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SODIUM+FILMS.Pdf SODIUMFILMS.COM | 0113 2460337 | [email protected] Welcome to our latest portfolio; a collection of our favourite films, stories and advice we’ve collated from previous work. There’s some of our proudest moments and best work in here and if you think there’s something we can do for you, get in touch. We’re always open for coffee and we’re always excited to hear about new work and new clients. PHIL BARBER ROB BOOKER CO-FOUNDERS | DIRECTORS 0113 2460337 [email protected] SODIUMFILMS.COM MABGATE MILLS | LEEDS LS9 7DZ | UK WE GOT THIS __ SODIUM IS A TEAM OF FILMMAKERS, COMBINING IDEAS, STRATEGY AND END-TO-END PRODUCTION WITH ONE TEAM, UNDER ONE ROOF. WE CREATE EXTRAORDINARY CONTENT AND INFECTIOUS CAMPAIGNS FOR DIGITAL SCREENS, SOCIAL CHANNELS AND LIVE EXPERIENCES. WE ARE A NIMBLE AND DIVERSE FAMILY OF THINKERS AND DOERS BUILT ON AN OBSESSIVE DESIRE TO MAKE EVERYTHING THE BEST IT CAN BE. ALL THE CONTENT IN THIS BOOK WAS SHOT, DESIGNED, PRINTED AND HAND-ASSEMBLED ENTIRELY IN HOUSE. __ WORK HARD PLAY NICE BE HUMBLE STAY HUNGRY __ WHO WE’VE COLLABORATED WITH UK City Of Culture Underworld adidas Global Resn Manchester International Festival Fujifilm Pepsi GSK Investec Private Banking The Communications Store ITV Embrace __ WHERE WE’VE FILMED Inside a 75m long wind turbine blade On the streets of Brooklyn In the cockpit of a Concorde On a fishing trawler in the North Sea The battlefields of The Somme The highest peak of the UK Tour De France ADIDAS BRAND CAMPAIGN SPEEDFACTORY __ HOW CAN WE PACK THIS MASSIVE STORY INTO COMMISSIONED BY ADIDAS GLOBAL RESN SOMETHING THAT’S REALLY EASY TO UNDERSTAND? NICK CLINE | EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR, ADIDAS BRAND DESIGN customised products customised to create you working with to be going adidas are ADIDAS SPEEDFACTORY __ CAPTURING A GLOBAL LAUNCH OF THE LATEST IN FOOTWEAR TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE We collaborated with adidas Global and Resn SOLUTIONS A brand film to portray the dynamics of the to create content around the global rollout of the innovative installation and its visuals including interviews with adidas Speedfactory installation in 6 cities around the World. brand design director and creative lead to both explain the functioning and the feel of the Speedfactory. INSIGHT With Speedfactory emphasising the brand’s Various social teasers to build up anticipation for the events differentiation, it was crucial to reflect the spirit of innovation on social media channels and use during international trade and the brand insight that adidas’ work is never finished. shows. STRATEGY By creating dynamic and atmospheric short films A detailed walkthrough to introduce the Speedfactory for we aimed to establish an equitable brand experience to engage adidas to present internally and to refer to in the building of with. Different deliverables ensured each piece of content future installations . fitted the right target audience, be it internally or on social media. Still photographs of Speedfactory and the adidas flagship stores in London and Paris. adidas are going to be working with you to create customised products adidas are going to be working with you to create customised products create customised you to with be working going to are adidas adidas are going to be working with you to create customised products capturing the essecnc adidas are going to be working with you to create customised products DIRECTORS Rob Booker, Phil Barber CINEMATOGRAPHER Matt Gentleman EDITOR + DIRECTOR’S NOTES This is a great partnership for us, working with COLOURIST people who really believe and trust in each other. With really tight Lia Hayes deadlines, it’s essential everyone understands the mechanics of the big picture, but also the feel of the detail. And there’s nothing like a launch SCORE of a new product for such an iconic global brand that focusses everyone’s Lux Pacific attention. But the great part of this project was that everyone still left room for fun and the process was still hugely enjoyable and rewarding __ to be part of. IT’S LIKE SMASHING A MIRROR MANCHESTER PICKING ALL THE PIECES UP AND THEN EVERYONE COMES TOGETHER AND PUTS IT BACK INTERNATIONAL BERNARD SUMNER | NEW ORDER FESTIVAL __ 6 MONTH CAMPAIGN 100 FILMS 500,000 VIEWS COMMISSIONED BY MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL KOJEY RADICAL DARK MATTER MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL __ 6 MONTH DIGITAL CAMPAIGN Our collaboration with one of the UK’s most prestigious international festivals continued with MIF 2017. We were brought in early by the digital and PR team to help develop an entire strategy for the festival and led the creation of the online marketing materials. CHALLENGE Attracting the World to an 18-day festival taking SOLUTIONS We were granted access to every artist during place in the centre of the UK. Showcasing artistic content of the festival. Filming