Media mix: RealTimeUK; Outcider; Context Public Relations & more
ANIMATION studio RealtimeUK has embarked on major documentary series project for Sky Channel Yesterday.
The Manchester-based company has joined forces with production company Impossible Factual and Canadian outfit Saloon Media to create the ambitious series Mummies Alive.
Working with Impossible’s creative animation director Christian Johnson, RealtimeUK’s in-house BAFTA winning artists created all the detailed historical reconstruction sequences for the series, which will also air on the Smithsonian Channel in the US, History Canada, SBS in Australia and ZDF in Germany.
The animation depicts everything from the Wild West, Iron Age Ireland to Incan Empire within the six-part documentary.
Following Realtime UK’s impressive work on the marketing film for the WW2 video game, ‘Warthunder’, which received over five million views on YouTube, the team were approached to bring their honed techniques to factual television.
The company’s crew were tasked with developing a series of different characters within tight time constraints, using a number of software solutions including Max, V-Ray, Hair farm, Krakatowa, Ray fire, Particle flow and FumeFX.
Managing director of RealtimeUK Tony Prosser described the project as an “exciting use of new production processes and film-making techniques” for the animation studio that will benefit from our 19 years of development in related animation industries.
“The Mummies Alive project has also benefited from the real fusion of broadcast VFX artists and supervisors that all joined the RealtimeUK team last year – adding to the teams existing talent pool by bringing many years of VFX broadcast expertise.”
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MEDIA monitoring company Outcider is developing a new software programme following support from Business Growth Hub.
The Salford-based firm, which employs 12 staff, provides a range of large and medium sized clients with its unique media research software, combining news, social platforms and political data into one system.
The Hub’s support has helped to accelerate the development of Outcider’s software, secure new clients and improve the cash flow of the business.
Following its recent success, David Mapple, co-founder of the company has also been selected as the face of Business Growth Hub’s latest ‘Let’s Do This’ campaign.
Rolled out last month, the campaign aims to bring expertise, skills and advice to SMEs across Greater Manchester. This will help to raise awareness of the Hub’s offering across the 10 local authority areas through a series of workshops, seminars and masterclasses.
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CHESHIRE-based Context Public Relations has been appointed by sales management software specialist Mobile CRM and sales management software company ForceManager to manage its UK media relations and support its marketing content programme.
Technology PR agency Context will create content on behalf of Surrey-bbased ForceManager to enhance it UK business profile and attain effective media exposure in sales, and marketing, automotive and business sectors.
It will handle ForceManager’s press relations and promote the company’s expertise in delivering mobile sales and CRM solutions to the UK and North American markets.
Context managing director of Context Frank Smith said: “ForceManager’s solutions deliver a truly mobile offering to sales departments that enables greater productivity and enhanced data collection to drive sales and improve customer relationships.”
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A NEW jobs board – more akin to a dating website – has been launched for the hospitality industry.
Husband-and-wife team James and Ilona Alcock have laucnehd TheJobsMenu.com from their base in St Helens.
It presents job vacancies directly to candidates from a selection of renowned hospitality brands – no agencies – which include the likes of The Restaurant Group, the parent company of Frankie & Benny’s and Chiquito – as well as itsu, Be At One, The Dorchester Collection and Absolute Taste.
Ilona Alcock, who is operations director, said brands and job candidates often feel miles apart, as the recruitment process is too complex and formalised.
“With so many different brands working with an array of agencies, the whole recruitment process has become messy and complex. As a forward-thinking online jobs board, we’re here to shake things up,” she said.
“We focus solely on hospitality roles. We work directly with a multitude of high-profile brands, and we present their job openings in the most engaging way possible.”
