Arts, Culture & Heritage
Animating Ashington with Walk the Plank
Nine months of parades, light shows and fire gardens, filmed for Ashington's town-centre arts programme.
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Arts & Culture Video Production
Documentation, promotional content and storytelling for arts organisations, venues and cultural programmes.
Captured the way it felt on the night
Arts and culture briefs often mean filming something live, temporary or one-off: a parade, an installation, a performance you only get one go at. We plan the angles in advance, work with the creative team on the night, and make sure the film does it justice.
We spent nine months following Walk the Plank’s Animating Ashington programme, filmed Maxïmo Park’s Paul Smith performing at Woodhorn Museum for the 157th Miners’ Picnic, and made a short documentary with Ann Cleeves.
Recent arts and culture projects
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Arts, Culture & Heritage
Paul Smith Performance at Woodhorn Museum
Filming Maxïmo Park frontman Paul Smith's solo performance for Woodhorn Museum's digital 157th Miners' Picnic.
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Arts, Culture & Heritage
Ann Cleeves Documentary
A short documentary about the author of the Vera and Shetland novels and her love of the North East.
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Education & Training
Concordia Vocal Project Film
A documentary about singing in schools, told by the children and teachers taking part.
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Arts & culture video work
Event and programme documentation
Performances, installations and live events, filmed so they hold up long after the night.
Promotional and campaign films
Films that sell a venue, a programme or a season.
Participatory and community projects
Films built around a community or creative programme, often with the participants telling the story.
How a film comes together
Here's the call sheet. It's the same one our crew works from, minus the parking details.
Call sheet
ProductionYour film
ProducerTurps Film, 0191 691 8785
| Sc. | Where | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | On the phone | A chatTwenty minutes on who the film’s for and what it needs to do. No brief? No problem. That’s what the chat’s for. |
| 02 | Our office | The planInterview questions or a script, a shot list, a schedule and a fixed quote. You sign it off before anyone picks up a camera. |
| 03 | Your site | The shootUsually a day or two. We bring the cameras, lights and crew, and get your people relaxed before we roll. |
| 04 | The edit suite | The editDominic cuts it, you watch it, and two rounds of changes are included as standard. |
| 05 | Your inbox | DeliveryEvery version you need for your website, socials and events, with subtitles. |
WeatherIt’s the North East. We’ve planned for rain.CateringYour kettle, if that’s all right.
From parades to the Lit & Phil
Our arts work includes Walk the Plank, Woodhorn Museum, Little Inventors at Newcastle’s Lit & Phil and Alexandra Palace, and the Concordia Vocal Project. Luke, a self-confessed local history nerd, still talks about the Paul Smith gig.
Have a project in mind?
Tell us about the programme, the dates and the venue. We'll plan the coverage so nothing gets missed.
“The video content Turps Film created has helped us demonstrate the value of our arts projects, offering more than words on a page ever could.”
Jill Bennison
Gateshead Arts