We produce films and videos for brands in sport, entertainment and business that enable them to reach and influence audiences with powerful moving image content across all platforms.
moreWe are working with the most dynamic brands, exciting properties and high profile brand ambassadors to generate cut through communication.
Whether we are supporting a fully integrated transmedia campaign or developing the creative for a one off strategic communication, we tell a good story.
Visit our Content Lab to find out how the good stuff is created…
It’s hard to imagine life BC (Before Content). This was a time when dedicated filmmakers pursued their craft safe in the knowledge that the audience would watch what they made, no matter what. more
Fast forward to the new digital reality and the good news is… content is king. The bad news is there’s a million channels, a bombardment of brands and more content released every day than you could watch in a lifetime. Worse, you also have to be an expert on audience viewing trends, on social media platforms, on tailoring content to channels, on delivery and distribution, on rights and on brand strategy. Yes, these are all part of our world and, if you think having a good idea for a film is enough, you’re going to be selling your client short.
At the Hotheads Content Lab, we like to make the complicated simple. So we might just say that we fill the space usefully. However, in order to do that we have to understand all the above; the alchemy, the wizardry of multi platform media, of digital, of social media. Don’t get us wrong, our stock in trade is making films… but making the right stuff is an art and a science.
‘It has never been so easy to reach your audience’ and ‘it has never been so hard to reach your audience’ are truisms of the digital landscape. Our instinct and experience will always make the best film possible and, above all, a film worth watching, worth sharing and worth it.
In the Content Lab, we add the word Strategic to Creative Visual Agency. There is, after all, some clever shit going on out there and, in the grand scheme of things, we’re the content partner providing the fully integrated moving image solution.
The social stagecoach is riding into town, loaded with bright sparks and buzz words, conjuring up a media medicine show. At the Hotheads Content Lab, we’re not reinventing the wheel: we’re helping it to turn in the right direction with a dose of the good stuff.
Here’s a glimpse of how the good stuff is created – behind the scenes with the legendary Ernie Els.
Hotheads has become a leading producer of content for brands in sport. Over the years we have been lucky enough to work with many sporting legends and enjoyed access that has been truly privileged. more
Up there has got to be filming Pete Sampras on Centre Court at the US Open for Heineken… shooting a Matchplay between Ernie Els and Gary Player and later dinner at Mr Player’s house… David Beckham blowing a kiss down the lens of our pitchside camera at Old Trafford during an epic Champions League encounter.
The list goes on… A day with Sachin Tendulkar in Southall, or Gazza in Bournemouth… an in-depth interview with Kimi Raikonnen (yes, in-depth!)… filming Andy Roddick’s serve in super slow motion… doing daily updates with the Team USA athletes at London 2012.
We work across the sporting spectrum but, if push comes to shove, motorsport is probably what we’ve done most of. In Formula One, we have long standing relationships with Teams and Partners alike, and have worked with no fewer than 6 World Champion Drivers.
It’s not really luck, though. It has more to do with really knowing our stuff, being trusted by brands to handle their most valuable assets and having the experience to get the most out of the situation, whatever access or contractual issues we have to deal with.
It’s all down to giving fans what they want and bringing them closer to their passion with unique, must-see content.
Some of the brands we’ve made films for…
Altran
Andrex
Avanade
Ballantine’s
Canon
CANSO
Coca-Cola
Genworth
Heineken
IG
Ian Stuart
Lexus
Mizuno
NATS
Natural History Museum
Philips
RBS
Samsung
SAP
Shell
Sony
Sustainable Aviation
Umbro
UPS
UST Global
Vodafone
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