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Rosie Kay – New Collaboration

As part of an ongoing project with the Rosie Kay Dance Company, Aquila have collaborated with RKDC and Meshed Media to produced a new version of “5 Soldiers – The Body Is The Frontline”.

This collaborative project aims to realise a new way to experience the work of the company by laying out the content on ‘specifically built website to show how you can connect with the soldiers in a new and unique way’.

Preview - Rosie Kay – New Collaboration

Capital FM Network

Capital FM, originally broadcast in London, can now be heard nationally.

The new network, owned by Global Radio, will see a re-brand of 9 local stations, making them part of the Capital FM Network.

As part of this re-brand Aquila we’re on hand to bring our previous recruitment video for Global Radio, right up to date with new presenters and content.

Preview - Capital FM Network

Steelite – Made For Life

Aquila have recently completed another project using the Canon 5D (Mark II).

The project, created for Steelite International; an award-winning tableware manufacturer, focused on their slogan of ‘Made For Life’. Steelite International are known for their world-leading tableware, designed and made in Stoke-On-Trent.

To watch the video follow this link.

Preview - Steelite – Made For Life

Flamingo Land

Flamingo Land, a theme park, zoo and resort in North Yorkshire, which attracts 1.8 million visitors a year, has become the host of one of Aquila’s latest project.

The project featured competition winners from Galaxy Yorkshire, along with presenters, going on some of the parks most thrilling rides, all while trying to complete tasks, such as making paper airplanes.

The winner of the tasks then went on to win a £1000 and free entrance to the park.

Preview - Flamingo Land

Style Birmingham Live

Style Birmingham Live is a ‘three-day fashion extravaganza’ hosted by George Lamb between 24th-26th September.

Aquila have produced a short television advertisement, currently being shown on ITV, to accompany the event.

The event, with the main catwalk show being held at Birmingham Town Hall celebrates the new ‘Autumn/Winter trends from designer brands, high street favourites and unique independents’. The event will also see shows at The Bullring, House Of Fraser and Harvey Nichols.

Preview - Style Birmingham Live

Aquila’s First iPhone App

Aquila are proud to announce that our first iPhone App is now available to download.

The App, which is the official app for Broad Street and Brindley Place in Birmingham, details useful information on bars, restaurants and businesses in the area and allows the users easy access to contact information on any of the above. The app also shows the latest recipients to the Walk Of Stars, along with a news section for the area.

Follow this link to download the app (opens in iTunes).

Preview - Aquila’s First iPhone App

Broad Street Birmingham

Broad Street, one of Birmingham’s busiest and brightest streets now has a new website.

The website developed and designed by Aquila, contains information on what can be found on the street along with events, offers and a business directory. Being home to such iconic venues such as The Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Symphony Hall, Broad Street is known for both its daytime activities and nightlife alike.

Follow this link to see the new website.

Preview - Broad Street Birmingham

RTS Awards 2010 – Judging Portal

The Royal Television Society, Midlands region who are now in their 50th year, will be hosting its annual awards ceremony again in October. The society who are foremost in discussion and debate on the television community host the event once a year to praise the regions finest talent under categories which include Best Acting Performance, Best News Programme and Best Production Craft Skills.

Aquila have created a judging portal for the awards which allows the judges easy access to their category including videos for each nominee.

Preview - RTS Awards 2010 – Judging Portal

Taste Of Birmingham 2010

Taste Of Birmingham 2010, now in its fifth year, is a yearly event that showcases the worlds best food, while ‘combining international cuisine, local talent and fresh produce’.

The event, hosted by Marketing Birmingham, ran over 16th – 18th July in Cannon Hill Park, gave visitors the opportunity to watch demonstrations by top chefs, sample items from the market and see some of the regions finest offerings.

Aquila have produced a short piece for the festival showcasing our footage shot at the event.

Preview - Taste Of Birmingham 2010

Retail Birmingham – Celebration Of Independents

Retail Birmingham, who take pride in looking after the region’s retail district, recently hosted a Fashion Show.

The Fashion Show, held within the Great Western Arcade, in the Heart of Birmingham showcased local retailers and aimed to promote the region on the whole.

Aquila were on hand to produce a video covering the event. To watch the video follow this link.

Preview - Retail Birmingham – Celebration Of Independents

Biddi.com

Biddi.com is a brand new website that allows the user to bid on items, such as top of the range cameras, TVs and gadgets, all at an amazingly low price.

As part of the launch, Aquila have produced a ‘how to’ video, to help users get used to the site.

To find out more about the website and to see the video follow .

Preview - Biddi.com

Flyover Show 2010

May saw a collaboration between The Flyover Show and Aquila.

The Flyover Show, now in its third year, is an ‘unconventional inner city festival transforms the grey space beneath the Hockley Flyover into an oasis of cultural expression, celebrating generations of black British music and art’.

