A Post Production House specializing in all forms of post production. Popcorn Post Production established itself in February 2007.
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The founding members are:
David Scholfield: Offline Editor on Final Cut Pro
Peter Lowe: Online Editor/Graphics on After Effects/3D Studio Max/Final Cut Pro HD
Richard Hughes: Offline/Online Editor on Final Cut Pro HD & Adobe After Effects/Color
As a team we have been working together for 8 years but have over 35 years combined experience in the film/creative industry. David started off working
for Ogilvy as a junior art director before becoming a freelance editor. In 1994 he formed his own CC Company called the Apple Corps before forming a partnership with Roger Orpen in 1996 to become the head of the post production department for the Cutting Edge. David is now the majority shareholder for Popcorn Post Production and his invaluable experience, dedication to his work and always calm nature under extreme pressure makes him a most valuable asset to any post production job. Peter started of in the industry as a photographic retouch artist for FCB Johannesburg before moving down to FCB’s Cape Town branch. He then moved on to edit and design graphics for Hirt & Carter before moving on to The Cutting Edge in 2003. Peters knowledge of both sides of the industry has given him the upper hand into what is required to produce the best finished product. His attention to detail and willingness to always craft what he creates as well as the speed in which he does it makes the final online process smooth sailing from start to finish. Richard started off in the film industry working as a barman/runner for the Video Lab in early 2000. Working his way up the ladder he worked as an assistant in Telecine, CAR and as an AVID offline assistant as well as being the driver, coffee maker, client liason, you name it, he did it. In August 2001 an opportunity opened up for him as a VT operator at the Cutting Edge which he took and he dedicated his free time and weekends to teach himself how to edit and eventually started to do small jobs from weddings to castings etc before eventually moving onto commercials. Now specializing in documentaries and working on exciting jobs such as the Cape Town International Jazz Festival and Sports Illustrated Swimwear, Richard will always go the extra mile to make sure that the client is always 110% satisfied. We offer highly competitive rates and are always willing to accommodate you as best as possible. Please do not hesitate to call any of us!
NEW WORK!!
Had such an amazing experience working with Expand and Sir Fruit to film and edit this campaign for the launch of their new kids range. Thanks to everyone involved who made this day so much fun!
Director: Richard "Flare" Hughes
DOP: Paul Michael Charles
Creative Director: Lara Hughes
Art Directors: Johlize Van der Merwe & Carla Van der Walt
Lighting Crew: Calli Camacho & Liam McMaster
Studio: Photohire Studios
Agency: Expand Digital
Client: Sir Fruit
This month we celebrate 17 years in business as Popcorn Post Production and over 20 years together as a group. Thank you so much to all of our clients over the years for trusting us with your work, we appreciate each and every single one of you.
In 2023 we undertook the formidable responsibility of documenting and post-producing one of Old Mutual's most significant annual events—the prestigious Annual 51 Club Conference. This event stands out as a cornerstone in Old Mutual's calendar, bringing together the countries top financial advisors.
This year marked a momentous occasion for Old Mutual as they celebrated their Diamond Jubilee Year - a remarkable 60 years of unwavering commitment and success. Given the extraordinary nature of this milestone, it was only fitting that the theme for the celebration revolved around the brilliance and symbolism of a diamond.
Filmed over the course of 11 days in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, we were tasked with filming and interviewing the best of the best in the financial industry. The task all the more challenging given that none of these people are used to being in front of the camera, and being mostly Afrikaans speaking, they all had to deliver their interview answers in English. This is one example of the 28 stories that we filmed and edited and we are extremely pleased with the outcome of this entire project and are even happier with the feedback that we received from our client.
Thank you to Vision Decor and Events for entrusting us with this massive project and we look forward to tackling the 2024 event in a few months time.
SHOT BY: PAUL MICHAEL CHARLES & RICHARD "FLARE" HUGHES
POST PRODUCTION: RICHRD "FLARE" HUGHES
A recent series we shot and edited for Checkers for their "Live Xtra with Chloé" Vegan Recipe Videos. This one is a delicious Sweet Potato Steak with Pomegranate Herb Quinoa Recipe.
Shot by Paul Michael Charles
Edited by: David Scholfield
Agency: Ninety9Cents
Agency Producer: Melissa Curtis
Wishing all our clients, friends and family a very happy and prosperous 2024! May this be a year of change, growth and exceeded expectation for you all.
to good times on set with Ackermans and Ninety9Cents shooting kids denim.
