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Big Brother is back on our screens, and so is TV legend Davina McCall, in our newest work with M&C Saatchi London for fo...
09/10/2023

Big Brother is back on our screens, and so is TV legend Davina McCall, in our newest work with M&C Saatchi London for foodspring! Read all about it in our latest project wrap up 💪

The Gate Films breaks down the production process behind Davina McCall's new product launch campaign with Foodspring UK and M&C Saatchi.

In the midst of a barrage of 'Back to School' advertising, this new 'Back to Bullying' spot stands out with a poignant m...
11/09/2023

In the midst of a barrage of 'Back to School' advertising, this new 'Back to Bullying' spot stands out with a poignant message. Check out the full ad below 👇

10 million children make the return to school this week, new research reveals 65% of them are scared of going back because they have been bullied.To start a ...

Head honcho Rhiannon Lewis shares her top tips for shooting abroad, as well as her favourite new work in the world of ad...
24/08/2023

Head honcho Rhiannon Lewis shares her top tips for shooting abroad, as well as her favourite new work in the world of advertising for our '5 in 5' series 🎞️

Joint head of production Rhiannon Lewis talks through her top tips for shooting commercials abroad, and her favourite new work of the moment.

Gate Producer Florence Martin discusses "value-signalling" and Vanish's 'Me, My Autism and I' film for LBB Online 🎥
23/08/2023

Gate Producer Florence Martin discusses "value-signalling" and Vanish's 'Me, My Autism and I' film for LBB Online 🎥

Little Black Book, Producer, Florence Martin on the responses to Vanish's new spot from the autistic community

Shooting all around the globe 🎥After years of travel restrictions and complications with abroad shooting, it feels good ...
22/08/2023

Shooting all around the globe 🎥

After years of travel restrictions and complications with abroad shooting, it feels good to be on the road again! This year we've gotten back to doing what we do best; making great films all over the world 🌎

Well done if you can name every location we've pictured...

CASTING CALL! 🥜We're looking for women in all stages of motherhood to star in a stills & video campaign for motherhood c...
10/08/2023

CASTING CALL! 🥜

We're looking for women in all stages of motherhood to star in a stills & video campaign for motherhood community app Peanut. Read the full casting brief below for all the deets 👇

We'll be shooting on 14th & 15th September 2023 in Manchester - you'll only be needed for one day. Please send casting tapes to [email protected] 🎥

The advertising and film & TV production industries have a pretty bad rep for being notoriously unkind to the environmen...
08/08/2023

The advertising and film & TV production industries have a pretty bad rep for being notoriously unkind to the environment. The BFI has highlighted that...

“The film production industry produces significant emissions and requires systemic change to reach net zero carbon emissions and to be environmentally sustainable.”

We have a responsibility as filmmakers to regulate our impact on the planet, and there are plenty of small changes we as producers can make to our ways of working to help us do this.

A few ways we’ve been working towards our sustainability goals are…

🛠️ Always working with local crew & suppliers where possible to minimise travel

💧 Using water fountains, reusable bottles, and even water backpacks, as alternatives to single use plastic bottles

♻️ Setting up clearly labelled recycling stations on set

🎥 Using Virtual Production methods to reduce emissions from travel, set building and energy consumption

Check out our blog for more tips on building sustainable practises into your productions 🌎

Here’s a few of the sustainable film production practices we’ve been putting in place to reduce the carbon footprint and negative impact of our productions…

21/07/2023

THE SETUP VS THE SHOT 🎥

Take a peek behind the scenes of how we shot our newest work with Macmillan Cancer Support and Story Group 🎬

ICYMI: Our resident VP expert Josh Boswell runs through everything brand need to know to get the most out of Virtual Pro...
20/07/2023

ICYMI: Our resident VP expert Josh Boswell runs through everything brand need to know to get the most out of Virtual Production 💡

Our resident VP expert Josh Boswell explains how can brands harness virtual production to meet their marketing and advertising needs in Tag’s newest Masterclass.

