WIP ABOUT
HOW WE WORK
We believe the best content comes from a collaboration of minds, understanding what people want to say and translating into film. We’ll work with you from beginning to end.
We often start with just an idea, developing it into a storyboard, and taking it right the way through the production process to create a series of films that you can be proud of.
We love the challenge of having a script or a brief and using our creative energies to develop new ideas to tell your story. We’ve got a great team of creative directors, DOP’s, animators and editors so we can bring those thoughts to life on screen.
Our aim is to develop long term and lasting relationships with the people, brands, and causes we work with. Here’s a snippet of what they say about us:
OUR FOUNDERS ARE MULTI AWARD WINNING WITH A PROVEN TRACK RECORD FOR CREATING CONSISTENTLY HIGH QUALITY CONTENT.
CO-FOUNDER
Sara’s 20 years of TV production have seen her working on some of the UK’s biggest and most popular documentary series such as Hospital, Celebrity Hunted, The Secret Life of the Zoo, 24 Hours in A&E, Educating Cardiff, and Confessions of a Junior Doctor. As a Series Producer she is accustomed to managing large teams of people, and on screen talent. Her series have won a Grierson an RTS Award and been nominated for 2 BAFTAS.
CO-FOUNDER
Rob was a commissioner at UKTV working across major slates for factual, lifestyle and natural history, he’s a highly experienced director with an eye for detail and has created TV series, social media campaigns, and branded content from Al-Jazeera International, David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities, and the award winning series, ‘Blood Sweat and T-shirts for BBC3. Having worked with rebel fighters in South Sudan and fisherman in the Atlantic he has developed a unique and unflappable style.
PRODUCER & EDITOR
Holly joined the Close Up team in 2020 and works across pre and post-production as well as on set. This holistic approach means she has a great understanding of how to bring a project together from the creation of ideas to the fine-tuning of sound effects, while utilising her creative background to come up with unique ideas and solutions to help a story flow.
ASSISTANT PRODUCER
Bella has worked at Close Up since 2022 being on-set and in the edit suite. With a Masters in Fine Art, she thinks creatively while working quickly to create stunning videos with a tight turnaround. While on set her attention to detail is essential to the smooth running of productions.
“Creative, intuitive and full of energy and charisma. I love working with Close Up Productions, they are a great agency and always deliver a special project whatever you throw at them”.
“I’ve worked with Close Up Productions across a range of projects from Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, The Big Feastival, The Natural History Museum Ice Rink and Hampton Court Palace Festival. They understand our brands inside and out, and I trust them implicitly to deliver exactly what we need. Highly professional, creative, and energetic”.
“Close Up Productions make brilliant and beautiful films that capture the essence of our brand. They're professional, creative and above all a joy to work with and that's why we've continued to collaborate with them to make super engaging content that's been highly effective!”
“We wanted a short film to promote our business, but were worried it would be time consuming and expensive.
Close Up Productions made it simple and stress free. Their creative input improved our initial concept and succinctly encapsulates all that our business stands for.”
“Close Up Productions have created some truly powerful, moving, and inspiring videos for our foundation. From a campaign film helping to start a conversation around suicide prevention to a series of training films. We’ve had such a positive response from professional football clubs, schools, colleges and the Police Force, and they’ve helped us reach thousands of people. It’s been a great experience”.
“Close Up Productions were a pleasure to work with and the professionalism of the whole team far exceeds anything we’ve previously experienced. Their passion for filmmaking shines through and we’re very much looking forward to working on future events”.