PORTFOLIO

Toasted has a wealth of experience with factual entertainment, observational documentary, promotional, viral and multimedia pieces over many years. We're proud to say most of our clients soon come back for more.

We have strong corporate experience with a rich variety of productions: multi-camera crews shooting Budweiser tv commercials, a series of housing videos for numerous local councils in the UK, years of media provision for the DVLA plus training, promotional productions with real pizzazz and marketing videos for multi award-winning market leaders, Kingspan.

Our commercial productions focus on originating and developing ideas from treatment and script, through shooting to post-production. For portfolio examples, please see below. Click on the tab at the top for case studies.

Universal

Over the last few years we've worked on a variety of productions for Universal, most recently with a behind the scenes documentary on Girls Aloud. Comprehensively covering their incredibly successful recent tour - Tangled Up Behind the Scenes shows the girls travelling the UK with close-up access and in-depth interviews. Covering all of the post-production and graphics, other Girls Aloud' projects include the Girls Aloud Guide to Style for DVD (in association with Monkey Kingdom Productions).

We have also covered live gigs around the UK for Universal and its artists, multi-camera shoots and produced MTV programme content for Get Cape Wear Cape Fly.

ITV

As one of the biggest UK terrestrials, ITV produces a rich variety of popular content. Over several years we've developed, produced and assisted on many successful programmes and large scale productions for ITV.

Annie Conlon has produced the hugely successful ITV series 'Come Dine With Me', 'Four Weddings' and 'Britain?s Best Celebrity Dish'. Following celebrities around the UK, with major multi-camera studio and location shoots, we managed the planning, scripting, interviews, VT packages, off-lining and oversaw all of the online for the series. She has also edit produced the hugely successful 'I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here'.

More specialised programmes include the production of a 1 hour documentary on the snowsports music festival Snowbombing - interviewing artists and punters, covering live performances, resort features and general shenanigans on the slopes.

Other work for ITV includes iTunes Festival highlights show and Trouble in Paradise.

Festivals

Even if we say so ourselves, we are especially good at capturing the full festival experience; live shows, music, crowds and all the enjoyment and spectacle that goes along with them, making it easy for the client.

One of the biggest names in the dance music industry, we work regularly with Angel Music Group, producing promotional videos for the largest dance festival in the world - Global Gathering (three-day 60,000 capacity festival) and Escape into The Park (22,000 capacity festival). Including versions for podcast and 3G mobile phones.

We are just as suited to producing videos and promotional material for small boutique festivals in the UK and abroad, such as Kendal Calling, Snowbombing (France & Austria), Futuresonic, Bloom, Garden (Croatia), Electric Elephant (Croatia) and Eurocultured.

Through our connections with broadcasters we secured a prime 1 hour slot for Snowbombing on MTV. More recently we directed the post-production for the iTunes Music Festival, broadcast on ITV.

The Imperial Ice Stars

The Imperial Ice Stars are leading performers of world-class ice skating theatre, boasting 25 World, European and National Championship skaters, with over 200 competition medals between them. Their recent critically acclaimed tour - Swan Lake On Ice, played to over one million people in Europe, Australasia, South Africa and Canada.

Toasted have worked with the company for over 12 years, writing original scores, re-scoring and adding additional arrangements for soundtracks. These have covered a number of the world tours, including the recent Swan Lake On Ice and Phantom of the Opera On Ice. Toasted oversaw the edit and production for DVD release and future broadcast of these two performances and are continuously developing new projects.

www.imperial-ice.com

Kingspan

Kingspan Insulated Panels are the leading manufacturer and supplier of insulated roof, wall and façade systems across the globe. An innovative, award-winning company, they are at the forefront of manufacturing with the latest sustainable construction techniques.

We continue to develop and produce key instructional and marketing videos for Kingspan and its market-leading products: idea origination, scripting, shooting, editing and graphics. These carefully considered productions provide close-up and detailed analysis of Kingspan products, communicating their purpose and benefits. We use creative camerawork, moving imagery and design to demonstrate the products in planning, construction and in use. From steel frame structures to panel fitting on large-scale final building constructions.

www.kingspanpanels.com

Media City

Located at Salford Quays in Manchester, Media City UK is Peel Media's bespoke media and creative community development. It has one of the biggest HD studio developments in Europe and much more.

