SUBSOURCE: A Dubumentary
The Surgery Productions bring you the world’s first “Dubumentary” film. A feature length music documentary following UK band SUBSOURCE. The documentary follows them on tour around the UK and across Europe sharing their experiences and capturing their unique stage presence. Photo Still by Naomi Kenton (Project currently in Post Production)
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Natalie Ross Music Video
The latest music video from singer/songwriter Natalie Ross. “You’ve Got That Feeling.” The video has a 1940s theme and was filmed on location at a Jive club with over 35 dancers and extras. The video will be released in early 2011. Photo Still by Tom O’Donoghue
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Corporate Videos
Our team have been involved in over 200 corporate productions filming and editing interviews, exhibtions, promos, and bespoke documentaries. Clients have included Microsoft, Vodafone, Hitachi and The British Army.
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The Fallow Field
The Fallow Field is the directorial debut indie feature from Leigh Dovey. An original psychological thriller director John Landis (The Blues Brothers, Burke & Hare) described it as “Thrilling, extraordinary, and handsome”. Wolf Creek meets Memento in the wild harvesting hills of rural England, as amnesiac Matt Sadler retraces his missing steps to find torture, murder and much, much worse waiting for him in The Fallow Field. Photo Still by Lewis Broughton
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Feature Films
We are involved in all aspects of the filmmaking process from development, to production and all the way through to final delivery. Please visit the Services section to find out more information.
Music Videos, EPK’s & Trailers
From developing the concept to shooting in a studio with green/blue screen or shooting on location we have experience of both and are happy to discuss your requirements. Please visit the Portfolio section.
Corporate Videos
We understand how important and varied corporate production can be and have worked on over 200 shoots from events, interviews, voxpops and promos, always maintaining a high level of professionalism.
The Surgery Productions is a UK film and video production company founded by Colin Arnold, based in Guildford, Surrey.
From conception through to final delivery, we make feature films, music videos, live concert videos, interviews, event and promotional videos. We believe Film and Video production is an important tool for connecting with your audience be it online, television or on a cinema screen.
Please visit our Services & Portfolio sections for more information and to preview examples of our work.
Testimonials
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“The Surgery Productions bring fresh and insightful creativity to their media endeavours. Undertaking projects with open communication and high standards are fast becoming their trademark.“
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“The Surgery’s fully integrated service – from budgeting, scheduling and production, through to post and delivery – relieves producers from the headache of micromanagement. Generator’s experience with The Surgery was extremely refreshing – it’s a conscientious, professional and talented outfit.” ( ‘Stay In The Middle Music Video’ by Hill feat. Samantha Mumba & Mariah Carey)
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“The Surgery has provided us with a peerless production capability. They have something which is invaluable and rare – the natural inclination to take responsibility for the quality of a production. They don’t just point a camera and do an edit, they listen to the brief and deliver to the very best of their abilities, every time.”
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BBC Radio Interview
Director and Editor Colin Arnold was interviewed on BBC Radio about supporting indepedent music in the UK and making music videos.
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SUBSOURCE 2010 Festival EPK
Filmed on location across eight festivals around the UK, Germany and Switzerland. The EPK was voted video of the week by thisisanticulture.com.
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Bespoke Visuals
We have produced Bespoke Visuals for Bands, DJ’s, and two music venues. Our latest installment featured 5 retro tv’s and 3 projectors for an Audio Visual Live Set.
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Hill & Samantha Mumba EPK
An EPK “Electronic Press Kit” was produced for behind the scenes of Hills first music video “Stay In The Middle” featuring Samantha Mumba and a cameo from US superstar Mariah Carey.
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A Häagen-Dazs Moment
A thirty second advertisement for Häagen-Dazs as part of the MOFILM International London Film Festival competition.
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You Heard Nothing Promo
You Heard Nothing is a live music and visual collective, and hosts gigs around the South of England. A promotional viral video was produced and edited. Actors, set design, bespoke music and locations were sourced.
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Abertoir Film Festival Trailer
A trailer was produced for the international Abertoir Horror Festival. The Surgery was Associate Producers on the project and handled all post production including grading, VFX and sound design.
