. Because the sub 250g class of drones are now at a…


COVD-19 challenges for videography.

Of course video is the obvious “safe-distance” method of reaching people, as ZOOM and Teams have shown – and never was there a greater need for video training material now so many people are home based The problem is keeping everyone involved in the filming safe and apart during this pandemic. If you don’t believe…


2020 and moving forward…

Although I’ve been involved in media production for over 25 years, the rate of change still amazes me. My niece and nephew are blissfully unaware of the incredible exponential leaps technology has made over the last 50 years to where the phone they hold in their hand has many times the power that the early…


2019 – Where are we now?

It’s been an amazing journey so far in terms of skill set and direction. I remember when first starting Big Ant, I had a clear goal of creating short films with strong narrative – and which were centered around people rather than special effects. However life is rarely that straight forward, and if you keep…


2016 and beyond…

2015 went by in the blink of an eye. I had always planned on blogging regularly but business has been both exciting and incredibly busy and so blogging was one of the things that disappeared. I don’t believe in doing anything for the sake of it, so unless there is something worthwhile to say I…


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 1

An early start at 5am saw a really cold and very frosty morning. Heathrow Airport were cancelling flights due to freezing fog, so fingers were crossed that it would stay warm enough down at Gatwick for us to fly. Luck stayed with us and we took off on time for an uneventful flight into Innsbruck…


Dent in Cumbria

It’s been a long while since we’ve had a holiday in the UK and had completely forgotten how much amazing scenery, good food and accommodation is available right here in good old blighty! We had booked a “get away from it all” cottage in a tiny hamlet called Gawthrop in the beautiful Dentdale A spectacular…


BigAnt go Clubbing!

Anyone that knows us would think – Steve and Sheila CLUBBING!? Don’t worry we haven’t discovered that we like raving and all nighters! You will remember Joe Oakley – he reached the semi finals last year of Britain’s Got Talent with his amazing trials bike display. BigAnt were asked by Joe’s management team if we…


Video Testimonials

Ever noticed that you close more sales when you’ve been recommended by one of your clients? How believable is a written sentence boldly stating how great you are? Imagine hearing your clients describe the benefits of your product or service on your behalf. We all understand the power of testimonials in business, but using video…