The 2nd of 3 short Digital Ads we created for VW Master Cars alongside Ogilvy Cape Town.
DOP: Paul Michael Charles
Director: Richard "Flare" Hughes
Editor: David Scholfield
Online: Peter Lowe
Producer: Dalene Schrickker
Art Director: Lara Hughes
Post Production done for 4TH Street wines for Singh & Sons.
Shot and Directed by Paul Michael Charles from Tap Films.
Post Production by Richard "Flare" Hughes
Happy Monday everyone! Here's a Behind-The-Scenes look at a recent campaign we shot in collaboration with Expand & Bain & Bunkell for SIR FRUIT's new Summer Campaign. Shot on location at the studios of Myburgh du Plessis in Cape Town.
Shot by : Richard "Flare" Hughes & Paul Michael Charles
Edited by: Richard "Flare" Hughes
Art Direction: Lara "Sparkle" Hughes
Talent: Ebenhaezer Dibakwane
Agency: Expand
The 1st of 3 short Digital Ads we created for VW Master Cars alongside Ogilvy Cape Town.
DOP: Paul Michael Charles
Director: Richard "Flare" Hughes
Editor: David Scholfield
Online: Peter Lowe
Producer: Dalene Schrickker
Art Director: Lara Hughes
We attended the recent Sony Alpha Festival and got the opportunity to play around with some of Sony's new Cinema and Photographic camera's. Here are a few pics taken from that event shot by Richard using the A7siii and A1 camera models.
Happy to be part of the initiative with our neighbors from Expand Agency. We delivered food parcels to people in and around the Paarden Eiland area. Feels good to give back!!
ABSOLUT BLUNDERS
Who doesn't like a good bloopers vid? This was a fun one!
So this might go down as one of the most interesting jobs we have ever worked on. We were tasked with coming up with a creative way to essentially put cocktails onto a Catwalk for New York Fashion Week. Our solution was to turn a conveyor belt into the Catwalk but there was not one single person or company that we could find that either sold conveyor belts, rented them out or built them, especially at the size we needed. In walks Mitch Mitchell who owns Scotch & Sofa (Go check out his shops in the V&A and Woodstock Biscuit Mill area.) We had under 10 days from start to finish to conceptualise, build and test this "moving runway" and we only saw the final finished product on the actual day of the shoot! Well we pulled it off and our DOP Paul "Michael" Charles lit the scene to perfection even though there were a few spanners thrown into the mix at the start. But we definitely feel that after pulling this one off you can pretty much throw anything our way now and we'll make it happen. These are jut some of the photo's of the building process and then check out the next posrt for the finished product which everyone was happy with! Thanks
This is the last in a series of 3 videos we produced, filmed and did post production for in collaboration with Ogilvy SA and Absolut Vodka in Sweden. It's fun, witty and it was a pleasure to work with Rico who was brilliant on the day. All of this was unscripted and done off the cuff.
Well done to thr entire team for all the efforts put into this job. It was a great team effort and we are looking forward to many more of these in the near future. The first video is live in Absolut Vodka's Instagram channel and the 2nd one goes live tomorrow. Go check it out.
Directed and Edited by: Richard "Flare" Hughes
Director of Photography: Paul Michael Charles
Camera Operator: Brendan Allen
Lighting and Camera Assistant: Calli Camacho
Art Department: Angel Hale (Underground Art)
Audio: Adriaan Drotsche (Audio Pimps)
Post Producer: Dalene Schrickker
Titles: Peter Lowe
ABSOLUT VODKA "The Love Bar"
This is the second in a series of 3 videos we produced, filmed and did post production for in collaboration with Ogilvy SA and Absolut Vodka in Sweden. It's fun, witty and it was a pleasure to work with Rico who was brilliant on the day. All of this was unscripted and done off the cuff.
Well done to thr entire team for all the efforts put into this job. It was a great team effort and we are looking forward to many more of these in the near future. The first video is live in Absolut Vodka's Instagram channel and the 2nd one goes live tomorrow. Go check it out.
Directed and Edited by: Richard "Flare" Hughes
Director of Photography: Paul Michael Charles
Camera Operator: Brendan Allen
Lighting and Camera Assistant: Calli Camacho
Art Department: Angel Hale (Underground Art)
Audio: Adriaan Drotsche (Audio Pimps)
Post Producer: Dalene Schrickker
Titles: Peter Lowe
ABSOLUT VODKA "The Love Bar"
This is the first in a series of 3 videos we produced, filmed and did post production for in collaboration with Ogilvy SA and Absolut Vodka in Sweden. It's fun, witty and it was a pleasure to work with Rico who was brilliant on the day. All of this was unscripted and done off the cuff.