behind the scenes in recording studios, all flavours and for all people. rehearsal spaces, galleries, homes and on the streets. We made not only trailers, but documentaries, artist profiles and collaborated with many of the artists directly to create their HIGHLIGHT ARTISTS WE COLLABORATED WITH INSIGHT MIF17 was the festival’s largest year to date and a own individual films. new artistic director was taking the reins, whose focus was on Karl Hyde (Underworld) a true integration of digital and online accessibility. Mary-Anne Hobbs New Order STRATEGY Our plan was to create content in the lead up to the festival about the shows and the artists. Following this, we FEATURED CONTENT continued to send teams to document the festival and create The World Was Once All A Miracle continued social content to carry on the engagement. Music For A Busy City Paleman ARTIST PROFILE FILM THE WORLD INSPIRATION W A S STRIKES WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT ONCE RAYMOND YIU A L L In this short film, we discover the motives and Roderick Williams and the BBC Philharmonic. RAYMOND YIU inspiration behind the acclaimed composer The concert also featured the first European MIRACLE Raymond Yiu. performance of Burgess’s own Symphony in C, along with a work by a composer whose COMMISSIONED AND PRODUCED BY For MIF17, Raymond Yiu set text from six music has influenced Yiu, Burgess and every MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Burgess poems into The World Was Once other symphonist of the last two centuries: THE INTERNATIONAL ANTHONY BURGESS FOUNDATION All Miracle, a major symphonic song cycle Beethoven’s Symphony No.8. BBC PHILHARMONIC __ given its world premiere by brilliant baritone i don’t think we will ever write or create the perfect piece of art 4 ARTIST PROFILE FILMS TakeMUSIC six of the Worl’s FOR leading composers A BUSY CITY __ ANNA MEREDITH HUANG RUO COMMISSIONED BY MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL MOHAMMED FAIROUZ MATTHEW HERBERT SIX NEW PIECES OF MUSIC Music for a Busy City took six leading composers out of the concert hall and into Manchester to make music for the spaces through which we pass every day. This pioneering project featured six new pieces of music, each created in response to a specific space in Manchester – from shopping centres and train stations to the Town Hall. Up to 10 minutes long, these recorded pieces became part of the spaces that inspired them – playing in rotation every hour, so audiences could journey around town and hear each one in succession. ARTIST PROFILE SHORT FILM INNOVATION NOT PRESERVATION PALEMAN CALUM LEE | AKA PALEMAN __ COMMISSIONED BY MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Improvisation is ne of the most interesting forms of music because you’re In this short artist profile film, we talk to Manchester-born existing in musician and DJ Calum Lee – aka Paleman. He has won cult status for a series of quietly thrilling releases the past, the present and the future all at the same time. that have breathed new life into minimal electronic music. Paleman took his music to another level at Dark Matter - a series of shows curated by BBC 6 Music’s Mary Anne Hobbs and commissioned by Manchester International Festival. He created a live show that incorporated his seriously talented jazz drumming, mixed with his classic minimalist electronic sounds. COMMISSIONED BY UK CITY OF CULTURE UK CITY OF CULTURE __ 24 MONTH CAMPAIGN 50 FILMS 2.2M VIEWS YOUNG FATHERS LIVE AT “WHERE ARE WE NOW?” FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT COMMERCIAL ZODWA NYONI NEVER A MOMENT OF STILLNESS LEAD CONTENT CREATOR FOR UK CITY OF CULTURE 2017 We were the lead content creators for Hull UK City of Culture 2017 from the beginning of 2016, through preparations and into the year itself. Our collaboration still continues into the 2018 legacy period. CHALLENGE We worked with UK City of Culture’s senior SOLUTIONS We were granted complete freedom in creation team to change people’s perception of Hull’s image and to and delivered over 100 pieces of visual content end-to-end to generate excitement about the upcoming events, establishing capture the experience of Hull UK City of Culture. As it was Hull’s cultural identity as one of the most diverse and vibrant the organiser’s intentions to embed the events within the fabric in the UK. of Hull’s unique identity, our focus in implementation lay on presenting the events framed by the people and character of Hull. INSIGHT The potential and variety of Hull’s cultural scene and artistry has until now been largely unexplored. Getting to know Hull and its people, we learned about their unique perspective on art, community and culture. FEATURED CONTENT STRATEGY We selected a cross-section of events from Never A Moment Of Stillness international artists to community projects to portray Hull Turner Prize UK City of Culture’s breadth of ambition.
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