Forthcoming programmes on TV
Whilst Jennifer has spent most of her television career at the BBC, last year, she also produced and directed several programmes for Teachers TV. Jennifer is also a qualified primary school teacher, so going back into the classroom was a bit of a trip down memory lane. One of her recent programmes, Digging for History, is scheduled for transmission on Teachers TV on Thursday 21 August at 15:45 and will be repeated on Saturday 23 August at 13:45. You can also watch the programme online by clicking on the Teachers TV logo.

A surprise for Gemma and Paul
June 2008
At 4 Life Films, we like to go that extra mile for our clients. When Gemma and Paul visited us to discuss the arrangements for filming their wedding, they only had one thing on their mind. And it wasn't the wedding! They'd just bought the most beautiful puppy, Phoenix. They were picking him up from the breeders just two weeks before the wedding and were a bit sad at the thought of leaving him behind for a fortnight when they went on honeymoon. For obvious reasons, Phoenix wasn't at the wedding - though he did get a mention in the best man's speech! We went one better on the wedding video though. We managed to track down Phoenix's breeder, and popped over the see him with one of our cameras to record a special video message for Gemma and Paul. You can see the message by clicking on the picture.

4 Life Films achieves IOV Accreditation
17th April 2008
Jennifer Page of 4 Life Films has recently been awarded Master Membership of the Institute of Videography - a UK-based trade association which promotes professionalism in video production.Less than 50% of applicants are successful in achieving an accredited status within the IOV, so Jennifer is proud to have passed first time - more than she can say about her driving test!

All IOV members agree to act in accordance with a strict Code of Practice which includes offering their clients access to the IOV's Arbitration Service.

IOV Membership Secretary, Martin Baker said: "Gaining an IOV accreditation is no easy task. As general video production standards increase, so does the expectations of those carrying out the accreditation process."

The IOV's accreditation system is based on submission of work to a panel of existing Fellows who grade the work in five main categories - namely Graphics, Camera Craft, Sound, Editing and Overall Production Quality.More details can be found on the IOV website - www.iov.com.

New camera and microphones
20th April 2008
An exciting day at 4 Life Films. We have a new camera: a Sony Z1. This can film in both standard and high definite. Jennifer is particularly happy with the Z1 as it's the same camera that she has already used for a lot of her broadcast work.

You can see an example made by Jennifer using the Z1 in action by clicking on the image.

 

This week we've also got two new Sennheiser radio microphones, bringing our total number up to three. The microphones are wireless and very small. We usually ask the groom to wear one during the ceremony to ensure that we capture every word of the vows. Now we have three, the groom, best man and father of the bride can all wear one during the speeches, ensuring the best sound quality.

New look to our website
5th May 2008
How better way to spend a wet bank holiday weekend than redesigning our site! Hope you like the new look!