This Media Larke

11/11/2024

An honour and a privilege to es**rt my 101year old grandfather to march at the Cenotaph.

He served in the Merchant Navy from 1940 to 1963, sailing all over the world transporting troops and cargo including during the Battle of the Atlantic.

The Association was joined by who recently learned all about his great grandfather’s own service.

A national moment to reflect on all those who’ve made the ultimate sacrifice and those who live on, with the often unseen scars of war.

We will remember them.

Rob Kaneyright,

Navy Fund Liverpool ECHOmCunardf

11/11/2024

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

06/11/2024

A wonderful evening at the Worshipful Company of Woolmen’s White Tie Dinner last week. It was a chance to reunite with the team behind the & we received thanks for our hardwork from none other than the Lord Mayor himself.

The stunning Hall was resplendent, lit by hundreds of individual candles in stunning chandeliers.

It has been used as many a film & TV location, including doubling as Buckingham Palace and featuring in The Crown, Downton Abbey, Transformers & Killing Eve.

The after party in was pretty awesome too, but no photos of that!

29/09/2024

We did it! 100kms ✔️ raising much needed funds to support

The Thames Path 100km Ultra Challenge was tougher than we predicted, with more than 26% of those who start it having to change their finish line because they can’t make it to the end.

But we dug deeper than we knew we could and got it done. 30.5 hours, no sleep and lots raised for the charity. Thank you to everyone who supported, donated and cheered us on.

01/09/2024

How are you spending your sunny Sunday evening? Me, I’m walking a freaking long way home.

Here’s why: https://www.justgiving.com/page/talslegacy-kaijas100kms?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=page%2Ftalslegacy-kaijas100kms&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=pfp-share

Tal's Legacy

Thank you to everyone who’s got me over the £800 mark so far on the fundraising. 2 weeks today I’ll hopefully be finished the 100kms and be resting with my feet up and a belly full of roast dinner. 🙏

18/06/2024

The art of storytelling takes many forms, and we're here to support you through them all.

Our services include:

🎥 Videography
📸 Photography
💡 Training

VIDEO: Whether you need a video to highlight your business, capture an event or provide support to in-house training materials, we've got you covered.

Maybe you have a new product or service you need to tell clients about, has your business reached a key milestone or is it celebrating a significant anniversary? Do you have happy clients who'll give you a cracking testimonial on camera?

We provide packages of long and short form videos to use across your website, social media channels and for internal communications.

PHOTOGRAPHY: From posed-for headshots to reportage event photography, whether for internal comms, social media and marketing or to promote a new service and product our photographers will work with you to ensure you have a catalogue of images you can use across all your channels.

TRAINING: With decade of experience in the media our trainers can give you the confidence and skillset to deliver your own story time and again in front of live audiences and on camera.

From Media Training and Crisis Comms, to ensuring you can take to a stage and deliver a memorable presentation that meets all your messaging needs our team can give you the secrets to success through bespoke 121 and group training sessions.

YOU'VE GOT THE STORY - LET US HELP YOU TELL IT!

13/06/2024

It's bonkers, it's British and it's one of the biggest events in the City of London calendar.

The London Sheep Drive event in Woolmen's calendar and this video captures it perfectly. The judges at the Viddy Awards agreed and awarded it a Gold Award.

We work closely with the organising committee during the build-up to the event to support all their Media and Communications needs and ensure the story of this crazy event is told far and (world)wide.

It sees more than 1000 Freemen of the City take up their ancient right to drive their sheep over the River Thames to market, toll free. Now, the event raises money to support innovations in the wool trade and promote the wool industry as well as research and veterinary practices.

As well as leading on all their photography and videography needs we also manage the Media Relations for the event and have had huge success securing multiple international news coverage pieces every year we've supported the Woolmen.

We are looking forward to being back once again on Southwark Bridge in September. You don't have to be a Freeman to come along and enjoy a brilliant family day out.

12/06/2024

Gold! You've got the power to know - at least that's how Spandau Ballet sang it and today we're showcasing Tech IT Out, the Technology Podcast we produce for Krome Technologies Ltd and which has just won Gold at the Viddy Awards.

Now in it's fourth year, the podcast provides expert analysis and demonstrations around new technolgies, industry news and panel discussions to support businesses with the tech challenges.

You can check out their Youtube channel if you'd like to know more and we look forward to creating more award winning content for them.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmI3xAMgROaywzJIMOYosWw

11/06/2024

Today we celebrate the Platinum Award we achieved at the Awards, for our film for AECOM and West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA).

We were approached by AECOM initially to work to a tight schedule to create a film that encapsulated the work they and SLC Rail are doing on behalf of the WMCA.

Our team worked closely with theirs to develop a storyboard and production plan across multiple filming dates, with several stakeholders and in seven different locations.

