About Us

We are a creative video company offering end to end production.

It’s simple. We love producing narrative-driven video content that is aligned with brand identities, guidelines and campaign treatments.

Everybody has a story to tell. We’d love to help you share yours.

Consumer

Social media campaigns
Content marketing
Advertising
Brand awareness
Vox pops

Customer

Promotional campaigns
PR and Events
Company initiatives
Testimonials
Category development

Employee

Programme roll outs
Vision setting
Training
Recruitment
Conference videos

Our Team

EMILY BLANDEN

Managing Director & Founder

Emily Aka the Boss is a force to be reckoned with. Her ability to co-ordinate films across multiple countries and teams and is truly outstanding. Our star interviewer here at CH. Next to the camera she can conduct the perfect answer out of any interviewees’ mouth, even if the words had not crossed their mind. To me it’s mind control, to her it’s experience. She always maintains a passion and enthusiasm to produce the best possible work, even if she’s been up till 2am the night before revising last minute script changes. Good practice though, as she’s recently had a beautiful baby girl who loves to chatter baby ramblings midway through the night. Emily is multilingual and musically talented, although yet to release her own French Piano album. I think her favourite thing to do is to bring the team together to celebrate birthdays and work anniversaries, although maybe she just loves the cake.

EMILY BLANDEN

Managing Director & Founder

LAURA JAMES

Client Director & Senior Producer

A long-standing member of CH, Laura joined the team in the years when 128mb memory sticks would set you back a week’s wages. After a break in 2016 to bring young Lucas into this world, Laura returned in her role as Senior Producer/ Client Director, and continues to fend off questions regarding her dislike for tea. In between playtime with Lucas and work, Laura can be found brushing up her piano skills and exploring the coasts of Cornwall, battling the high winds to hunt down the finest Fish and Chips across the South West. She once interviewed Taylor Swift and claims there was no bad blood between them. Prior to the interview, Taylor supposedly looked like trouble when she walked in, but managed to shake it off.

LAURA JAMES

Client Director & Senior Producer

GARY WALES

Client Director & Senior Producer

His title of ‘Client Director and Senior Producer’ is quite apt really. Whilst directing and producing eye catching videos for our clients, Gary is senior in more ways than one; but don’t let the colour of his hair mislead you. Gary’s social life and weekend antics put the rest of the team to shame! It becomes quite depressing on a Monday morning when Gary tells you of all the things he got up to, as you reflect on a weekend where you just walked the dog. As well as influencing the output of his work, his passion for all things creative and cultural plays a big role in his spare time. He can often be found at the theatre, both side-stage and in the stalls. One of Gary’s claims to fame was designing the album cover for Ministry of Sound Desert Annual 2012 – some people are just too cool for school.

GARY WALES

Client Director & Senior Producer

MADELINE MOORES

Producer

Otherwise known as Margaret or Madge – Mads is a super-organised producer. Her skills include coaxing engaging responses from vox pops and managing many challenging projects at once. She collects 28k dial-up modems which she still uses from her home in Southampton and her main peccadillo is dressing head-to-toe as a hedgehog. An invaluable and well-liked member of the team at CH, Mads is a huge fan of eighties pop culture and is a mean pool shark. Until recently she owned goldfish called Marty and Doc but they both went Back To The Future (flushed down the toilet).

Her lifelong ambition is to be as creative as Gary.

MADELINE MOORES

Video Producer

DAVID HOLMES

Assistant Producer

Dave joined CH in 2015 and as an Assistant Producer, he absolutely smashes it. Part time office handyman, full time jester. When a DIY job needs sorted he’s your guy, and if you are looking for some cringe worthy one-liners look no further. Providing a selection of interesting vocals and acoustic beats to keep the team motivated, a musical connoisseur he has performed in some pretty epic venues. His banterful love affair with Gary grows stronger everyday alongside his ace producing and editing skills. A sporty ‘Flanker’ kind of guy, he thrives under pressure, always pushing the team forward. His competitive nature persuades clients that he is the man for the job making sure the best results are always delivered.

