Crew and Kit Producer Alex James

This week sees the arrival of our first cross company resource in Crew & Kit Producer Alex James. Alex has a strong technical background having trained in Electronic Engineering and with a degree in Sound Design Technology. He has worked as a technical assistant with ITV Anglia, and has experience of London’s busiest hire facilities.


Alex will be responsible for integrating the services of Alias Hire and The Crewing Company, and will be your first point of contact for all bookings requiring both Crew and Equipment hire. Alex will be establishing strong and effective lines of communication between the two companies’ booking teams while rolling out the integrated set of products and services that Alias and TCC will come together to supply.

XYTECH USERS...

Xytech users – we’re interested in receiving CV’s from production assistants or production and bookings co-ordintators with Xytech experience. Please send through to enquiries@thecrewingcompany.com

Visual Effects Producer Needed

Visual Effects Producer – Permanent Role
We’re looking for a senior Visual Effects Producer to work within the Creative Team of this Broadcasting giant


 Key Responsibilities:

• Produce numerous broadcast design projects of varying sizes including titles, idents, promos and branding; including CGI, motion graphics and visual effects
  
  
• Produce both technically and creatively; attending production and technical meetings and shoots when required
  
  
• Working in collaboration creatively and technically with the VFX management, visual effects artists and creative directors
  
  
• Bookings and scheduling input on Xytech software
  
  
• Create and manage workflow schedules with visual effects management team
  
  
• Produce workflow schedules by liaising with internal clients and staff
  
  
• Support and coordinate data management for internal projects
  
  
• Coordinating ingest workflow when required
  
  
• Strategy input for future creative and technology development
  
  
• Accountable and responsible for the quality of project workflow and self-management
  
  
• Accountable and responsible for personal interactions with all staff and clients
  
  
• Develop collaborative relationships with Designers, Directors, Creative Directors and all internal departments to ensure visual effects workflow is efficient and produces the level of work expected.

In previous role(s) you will have gained experience in visual effects production and post production where you to worked within a delivery schedule determined by management. You will have built effective relationships and have taken direction from clients and disseminate information and seek support if required. Knowledge of Microsoft Office essential, as is a High level knowledge of and experience in. production and post production producing for visual effects, motion graphics and CGI.

Ideally, you will also be familiar with Stereo scopic production and post production and will have used Xytech and/or Scheduall in a previous role.

Competitive salary package on offer. Please be aware we will only contact you at this stage if you’re on our shortlist, but will hold your CV for future suitable roles.

Our New Crewing Assistant

The Crewing Company would like to welcome Katie Shoukry to the team. Katie is our new Crewing Assistant and will be working directly with our freelance talent to make sure they get the very most out of their relationship with us.

If you are one of our freelancers please feel free to contact Katie at the Pinewood Office on 01753 655 300 or alternatively, you can email her at katie.shoukry@thecrewingcompany.com 

Sony PMW-500 Now Here!

The PMW-500 combines the exceptional picture quality of the PDW-700 with the operational flexibility of recording onto solid state SxS memory card. The PMW-500 is equipped with three 2/3” Power HAD FX CCD image sensors and can record both 1080 and 720 HD pictures at 50 Mb/s. It is ideal for broadcasters, rental companies and freelancers looking for a versatile memory based camcorder.

The PMW-500 has two slots for recording onto SxS Memory Card.

Other key features of the PMW-500 camcorder include:

•XDCAM HD422 codec for exceptional picture quality at low data rate.

•Switchable between MXF and MP4 for recording in XDCAM HD422, XDCAM HD and XDCAM EX modes.

•Option to record MPEG IMX and DVCAM material allowing users to migrate to HD at their own pace.

•Interoperability with major NLE systems enabling smooth workflow migration.

•Lower power consumption for extended record time during shooting.

•Four channels of uncompressed 48 kHz digital audio.

CALL NOW FOR PRICES!

WANTED: Crewing Assistant

An exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and rapidly expanding organisation supplying recruitment and crewing services to the creative industries.


Responsibilities include:

- Establishing and maintaining excellent relationships with creative talent.
- Understanding and reporting on the requirements of creative talent.
- Ensuring availability, CVs and showreels are up to date for all creatives.
- Communicating company activities to creative community.
- Supporting the recruitment, crewing and hire teams.
- Helping to organise training and networking events.
- Taking phone calls and forwarding them to the correct departments.

You will be:

- Enthusiastic about all aspects of your work.
- IT Literate and an experienced user of social media.
- An excellent communicator both verbally and written.
- Able to establish and maintain excellent realtionships with creatives.
- Ambitious and motivated.
- Looking for a real career opportunity and not just another job.
- Happy to work at either Pinewood or Hackney
- Excited about our plans for the future.

See our Vacancies page for more details

WANTED: Post Production Consultant

We are looking for an ambitious new consultant to head up our Long Form Post Production desk.

Applicants should be experienced in the selection, recruitment and placement of freelance talent in a production or post production environment.

This position would be ideal for an experienced recruitment consultant or production / post production coordinator with excellent communication and organisational skills.

An understanding of modern post production technologies and workflows is essential along with the drive to grow and manage a small and dedicated team.

This is an exciting opportunity with great career potential for the right individual.

Salary: £25,000 plus Uncapped Commission

See our vacancies page for more details.

WANTED: Kit and Crew Coordinators

TCC are looking for experienced coordinators to work in our rapidly growing crew and kit hire departments in Pinewood, Soho and Hackney.

A good understanding of modern broadcast camera equipment is preferable but experience in coordinating the booking of camera kit and crew is essential.

These positions would be ideal for production coordinators / managers or those with experience working in a busy hire facility.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a successful and ambitious company with huge potential for career development.

To apply please send your CV and covering letter to enquiries@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.

Stephanie Asplin joins Skillset Council

TCC Joint Managing Director Stephanie Asplin has accepted a position on Skillset's Facilities Skills council. Stephanie will become part of a strong and diverse advisory body helping to ensure the UK Facilities Industry has the best talent and widest range of skills available to it.

Skillset is the industry body which supports skills and training for people and businesses to ensure the UK creative media industries maintain their world class position.

To find out more about Skill set please click here.