Well done to thr entire team for all the efforts put into this job. It was a great team effort and we are looking forward to many more of these in the near future. The first video is live in Absolut Vodka's Instagram channel and the 2nd one goes live tomorrow. Go check it out.
Directed and Edited by: Richard "Flare" Hughes
Director of Photography: Paul Michael Charles
Camera Operator: Brendan Allen
Lighting and Camera Assistant: Calli Camacho
Art Department: Angel Hale (Underground Art)
Audio: Adriaan Drotsche (Audio Pimps)
Post Producer: Dalene Schrickker
Titles: Peter Lowe
Merry Christmas to us!!! Going to start 2023 with a BANG!!! Hope everyone had a great Christmas and has a happy new year!! See you soon!!
So we did a thing! Check it out here! Happy to be part of South African music history!
Featuring Just Jinjer, Arno Carstens, Francois Van Coke, Karen Zoid, Kurt Darren, and Ross Learmonth25 years after Shallow Waters became Just Jinjer's first ...
Looking forward to connecting with our fellow industry peers at the Sony Alpha Festival this weekend!! Looking forward to testing out some new gear!
Have a great Halloween weekend everyone! But don't go watch Halloween Ends. That was just rubbish!!
October wrap up with some great stuff this month. Finished off TVC's for Shoprite SA and Shoprite Africa. Awesome shoot and edit for Francois Van Coke En Vriende. Check out the aftermovie on our YouTube channel which will be uploaded too. Sanlam Graviton AV post-production completed this week and pitching on 2 big TV commercials for early next year. Plus looking forward to being part of the Craig David World Tour happening in early December.
POPCORN FILM/TV SHOWREEL
Check out an insert from our documentary we shot up in the Kruger National Park earlier this year in collaboration with EvertDavidson Partnership and their client Amplify Investments.
This is a documentary we shot in collaboration with EvertDavidson Partnership for their client Amplify Investments in the Kruger National Park. Amplify are i...
DAY 11 of a 13 day shoot for Old Mutual. If you're wondering why we've been so silent in FB at the moment it's been a crazy busy year. Hoping to post a lot of the work we've been doing soon. Keep an eye out on this page and on our Instagram. Have a great week everyone!
Video we shot and directed for Ackermans and this awesome Mothers Day song that was put together by some amazing singers.
Shot at Hey Papa Legend Studios
Directed by Richard Richard Flare Hughes
Creative Director: Marius van Rensburg
DOP: Paul Michael Charles
Audio Mixed by: Hey Papa Legend
Agency: Ninety9Cents
Client: Ackermans
Shot with the Black Magic Cinema 6K Pro Camera.
One of our recent TVC's done for Ackermans for kids denim!
Ackermans Denim TVC
Production:
Agency :
Director:
AD :
Producer :
DOP :
Focus puller :
2nd Camera :
DIT :
Gaffer : Dudley Fillies
Best Boy : Paul Peleko
Camera assistants : Marcel Maassen Tristan Schrikker
Stylist : Robyn Aghulas & Danielle Solomon
HMU : Richard Wilkinson & Inga Hewett
Choreography:
Excited and proud to have our work officially selected for the Bokeh Fashion Film Festival. Well done to the entire team for putting this incredible shoot together!
