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Our director Nick is back from Alaska after an epic two month shoot. He survived the bears and snow to make what’s going to be a great ten part, blockbuster Discovery series. The doc shot on HD by a very talented Raw TV crew from the US and UK, follows the fortunes of a group of unemployed men…

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Calabash founder and director Nick O’Meally is currently filming in the wilds of Alaska for a new observational documentary series, ‘Gold Rush’. The programme, which will air on Discovery US, has given Nick the opportunity to travel to this raw, yet beautiful location. He will be filming…

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Calabash Films has just re-versioned two great TV adverts for the charity Right To Play UK. The powerful and beautifully shot virals tackle the tough topics of child soldiers and child poverty. Watch them here. Those of you going to the VFestival this year look out for them playing on the main stages.

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Laura Robson’s ‘It’s Your Right To Play’ multi-platform, Twitter series has got off to a flying start generating record viewing figures for Right To Play’s global video content. The embedded videos on RTP’s site have proved hugely popular boosting the number of visitors and unique page views…

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Calabash Films have created an innovative multi-platform web series, featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes access to Laura Robson. Laura (16) who is currently ranking at No. 2 for UK girls, is one of the bright hopes for British tennis. Calabash will produce an exciting series of twitvids or online videos…

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Calabash Films have worked with CDSSL’s inspirational staff to make a charity video to live on their website and Youtube channel. Over the course of making the film we interviewed a host of individuals who have successfully managed to beat drug addiction such as James, who spent years of his life…

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BBC Radio commisioned Calabash to produce a series of audio podcasts for the website of The House of St Barnabas. This charity works to help people who are homeless and is based in a beautiful Georgian building right in the heart of Soho, London. It offers work and life support via the excellent ‘Life…

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Calabash Films create digital multi-platform video content available to view online, on your mobile, or on your ipod / MP3 player. Our completed series of Golf Putting Lessons are now available to download from the recently launched golfputtingonline.com site. So now you can have your own personal…

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Hurwendeki and Calabash Films Canon D5 Fashion Shoot from Calabash Films: Digital Video on Vimeo. Thanks to everyone involved in the Hurwendeki shoot on Friday. Here’s a small taster- a few shots from the uncut rushes… Plus, our director will be blogging on using the Canon D5 in the next…

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We’ve just finished a charity video shoot with South London community drugs service CDSSL. Nick, our director, met some fantastic individuals and found out just how important their work is. Thanks to Siggi our cameraman for, as always, his sterling contribution. Online video to follow soon……

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Thanks to everyone who came to hear us speak at the DV Talent Shooting and Directing 360 video course. We really enjoyed it, feel free to get in touch if you’ve got any more questions about online video production & digital marketing. info@calabashfilms.com Cheers, Nick

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Calabash Films have just finished working with the very silly people at the Bureau Of Silly Ideas (BOSI). The performing arts group specialise in entertaining audiences with all manner of street theatre. Their latest manifesto is to introduce Pie throwing as a sporting event at the 2012 Olympics and…

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Here at Calabash Films we’re really proud to have completed a charity video project with Church Housing Trust (CHT), a national homeless charity. Calabash were commissioned to create a campaign film that highlights the work of the charity and the individuals that have benefited from it. We also…

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The new look Mayor’s Fund for London website with web video by Calabash Films Calabash Films are delighted to have worked with Boris Johnson and the Mayor’s Fund for London to create a charity video for their new website, which launched today. The Mayor’s Fund for London is a charity focusing…

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Calabash Films covered the 2009 ‘All ‘Bout Me Awards’. The night celebrated the achievements of all the young people who attended the All ‘Bout Me workshops an early intervention & prevention project, funded by the Safer London Foundation and the LDA and delivered by Foundation…

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Calabash Films has just completed a web video / promotional film documenting the launch of Boris Johson’s Mayor’s Fund For London, a charity dedicated to giving disadvantaged young Londoners and their families a better chance in life. Mayor’s Fund For London

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Calabash Films are excited to be making a promotional film and web video for the Church Housing Trust, a charity dedicated to giving homeless people a chance to turn their lives around. To support the great work they do please go to… http://www.churchhousingtrust.org.uk/

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Calabash has made a made a web video to promote the work of community interest company, Eco-Actif Services CIC. They run a number of successful and innovative programmes tackling the problems connected with long term unemployment and social exclusion. Eco-Actif Director Amanda Palmer Roye tells us all…

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Calabash has completed a web video and broadcast film for Social Firms UK designed to highlight the work it does with social enterprises - businesses that trade for a social or environmental good. Host Mark Durden-Smith was really impressed with the concept behind Social Firms UK… ‘They are…

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