Today is officially the first day of Spring!

Did you know? Today, 20th March is the 79th day of the year - there are 286 days left! Astronaut Buzz Aldrin was born, Isaac Newton passed away and John Lennon and Yoko Ono were married.

AND... Today is also World Storytelling Day! When day and night people tell and listen to stories around the world. Sharing inspiration, learning from each other and creating international contacts and community.

In celebration we have a special story to share - an exclusive preview from Hangman Studios of The Tale of Olivia Sudden, crafted by Hangman's James Tonkin and Blueberry's new editing, design and animation talent - Andrew Philip.

The second episode of the Tales of Twee introduces Olivia Sudden and her attempts to win Pipkin's heart during his fancy dress 'burfday' party. Enjoy and share :o) BB xx

And in honor of Storytelling Day we're celebrating the work of Blueberry's talented Documentary Editors. Featured in this newsletter is Earthsync's new documentary film Voice Over the Bridge, and highlights of documentaries our editors have cut recently. We'll also introduce you to some new members of our talent pool. Special Offers, designed exclusively for You and a dream job opportunity for a very special tennis enthusiast.

Grow Your Own Drugs - BBC2

When Silver River recently asked Bedroom to create the title sequence for BBC 2's exciting new series 'Grow Your Own Drugs', Bedroom's Ed Saxby called upon the Animation talents of Blueberry's Amy Engles and Karl Hammond to assist in realizing his vision. Last week saw this project featured in Broadcast magazine's Creative Review...

This highly creative project first involved breaking down high resolution photographs into layers, the layered images were composited into After Effects, and by placing the sections on a depth axis it created a "3D photographic effect"

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To view showreels and learn more about our designers and animators contact: Debora Goodwin: debs@blueberrycreatives.co.uk / 0871 855 0086

Documentaries

Our documentary editors are an accomplished and highly coveted bunch. They are storytellers with innate talent for crafting narrative, interweaving the subtleties of picture, sound, colour and pace to deliver inspiring films.

For a shortlist of Documentary editors to consider on your next project contact Carly Little: carly@blueberrycreatives.co.uk / 0871 855 0086

Voice Over the Bridge - The Laya Project team returns for Blueberry Talent

Earthsync - the audio-visual production company dedicated to preserving and revitalising ancient folk music - returned to work with Blueberry talent for their next musical documentary: Voice Over the Bridge. The film celebrates the songs and voices of two traditional female vocalists from Myanmar. Exploring the strength of tradition in the ancient kingdom as well as the incredible human spirit that flows through the women's culture and everyday lives.

"I do feel that Voice Over the Bridge is such a very special project, and that both Jess and Arturo are special people. It wouldn't be what it is without their contribution, without their magic." Producer, Sonya Mazumdar

Watch: Voice Over the Bridge trailer, we think it's quite beautiful…

The audio CD for Voice of The Bridge has already been released and is available online at www.layaproject.com and CD Baby. The film will be released in coming months.

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Sun, Sea and A&E

October Films came to Blueberry to find editors with a flair for illustrating the perils and disasters of fun in the sun, on their series of 60 min documentaries for Virgin 1 - holidays that end up in hospital!

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Human Prey

Cineflix consulted Blueberry to crew up editing talent for their series 'Human Prey' - a series of documentaries about horrendous animal attacks on humans, for Discovery/Animal Planet.

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Snowstorm: Britain's Big Freeze

In rapid response to February's astonishing snowfall, Pioneer came to us to put together a team with the stamina and dexterity to craft and deliver a 60 min documentary for Channel 4 with just two weeks turnaround: "Snowstorm: Britain's Big Freeze".

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You can still catch the show - and check out Ben and Will's work at: Channel 4: Britain's Big Freeze

Welcome New Blueberry Talent!

From docs, to drama, to commercial... these new Blueberry additions have done it all. We welcome Pierre Griffin, Andrew Philip and Jeff Boult to the Blueberry team.

Pierre Griffin

With over 15 years professional experience, Pierre is an IVCA winning editor and designer.

He has handled all aspects of post-production on everything from training films and commercials to corporate films, animations, brand stings, charity fundraising films and live events - as well as broadcast projects.

Clients include: BBC, Volkswagen, AXA, Virgin Atlantic, Samsung, and the NHS.

Image: Pierre Griffin filming for the SafePoint Trust in Sachin, India.

Andrew Philip

Having worked as a documentary editor for HBO in New York and 3 years as in-house editor / designer / animator, at the highly acclaimed Hangman Studios in London, we're delighted to introduce Andrew.

Andrew's depth of skill is equalled by the range of work he excels in; documentaries, promos, music videos, idents, and animations.

Watch the The Tale of Olivia Sudden for a taster of his work.

Jeff Boult

Jeff has 25 years experience as a Broadcast Offline/Online Editor, and also possesses strong compositing and graphics skills.

For grading/colouring work he uses FCP & Color, and is fully conversant with Motion, AFX Photoshop and Discreet.

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Recent documentaries our editors have cut

BBC
Escape to the Country
The Underdog Show
Born Survivors: Vanishing Girl
Naked
CCTV Cities
Road Rage
Car Crime

ITV
Coleen's Real Women Series 1 & 2
Celeb Air - ITV2
Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie Series 4 - ITV2
Isle of Wight Festival

Channel 4
The Turin Shroud Revealed
Catastrophes
Science of Islam
Upstairs Downstairs Love
Animals In The Womb: Dogs
Jamie at Home: Christmas Special
Hugh's Chicken Run
River Cottage Autumn
Snowstorm: Britain's Big Freeze
Rockcorps
Levi's Ones to Watch
Bestival
Lovebox Festival
Frock Me

Channel 5
Help Me, I've Got a High Maintenance ...
The True Story of Princess Anastasia
How Do They Do It? (Co-prod)
Seven Deadly Sins
Monster Moves

Discovery
Belly of the Beast
How Do They Do It?
Catastrophes - Snowball ; Birth of Universe; Impact; Volcanoes (Co-prod)
Built from Disaster - Skyscrapers ; Tunnels ; Bridges
Ways to Save the Planet
Smash Lab
London Ink
Into the Unknown: Josh Bernstein
Ecopolis

History Channel
How The Earth Was Made

National Geographic
Savannah
Human Prey
Rangers - South Africa
Medics
The Perfect Weapon

SKY
Border Force
Mobil 1: The Grid / Worldwide

Virgin
Sun, Sea and A&E
Holiday Hospitals

For a shortlist of Documentary editors to consider on your next project contact Carly Little: carly@blueberrycreatives.co.uk / 0871 855 0086

Anyone for tennis?

Freelance AP's required - tennis coverage

Our client is soon to be producing worldwide tennis coverage in the form of a 30 min weekly magazine style show. They require freelance AP's to produce the footage for these shows from various tennis tournaments.

The candidate would be required to direct and shoot. Strong journalistic instincts are essential, along with a thorough understanding of tennis, and topical knowledge of the sports events.

Proven experience of producing at live events, establishing efficient work-flows, and excellent communication skills are essential. It would also be useful to have some basic editing skills.

Candidates must be ready to work in London, UK, Europe and Internationally.

Applications with a recent CV should be sent to Carly Little: carly@blueberrycreatives.co.uk