19/07/2023

Macmillan Coffee Mornings | The Director's Cut ☕️

We were thrilled to be involved in bringing Story Group's creative for this national campaign to life - presenting Director Graeme J. Hill's extended cut 🎬

"The same reason why some people will love you, is the very same reason why others might hate you and, the sooner you ma...
18/07/2023

"The same reason why some people will love you, is the very same reason why others might hate you and, the sooner you make your peace with that, the sooner you’ll build an audience who are actually glad you exist."

Here's what marketers can learn from the world of stand-up comedy, courtesy of Shots 🎤

Earlier this year Truant London’s Associate Creative Director duo Charlie Lindsay and George Bartlett took a stand up comedy course and, here, impart the lessons they learned (including not telling risqué jokes at a family dinner), and how they can be applied to their day job.

It was our pleasure to produce Macmillan Cancer Support's new Coffee Morning campaign with Story Group ☕️  We'd like to ...
17/07/2023

It was our pleasure to produce Macmillan Cancer Support's new Coffee Morning campaign with Story Group ☕️

We'd like to thank all the crew involved, who helped us run the first unofficial coffee morning of the year - while this year's official coffee morning isn't until September 29th, the crew raised over £1000 for Macmillan on set 👏

13/07/2023

☕ NEW WORK ☕

have teamed up with Story Group to produce the 2023 Macmillan Cancer Support Coffee Morning national campaign, which launched nationwide today.

The campaign is based around a simple, accessible thought: “Let’s do Coffee” which serves as a rallying call to action. The advert was shot across Manchester incorporating Coffee Mornings at homes, workplaces, community sports centres and Marks and Spencer.

This year's Coffee Morning is on Friday 29th September, however whilst on the shoot The Gate organised their own unofficial Coffee Morning with the crew, who donated over £1,000 whilst on set.

Production is a super fast paced business - which is why our latest blog series, '5 in 5', takes just 5 minutes to ask 5...
12/07/2023

Production is a super fast paced business - which is why our latest blog series, '5 in 5', takes just 5 minutes to ask 5 questions to the experts at the Gate about their area of expertise!

Check out the latest instalment, where Rhiannon Lewis breaks down everything you need to know about abroad shooting, and details her most challenging project to date... 🌏

Joint head of production Rhiannon Lewis talks through her top tips for shooting commercials abroad, and her favourite new work of the moment.

While shooting productions overseas can be pretty fun, it also comes with its challenges and confusions... luckily our r...
07/07/2023

While shooting productions overseas can be pretty fun, it also comes with its challenges and confusions... luckily our resident global shooting pro Rhiannon Lewis has shared all her top tips on our latest blog 🌎

Joint head of production Rhiannon Lewis talks through her top tips for shooting commercials abroad, and her favourite new work of the moment.

06/07/2023

Our work with Ardmore and Northern Ireland’s Department of Justice won Gold at last week’s The Drum Roses Awards!

‘The Deadline’, directed by Michael J Ferns 🏳️‍🌈, addresses the topic of illegal money lending and its damaging consequences. We’re extremely proud to have been involved in bringing this campaign to life, and broadcasting its important message.

Check out the award-winning film below 🎥

As part of our sustainable initiative, we're constantly looking for ways we can offset the carbon footprint of our produ...
04/07/2023

As part of our sustainable initiative, we're constantly looking for ways we can offset the carbon footprint of our productions...

By working with Copy That for our walkie hire, we've been able to plant a tree for every one of our productions in the past few years! Check out their website to see how their work with The Future Forest Company is helping to expand the UK's tree population 🌳 https://www.copythat.tv/reforestation

Winner winner! We're delighted to have picked up the GOLD The Drum Roses award with Ardmore for our Department of Justic...
30/06/2023

Winner winner!

We're delighted to have picked up the GOLD The Drum Roses award with Ardmore for our Department of Justice 'The Deadline' film, directed by Michael J Ferns 🏳️‍🌈 🏆

It was an honour to be a part of bringing this creative to life and raising awareness around the topic of illegal money lending. Congrats to the creatives, crew & everyone involved!

