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‘Arrows’ Archery for Schools!

Video production for Archery GB

We’ve continued our work with Archery GB by producing a series of resources to help promote ‘Arrows’ Archery- a version of archery aimed at increasing grass roots participation in schools.

We shot on location at a primary school in Shropshire, working with a group of pupils and an instructor.  From the footage we captured we produced two instructional videos explaining what Arrows Archery is all about.

We added in graphics in post including an appearance by Archee and Aimee- two characters created by Archery GB to promote Arrows. … Read more

Somersault Work With Top That! Publishing

Promotional video production for Top That! Publishing

Team Somersault recently produced a video for leading children’s books publishers Top That! Publishing.

Top That! is an award winning Suffolk based publishing house, producing books for children that are designed to promote child development and foster creativity and imagination.

We produced a video to promote a new iOS app starring the Froobles, a group of vegetable based characters designed to teach children about the benefits of eating healthy food and being active. The video shows children using the all the features of the app whilst maintaining a lighthearted ‘storybook’ tone throughout that fits the Froobles brand.… Read more

Team Somersault Cover Conference at Domino Headquarters

Domino Printing Logo

Our production team were recently dispatched to cover a conference for leading industrial printing company, Domino.  The company has a global reputation for the development and manufacture of coding, marking and printing technologies and is based in Bar Hill, Cambridge.

The conference was being held to examine the impact of the EU Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) and was attended by a range of expert speakers on the subject and delegates from all over Europe.

The Somersault cameras were on hand to cover all aspects of the conference, including keynote speakers and break out sessions.… Read more

Somersault Team Up With Another Marketing Conference

Marketing Conference by video production company

We are pleased to announce that Somersault is the official production partner of Another Marketing Conference.

The one day event, which takes place on Oct 18th, is aimed at senior and aspiring marketing professionals who want to be challenged by the latest thinking.  Rather than focussing on tactics and tools that assist in marketing, this conference will examine insights, strategies and trends, whilst keeping one eye on the future.

An exciting line up has been announced that features speakers from Google, The Guardian and Nokia. … Read more

Somersault Produce Video for House of Commons Event

FSPA promotional video by video production company

Team Somersault recently produced a short film for the Federation of Sports and Play Associations (FSPA) that was showcased at an exclusive House of Commons event.

The FSPA is a national trade body representing 18 associations and over 600 members in the sports and play industries.  Their aim is to represent and act as a voice of the UK Sport and Play industry and to work with the UK government and EU commission on all issues directly affecting their members.… Read more

Sprinting Into Action With British Athletics!

UK Athletics coaching resources shot by Somersault Video Productions

We recently started work with British Athletics (formerly known as UK Athletics) to produce a range of educational video content for their uCoach channel.

uCoach is British Athletics’ online resource for athletics coaches in the UK.  It provides coaches of all levels with access to information about coach development, events, news and high quality resources.

For our latest project we worked with elite level strength and conditioning coaches Mark Jarvis  and Rob Thickpenny to produce a series of video resources focussing on physical preparation  and conditioning.… Read more

Somersault Shoot YouTube Ads for David Lloyd Leisure

The Somersault Crew shoot an advert for David Lloyd Leisure

As part of our ongoing work with David Lloyd Leisure, we’ve produced two online adverts that are now being aired as ‘Pre-Roll’ advertisements on YouTube.

David Lloyd Leisure wanted this new campaign to reach both young male professionals and families.  We adjusted the style, pace and messaging for the two ads to reflect these two very different audiences.

After working through the initial brief, Team Somersault came up with two ads that perfectly reflect David Lloyd Leisure’s brand values. … Read more

Solving Problems with the University of Cambridge…

University of Cambridge Engineering shoot at Comberton Village College

As you can probably imagine, the Engineering Department at the University of Cambridge are pretty good at solving problems.   However, they also like to find out other people think- especially those who experience a problem on a daily basis.

That’s why we teamed up with professors from the University to film a schools project based around creative problem solving.

The University has been conducting research into lighting conditions in classrooms all over the country and found a number of issues. … Read more

Somersault Goes International with Thoratec!

Corporate video shot by Somersault Video Productions for Thoratec

We recently travelled to the Netherlands to shoot a mini documentary for leading medical technology company, Thoratec.

Thoratec, who have offices in Cambridgeshire, produce devices for patients suffering from heart failure.  One such device, known as the Heartmate, is currently changing lives all over the world.  Thoratec wanted to capture one of these real life stories on film.

The Somersault crew met Bert De Ruiter, a teenager from Groningen who has been living with the Heartmate device since being diagnosed with a serious heart condition.… Read more

Somersault Produced Video Featured on the TED Website

Nirmalya Kumar speaks at a Somersault filmed TED event

As part of our recent work with the London Business School filming one of their TEDx events, we are pleased to announce that a Somersault produced video has been featured on the TED website.

Nirmalya Kumar’s talk on ‘India’s Invisible Innovation’ was selected to appear on the TED website.  It features the London Business School Professor discussing whether India can become a global hub for innovation.

Samir Bhana, one of the organisers of the event, had these nice words to say about us:

“From day one, working with Somersault was an absolute pleasure.… Read more