We've produced a broad range of content for MediaCityUK: from 360° panoramas showcasing residential properties on-site; translation and video productions for Peel's involvement in the Shanghai Expo; to producing a series of promotional videos highlighting the site, facilities, productions and staff. The latter is a cost-effective alternative to a traditional commercial: similar look and feel but for a fraction of the cost. We've really enjoyed producing such a wide spectrum of media, using a variety of techniques, equipment and styles.

Life Technologies

Life Technologies is a global biotechnology tools company, who proudly dedicate themselves to improving the human condition.

Working across the biological spectrum to advance personalised medicine, regenerative science, molecular diagnostics, agricultural and environmental research, and 21st century forensics, with a presence in 160 countries. A creative bunch, we've worked with them on a variety of productions, producing a viral for a revolutionary gene sequencing machine, shooting content for a BBC news package, making short video flyers and developing.

This has involved researching, scripting, green screen, location and studio shooting across the UK, lots of detailed post-production effects and filters. We've had some fun!

The Trafford Centre

With more than 30 million visitors a year, The Trafford Centre is the northwest's leading retail and leisure destination. This is the first truly integrated retail and leisure complex to be built in the UK.

In early 2011 The Trafford Centre became part of Capital Shopping Centres, who now own 14 shopping centres in the UK, representing 16 million square feet of retail space. Prior to the sale, we were asked to swiftly turnaround a programme highlighting the Trafford Centre.

Shooting on the busiest day the centre had ever witnessed, we also designed and built graphics, editing a tight and complete package to brief within a week. It contributed to the successful sale and continuing success of the site.

CASE STUDIES

Toasted has a wealth of experience with factual entertainment, observational documentary, promotional and multimedia pieces over many years. We're proud to say most of our clients soon come back for more.

We have strong corporate experience with a rich variety of productions: multi-camera crews shooting Budweiser tv commercials, a series of housing videos for numerous local councils in the UK, years of media provision for the DVLA plus training, promotional productions with real pizzazz and marketing videos for multi award-winning market leaders, Kingspan.

Our commercial productions focus on originating and developing ideas from treatment and script, through shooting to post-production. For portfolio examples, please see below. Click on the tab at the top for case studies.

Grandmaster Sken TV Promo

  • Type: Media production
  • Role: Lead producer

World Muay Thai authority Grandmaster Master Sken approached us to produce a promotional video for his multiple world-title fight event. He wanted to increase exposure and secure a tv commission.

After detailed consultation, we were asked to promote the event with our broadcast distribution partners at global TV Market MIPCOM. We had to convey the art, depth and excitement of their events and produce a treatment to sell the package.

Using interviews, action footage, stock material, music and motion graphics, we produced a sharp, pacy 3 minute promo. Ideally this production would have been drafted and completed over several weeks. Due to the tight deadline set by the client, we eventually had 4 days from script to screen. Running several edit and graphics suites simultaneously, the production was completed on time and on budget.

We secured a broadcast slot with Sky Sports and the event was a sell-out.

Breakdown

Production: 3 days Production, Scriptwriting.

Location shoot: 3 days Production, Scriptwriting.

Post Production: Media capture and logging, including archive. Offline editing; Music buyout Online editing; Encoding DVD Authoring, duplication, Design / artwork.

FKRS / Kingspan Chatterley

  • Type: Media Production
  • Role: Lead Producer

FKRS and Kingspan are an award winning roofing company and industrial panel manufacturer respectively. They commissioned us to cover the development and completion of a globally significant sustainable building - Chatterley Valley Blue Planet in Staffordshire.

Illustrating their cutting edge environmentally-friendly products, design and fitting methods, they needed a short promotional documentary to explain the building's construction and significance. This was for the press, web and exhibitions.

With multiple location shoots, timelapse, motion graphics and interviews we covered the progression over an 18 month period. The building, winning numerous awards, became the world's first carbon positive logistics development.

Breakdown

Production: 5 days Pre-Production / Production management 2 days scriptwriting.

Location shoot: 5 days Pre-Production / Production management 2 days scriptwriting.

Post Production: Footage capture,8 days offline editing, 3 days still and animated graphics,Voice over recording,Bespoke Music composition,Online editing. Audio Mixing. Backups.Encoding, authoring for DVD.

New East Manchester Enterprize Competition

  • Type: Media Production
  • Role: Lead Producer

New East Manchester is a massive regeneration scheme, covering 1800 hectares to the East of Manchester city centre. NEM run a regular competition to recognise and encourage entrepreneurial talent in the area. We were asked to produce several short informational pieces, highlighting 5 small businesses for their awards ceremony.

