A blog about our adventures in film, useful video production guides and tips and tricks for making great videos.
Project Overview Here Now Films recently completed a three-month medical video production project for Calla Lily, a London-based femtech company developing innovative women’s healthcare technology. The project required creating three distinct video assets from a single production: a product demonstration…
ByEd Smit
How Here Now Films embedded with the South West Peatland Partnership to capture one of the UK’s largest landscape-scale restoration projects. There’s a climate crisis unfolding beneath our feet that most of us have never heard of. Britain’s peatlands—ancient ecosystems…
ByEd Smit
Big news, our recent work with EcoTrust in Uganda has been featured on the Dehancer blog! They just published an incredible, in-depth look at one of our films from our recent documentary series with the charity. The film they chose,…
ByEd Smit
We’ve just released a new concept film for Xanadoo — a next-generation museum founded by Gaynor Coley and Susan Hill (of Eden Project fame). Shot at The Forge, Bristol, the film introduces a visitor destination that blends science, art and…
ByEd Smit
We’re proud to share that our BBC documentary Survival: To The Brink and Back has been selected as a Featured Project in the British Council’s UK Films Database (Films & Festivals). The listing recognises the film’s craft and impact, and…
ByEd Smit
We’re stoked to share some big news: Here Now Films has been selected by Creo to produce the full content package for the Sony World Photography Awards 2026. This is a dream brief for our team, crafting cinematic stories and…
ByEd Smit
Whistlefish have launched their first ever TV commercial — and we’re proud to have produced it. The 30-second spot is now airing on ITV and via Sky AdSmart, celebrating the brand’s joyful, design-led cards and those small everyday moments they’re…
ByEd Smit
We’re delighted to share that Here Now Films has been commissioned by The Athletic to produce a new four-part series of interview-led micro-documentaries with top-tier football talent. This follows the success of our pilot episode with The Athletic earlier this…
ByEd Smit
We’ve just released a new testimonial film created with AimHi Earth and PepsiCo EMEA—showing how live, interactive learning turns pep+ principles into everyday action across teams, languages, and time zones. Here Now Films worked closely with Sarah Humphrys (CEO &…
ByEd Smit
Earlier this year, we partnered with Twycross Zoo to produce a 30-second TV commercial for their Easter campaign. The goal: inspire families to visit, introduce their new brand platform Wild Discovery, and create a broadcast-quality ad that felt calm, cinematic,…
ByEd Smit
Earlier this month, our crew was back on the ground in London — this time in Wimbledon — supporting a returning client, FDJ UNITED, for a set of internal interviews exploring workplace inclusion and neurodiversity. Working on behalf of creative…
ByEd Smit
Last week, we found ourselves shooting just under the London Eye, in County Hall, one of the London’s most iconic buildings, for a very different kind of corporate video. Together with the team at AimHi Earth, we were commissioned to…
ByEd Smit
Last week we wrapped a full-on two-day shoot in Marylebone, working with the team at Hunter Design on a new brand film for a flagship residential development commissioned by Westminster City Council. What We Did Our brief was to capture…
ByEd Smit
We recently wrapped production on a pilot for the team behind The Athletic, part of the New York Times group — a fast-moving, interview-led concept that brought sport and storytelling together in a fresh and engaging format. Shot outside of…
ByEd Smit
We’re really proud to share our first film with The Woodland Trust: a short documentary called Sky Seeding. It follows their first-ever drone seeding trial — a bold, slightly chaotic, and genuinely exciting attempt to rethink how we plant trees…
ByEd Smit
What’s a brand film? Well, it’s any film a brand makes to tell a story about who they are and what they stand for. “But what about promo videos, corporate videos, event videos… aren’t they all brand films?” you might…
ByEd Smit
Client: Davies GroupLocation: UK – Manchester, London, BoltonDate: October – November 2024Services Provided: Multi-location Filming, Interview Production, UK Film Crew Hire, Film Crew Hire Manchester Overview Davies Group approached Here Now Films with an urgent requirement for a three-day filming…
ByEd Smit
Client: Valentine Global (for Nike & SNKRS)Location: London, UKDate: January 9-10, 2025Services Provided: Film crew Hire & Logistics Support Overview Here Now Films was engaged by Valentine Global to provide a professional film crew for a Nike & SNKRS campaign…
ByEd Smit
Client: WordAppeal (on behalf of FDJ & Kindred) Location: London, UK Date: February 24, 2025 Project Type: Interview & B-Roll Filming Overview Here Now Films was approached by WordAppeal, a leading communication agency based in Paris, to facilitate a high-quality…
ByEd Smit
We’re stoked to announce that Here Now Films has been awarded the contract to produce a series of high-impact films for ECOTRUST, a leading environmental conservation organisation in Uganda. This project is a testament to our growing reputation for producing…
ByEd Smit