All 'Appenin Up North!

Yorkshire seems to be the epicentre of TV series and blockbuster films at the moment. With the magnificent success of The Kings Speech, some of which was filmed in the fine city of Leeds, of which we attended the fantastic premier at Leeds Town Hall, thanks to Leeds Film Festival; and the upcoming series of Eternal Law and DCI Banks it looks like Yorkshire is on a role!

Eternal Law is a legal drama, based in the Medieval city of York, brought to us by Kudos Films. It is about two lawyers who are actually angels and their lives in a big law firm in the city of York. Filming starts in February 2011.

DCI Banks, police drama will also be returning to our screens, thanks to Left Bank Pictures all set in Leeds, in particular near the River Aire. Filming starts in March 2011.

What do you think to the current surge of filming in Yorkshire?

VTR=Green Room?

A big welcome and thanks to the great voices we have had recording voice overs recently with Spen, for the likes of DFS Sofas and TMD. We have had our good friend John Thompson (Cold Feet, Coronation Street) who is the the voice over for DFS, James Thornton (Emmerdale's John Barton) who regularly pops in to do voice overs for numerous clients.
We also welcomed some new voice artists, including, Jo Hartly (This Is England actress) and Jenna Louise Coleman (Ex Emmerdale actress) and Jo Mitchell who popped in for some voice over recording just the other day!
Audio once again is nice and busy so far in 2011, due to our unrivalled skills in audio, so if you need anything audio from sound effects to sound design, tracking laying, to voice over recording call us on 0113 261 5858 and ask for Spen.

NEWBIES

VTR have started 2011 on a great note! We are pleased to welcome to our humble abode a few new clients, from advertising agencies to production companies, to corporate individuals. It is great to have some new faces around the building, and we really look forward to working with you over 2011 and beyond!

Starring in... The DRUM Yearbook

VTR are snuck between pages 126 and 128, right on page 127 of The 2010/2011 DRUM Yearbook! We have gone with our classic motif for this ad and some nice editorial on a select few client case studies. We are pleased to be in our favourite publication once again! Check out the hard copy right now! Or see us on The DRUM website at: http://www.thedrum.co.uk/directory/profile/?aid=2037

2011 The Comeback Year

The Guardian has stated 2011 as the year that advertising budgets resume the form they took before the recession.
2010 was the year that advertising spend was recovering but still not back to how it was, but it seems 2011 holds much hope.
With Internet advertising becoming progressively popular, this may see an effect on TV and Radio. However recent reports see Radio as being a trustworthy, old friend that works in advertising anything from supermarkets to holidays!
Here's to a successful 2011 for the Advertising Industry!

3D TV's For All

Britain set for 100,000 3D TVs sold in a year

15 December, 2010 | By George Bevir

A total of 85,000 3D TVs have been sold in Great Britain so far, according to market research firm GFK

Nigel Catlow, business group director consumer electronics at GFK said he expected opinion to be divided on the latest figures.

“3D is on course for 100,000 units to be sold within a year, which for a new format is not such a bad start,” he told Broadcast. “I remember when 16:9 launched and there was not much content, the hardware was expensive and it took three years to get to 30,000 pieces.”

November proved to be a bumper month for 3D TV manufacturers, with 31,000 3D sets sold, up on the 25,000 sold in October and a marked increase on the 9,000 that were sold in September.

In March, Currys claimed to be the first retailer to offer a 3D TV, a 52” Sony for £2999. Some retailers are now offering sets below £1000, a significant price point which should boost sales, Catlow said.

“Whether people truly believe in 3D or not, some of these TVs are a good choice for 2D viewing and lots of people will want a ‘future proof’ set,” he said.

Catlow was reluctant predict how many sets would be sold in the usually buoyant months of December and January, but he said that it would be above a combined total of 60,000.

“The weather will be a key factor – if there is a huge dollop of snow that will restrict people and it will have an impact,” he added.

VTR Vimeo

It's taken us long enough, but VTR are now proud owners of a Vimeo Channel. Check out all our glorious pieces of work at http://www.vimeo.com/user5320470.