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NEW WORK!! Had such an amazing experience working with Expand and Sir Fruit to film and edit this campaign for the launch of their new kids range. Thanks to everyone involved who made this day so much fun! Director: Richard "Flare" Hughes DOP: Paul Michael Charles Creative Director: Lara Hughes Art Directors: Johlize Van der Merwe & Carla Van der Walt Lighting Crew: Calli Camacho & Liam McMaster Studio: Photohire Studios Agency: Expand Digital Client: Sir Fruit
In 2023 we undertook the formidable responsibility of documenting and post-producing one of Old Mutual's most significant annual events—the prestigious Annual 51 Club Conference. This event stands out as a cornerstone in Old Mutual's calendar, bringing together the countries top financial advisors. This year marked a momentous occasion for Old Mutual as they celebrated their Diamond Jubilee Year - a remarkable 60 years of unwavering commitment and success. Given the extraordinary nature of this milestone, it was only fitting that the theme for the celebration revolved around the brilliance and symbolism of a diamond. Filmed over the course of 11 days in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, we were tasked with filming and interviewing the best of the best in the financial industry. The task all the more challenging given that none of these people are used to being in front of the camera, and being mostly Afrikaans speaking, they all had to deliver their interview answers in English. This is one example of the 28 stories that we filmed and edited and we are extremely pleased with the outcome of this entire project and are even happier with the feedback that we received from our client. Thank you to Vision Decor and Events for entrusting us with this massive project and we look forward to tackling the 2024 event in a few months time. SHOT BY: PAUL MICHAEL CHARLES & RICHARD "FLARE" HUGHES POST PRODUCTION: RICHRD "FLARE" HUGHES
A recent series we shot and edited for Checkers for their "Live Xtra with Chloé" Vegan Recipe Videos. This one is a delicious Sweet Potato Steak with Pomegranate Herb Quinoa Recipe. Shot by Paul Michael Charles Edited by: David Scholfield Agency: Ninety9Cents Agency Producer: Melissa Curtis
The 2nd of 3 short Digital Ads we created for VW Master Cars alongside Ogilvy Cape Town. DOP: Paul Michael Charles Director: Richard "Flare" Hughes Editor: David Scholfield Online: Peter Lowe Producer: Dalene Schrickker Art Director: Lara Hughes
Post Production done for 4TH Street wines for Singh & Sons. Shot and Directed by Paul Michael Charles from Tap Films. Post Production by Richard "Flare" Hughes
Happy Monday everyone! Here's a Behind-The-Scenes look at a recent campaign we shot in collaboration with Expand & Bain & Bunkell for SIR FRUIT's new Summer Campaign. Shot on location at the studios of Myburgh du Plessis in Cape Town. Shot by : Richard "Flare" Hughes & Paul Michael Charles Edited by: Richard "Flare" Hughes Art Direction: Lara "Sparkle" Hughes Talent: Ebenhaezer Dibakwane Agency: Expand
The 1st of 3 short Digital Ads we created for VW Master Cars alongside Ogilvy Cape Town. DOP: Paul Michael Charles Director: Richard "Flare" Hughes Editor: David Scholfield Online: Peter Lowe Producer: Dalene Schrickker Art Director: Lara Hughes
ABSOLUT BLUNDERS Who doesn't like a good bloopers vid? This was a fun one!
ABSOLUT VODAKA "COCKTAIL CATWALK"
This is the last in a series of 3 videos we produced, filmed and did post production for in collaboration with Ogilvy SA and Absolut Vodka in Sweden. It's fun, witty and it was a pleasure to work with Rico who was brilliant on the day. All of this was unscripted and done off the cuff. Well done to thr entire team for all the efforts put into this job. It was a great team effort and we are looking forward to many more of these in the near future. The first video is live in Absolut Vodka's Instagram channel and the 2nd one goes live tomorrow. Go check it out. Directed and Edited by: Richard "Flare" Hughes Director of Photography: Paul Michael Charles Camera Operator: Brendan Allen Lighting and Camera Assistant: Calli Camacho Art Department: Angel Hale (Underground Art) Audio: Adriaan Drotsche (Audio Pimps) Post Producer: Dalene Schrickker Titles: Peter Lowe
ABSOLUT VODKA "The Love Bar" This is the second in a series of 3 videos we produced, filmed and did post production for in collaboration with Ogilvy SA and Absolut Vodka in Sweden. It's fun, witty and it was a pleasure to work with Rico who was brilliant on the day. All of this was unscripted and done off the cuff. Well done to thr entire team for all the efforts put into this job. It was a great team effort and we are looking forward to many more of these in the near future. The first video is live in Absolut Vodka's Instagram channel and the 2nd one goes live tomorrow. Go check it out. Directed and Edited by: Richard "Flare" Hughes Director of Photography: Paul Michael Charles Camera Operator: Brendan Allen Lighting and Camera Assistant: Calli Camacho Art Department: Angel Hale (Underground Art) Audio: Adriaan Drotsche (Audio Pimps) Post Producer: Dalene Schrickker Titles: Peter Lowe
ABSOLUT VODKA "The Love Bar" This is the first in a series of 3 videos we produced, filmed and did post production for in collaboration with Ogilvy SA and Absolut Vodka in Sweden. It's fun, witty and it was a pleasure to work with Rico who was brilliant on the day. All of this was unscripted and done off the cuff. Well done to thr entire team for all the efforts put into this job. It was a great team effort and we are looking forward to many more of these in the near future. The first video is live in Absolut Vodka's Instagram channel and the 2nd one goes live tomorrow. Go check it out. Directed and Edited by: Richard "Flare" Hughes Director of Photography: Paul Michael Charles Camera Operator: Brendan Allen Lighting and Camera Assistant: Calli Camacho Art Department: Angel Hale (Underground Art) Audio: Adriaan Drotsche (Audio Pimps) Post Producer: Dalene Schrickker Titles: Peter Lowe
Have a great Halloween weekend everyone! But don't go watch Halloween Ends. That was just rubbish!!
