We're an award-winning, filmmaker lead, production company driven by cinematic sensibilities and a love of visual storytelling.
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We're based in Essex, but travel worldwide with our cameras at the ready.
Your ideas and stories deserve attention to detail and a filmmaker's finesse. We make commercials for global brands on social media, strengthening their online presence and captivating their audience.
We work with artists, labels and producers to create high-quality music videos without breaking the bank.
Capturing th
e kinetic energy and magic of a moment is our speciality. We provide event organisers with powerful highlight films.
Get in touch today to elevate your content with Absorb Films.
Check out some stills from our content shoot for showcasing their canapés and Borough Market style offering.
We’ve worked with the lovely team at Boulevard for years and always enjoy catching up and giving their content catalogue a refresh.
For this project we shot a recap video of the event for their new rebranded website and they also opted for our photography add-on 📸
:: We’re halfway through filming a new ‘How To’ series for and their residents app.
Projects of this size, with a long list of deliverables, need detailed pre-production processes. As well as meticulous use of our custom databases to keep track of shot list, scripts and file backups. We’re already at 600GB of footage over 2 days 👀
Now for an afternoon of B-Roll capture 🎬
The Story So Far…
My aim with Absorb Films has always been to use my filmmaking experience to empower people and their businesses to level up their video marketing.
I work closely with brands and event organisers to create a rich visual identity that stands out on the feed and connects with their audience, fusing everything I’ve learnt about visual storytelling and marketing to deliver cinematic solutions.
I first went freelance with my filmmaking in 2012 and cut my teeth in events highlights, everything from nightlife to corporate fundraisers. I created music videos for independent artists and bands and even directed a charity comedy sketch with Matt Lucas, never a dull moment.
I branched out into branded content creating hero videos and content for SMEs up and down the country before pairing with digital agencies to create campaign videos for Coca Cola and Twinings. In 2017, Decathlon UK tasked Absorb Films to help craft a catalogue of content ranging from ‘How To’s’ and event recaps, internal comms to Christmas adverts.
In years since I’ve prided myself on bringing the same flair and attention to detail to my clients from John Lewis and Landsec to local eateries and start ups. My network of trusted creatives means Absorb Films can comfortably provide a ‘director-shooter-editor’ option as well as a crew for larger productions, this made directing 32 music videos at Abbey Road a hell of a lot easier.
I’m incredibly grateful to be able to travel and make videos for a living. I’m just a film-nerd, chasing the next cinematic image and telling stories. If you want to chat about how I can help tell yours, get in touch at absorbfilms.com ✌️🎬
Alex, Founder/Director
Last night shooting for 🔥 :: caught a great snap of my involuntary bass face during DJ set 🪩🕺
Stunning venue for an event shoot this evening with at :: we’re filming in the crypt dating back to 1411 A.D. and it’s instantly cinematic and ‘Potter-esque’
X 🎬🪩
Frames from our latest video, this time for at 🇺🇸🎬
Filmed with S5II and graded with for the analogue touch, seasoned with glorious 35mm grain from .tv
Shooting some content at on Friday was a blast. Beautiful blistering heat and blue skies for my shots, a great team and one hell of a unique family festival.
Checking through shots in one of the amazing lounges.
Wrapped with 25,000 steps on the clock and hours of footage to work on 🎞️
Starting to remember to get behind the scenes shots whilst working 🎬
Shooting (and melting 😅) at for today. Bringing the Americana vibes to Kent. Loving it. 🇺🇸
Back at filming highlights for a collab event with and what a backdrop.
Magazine London hosted the 'SRO Motorsports' Awards night late last year and the team at Orange Events/Lucinda Baldwin had us back to capture the highlights!
It was our first time filming at Magazine, a stunning adaptable venue in North Greenwich and it made for some of our favourite event frames of the year.
Check out our
All shot on Panasonic Lumix S1H with Sigma glass
Graded with FilmConvert
I’m much happier behind the camera than in front of it, and I’m much happier spending downtime with my wife and kid than trying to think of some cool content to post online. I get so into filming I almost always forget to snap a behind the scenes shot and I go weeks without posting as I get so wrapped up in projects.