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BIIAB Level 2 Award for Music Promoters
A promotional video was produced for the BIIAB’s Level 2 Award for Music Promoters qualification.
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SUBSOURCE: The Reason (Parasite)
The official music video for SUBSOURCE’s single The Reason (Parasite) from the 2010 album Tales From The Doombox.
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SUBSOURCE – The Ides
SUBSOURCE’s official music video for the single “The Ides” was shot at numerous concerts in Berlin, the UK & at Terminal Studios, London. MiniCams were used along with bespoke VFX software to create a stylistic video effect.
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Natalie Ross Music Video “You’ve Got That Feeling”
The official music video for singer/songwriter Natalie Ross. Shot on location in South London with over 35 extras and Jive dancers. Motion Graphics and VFX were also handled in-house.
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GuilFest: Grass Roots
GuilFest: Grassroots is a unique documentary covering the award-winning music festival in Guildford. Over 160 hours of footage was edited into a 94 minute feature film.
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The Fallow Field
Horror feature film The Fallow Field has been described as “Thrilling, Extraordinary and Handsome” It is currently being represented by sales agent Industry Works Pictures for worldwide distribution.
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SUBSOURCE: A Dubumentary
The Surgery Productions bring you the world’s first “Dubumentary” film. A feature length music documentary following UK band SUBSOURCE.
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Corporate Showreel
From conception through to final delivery, we make feature films, music videos, live concert videos, interviews, event and promotional videos.
View Corporate Showreel
- Film Production
- Music Video, EPK, & Promos
- Editing & Motion Graphics
- Corporate Video Production
- Crewing & Equipment
Film Production
The Surgery is involved in all aspects of the filmmaking process. From scriptwriting, location scouting all the way through to directing and post production. Two feature films have been produced, edited and delivered with another currently in production:
THE FALLOW FIELD (2010)
Writer / Director: Leigh Dovey
Producer / Editor: Colin Arnold
Director of Photography: Nicholas Kindon
Original Score: Adam Ford & Rob Lord
Cast: Steve Garry, Michael Dacre, Natalie Overs, Edwin Wright, Johnny Vivash, Sarah Pemberton, Anna Ruben, Angus Kennedy. Running Time: 93 minutes (English Language)
Sales Agent: Industry Works (International Sales)
Film Festivals:
- UK Premiere: Grimm Festival Printworks, Manchester, 2009,
- Welsh Premiere: Abertoir Film Festival, 2009
- Belgian Premiere: Razor Reel Festival Bruges, 2010
Synopsis: Wolf Creek meets Memento in the wild harvesting hills of rural England, as amnesiac Matt Sadler retraces his missing steps to find torture, murder and much, much worse waiting for him in The Fallow Field.
GUILFEST: GRASS ROOTS (2007)
Director/Editor/Co-Producer: Colin Arnold
Produced by: Simon Reveley & Marian Paton
Director of Photography: Steven Ager, Nicholas Kindon, Jonas Abbott
GuilFest: Grassroots is a unique documentary covering the award-winning music festival in Guildford. Over 160 hours of footage including performances, interviews and behind-the-scenes drama has been edited to uncover what a festival is really about – more than just the music. Video cameras were also used by festival-goers to record and share their experiences over the 3 days, adding another grass-roots dimension to the film.
Artists include: The Stranglers, The Lightning Seeds, Donovan, The Stereo MC’s, The Wonderstuff, and Gary Numan.
SUBSOURCE: A DUBUMENTARY (Currently In Post-Production due early 2011)
The Surgery Productions bring you the world’s first “Dubumentary” film. A feature length music documentary following UK band SUBSOURCE. The documentary follows them on tour around the UK and across Europe sharing their experiences and capturing their unique stage presence.
Music Video, EPK, & Promo Production
Music videos, epk’s and promos have been produced with various budgets:
EPK: Hill MUSIC VIDEO Feat. Samantha Mumba & Mariah Carey (2009)
Music Video Director: Omero Mumba
Producer: Dino May Management, Los Angeles
EPK Camera Operator & Editor: Colin Arnold
An EPK “Electronic Press Kit” was produced for behind the scenes of Hills first music video “Stay In The Middle” featuring Samantha Mumba and a cameo from US superstar Mariah Carey. The video was shot on location in Notting Hill and the six minute featurette was also edited at The Surgery. It includes interviews with the artists, B-Roll shots of the 35mm film shoot and offers fans a glimpse of how a music video is produced.