POPCORN FILM/TV SHOWREEL
Video we shot and directed for Ackermans and this awesome Mothers Day song that was put together by some amazing singers. Shot at Hey Papa Legend Studios Directed by Richard Richard Flare Hughes Creative Director: Marius van Rensburg DOP: Paul Michael Charles Audio Mixed by: Hey Papa Legend Agency: Ninety9Cents Client: Ackermans Shot with the Black Magic Cinema 6K Pro Camera.
One of our recent TVC's done for Ackermans for kids denim! Ackermans Denim TVC Production: @herocreativemanagement @popcornpost_tv @pmc_films Agency : @99c_ct Director: @tatjanameirelles AD : @richardflarehughes Producer : @silksie DOP : @pmc_films Focus puller : @taryn_through_the_woods 2nd Camera : @oscaroryan DIT : @kaythevillain Gaffer : Dudley Fillies Best Boy : Paul Peleko Camera assistants : Marcel Maassen Tristan Schrikker Stylist : Robyn Aghulas & Danielle Solomon HMU : Richard Wilkinson & Inga Hewett Choreography: @danny_mjones #tvc #tvcommercial #fashion #denim #denimcomercial #ackermans #filmproduction #cameradepartment #director #directorofphotography
Ackermans Baby recently shot for Ackermans and Ninety9Cents. Thank you again to our crew for making it all possible and for doing such an amazing job. DOP: Paul Michael Charles Directed by: Tatjana Meirelles Penfold AD: Richard Flare Hughes Focus Puller: Taryn Baldwin Gaffer: Dudley Fillies Best Boy: Paul Peleko Assistant: Tristian Schrickker DIT: Kambani Chamane 2nd Cam: Oscar O'Ryan Assistant: Marcel Maassen Producer: Silke Gehring Production: Hero Creative
Here's the 1st of 8 commercials that we have recently shot for Ackermans and Ninety9Cents. Thank you to our crew for making it all possible and for doing such an amazing job. DOP: Paul Michael Charles Directed by: Richard Flare Hughes Assistant: Ludwig De Jager Focus Puller: Taryn Baldwin DIT: Kambani Chamane 2nd Cam: Oscar O'Ryan Assistant: Marcel Maassen Producer: Silke Gehring Production: Hero Creative
Great project we got to work on for the Solidarity Fashion Project in collaboration with fashion designer Amanda Laird Cherry. This was shot on out new Black Magic Cinema 6K Pro Camera. Fashion Editor and Executive Producer Pieter Black gathered a team of creatives to celebrate fashion, photography and talent. Says Black, “amidst the lockdown restrictions it’s been challenging to soldier on against not only the fight against Covid but the fight against job losses within the industry. We are at the forefront of fighting for our industry to ensure we use every opportunity needed to help restore/sustain the livelihood of our industry. Optimizing empowerment opportunities that are not only sustainable towards our environment but towards the industry as a whole. I had the pleasure working with a superb group of creative professionals that all came to curate a solidarity project with a message of hope for our local industry.” In partnership with : Fashion Forum Group, Blaque House Scouting, SA Fashion Week, Model Tv Show, Fashion Industry Awards South Africa PMC Films Audio Pimps LJHPR Fashion Forum Group - Anna-Mari Claasen ExecutiveProducer : Pieter Black Directed and Filmed by : Paul Micheal Charles Nina Zimolong - Nina Zimolong Richard "Flare"Hughes Video Editor : Richard Hughes Final Mix: Adriaan Drotsche @Audiopimps Poem: Miss Nygma Voice Over: MORGANE Hair and Make up : Kristy Balie - @kristy_bailie Zoe Dolph - @low_zo_ Stylist : Ryan Hing Assistant : Laura Charlotte Mocellin Models : Calli Camacho Sema Tugçe Akar Agencies : 20 Model Management D&A Faze Models Berlin Special Thanks Cara Yesorsky - Inyoni Outdoor Studio