Aquila, as major sponsors of the event, were on hand to create the website and cover the event. To find out more about the festival follow .

Preview - Flyover Show 2010

Attack Of The Killer Cars

‘Britains Got Talent’ Finalists, Stavros Flatley, have been at the forefront of Aquila’s latest project. The Father / Son duo are famed for their Greek/Irish dance routines.

‘Attack Of The Killer Cars’ is a new video produced by Aquila aimed at helping children to cross the road more safely in association with the West Midlands Road Safety Partnership.

Follow to see the video.

Preview - Attack Of The Killer Cars

Enderby Park and Ride

Aquila have been busy on a new project in collaboration with both ‘Enderby Park and Ride’ and radio station ‘Leicester Sound’.

Enderby Park and Ride offer a voucher booklet scheme where users can redeem vouchers in return for using the service.

The video sees Leicester sound breakfast show presenters Damien and Naomi heading into Leicester City Centre and taking full advantage of the discounts on offer.

Preview - Enderby Park and Ride

Life Changing

Aquila have recently been working along side The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals’ – NHS Trust, to produce their new Recruitment video.

The video focuses primarily on Nursing and the various ‘Life Changing’ aspects of the role.

Speaking in the video, Infection Prevention Nurse, Matt Reid feels that his role in the Trust is “…very rewarding, there’s a lot of scope and flexibility within the job”.

Preview - Life Changing

Media140 Event – Live Stream

April saw a Media 140 Event at the ‘International Journalism Festival’ in Perugia. However, due to the Ash Cloud over the UK many of the speakers were unable to make the event.

To get around this Social Technologist, , came up with the idea of Aquila providing a live stream to the event in Perugia from here in the UK. Speakers involved in the stream included Journalist and Blogger; , the BBC’s , from Media 140; and Head of Social Media Development at the Guardian; .

Preview - Media140 Event – Live Stream

BRMB – Made In Birmingham

As an accompaniment to BRMB’s new slogan, Made In Birmingham, Aquila have produced a video for the radio station.

The piece involves college students from Birmingham creating various iconic images of Birmingham, including Cadbury’s Dairy Milk, HP Sauce and the Selfridges Building, all filmed from the top of a 35m crane.

Both Aquila and BRMB would like to thank Harborne Cricket Club for their invaluable support throughout the shoot.

Preview - BRMB – Made In Birmingham

Beverley Knight – Walk Of Stars

The 20th March 2010 saw Beverley Knight become the latest recipient of the Broad Street, Birmingham, Walk of Stars.

While working closely with the Broad Street Business Improvement District (BID), Aquila were on hand to film the event for both the BID and Birmingham Mail. Speaking at the event, Midlands born singer/songwriter, Beverley Knight, was delighted to be honoured by ‘her own people’ here in the area which she grew up.

To see this video follow this link.

Preview - Beverley Knight – Walk Of Stars

Rosie Kay – 5 Soldiers

’5 Soldiers – The Body Is The Frontline’ is the new creation of Birmingham based dance Choreographer, Rosie Kay.

Aquila are proud to be documenting the progress of the piece from start to end. The piece shows the relationship, and similarities, of the physicality of warfare and the physicality of dance.

The show, which is currently on tour, has been met by stellar reviews from various industry professionals.

Preview - Rosie Kay – 5 Soldiers

Flatpack Festival 2010

Aquila provides technical services to Birmingham’s festival of eclectic cinema. Running from 23rd to 28th March.

avant garde / installations / international programme / F. W. Murnau’s 1927 silent movie / animation / diapositives  / puppetry / documentary pitching workshop / Odeon bus tour

Follow this link to see Wired Magazine’s highlights from this years festival programme.

To find out more about the festival follow this link.

Preview - Flatpack Festival 2010

The Ace Of Spades

While in Texas covering the SXSW Interactive Conference, Aquila were lucky enough to be able to also film part of the music event on behalf of Capsule (Home Of Metal).

The popular music festival, held every year after SXSW Interactive, featured the launch of the Home Of Metal’s digital archive along with a showing of a film about the life of metal icon ‘Lemmy’.

To find out more about Home Of Metal follow this link.

Preview - The Ace Of Spades

Aquila Interactive

Aquila are streaming live from South by South West in Austin, Texas.
Interviews, audio, video and photos from the West Midlands delegation at the international festival for web and interaction designers are uploaded daily. The website serves as a focus for the 30 delegates supported by regional agencies
*Heart of England * UK Trade and Industry * Advantage West Midlands * Screen West Midlands*

Follow this link to find out more.

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The Golden Globals!

January also saw another collaboration between Aquila and Global Radio.

