May 23, 2013
In a not so sunny Cote d’Azur, the 66TH year of the world’s most famous film festival took place. Amongst the numerous screenings and red carpet extravaganzas occurring on a dailybasis, we covered the following special Press Events. The Bling Ring … Read more
Fast and Furious 6 had it’s World Premier last night in Leicester Square and Video Europe were there supplying the host programming worldwide, this included live contributions from Miami, New York and Los Angeles with 3 incoming satellites and 3 … Read more
April 30, 2013
Video Europe are fully commited to providing the newest and latest equipment to our customers. This month we have spent over £1million on new kit, major purchases include 2 x EVS XT3′s, 2 x Canon XJ95 x 8.6B, 4 x Canon … Read more
April 16, 2013
Robert Downey Jr returns again as Tony Stark for the third instalment of the hugely successful Iron Man franchise. Directed by Shane Black, this latest releases pits Stark against his most formidable adversary yet in the form of a ruthless and clever terrorist known as the “Mandarin”. Read more
April 10, 2013
NAB 2013 comes to a close tomorrow and we have spent the last 2 days exploring this huge exhibition for the latest equipment to add to our extensive rental kit. Here’s a quick review of ‘What’s Hot’ at NAB 2013… … Read more
April 8, 2013
This tense, action/thriller is directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, Brooklyn’s Finest). When the White House is taken over by terrorists and the President (Aaron Eckhart) captured, national security chiefs are forced to turn to disgraced former presidential guard, Mike … Read more
March 28, 2013
With the ALEXA XT cameras (Extended Technology) ARRI is refreshing the ALEXA product line, incorporating new features inspired by feedback from professional users. We have placed an order for a number of ALEXA XT Plus cameras to add to our … Read more
March 12, 2013
Our Non-Linear department supplied an Avid ISIS 5000 shared storage solution and multiple Avid Nitris DX systems for the latest series of Got to Dance. With the live final being broadcast on Sky1 HD on Sunday 17th March, this promises … Read more
March 8, 2013
Former criminal, Jacob Sternwood (Mark Strong) is forced to return to London from his Icelandic hideaway when his son is involved in a heist that goes badly wrong. This gives his long term adversary, Detective Max Lewinsky (James McAvoy) one … Read more
March 6, 2013
Be the first to hire Sony’s latest CineAlta camera, the Sony PMW-F55.This Super 35mm 4K CMOS sensor compact CineAlta camera records HD/2K/4K on SxS memory plus 16-bit RAW 2K/4K output. Read more
February 28, 2013
We’ve had 4K products for a while like the Red Epic, Canon EOS C500 & Gemini 4:4:4 Recorder, but this latest wave of goodies we’ve just received adds a whole new dimension to working in 4K. We now have Sony’s … Read more
February 19, 2013
The press were out in force at Kings Cross Station on Saturday to witness the unveiling of the “Skyfall” train. The train runs from London to Edinburgh and is the first permanently named train bearing the name of a film. All of … Read more
February 13, 2013
Jack The Giant Slayer is a variation on the old fairy-tale story, Jack and the Beanstalk. Nicholas Hoult plays Jack, a young farmer who leads an expedition into the giants kingdom to save a kidnapped princess. Read more
February 12, 2013
Our kit was used throughout the day to document the 50th anniversary of The Beatle’s ‘Please Please Me’ album for a TV special later this year. Read more
After placing our order on launch, we finally have our first Black Magic Cinema Camera some 9 months later. We are proud to be one of the first hire companies in the UK to have this revolutionary piece of kit. Resembling a … Read more
December 17, 2012
Best selling author, Lee Child was in attendance at this multi camera press event launching the film adaptation of his most famous character, Jack Reacher. Read more
December 14, 2012
Claridges Hotel transformed into Middle Earth for this 3 day Press Event launching the most eagerly anticipated film of the year. Read more
December 10, 2012
Our non linear department supplied and supported multiple final cut systems and post production equipment for the Metiers d’Art event hosted by Chanel at Linlithgow Palace in Scotland. Read more
November 21, 2012
7 cities, 7 nights. Video Europe provided our OB to LoveLive TV for the London segment of Rihanna’s 777 World Tour. She performed LIVE at the HMV Forum in Kentish Town to a strictly limited audience. Read more
November 20, 2012
We’ve been searching high and low for a quality hand grip system but the wait is now finally over! The OConnor O-Grip Handgrip system is really in a league of its own, constructed with a solid titanium core for extreme … Read more
November 15, 2012
Our OB’s were in action again, this time for the UK premiere of Twilight, the fifth and final instalment of the series. Sony HDC-1500 cameras, EVS XT3 and Sony XDCAM HD recorders were all used as part of the job. Read more
November 12, 2012
Wreck-It Ralph, the video game villain is sick and tired of being the bad guy to hero, Fix-It Felix. Ralph’s quest to fulfill his dream of becoming the hero causes havoc in the arcade where he lives, inadvertently setting off … Read more
The World Food Awards was held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in Central London. VE’s OB department produced the event and also the television recordings for the show hosted by Lenny Henry which aired on Sky channel STAR TV. Read more
