Producing a series of student recruitment videos for Goldsmiths, University of London was always going to be a challenge.

Not because of a lack of content or great selling points - far from it - but due the fact that Goldsmiths is a globally-renowned arts institution, revered for its unconventionality, its high academic standards of teaching and for producing alumni who have changed the face of British art and design. Famous alumni include Lucien Freud, Damon Albarn, Anthony Gormley and Damien Hirst, to name but a few.  

We felt the best way to convey this would be with a high standard of individual video aesthetics. So ... the series of 6 student recruitment videos our creative team delivered feature rich and colourful HD imagery, imbued with a constant sense of movement and visual interest, in a way that we feel befits an institution that offers an unrivalled education in the creative industries.

Here's the first film, a short trailer showcasing student life at Goldsmiths. The remaining films focus on departments within the college and I'll be posting them to this blog over the next few weeks.

Having worked with over 30 institutions, from small colleges to the most prestigious UK universities, Spectrecom is the UK’s leading producers of student recruitment videos. To discuss your student recruitment video(s) or get a quotation, please feel free to contact me at christiaan@spectrecom.co.uk or call on 0203 405 2260.

 

After 180 years of waiting, in December 2009, King’s College London signed an agreement to acquire the East Wing of Somerset House, one of London's most beautiful and iconic buildings.

King's asked Spectrecom to create a film to support the campaign; and our creative has just delivered this 4-min promo, presented by TV personality and King's History alumnus, Dr Nick Barrat.

The film was shot over the course of a single day and incorporates interviews with key staff members, a stylish 3D animated fly-through of the refurbished building and artists' impressions of the development.

Described by College Principal Rick Trainor as "one of great moments in the history of King's College and one that will help shape its future", the long-awaited acquisition has afforded King's a "unique opportunity to create a brand new London arts complex, in a building that bridges the worlds of higher education, policy and the arts, as well as provide a home for the school of law".

You can join their Facebook group here.

 

Before the World Cup kicked off last month in South Africa, Sony ran a competition in which entrants were asked to recreate past FIFA World Cup™ moments from a list of ten selected by Sky Sports football "expert", Andy Gray. 

Our Studio Manager, Jonny Franklin, chose Denis Bergkamp's last-minute winning goal for Holland against Argentina in the 1998 quarter-final and managed to bag himself and three mates tickets to the England vs Slovenia game in Port Elizabeth! This trip of a lifetime included flights, transfers, 4* accommodation, match-tickets, VIP hospitality; and fortunately a 1-0 win for England. Take a look a winning video above.

So ... even though England have now crashed so disastrously out of the tournament, there's still something to cheer about here in the Spectrecom offices!

He even brought me back a vuvezela, which I plan to inflict on friends and family for the 4 remaining matches. 

Fantasy Football with Baddiel, Franklin & Skinner

Here's Spectrecom's latest video blog for Cunard. It features Entertainment Director for Cunard Line, Alastair Greener, interviewing Sir Terry Wogan on Cunard's Queen Victoria.

Sir Terry had been spending a week or so on board with his charity TOGs - Terry's Old Geezers & Gals. They managed to raise a staggering £83,000, which will all go to help children in the UK.

For more information about the voyage and Terry's Old Geezers & Gals, click here.

In December 2009, London Mayor Boris Johnson laid out plans for 25,000 elcctric car charging bays to be in place across London by 2015. And in March this year, the government also announced financing for three regions – London, Milton Keynes and the North East – to install over 10,000 charging locations as part of its ‘Plugged in Places’ initiative. 

Spectrecom were asked by Infracharge Technologies Plc - the parent company behind the POD Point charging unit - to produce a short, presenter-led film to support their launch of two brand new electric vehicle charging products, FastCharge and HomeCharge. Here's the result.