Earlier today I was in London shooting some interviews and was demoing angles whilst setting up. I’m often a one man band and record little awkward clips of myself sitting in before the subject arrives.
Here’s me smiling and holding a camera!
Content! ✅
Back tomorrow with a fun event after movie I forgot to post ✌️
We’re ready to say ‘We do’ to a question we get asked A LOT.
After 10 years of award-winning video production for brands and events at , we’re expanding into the world of wedding videography, officially.
We’ve actually shot weddings every year since 2013 but these were often for family, friends or partnerships with our photographer pals. As the business grows and we expand our team in 2023, we’re taking our low-key side hustle to the masses.
And we love doing it, distilling the buzz of the day, the character and charm of each couple and fine-tuning our visual storytelling to create a heartfelt, entertaining and truly unique wedding film each time.
We’re going to be running limited slots each month to guarantee that Absorb Films finesse and keep post-production swift so you’ll be hosting the home premieres before you know it.
For the first time ever, we’ll be sharing trailers from some of our most recent wedding shoots as we open our books for 2023 and beyond. We’ll be celebrating the launch of our sister company with competitions throughout February, offering discounts to our first couples.
Keep an eye out for our page launch, 2023 showreel and couple trailers next month.
Tell your fiancé friends about us!
Back at capturing some content for next month ❤️
We're well versed in framing artful cinematography in the fast-paced spontanaeity of the events world.
It keeps us on our toes and produces some of our favourite cinematography moments where lighting, talent and camera movement combine and create magic.
Working closely with organisers and suppliers, we produce slick, FOMO inducing recaps, also known as aftermovies. Capturing the kinetic energy of a festival, the glory of an awards show or the glamour of a catwalk, we work on a variety of events up and down the UK.
If you're an event organiser and are looking for a video partner for your upcoming projects, get in touch today!
Venues like the Underglobe in Southbank are a treat for cinematography.
The theatrical lighting, the beautiful attention to detail with decor, projection mapping and of course their incredible acts made for some of our favourite event shots of the year.
Here are some of our favourite scenes from the night, taken from the full internal client film.
Can’t wait to show you some of our shots from last week! The performers, the decor, lighting and atmosphere delivered constant eye candy for our lens.
Watch out for our edit later this week!
And we’re off!
Gorgeous venue ✅
Flowers everywhere ✅
Gimbal balanced ✅
Let’s do this!
Today we’re at for a themed for - organised by
The decor alone is stunning - throw in some projection mapping and we’re fully transported to Verona.
Back shooting ’s and tonight we’re at
Getting to walk around this place empty, filming the gorgeous buildings lit up in prep for tonight’s festivities has been a bit magic.
The Weapon Of Choice for the events shoot today. Rocking the with and lenses. Balanced on the trusty gimbal.
Couldn’t resist a gear shot with this gorgeous lighting at
Today we’re at to shoot the Awards with
We got some insane kinetic shots of the cars last time and this venue is made for cinematography.
We're excited to share our new sizzle reel, launching alongside our new website. Featuring some of our favourite shots from our branded commericials, events and music projects.
A massive thank you to all of our clients and partnerships for continuing our journey and for trusting us to tell your stories with some filmmaking finesse. We've been making videos for ten years now and there's no slowing down!
If you're thinking of levelling up your video content and want to wow your audience, get in touch! You may end up in next year's sizzle reel...
‘We turned a greengrocers into a rave for the day…’ is not something most people say when they’re at work.
This was a special shoot day.
Our next project is underway, a mini-doc for as they look to exciting new ventures within the local skateboard community.
First up, it’s talking heads day at to hear from people about the history of skateboarding in the area, the culture and future plans!
When indirock_ approached us last year about creating a launch film for their socials, we couldn't say no.
They're bringing something fresh, community driven and fun to Southend. They're empowering local businesses and have created an amazing space for people of all ages and abilities to explore Bouldering.
