Wendy Tetley Joins TCC

This month sees the arrival of new Consultant Wendy Tetley

Hailing from New Zealand and with a solid background in production, Wendy is extremely experienced recruiting across both production and broadcast sectors, for temp, perm and freelance positions alike.

Wendy will be responsible for sourcing the very best of the UK's production staff for both new and existing customers whilst developing TCC's portfolio of clients across the broadcast sector.

We'd like to wish Wendy a warm welcome and we are extremely excited to have her on board.

If you have any broadcast or production recruitment requirements, from TX Ops to Production Managers, Compliance Viewers to Creative Producers then please give Wendy a call on 01753 655300 or drop her an email at wendy.tetley@thecrewingcompany.com

Hiring New Recruitment Consultants

We are looking for an experienced recruitment consultant to join our team at either Pinewood or Hackney.
Please visit our vacancies page for a full job description.

New Shooting Kit Available

In partnership with Alias Smith & Singh we are pleased to offer shooting crew packages with a number of new cameras at extremely competitive rates. Please call us for our latest fully equipped crew prices.

Sony XDCAM EX PMW 350

Sony’s PMW-350 is the latest addition to the XDCAM EX product range. The highly portable PMW-350 inherits many of its features from its predecessors, the PMW-EX1 and PMW-EX3. It is equipped with three 2/3-inch-type Exmor full- HD CMOS sensors which result in stunningly high quality images with high sensitivity and a high signal-to-noise ratio.

The camera also features DV Cam recording and playback, four channels of audio and slow and quick motion functions.

Panasonic P2 HPX 2700
 Utilizing three 1-megapixel 2/3- inch native HD resolution CCDs, the VariCam 2700 records independent-frame 1080 and 720 images in AVC-Intra 100 and AVC-Intra 50 as well as in industry standard DVCPRO HD.

With five 64 GB P2 cards installed, the VariCam 2700 can record up to 400 minutes in AVC-Intra 100 at 1080/24p, 800 minutes in AVC-Intra 100 at 720/24p and 320 minutes in other AVC-Intra 100 or DVCPRO HD formats.

 JVC GY-HM100 Pro HD
Customers like the fact that the camcorder records to both .MOV .MP4. This allows simple integration with their preferred editing system. The quality is full 1080 and surprisingly good for a camera of this size.

Of course, in addition to these new cameras we will still be delighted to supply crews shooting on all other formats including: HDCAM, DVCAM, DIGIBETA, HDV, DVCPRO & RED

Plus we have a wide range of lighting, monitors, audio kit and VTRs available.

Please click here for full list of kit and prices

Eddie Ware Joins The Crewing Company

This week sees the addition of crewing consultant Eddie Ware to the TCC team.

Eddie is about as experienced as they come in the world of freelance broadcast recruitment having spent time at Soho Editors, TOVS and Dale Evans.

Responsible for developing our Motion Graphics and Audio Post Production departments, Eddie will be actively marketing the services of our existing talent while seeking out the best operators in the business to expand our freelance pool.

We'd like to wish Eddie a warm welcome and we are extremely excited to have him on board.

TCC Joins UKTI Trade Mission to UAE

TCC MD Stuart Hatton joined a UKTI backed trade mission last week to Abu Dhabi and Dubai to explore opportunities for UK Media companies in the United Arab Emirates.

Organised by The Bridge Training, the trip included visits to TwoFour54, Abu Dhabi Media Company, Dubai Media City and Dubai Studio City plus meetings with local production companies and agencies.

The Bridge Training business development director Triston Wallace said: “There is no gold rush, but there is work there. The UAE is looking to develop long-term partnerships and a legacy. Its ambition is to be a hub for the whole of the Middle East.”

Delegates from Evolutions, Ascent Media, Elstree Studios, Hullabaloo, DIA, Golden Square and Azimuth also made the trip.

DIA Acquires 10% stake in TCC

We are very pleased to announce that after numerous discussions and meetings over recent weeks, The Crewing Company have signed a deal with DIA which will see a ten percent share of the recruitment business issued to the media investment vehicle backed by former Soho Editors MD David Brady and former Resolution Post MD Dan Gable.

The contract was signed at this week's Broadcast Video Expo and sees The Crewing Company now working closely with other DIA backed and associated companies including broadcast hire firm Alias Smith & Singh - who TCC will work closely with to supply cost effective, fully equipped crew solutions to clients all over the UK - and The Bridge, a media training business established to be the "go to" place for the creative industries and to bridge the gap between education and employment.

DIA will support The Crewing Company through a rapid and ambitious programme of expansion designed to generate a huge increase in work for the company's registered pool of freelance production and post production talent while growing its portfolio of crewing and recruitment services to embrace new media related sectors and geographic locations.

"The experience, skills and contacts which DIA bring to the table will be invaluable to the continued growth of our business.", says TCC Joint MD Stuart Hatton. "We expect 2010 to be our busiest and most profitable year to date and are already planning how to grow our recruitment team to satisfy the expected level of new business."

Click here to read the article in this weeks Broadcast.

The Crewing Company at BVE 16th - 18th Feb

The Crewing Company will be exhibiting at The Production Show at this years Broadcast Video Expo. The event will take place between from Tuesday 16th - Thursday 18th February at Earls Court 2 in London.

The Production Show is aimed at all those companies and individuals who want to meet new service providers and suppliers and get together with peers and colleagues for industry discussions. The show features dedicated seminar rooms focusing on all the hot topics facing the industry, coupled with over 50 exhibitors showcasing a huge variety of products and services. On show will be kit and equipment, vehicles, studios, locations, legal, finance, archives, footage, health and safety, crewing, training and much more.

To find out more about Broadcast Video Expo and The Production Show please click here.