There's only a few tickets left for tonight's Bloom North event, 'Be Confident and Learn How To Work The Room', featurin...
29/06/2023

There's only a few tickets left for tonight's Bloom North event, 'Be Confident and Learn How To Work The Room', featuring Rhiannon Lewis on the panel! Grab yours now to learn all the networking secrets from the best in the biz 💪

Join us at our networking and panel event on 29th June, sponsored by Hearst!

For International LGBTQ+ Pride Day, Rhiannon Lewis spoke to LBB Online about how brands can push for real change all yea...
28/06/2023

For International LGBTQ+ Pride Day, Rhiannon Lewis spoke to LBB Online about how brands can push for real change all year round 🏳️‍🌈

Little Black Book, The managing partner and EP at The Gate Films writes about why this year the Pride flags are needed more than ever, and discusses why allies need to fight for real change

22/06/2023

Summer has officially begun! And even better, the Manchester weather seems to be playing along...

We're throwing it back this Thursday to this super sunny campaign we shot with WAA Chosen for Old Jamaica Ginger Beer, helping the nation to get the Sunshine Vibe 🌞

Head of Post Production Michael Nixon talks all things VFX, AI developments, and The Terminator for our new '5 in 5' blo...
15/06/2023

Head of Post Production Michael Nixon talks all things VFX, AI developments, and The Terminator for our new '5 in 5' blog series 🎬

We take 5 minutes to ask Head of Post, Michael Nixon all about his favourite projects, VFX challenges and integrating AI into post production workflows.

13/06/2023

Take a look at the first Director's Spotlight instalment with Giles Smith for Tag EMEA's new series!

Giles talks through his directing process - from writing treatments, to directing on set, to shaping the final cut in the edit suite 🎞️

ICYMI: We broke down the best ways to build sustainable practises into your production process over on our blog ♻️
07/06/2023

ICYMI: We broke down the best ways to build sustainable practises into your production process over on our blog ♻️

Here’s a few of the sustainable film production practices we’ve been putting in place to reduce the carbon footprint and negative impact of our productions…

Say hello to 5 in 5 - our newest blog series, where we grab team Gate's talent for 5 minutes to ask then 5 questions on ...
05/06/2023

Say hello to 5 in 5 - our newest blog series, where we grab team Gate's talent for 5 minutes to ask then 5 questions on their area of expertise! 🎥

First up is Head of Post Production Michael Nixon, who chatted with us about best practices in post, new tech and his favourite projects of the year…

We take 5 minutes to ask Head of Post Production Michael Nixon all about his favourite projects, VFX challenges and integrating AI into post production workflows.

From break rooms to basketball courts & cafes to kitchens, we were all over Manchester last week shooting across a range...
02/06/2023

From break rooms to basketball courts & cafes to kitchens, we were all over Manchester last week shooting across a range of locations with Story Group 🎥

Our work in the wild! 📸If you've recently taken a stroll down Deansgate in Manchester, you might've seen our newest stil...
01/06/2023

Our work in the wild! 📸

If you've recently taken a stroll down Deansgate in Manchester, you might've seen our newest stills work up in the windows of House of Fraser!

Check out the rest of the Holiday Edit stills on our page, or over at houseoffraser.co.uk 👀

We're delighted to see 'The Deadline', produced with our friends at Ardmore & directed by Michael J Ferns, nominated at ...
30/05/2023

We're delighted to see 'The Deadline', produced with our friends at Ardmore & directed by Michael J Ferns, nominated at The Drum Roses Creative Awards 2023 in the Public Sector category! 🎬

ICYMI: We broke down the simplest ways to improve sustainability on set over on our blog 🌎
04/05/2023

ICYMI: We broke down the simplest ways to improve sustainability on set over on our blog 🌎

Here’s a few of the sustainable film production practices we’ve been putting in place to reduce the carbon footprint and negative impact of our productions…

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