NATALIE ROSS - “YOU’VE GOT THAT FEELING” (2011)
Producer, Camera Operator, Editor: Colin Arnold
The latest music video from singer/songwriter Natalie Ross. “You’ve Got That Feeling.” The video has a 1940s theme and was filmed on location at a Jive club with over 35 dancers and extras. The video will be released in early 2011.
SUBSOURCE – THE IDES (2010)
Producer, Camera Operator, Editor: Colin Arnold
Subsource’s second official single release and music video “The Ides” was shot on location across numerous concerts in Berlin, Brighton, Portsmouth, Carlisle, and at “London’s most famous music facility” Terminal Studios, London Bridge. The brief was to capture the bands electric live presence along with their punk rock energy. Minicams were strapped to the band’s instruments including a double bass, keyboard, guitar, MC’s Microphone and even a drummers arm giving a unique dimension to the powerful performance video. Over nineteen different camera angles were used on just one location for the foundations of the music video. Post production was also completed in-house and the video was treated using bespoke motion graphic software allowing the team to create stylistic video effects.
SUBSOURCE: THE REASON (PARASITE) (2009)
Producer, Camera Operator, Editor: Colin Arnold
Motion Graphics: Ollie Simmonds
To view examples please visit the Portfolio Section
Post Production: Editing & Motion Graphics
We have edited two Feature Films and over 200 Promo’s /Corporates/Trailers. We also have experience of on location or suite based editing. Utilising the internet we can upload edits anywhere in the world for you or your client and have experience of turning around edits on tight schedules and on budget.
Corporate Video Production
The Surgery has been involved in over 200 corporate productions these include filming and editing product launches, conferences, events, international news shoots, interviews, Vox Pops, pitch videos and museum interactives.
From a full scale film production crew to a one man camera and lighting crew we have the ability to manage projects with varying budgets and schedules.
Corporate Clients that our team have worked with include:
Microsoft, Reuters News Agency, Hitachi, Vodafone, Procter & Gamble, The British Army, BAE Systems, BIIAB, Wilkinsons, The Cannes Film Festival, ITN, Isle of Wight Music Festival, Yorkshire Cricket Club, Wimbledon Tennis Museum, Newslink, I-Level Generator, Wrexham County Council, ITN, Madame Tussauds London, and The Farnborough Airshow.
Artists & Personalities that our team have interviewed or filmed include:
Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio, Angelina Jolie, Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, Tony Blair, Tom Cruise, Sir Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Glasvegas, Subsource, Billy Idol, Donovan, Bernie Eccelstone, The Stranglers, Stereo MC’s, Gary Numan, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain.
Crewing & Equipment
We have built excellent relationships with equipment houses and have a pool of first class professional crew whom we have worked with on numerous shoots over the past 6 years. These include 1st AD’s, Steadi Cam Op’s, Directors, Producers, Sound Recordists. Utilising these contacts ultimately lead to a great working relationship on set and in post production saving time and above all money.
We have experience and contacts in the following:
Blue/Green Screen Studios, Motion Control Cameras and Studios
RED Camera and Editing.
Scriptwriting, storyboards and animatics.Sound Design, Recording, Foley, Voice Overs, Composition and Sourcing, Steadi Cams, Movie Tube for Sony Z1.
Range of Broadcast cameras from Full HD, Digi Beta, DVC Pro, HDV, DV CAM.
3D Animation, Motion Graphic, Programming, Web design, Location Scouting, all crew positions.
The Surgery is also proud to support TheFilmFestivalDoctor
Contact information
If you have a project you would like to discuss the production of, please contact us using the details below.
- Address: The Surgery Productions, 25 Drummond Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4NT, UK
- Phone: +44 (0) 7817 828649
- Email: info@thesurgeryproductions.com