The crew all underwent specialist training to film by the side of the railtracks, we then ensured the project was edited and delivered ahead of deadline and bang on budget. We also created a series of short social media videos from the content, so they could utilise those across a range of channels.

We're very proud of the final film and are happy to now be able to share it.

10/06/2024

We are delighted to announce that we have won FOUR awards at the international Awards (formerly the Videography Awards), including a Platinum Award and three Gold Awards.

Having had four nominations, we are very proud to have been honoured for each of them.

Our Platinum - Corporate Video Award is for a film we made for Midlands Combined Authority and AECOM to showcase the Rail Infrastructure Programme which is transforming the region.

The Gold Awards are for the coverage of the London Sheep Drive on behalf of the Woolmen; for the Technology Video Podcast, KromeCast Tech IT Out which we have been producing for Technologies for three years and lastly for founder Kaija Larke's podcast entitled Doesn't Kill Us, telling stories of triumph over tragedy and success against adversity. A new series is in the offing later this year.

The Awards show the breadth of the work we create and the range of clients we collaborate with and we look forward to developing those continuing relationships further.

The Viddy Awards, has celebrated the best and most creative work from production companies, freelancers and network news broadcasters for the last 30 years.

Over the next few days we'll be sharing the work that has been honoured.

12/12/2023

A brilliant night last night, at the premiere of ‘Afghanistan’ in Mayfair.

The documentary film captures a side of the culture, people and hope of the country rarely seen in western media.

It was a great chance to catch up with friends made there and to meet some new friends too and share memories of a country that impacted all of us.

If you get a chance, watch it. But maybe don’t drink quite so much as we did afterwards.

Well done , &

28/11/2023

This Media Larke was delighted to support a major exercise in Italy in October & November, working with the Italian Navy and

Exercise Dynamic Mariner involved 30 surface ships as well as submarines, helicopters and fast jets. More than 6000 personnel took part and we were able to work alongside service personnel from 14 different nations.

Living on board the aircraft carrier ITS Garibdi as she sailed around the Med, we provided Media Simulation to create TV news, print and social media articles whilst also delivering Media Training for personnel across the ranks.

Media Simulation enhances the Exercise Domain and allows teams to hone their skills in a safe, but challenging environment. It adds a real world dimension to the military training and one we are very well placed to deliver.

Filming from helicopters and ships and enjoying the full breadth of sea, land and air activity was brilliant and we’re looking forward to working with NATO on future exercises.

13/11/2023

It was an honour and a privilege to spend this Remembrance weekend accompanying my grandfather to the Festival of Remembrance and then the cenotaph.

As one of the few surviving veterans of the Battle of the Atlantic he took to the stage with Princess Anne for the tribute to all those who fought.

A big thank you to Betty from the Fleet Air Arm who es**rted him on stage.

On Sunday I had the honour of accompanying him as he marched with the Merchant Navy Association for the first time, past the cenotaph.

At almost 101 years old he was remarkable, refusing a wheelchair and insisting on marching proud the whole way.

It brought much joy to see him treated with such respect everywhere we went, and for him to have the chance to talk to the younger generation about his medals and experiences.

We will remember them.

25/09/2023

We had a brilliant weekend, with a large team working the 10th London Sheep Drive, on Southwark Bridge.

Freemen of the City of London have the ancient right to drive their sheep over the River Thames, toll free. And on Sunday almost 1000 took up that right, and raised tens of thousands of pounds for charity.

Chef Richard Corrigan led the first Drive, accompanied by the Master Woolman.

Our team was on hand to manage all the journalists and camera crews attending, as well as running all the social media channels and capturing a huge selection of video and photographs of the Sheep Drive and Livery Fair for the The Worshipful Company of Woolmen

Check out their channels for more awesome content and some of the media coverage.

Thanks to everyone who helped to make it happen. See you again next year.

Great 🎥 work from Rob on this video, with a little of Adam's handiwork from above.

23/09/2023

A great night at the Annual Military Dinner last night.

Congratulations to all the award winners. Brilliant company, delicious food and lots of old friends to catch up with.

18/09/2023

05/07/2023

Beautiful skies over London this evening after a productive day delivering Core Communications Skills training to the

24/06/2023

A very Happy Armed Forces Day to all those who serve.

Here are a few of the friendly faces who have worked alongside us this year, creating content, delivering training, crafting graphics and planning campaigns for clients.

They're all serving personnel, veterans or reservists who bring their expertise and professionalism to the jobs we do.

As a signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we respect and understand the array of transferable skills and the work ethic those who serve bring to a civilian workplace.

Adam, Andy, Laurie, Ryan, Rob, Laurence and Rupert - we look forward to working with you in the months ahead.