‘The Golden Globals’ is an annual internal event hosted by Global Radio to showcase their talent from the past year. As part of their award entry for ‘Region Of The Year’ the Central Region decided to step-it-up a notch by putting together a ‘Flashmob’ on the steps of the Mailbox in Birmingham.

Aquila were on hand to produce both the event and video.

Preview - The Golden Globals!

The Best of Broad Street Awards 2009

January saw the Best of Broad Street Awards 2009.

Aquila were on hand to produce the VTs for the night along with filming of the event. The awards, organised by the BID (Broad Street Business Improvement District) showcase Broad Street’s best bars, hotels, nightclubs and restaurants. Entertainment on the night was provided by X-Factor Contestant Stacey Soloman.

To see this video follow this link.

Preview - The Best of Broad Street Awards 2009

Birmingham City of Culture Bid

In December, Aquila TV were at Birmingham’s bid to become the UK’s first City of Culture, to cover the event.

Birmingham boasts many internationally renowned cultural icons such as Symphony Hall, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Birmingham Royal Ballet. The opportunity to be the UK’s first City of Culture in 2013 is a unique opportunity to tell the whole country about Birmingham.

To see this video follow this link.

Preview - Birmingham City of Culture Bid

This is Global

In the run up to Christmas, the Aquila team traveled all around the U.K to produce Global Radio’s latest recruitment video.

Global Radio, ‘the UK’s premier radio company’ is home to stations such as Heart, Classic FM, Galaxy, Choice and XFM to name a few.It is also home to many well known faces, and voices, such as Jamie Theakston, Sacha Brooks, Johnny Vaughan and Dave Berry.

Preview - This is Global

The Walk of Stars!

While back in his home town of Birmingham, for his ‘Rock With Laughter’ show, Lenny Henry became the latest recipient on the ‘Broad Street, Birmingham Walk of Stars’.

Working closely with the Broad Street Business Improvement District (BID), Aquila filmed the event for BRMB and the Birmingham Mail.

Speaking at the event Lenny said that ‘its really nice to be from the midlands, and to be honored in this way’.

Preview - The Walk of Stars!

Try it on!

Between post-producing BBC Drama ‘Hustle’ and Christmas we traveled to London, Cardiff, Manchester, Leicester, Sunderland and Leeds to shoot for Global Radio, The Bridges Shopping Center and numerous other projects.

While in Sunderland we produced a video for The Bridges Shopping Center, featuring Galaxy presenters Karen and Steve trying on various outfits with the help of Lindsay Campbell.

To see this video follow this link.

Preview - Try it on!

Great Car Buyer

Aquila have recently produced a video for car valuation website ‘Great Car Buyer’.

Great Car Buyer pride themselves on being ‘the easiest way to sell your car’. With their 1, 2, 3 steps they aim to ensure you get the best valuation possible for your car. All you have to do is supply them with your registration number, give them a few details and then receive your valuation.

To see this video along with the rest of our work follow this link.

Preview - Great Car Buyer

UCB

Aquila are proud to have produced a “Visual Prospectus” for the University College Birmingham.

This Visual Prospectus highlights the many study areas that are available to students at the university college. Along with study students can also take advantage of the on campus library, spa, gym, bar and cafe.

The university college offers management degrees in Hospitality, Sports Therapy, Culinary Arts and many more. To find out more follow this link.

Preview - UCB

RTS Awards

Aquila were proud to have four nominations on the night, two nominated for ‘Best Digital Innovation’, with Drugs Action Team and Casualty Reduction. “Spirited”, directed and produced by , Lewis Arnold, Tom Knight and Julia Higginbottom. was nominated in the ‘Best Fictional’ category and Lewis Arnold was also nominated for ‘Best New Talent’.

Aquila were sponsors of the event and created all the VTs for the nominee video’s and categories. If you missed the night, want to see the nominees and categories again or interested in seeing the VTs, please follow this link.

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Preview - RTS Awards

2009 so far

Aquila has been non-stop since it welcomed 2009. In the last quarter alone, we have worked with the Royal Society of Chemists, Empower, Solihull College, University College Birmingham, Coventry University, British Gas, Lichfield Festival, the Army, Broad Street Improvement District and of course Kudos Film and Television to post-produce their highly successful BBC drama, Hustle. Aquila is also post-producing ‘Stained’ – a UK Film Council and Screen West Midlands-funded short film, headed by producer/director team Tom Knight and Lewis Arnold, which is part of a digishorts scheme.[more]

Other projects we are looking forward to later on in the year are the live streaming for Hello Digital, the Royal Television Society Midlands Centre Dinner and Awards as well as the ongoing work we do for BBC’s Country Tracks.
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Preview - 2009 so far

Hard to Reach

Aquila has produced three short infomercials for the Army entitled Hard to Reach.