Over 2 days, we visited the businesses and swiftly got to the heart of their enterprises to shoot engaging and entertaining articles. These introduced them to the award audience and promoted them to a broader audience. From shooting to completion of the 10 minute edit took just over 2 weeks. All within a tight, fixed budget. The productions were a great success, with the client exclaiming 'brilliant..went down a treat!'

Breakdown

Production: 1/2 day production management

Location shoot: 1/2 day production management

Post Production: Media capture, 2 days offline editing, graphics, online editing, audio mix, backup, encoding, DVD authoring

Media City UK

  • Type: Panorama Production
  • Role: Lead Producer

Media City asked us to produce a panorama to show off the accommodation in The Heart, at the centre of Media City UK, the most exciting Media development in the UK for decades. They wanted to raise the profile of the site, while demonstrating a functional tour. Why not see the panorama for yourself.

After a comprehensive location recce, we shot 360 degree panoramas in each room and the exteriors, including the roof. Showing off the stunning views from the location show apartment, we used HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography techniques to allow viewers a look at the exteriors, as well as the interiors. Standard photography normally has difficulty here due to the difference in light levels.

We constructed a series of interlinked panoramas. These allow the viewer to see the apartments in stunning detail, giving a much greater sense of immersion in the environment than a standard still image. Add-ons allowed further information to be viewed in the shape of the sales brochure.

We seriously recommend the view from the roof, allowing an unusual and stunning picture over Manchester in the sun.

Breakdown

Production: 2 days production, 1.5 days location recce.

Location shoot: 2 days production, 1.5 days location recce.

Post Production: Media capture and logging, including archive.Offline editing; Music buyoutOnline editing; EncodingDVD Authoring, duplication, Design / artwork.

Godskitchen

  • Type: Media Production
  • Role: Lead Producer

Based in Warwickshire, Angel Music events are amongst the most widespread in the world. Global Gathering itself is the world's biggest dance music festival, with upwards of 60,000 people in attendance. Toasted has produced many programmes for them over half a decade.

We covered events in 6 different countries, with cameraman and on site assistant, flying out, interviewing, covering the scale of the events and vox pops, visuals. Returning the next day. The footage was then edited within 2-3 days for output on their internet tv channel, which has upwards of 50,000 hits per week.

The production, Global Gathering UK, was shot over 2 days. The Client provided music and we adapted their graphics.

Breakdown

Production: 1 day preparation, arranging logistics

Location shoot: 1 day preparation, arranging logistics

Post Production: Media capture, 2 days offline editing, graphics, half day online editing, export, transcode to master

Manchester International Festival

  • Type: Media Production
  • Role: Lead Producer

Manchester International Festival asked us to produce a 3 minute impactful video of the press launch for the 2011 festival. The video was to create a buzz surrounding the start of the festival for use on their website and YouTube channel.

We began the shooting exteriors of the Musuem of Science and Industry, followed by guests arriving. The main focus of the day was the 2011 festival artist’s announcements. Using 2 cameras and a live audio feed, we recorded the presentations.

Interviews were set-up, lit and filmed with internationally renowned artists and key MIF people.

The turn-around time for edit was swift as it was important to have the finished video live on the MIF website. The edit was delivered within 2 working days.

Breakdown

Production: 1 day production / preparation

Location shoot: 1 day production / preparation

Post Production: Media capture, 2 days offline editing, graphics, online editing, audio mix, backup, encoding.

Media City UK Promo

  • Type: Media Production
  • Role: Lead Producer

We've been producing the MediaCityUK promotional video for nearly 2 years now. Like the site, the media continues developing! As new places open, buildings are finished, events take place and the site develops we are there to film it firsthand. We finished the video off with a soundtrack from the Doves, which we think gave it the impact it needed.

The video has been used as the main promotional media after the MediaCityUK launch and screened at presentation launches by head of communications, head of studios and the Peel Chairman. It is shown around the world to give people a glimpse into this vibrant new international hub for the creative and digital sectors.. It was greatly received across the board and on its premiere at a major awards ceremony it was greeted with spontaneous applause. Find it here on the MediaCityUK website homepage http://www.mediacityuk.com.

The video includes footage shot as the studios came alive, the Rugby League World Cup launch, broadcast programme archive and animated graphics.

Breakdown

Production: 3 days co-ordination, footage research, music clearance

Location shoot: 3 days co-ordination, footage research, music clearance

Post Production: 5 days offline editing, 1 day online editing, Soundtrack by local band the Doves.