S+O Media takes the weight off Eyeworks for obesity documentary
London, 14 July 2011 - Broadcast crewing and facilities company, S+O Media, have been hired by TV and film production company, Eyeworks, to manage the shoot and sound recording for SKY1 HD’s upcoming documentary about tackling obesity, A Year To Save My Life., based on a hit-series in the US.[1]
The documentary, tracks the journeys of nine super obese people who undergo a strict weight loss and training regime with fitness trainer Jessie Pavelka Each episode focuses on one person’s struggle to lose weight and turn their lives around.
S+O, whose recent projects include Channel Four’s 10 O’clock Live and Comedy Central’s hidden camera show Dirty, Sexy, Funny, have worked with Eyeworks’ Alice Triffit for years, following their work on Move Like Michael Jackson for BBC 3 and later Let’s Dance for Comic Relief for BBC 1 in 2009, amongst numerous other projects in development. “Their immense technical understanding and close attention to detail make them an obvious choice for the job,” explainedAlice, head of Production at Eyeworks. They always offer me amazing deals and advice and are never fazed by the last-minute nature of the job.”
S+O Media devised the complicated technical set-up of the sleep clinic shoot providing the Sony PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX camera with NanoFlash, as well as organising an unattended surveillance feed overnight. “S+O always give me that little bit extra,”Alicecontinued. “If they’re not here physically working with us at the time, they’re just at the end of the phone. They’ve even been helping train our junior shooters.”
About S+O Media
Based in West London, S+O Media is a broadcast crewing and facilities company specialising in expert crew and TV equipment for broadcast and corporate programme makers.
S+O combines a passion for technology with expert knowledge of broadcasting formats and the production process to ensure every client has the best crew and equipment for their programming needs.
Key projects it has worked on include 10 O'Clock Live, Let's Dance for Comic Relief, Dirty, Sexy, Funny and Being N Dubz.
About Eyeworks
Eyeworks UK has a reputation for high-quality factual, comedy and entertainment programming. The company works for all UK broadcasters, making series for Channel 4, FIVE, BBC, ITV, Sky One and TLC, Discovery Channel and Bio in the US.
For these broadcasters, the company has produced everything from primetime documentaries to comedy entertainment formats, game shows, daytime series, irreverent music and movie specials and children’s formats.
[1] The series is due to air in 2011
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