November 5, 2012
Last Wednesday we attended the London Film Academy’s 10th Anniversary awards at BFI Southbank. This is the first year we have sponsored the event as we look to help young filmmakers by supplying them with high end kit for their … Read more
October 31, 2012
Video Europe are one of the first rental companies in the UK to receive Canon’s latest camera, the Canon EOS C500. Our first shipment arrived today and consisted of PL mount cameras, EF mount cameras have been ordered and will … Read more
This brand new feel-good family musical is based on the academy award winning film Finding Neverland starring Johnny Depp. The World Premiere of the musical was filmed for promotional purposes using Alexa Cameras and a range of Alura and Optimo … Read more
October 18, 2012
Last week we provided kit and crew for an interview with One Direction at Holborn Studios. Our Japanese client contacted us the day before the shoot, they wanted reliable crew and an easy workflow to enable them to walk away with … Read more
Yesterday we purchased another RED camera with two more arriving before the end of the month, we love RED! RED delivered it’s first camera in August 2007 (www.red.com/history), since then it has taken the feature film industry by storm, forcing technology giants … Read more
October 12, 2012
From creative genius Tim Burton comes Frankenweenie, a heart warming tale about a boy and his dog. Video Europe’s OB was in Leicester Square to cover the premiere which was also used to open the London Film Festival. Read more
October 5, 2012
It only seemed like yesterday we purchased an additional 10 Avid Nitris DX systems and ISIS 5000, well today that number increases again! We have just rush purchased another 5 complete Avid Nitris Nitris DX systems along with an additional ISIS … Read more
October 1, 2012
Last week we provided camera equipment for up and coming artist Haze, for his latest music promo ‘So Many Ways’. The track also features Sway and HipMan Junky and was filmed on location in Brick Lane and a studio in … Read more
September 25, 2012
Video Europe Cardiff provided Absolutely Productions with cameras and post production equipment for BBC Wales programme ‘Is Wales Working?’. The show was broadcast earlier this month. With unemployment remaining stubbornly high, Steve Evans comes home to investigate the economic state … Read more
September 19, 2012
Video Europe supplied a range of Sony XDCAM equipment for the UK’s biggest professional bicycle race held over a period of 8 days, the event was broadcast on ITV4.
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September 18, 2012
Video Europe Cardiff recently provided six Avid Media Composer systems for Gorilla TV to assist in the production of the famous GT Academy Race Camp, at it’s now traditional home, the world renowned Silverstone Racetrack. Over 830,000 people across Europe … Read more
September 17, 2012
Since first placing orders with Arri for ALEXA cameras back in 2010, we haven’t looked back. Now into double figures, and with a range of ALEXA’s available for rental including ALEXA Plus and ALEXA Plus 4:3, we really do believe this camera is here … Read more
September 12, 2012
Video Europe supplied crew and equipment for the launch event of Bond 50, the Blu-ray release of the James Bond box set. This global media event involved VE shooting press junkets, stand-ups, pieces to camera and B-roll. We provided Sony … Read more
September 11, 2012
Last week director James Cameron and producer Jon Landau were in Belfast promoting the upcoming release of Titanic on 3D Blu-ray. Whilst there, they also paid tribute to the workers who built the vessel. As well as this, Cameron donated … Read more
September 8, 2012
Sony have hit the mark with their current line up of BVM and PVM OLED monitors. We have just increased our stock on both the BVM-E250 and PVM-2541 models. Demand is extremely high for these products and I think people … Read more
Keira Knightley, Jude Law and Aaron Taylor-Johnson star in a bold adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel. Video Europe’s OB was used for the worldwide premiere in Leicester Square. Read more
August 29, 2012
Our OB department is delighted to have been awarded the Chelsea TV Under 21′s league contract. We will be providing the club with all of it’s LIVE OB requirements up and down the country thoughout the 2012/2013 season. Read more
August 28, 2012
Video Europe are proud to be supplying our OB truck for the London 2012 Paralympics as a 5 camera add-on to Presteigne Charter’s production faciltity. Read more
August 21, 2012
Our OB’s were at Griffin Park in Brentford for the opening game of the season featuring Chelsea Under 21′s vs Manchester City Under 21′s. The event was broadcast LIVE on the Chelsea TV channel. Four camera coverage including use of … Read more
August 20, 2012
In this remake, British Director, Len Wiseman casts Colin Farrell as Douglas Quaid, a role famously played by Arnold Shwarzenegger in the 1990 original. Quaid is a frustrated factory worker who in an attempt to put excitement into his life … Read more
August 15, 2012
Our OB’s were back in Leicester Square for the premiere of ‘The Expendables 2′. A star studded cast and an Olympic legend made it an extremely entertaining night! Read more
July 31, 2012
This week we bring you a Guest Blog by Phil Arntz, the 17 year old film prodigy… “Some of you may have followed my Facebook or Twitter and might have seen that i just spent my money on a Sony … Read more