The videos feature Army officers talking about their jobs and what they are getting out of their roles. Jobs featured are Communications Systems Operator, Chef and Ammunition Technician. Get to hear about the job satisfaction they get as well as the benefits of working in the Army. See the films

To find out more about getting a job in the Army, go to .

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Preview - Hard to Reach

The con is on!

Successful BBC drama, Hustle, is being filmed in the Midlands and Aquila is proud to announce that it is doing the post-production for the latest series of the show.

Airing in early 2010 on BBC One, Hustle is on its sixth series and produced by Kudos Film and Television and Red Planet Pictures. It stars the Midlands’ very own Adrian Lester as Mickey ‘Bricks’ Stone as well as Robert Vaughn, Robert Glenister, Kelly Adams and Matt Di Angelo.

Preview - The con is on!

Freelancers

We’d like to hear from experienced freelancers from the corporate and broadcast world. If you fancy working with an exciting and dynamic multiplatform company, please .

  • Series Producer and Development Producer
  • Producer
  • Director
  • Editor
  • Camera Operator / DOP
  • 3D Graphic Designer
Preview - Freelancers

Sandwell College Fashion Show

Aquila was at Sandwell College’s annual fashion show. The event, which took place in June, 18 models – all first and second year students on the BTEC First Diploma in Art and Design and BTEC National Diploma in Fashion and Clothing – showcasing their peers’ latest and innovative designs. This year’s exclusive themes include: a candy pink and white female geometric dress collection based on Pop, Art and the Psychedelic 60s; a cream and gold women’s Egyptian dress collection inspired by Queen Nefertitti and Cleopatra; and classic tailoring with a twist influenced by surrealist artists such as Salvador Dali and Melting Clocks.

Preview - Sandwell College Fashion Show

Digital Britain Unconference

Digital Birmingham and Aquila have been busy at the ICC streaming Lord Stephen Carter’s speech at the first regional debate and launch of Digital Britain ‘Final Report’ event. At the same time, Julia was running an Unconference at Fazeley Studios, which Lord Carter attended for an informal Q&A session with the delegates as part of Fazeley Digital ‘09. Watch Lord Carter, who is heading the government’s Digital Britain project, announce his findings that will set out the aims needed to address the challenges of the internet and other digital technologies that were highlighted in his Interim Report. View the recorded stream here.

Preview - Digital Britain Unconference

Media Evening

Another successful was held at Birmingham’s plush ONE TEN. Sponsored by Aquila and the RTS Mids Centre, the free event was a meeting of folk from broadcast, print, film, digital and PR. It was a buzzing evening filled with a cross section of regional media bods, where ideas, connections and friendships were shared. This was followed by a Media Evening hosted by Clusta and it was held at The Vaults in the Jewellery Quarter. The next event will be in September. To find out more, check out or e-mail .

Preview - Media Evening

Take your Place

From meerkats to hair and beauty through to scientific experiments, this video has got it all. Commissioned by Global Radio, Galaxy DJ Katy fronts this vodcast celebrating everything about Solihull College. But the other star of the show is the college’s signature red sofa, which can be seen ‘lounging’ at some of Birmingham’s iconic places.

If you want to find out more about Solihull College’s facilities, student support and teaching, book your talk and tour by phoning . All tours must be booked in advance.

Preview - Take your Place

Moseley Barcamp

Moseley Barcamp is the new bouncing baby of the first Birmingham barcamp, WxWM. We’re taking over the upstairs of The Cross in Moseley for the afternoon and evening of Sunday 28th June. The main event brings a range of folk with something to say about social media or the internetz to the floor to talk, with attendees very much a part of the action adding two-way dialogue, opinions, anecdote sharing and a great big dollop of fun.

Click here for more information or visit the website.

Preview - Moseley Barcamp

RTS Futures Midlands Launch

How To Pitch discussed the most toe-curling pitches – from freezing up, to ideas that are just plain ridiculous, and the experiences of our panel on the pitfalls of pitching programme ideas. This session unravelled the process of how a programme idea ends up on our screens. The panel included:
Johannah Dyer: Hotbed Media
Aysha Rafaele: Deputy Commissioning Editor, Channel 4
Jonnie Turpie: Digital Media Director, Maverick Television
Catherine Elliott-Kemp: Creative Director, Isis Media

Preview - RTS Futures Midlands Launch

The NMA – Future Foundations Appeal

Aquila had access all areas at the National Memorial Arboretum where the £8 million NMA Future Foundations Appeal was launched. And it was a Royal affair as HRH Prince William was there to officiall accept the Appeal Council’s invitation for him to become their patron. Following a growing number of visitors, which reached the 300,000 mark in 2008, the Appeal has been set up and given the task of raising funds aiming to expand the site’s infrastructure and enable the NMA to be a world-renowned centre for remembrance.

Preview - The NMA – Future Foundations Appeal

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