The buzz around Indirock is undeniable and we're glad they had us down to create some opening creative content!
We were brought onboard to create a series of films for Landsec. The fine folks at The Yard Creative led the 'Succeed Together' campaign that took us all over the UK, capturing Landsec's spaces and the possibilities for the future of retail.
Here's the teaser for the project.
Prod/Agency :: TYC
Video Production :: Absorb Films
Client :: Landsec
Filming a new creative campaign with the lovely folks at The Yard Creative today!
Today we’re filming at the SRO Motorsport Awards with Orange Events 🏎
WE'RE LIVE!
Our music video for 'How Would It Feel (J Hustl3 Remix) by LT - Leanne Tennant is OUT NOW!
A collab. between JHustl3 (London) and LT (Australia).JHustl3 delivers this killer remix of the LT track - 'How Would It Feel'.Director - Alex ThravesProduct...
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🪩 #festivalseason means #festivalfashion and this Disco-Dude made our day bringing the glitz to a country festival. We had a blast shooting for @peppermintbars 🎬
Magazine London hosted the 'SRO Motorsports' Awards night late last year and the team at Orange Events/Lucinda Baldwin had us back to capture the highlights! It was our first time filming at Magazine, a stunning adaptable venue in North Greenwich and it made for some of our favourite event frames of the year. Check out our #eventhighlights All shot on Panasonic Lumix S1H with Sigma glass Graded with FilmConvert #eventvideography #eventprofs #eventproduction #londonvenues #londonvideographer #magazinelondon #sromotorsports #gtracing #eventvideographer #lumix
We're well versed in framing artful cinematography in the fast-paced spontanaeity of the events world. It keeps us on our toes and produces some of our favourite cinematography moments where lighting, talent and camera movement combine and create magic. Working closely with organisers and suppliers, we produce slick, FOMO inducing recaps, also known as aftermovies. Capturing the kinetic energy of a festival, the glory of an awards show or the glamour of a catwalk, we work on a variety of events up and down the UK. If you're an event organiser and are looking for a video partner for your upcoming projects, get in touch today!
Venues like the Underglobe in Southbank are a treat for cinematography. The theatrical lighting, the beautiful attention to detail with decor, projection mapping and of course their incredible acts made for some of our favourite event shots of the year. Here are some of our favourite scenes from the night, taken from the full internal client film.
We're excited to share our new sizzle reel, launching alongside our new website. Featuring some of our favourite shots from our branded commericials, events and music projects. A massive thank you to all of our clients and partnerships for continuing our journey and for trusting us to tell your stories with some filmmaking finesse. We've been making videos for ten years now and there's no slowing down! If you're thinking of levelling up your video content and want to wow your audience, get in touch! You may end up in next year's sizzle reel... #videoproduction #ukvideography #contentcreation #filmmaking #videomarketingforbusiness #essexbusiness #ukvideoproduction #videomaker
When indirock_ approached us last year about creating a launch film for their socials, we couldn't say no. They're bringing something fresh, community driven and fun to Southend. They're empowering local businesses and have created an amazing space for people of all ages and abilities to explore Bouldering. The buzz around Indirock is undeniable and we're glad they had us down to create some opening creative content!