July 26, 2012
These last few weeks we’ve been busy adding to our lens inventory, we have more Canon HJ40 x 10 IASD lenses, upgraded most of our Canon HJ22′s from IRSE to IASE, replaced a large percentage of our Canon HJ11′s to … Read more
July 23, 2012
Demand over the last few months for Avid non linear systems has increased rapidly, so much so it has led us to purchase an additional 10 Avid Nitris DX Systems and another ISIS 5000 32TB shared storage system. Our shiny new … Read more
July 20, 2012
The stars were out in force for the third instalment of Christopher Nolan’s latest Batman movie for the European Premiere held in Leicester Square. Our OB was responsible for broadcasting the programme to Empire Leicester Square, Odeon Leicester Square, 29 UK cinemas and over 30 countries worldwide. Read more
We were up at the crack of dawn on Wednesday for a trip to Hastings to watch the Olympic Torch relay passing through. Our Battersea Hire Manger, Tom Smith, was chosen as a torch bearer, having been nominated by his brother Sam. The … Read more
July 13, 2012
Video Europe are proud to be supplying a large amount of broadcast equipment to this year’s Olympic Games. We won 47 medals at Beijing in 2008, let’s hope we can beat that total this year. Read more
July 11, 2012
Video Europe supplied camera equipment for press event coverage of Steven Soderbergh’s latest movie, Magic Mike. Set in the world of male strippers, this movie stars Channing Tatum in a story inspired by his real life. The film follows Mike (Tatum) as … Read more
The Oscar winning film Chariots of Fire has been remastered and re-released for a new generation of movie fans ahead of the London 2012 Olympics. We supplied our HD OB facility for the regional broadcast to multiple cinemas as well a … Read more
July 2, 2012
Up and coming Director Christian Larson of RSA films came to us recently regarding his next project, a feature documentary following some very well known musicians on a world tour. Christian wanted to shoot the best footage he could on … Read more
June 26, 2012
Our OB trucks were hired for the Elbow: Live from Jodrell Bank Gig , we provided 9 x Sony HDC-1500 cameras as part of the package. Read more
June 24, 2012
Hot in from Germany, the Arri ALEXA Plus 4:3 is now available for hire. This new ALEXA model has similar functionality to the ALEXA Plus but features a 4:3 Super 35 sensor, the ability to switch from 16:9 sensor mode to … Read more
June 19, 2012
Video Europe provided our OB facilities for the premiere of the new Spider-Man movie as well as a 6 camera equipment package for the press event. Read more
June 12, 2012
Rock of Ages is the long awaited film of the year starring Tom Cruise, Mary J Blige, and Russell Brand. Video Europe’s OB was in Leicester Square for an event that “rocked you to the core”. Read more
June 9, 2012
Video Europe camera crews have been following girl group, The Saturdays around this week to 40+ locations. The girls were in town to promote their US reality TV series, VE supplied 2 x Sony PDW-F800 (PSC) crews with sound recordists … Read more
June 6, 2012
Video Europe is excited to announce that we have ordered two of the latest ARRI ALEXA Plus 4:3 cameras. This new ALEXA model has similar functionality to the ALEXA Plus but features a 4:3 Super 35 sensor, the ability to … Read more
June 4, 2012
London’s Covent Garden Film Museum was transformed into the Prometheus Spaceship for the Press Event of Ridley Scott’s eagerly awaited prequel to his iconic 1979 release, Alien. Actual sets from the film were used for this 8 Camera 2 day … Read more
May 31, 2012
Video Europe provided a 6 camera HD equipment package for press coverage of Wes Anderson’s latest movie, Moonrise Kingdom. The event took place over two days and the movie officially opened the 65th Cannes film festival. Read more
May 30, 2012
Video Europe are supplying a large quantity of Sony XDCAM camcorders, vtrs and broadcast equipment for this year’s Isle of Man TT event. No other motorcycle race is held on such a challenging track as the 37-mile plus Mountain Course. Read more
May 27, 2012
Will Smith was in town for the premiere of MIB3, the third instalment of the Men in Black film series. Video Europe supplied 6 cameras and 2 x 18 MHz uplink paths, terminating on an LA domestic satellite for US partners to downlink. Read more
May 21, 2012
After thinking we weren’t going to spend a great deal of money on new equipment this year, we’ve already hit the £1 million pound mark in just over 4 months. Read more
May 16, 2012
his big blockbuster has been well received, Video Europe’s OB was there. Read more
May 15, 2012
You now have the option of renting our Arri ALEXA cameras with the High Speed Mode. This additional extra allows the camera to run up to 120 fps for slow motion shots. Read more
May 14, 2012
Apart from Sacha Baron Cohen pulling a gun on the press and Mohamed Al Fayed, this crazy evening was just another day out for Video Europe’s OB division. 5 cameras, EVS, VTRS, PSC crew and an uplink to 27 regional … Read more
May 11, 2012
Our Avid Nitris DX systems are being used for the latest series of Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model. Series 8 is scheduled to air sometime in July 2012 on Sky Living HD. Read more
May 7, 2012
Using our HD OB facility, we produced over 6 hours of live programming for the new Breakin Convention website. 8 cameras, EVS and up to 6 different stages and a live presentation studio were all part of the job. Multiple … Read more