Southampton Mela Festival 2022

Following on from the success of the previous year’s version of the Mela Festival, which was celebrated online due to the Pandemic, we were delighted to be asked back to film the live event for 2022, which had returned to a colourful Asian festival in Southampton’s Hoglands Park. It was brilliant to see such a fantastic mix of Asian cultures, showcasing their amazing talents on the day at this free public festival.

We filmed the event all day and took still photography too - capturing the live acts on stage, the crowds and the festivities, which we then turned into various content to be used for social media of the event - and to promote the 2023 festival. We were proud to be able to film this event and support the cultural activities taking place in our home city of Southampton.

The Aaron Page Classic Event

We've worked with The Barbell Division over the past couple of years and have been proud to be able to support the business and watch them grow into a successful weightlifting gym. It shocked and saddened us when one of the founders and weightlifting greats, Aaron ‘the Rage’ Page suddenly passed away last year from Covid.

Barbell Division has always enjoyed an incredible sense of community, so it was no surprise that Daniel the co-owner decided to create an annual event in Aaron’s memory. The first event took place on 20th November 2021 - on the anniversary of his death - and brought everyone together to enjoy a log and strongman competition in his name - The Aaron Page Classic.

We were honoured to film this event, which we found emotional ourselves, and were pleased to be able to create a highlights film that captured the essence of the whole event and did Aaron Page and the Barbell Division proud.

Southampton Mela Festival 2021

What an incredible project this has been, celebrating 40 years of South Asian Arts and Culture in our hometown of Southampton for Art Asia. Mela is a live festival that usually takes place each year in Hoglands Park, but had been cancelled during the pandemic. The organisers decided to do something a bit different in 2021 and recreate the event online. They asked Bullet to help them produce a 3-hour film, which gave all the colour and flavour of the actual event, that supporters could enjoy from the comfort of their homes. Alongside the main film, the project involved creating a variety of teasers, stories and trailers for Art Asia to use in the year ahead, to retain interest in the festival and keep momentum going for 2022, when it is planned to be live again.

We spent two days with Art Asia and a team of five camera crew, filming various pop up shows in key areas of the city. We filmed Asian dancers at the Southampton Docks, performances at St Mary’s and in Southampton’s Cultural Quarter, inside the MAST Mayflower Studios, as well as celebrations in the Rope Walk Garden. We interviewed the Mayor and key figures of culture in the City and took a full suite of professional photographs to be used in promotional material.

The event organisers were delighted with the Hybrid Mela Festival final edit and described it as “absolutely brilliant” and gave us some lovely feedback:

“The quality of the filming images and performances including the editing was superb! I am aware that you and your team have gone above and beyond your brief to make the film look colourful and vibrant and from all the feedback I have had it has succeeded. A very well deserved congratulation on the high quality of the film production.”

The full film can be seen at Art Asia’s website and the 2 minute trailer can be seen here:

Art Asia 2 minute trailer for the Mela Festival 2021

Pooja Rajguru dancing in Mayflower Park with the cruise liner in the background. One of the photographs taken by Bullet for the campaign, which reflects an iconic image of Southampton

New Year's Eve Party 2018 - a feast for the senses!

When one of the South Coast’s coolest couples ask you to film their sensational New Year’s Eve party, we’re not going to say no! Featuring circus acts, snake charmers, contortionists, acrobatics, fire-eaters, cocktail artists, you name it - it was a true feast for the senses, and we captured the private party in full swing to see in 2019.

We approached this event like any other corporate filming event, reacting to the action as it happened before us and capturing a sense of the ambience. We produced a short teaser and instagram films to go out soon after the event, which maximised on the excitement of the party, with the longer event film released a few days later. The response has been phenomenal from everyone involved in the event, including the team from Skylark who helped organised the party, and we’re looking forward to filming their summer party in a few months time. Check out the finished films here - and view with sound on for full impact!

Social media teaser

Full NYE 2018 film

If you have a private function or corporate event you’d like to capture on film, why not give us a call!

Huge Boss - Vendee Globe

Alex Thomson Racing - Vendee Globe Race Highlights

We worked with Hugo Boss to create online video content for the Vendee Globe with three objectives in mind: Firstly to raise awareness and build excitement in the countdown to the event, secondly to capture live action for weekly updates whilst the race was on, and finally to produce a round-up of the whole event to help Hugo Boss secure sponsorship for the next race. The conditions were challenging to say the least, filming aboard helicopters, boats and RIBs but the end result was a great success. The videos achieved 30-40,000 views on social media - and Hugo Boss secured their sponsorship for the following year.

Invictus Games

We were honoured to be asked to film the Invictus Games and sent Matthew out to Florida for a week on his own to shoot the event. He spent several long 15-hour days filming track-side in extreme temperatures, using multiple cameras and gimbal stabilisers to capture the high-speed footage, interviewing key team members and being on hand for all the behind the scenes action. He was constantly creating new content to send back to the UK for daily social media updates - he even edited footage on the plane, taken earlier that day of the competitors arriving for their flight to be ready to show once they touched down in Florida. Each video received 30-40,000 views via social media. It was a truly memorable and inspirational filming experience and one we'll never forget. 

Business South Conference

The Business South Conference, in association with Destination Southampton was a great event to be involved in. We worked with Warner Vision to film the delegates arriving, the sponsors setting up and organised interviews throughout the day to obtain anecdotes and testimonials. Using multiple cameras to capture the detail, and techniques to extract the audio from the busy background noise, we edited the day down to a 2.5 minute promo film, that was released a few days after the event.