Now, flash mobs have been around for quite a long time, and none of them now really have any sense of originality. Until now. I stumbled across this one the other day on Twitter, and it’s simply magnificent. It’s calm, genteel and sophisticated, with a great powerful ending! Anyway, enough words. Just sit back and…
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Uncovering The Hidden City
Earlier this year, I started working with Birmingham production company 470 Media with a new project of theirs, called ‘The Hidden City’. It’s aim is to uncover and tell the stories that happen around Birmingham & the West Midlands that often get unreported by traditional media outlets. Stories of inspirational people and places, local champions, and…
A Man’s World For Movie Trailers
A few days ago, BBC News online released a video article talking about the world of movie trailer voiceovers, and how it’s a field dominated by men. And it is. For so many years, the typical ultra-deep gravelly tones such as the late great Don LaFontaine adorned pretty much every major Hollywood movie trailer going!…
Puss In Boots, Old Spice And Good Marketing
I stumbled across this video on YouTube the other day; a trailer for the film Puss In Boots (a spin-off from Shrek), but it’s done in a rather unusual way; it’s an homage to the now-famous Old Spice ads. You know the ones – if I say “I’m on a horse” you’ll know exactly what…
CardMunch Your Business Cards
Yesterday, I was exhibiting all day at Solihull’s Business Growth Show. After speaking to people all day, many of whom were interested in my offerings, I ended up with a good handful of cards of people that I could easily work with in the future at any time. Now, I’m not one of these people…
A Much More Deserving Cause For Xmas Number One
If you’ve recently watched the recent series ‘The Choir – Military Wives’ with Gareth Malone, you’ll have seen he was training up a group of Army wives and girlfriends to be a choir. The series was superb, and has resulted in them creating a single. Proceeds will be going to two charities that help the…
Behind The Scenes And In The Booth Of Happy Feet Two
I stumbled across this behind the scenes video today, of all the voice actors that feature in the upcoming Happy Feet Two film. The film itself looks rather adorable, and now makes me want to see the first one and this one! Can’t believe I’ve not seen it….I’m such a fail at times. As you’ll…
What Happens When A Presidential Candidate Gets Re-Dubbed
Someone sent me this YouTube video the other day, showing the effects of re-dubbing a presidential candidate! I have no idea what Mitt Romney was saying in the original clips, but watching the lip movements, it’s sometimes impossible to imagine that it could be anything BUT what the the re-dubbed audio says it is! I…
If Darth Vader Was Voiced By Kenneth Williams
I stumbled across a rather amusing video on YouTube the other day; a version of Star Wars from an alternate reality. We’ve all I’m sure seen the raw footage from a Star Wars scene of the actor in the costume of Darth Vader, Dave Prowse – delivering his lines in a rather un-menacing Westcountry accent….
Music That Transports You – Inception
Audio (naturally) is a big part of my life, always has been. I’ve always been a musician and been involved in the creative arts since I was little… Music is something that I love…..a fair mix actually, bar a lot of ‘modern’ stuff – but that’s mainly due to me getting older and not being…