DAVE HOLMES

Assistant Producer

TOM COOMBE

Lead Graphics & Video Editor

Tom is a true professional with an eye for design and all things pretty. Throw a standard storyboard at him and he’ll relish the chance to transform it into something better. At 6’5, he sets his heights high and endeavours to take part in physical pursuits most weekends, making many of us feel unfit and out of touch come Monday morning. Tom is a hard core Lord of the Rings fan and a keen cyclist. His real name is actually Edmund so not quite sure why we call him Tom but he should be renamed Mr Sheen as he’s always polishing off all the biscuits.

TOM COOMBE

Lead Graphics & Editor

STEVE SAVORY

Editor & Camera Op

When Steve first joined CH his dreadlocks were so long he could sit on them. He’s a talented and intelligent Editor, brilliant at crafting a narrative and creating that all so important pacey impactful edit. He’s pretty good at filming too, looks for those creative shots and will always make our clients look good on camera. He’s a technical wizard – warrior level when it comes to trouble shooting and keeps the CH production line going. A music festival lover and mosh pit enthusiast, Steve plays the guitar and sings and can often be found at open mic sessions in Reading. At lunch time he will often be found enjoying a banana or hard-boiled egg at his desk (he doesn’t need anything else!).

STEVE SAVORY

Editor & Camera Op

DIANA BLANDEN

HR, Finance Director & Founder

Diana is the (Grand)Mother Hen of CH. She is an extremely important member of CH and we are all very nice to her, otherwise we don’t get paid. One of the founding company directors, she has been involved in CH’s rapid growth and success since day 1, helping to recruit the crème de la crème of video makers. Mum to our MD Emily and Grandmother to 4 little scamps, Diana is a fountain of wisdom and we all turn to her for advice (for example, whether our insurance permits us to swing our cameraman from a lampshade in order to get the perfect shot). And her house is very nice for when we need a filming location at short notice. Not that we use her lampshades of course.

DIANA BLANDEN

HR, Finance Director & Founder

LAUREN EMANUEL

Production Assistant

Lauren is our new newbie, the youngster, the new kid on the block! Her love of sausage dogs and gaming (digital and board varieties) means most weekends, she’s surrounded by her four legged friends, throwing some shapes on a dancefloor and binge watching her favourite shows. As Production Assistant, she does a grand job in supporting all of us and keeping the biscuit tin topped up.

LAUREN EMANUEL

Production Assistant

EMILY BLANDEN

Managing Director & Founder

EMILY BLANDEN

Managing Director & Founder

LAURA JAMES

Client Director & Senior Producer

LAURA JAMES

Client Director & Senior Producer

GARY WALES

Client Director & Senior Producer

His title of ‘Client Director and Senior Producer’ is quite apt really. He certainly is responsible for directing and producing eye catching videos for our clients. He is senior in more ways than one, but don’t let the colour of his hair mislead you. Gary’s social life and weekend antics puts the rest of the team to shame! It becomes quite depressing on a Monday morning when Gary tells you of all the things he got up to, as you reflect on a weekend where you just walked the dog. His passion for all things creative and cultural plays a big role in his spare time, often spent at the theatre (both side-stage and in the stalls), as well as in the creative output of his work. One of Gary’s claims to fame was designing the album cover for Ministry of Sound Desert Annual 2012 – some people are just too cool for school.

GARY WALES

Client Director & Senior Producer

MADELINE MOORES

Producer

Her lifelong ambition is to be as creative as Gary.

MADELINE MOORES

Producer

TOM COOMBE

Lead Graphics & Video Editor

TOM COOMBE

Lead Graphics & Video Editor

DAVID HOLMES

Assistant Producer

DAVID HOLMES

Assistant Producer

STEVE SAVORY

Editor & Camera Op

STEVE SAVORY

Editor & Camera Op

ANNABEL OAKLEY-WATSON

Production Assistant

LAUREN EMANUEL

Production Assistant

DIANA BLANDEN

HR, Finance Director & Founder

DIANA BLANDEN

HR, Finance Director & Founder

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