We were brought onboard to create a series of films for Landsec. The fine folks at The Yard Creative led the 'Succeed Together' campaign that took us all over the UK, capturing Landsec's spaces and the possibilities for the future of retail. Here's the teaser for the project. Prod/Agency :: TYC Video Production :: Absorb Films Client :: Landsec
You’re finally given the green light to shoot a party. You arrive and the venue is lit beautifully for cinematography… Then you mingle with the guests who are clearly down for having fun. Add incredible performers like @thefunctionband into the mix and we have all the ingredients for a special shoot. This was always meant to be an internal video as many private event shoots are. We’re over the moon that the team at ExCel gave their blessing for us to share some of our favourite event cinematography with you. Capturing the alchemy and electricity of events will always be special to us and we can’t wait to film more as the industry bounces back 💫
Chop Chop LDN is a one of a kind hair salon experience :: One of the original start ups to find a home in Wembley Park - they offer a complete hairdressing experience to every hair type across all genders in the one spot. This is the future of hair salons but it’s also #WembleyParkNow
🍪 They’re at it again! Cookies & Cones UK have opened their fifth store and already announced their sixth. Here’s a recap video we shot on Saturday! Featuring magic by Michael J Fitch 🪄
Black Sheep Coffee are always there to serve the morning commuters their finest wake up fix. They’re a staple #WembleyPark hangout, giving locals a caffeine boost in the morning before transitioning into a popular cocktail spot in the evening 🍸 #WembleyParkNow
Continuing our #WembleyParkNow series… EQL Fitness welcome their first CrossFit class at 6am. There’s nothing like an endorphin kick to start the day right!
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GOOD MORNING to all the retailers, businesses and Bread Ahead Bakery & School who are up and ready for the public at the crack of dawn. As part of our #WembleyParkNow project with #TheYardCreative we captured the morning routine of a variety of Wembley businesses and spoke to their founders to learn more about the fast growing district.
🍪 🍦 As they open a FIFTH location in Essex, we thought we’d share our lastest Cookies & Cones UK promo video from this summer. We’ve been shooting video content for this fast growing company since 2018 and it’s amazing to see where they’ve come and where they’re headed! CAUTION :: May lead to opening up Deliveroo for Sunday sugar cravings...
Next up in our latest campaign launch, Chop Chop LDN. We spoke with founder Kaye Sotomi about his one of a kind UK salon, welcoming every gender and every hairtype. The Wembley Park Now series highlights the stories and perspectives of the communities' thriving retail district. It was a pleasure to work on this project and meet so many inspiring and remarkable people.
NEW CAMPAIGN LAUNCH :: #WembleyParkNow Over the past month we've been working on a series of films and sizzle reels for our clients Quintain and Wembley Park supporting thier latest campaign. We spoke to many of the neighbourhood's retailers, restauranteurs and leisure spots to learn more about the buzzing and fast-growing district. To discover more about it's community and why it's such a hot spot for established businesses and start ups alike. First up, we have Bread Ahead. An incredible bakery that became our regular break spot during our week of shooting this project. We'll be releasing more from this campaign as the week goes on...
When you have a venue as immersive and effortlessly cinematic as Hijingo UK to play with, it's a video production dream. Check out the event film we captured for The 2020 Club, an #eventprofs networking day that we've been sponsors of for the past 5 years. The theme for the event was 'unique venues' and what better place than the most futuristic and energising Bingo spot in the UK (and the entire planet?!) Prestige Events Magazine, The COOL Venue Awards, The 20/20 Club #hijingo #londonevents #eventvideography #videoproductionservices #eventsnetworking #bingowithapulse
We’re excited to finally reveal a project we’ve been working on with Ruti ✨ at SS2 Recording. A special live performance that’ll be streaming exclusively through DICE next Wednesday.
🍪 These edit sessions are causing some serious cravings! Our new dolly is giving us some lovely dynamic details. @cookiesandconesuk
DESSERTS AND DOLLY MOVES Today we finally got to use a new camera gadget, the edelkrone dollyONE, for filming menu shots at Cookies & Cones UK. Here's some behind the scenes footage and a tease at some of the cinematography from today. The tabletop dolly allows us to program precise, repeatable movements from a phone, giving us buttery smooth, dynamic shots every time. Of course we're saving the BEST shots for the finished edit, which we can't wait to share!
ABSORB Films is a creative video production business based in Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, specialising in branded content, events highlights, music videos and promotional films.
In 2018, ABSORB Films have worked with Coca Cola, Twinings, Goose Island and Decathlon UK on campaigns and video projects for social media as well as music videos that have reached over a million views online.
With over 6 years of industry experience directing, shooting and editing, ABSORB Films strive to create the most affective, story driven, bespoke and technically sharp videos for their clients with a friendly collaborative service from concept to completion.
