We do it for businesses and communities. We do it so well we even make films for ourselves. And we enjoy it so much we also show other people how to make films.
That’s what we do. Simple as that.
We have a studio in Blaina South Wales because Blaina is beautiful. Our equipment is state-of-the-art and we don’t mind saying so.
We are serious about what we do. We aim to be intelligent with your audience, creative with your message and to demonstrate integrity with your budget.
We love what we do.
Here at Like an Egg we not afraid to say that we are a group of very opinionated people. Our industry demands passion and creativity. We sometimes differ in our views but we love hearing what each other has to say. Of course whether they are right or not is often a contentious issue. This is why we’ve decided to have a blog. What better way to see what makes us tick than to see what we think about films, music, literature, culture and life? Please feel free to give us your views. In fact we actively encourage it.
As this is the first blog, I’ve decided to write about something we all agree on. With the Launch of Sky Atlantic this week Britain will be able to see all the HBO TV programmes in one place. HBO have been making the best TV series’ for nearly 20 years from The Sopranos, Sex in the City, Boardwalk Empire, Curb your Enthusiasm – it is quite a list of achievements. But perhaps the greatest creation to come from HBO is The Wire.
Not only is The Wire the greatest TV shows ever made I would go as far to say it is one of the greatest visual narratives ever made.
Bang! There I said it. Why?
Well I’m not alone in thinking this and there are countless writings and musing going into graphic detail describing why it is such a stand out piece of filmic art. Charlie Brooker does a pretty good job, I could be here for ever just talking about the writing!
But after all the superlatives about the show from countless critics I think that to believe a show is the greatest TV show ever comes down to very personal reasons.
I am a filmmaker and a film lover. Film is designed to elicit emotions and responses from the audience, whether it is to feel scared, laugh, feel sad, thrilled, empathy, horrified, anger, inquisitive, love, and hate, passionate, amazed – the list goes on and on. Film is entertaining because it gives us these feelings; it’s why we go back for more.
The Wire over five seasons obtains most of these human emotions and responses from the viewer. This is why as a film lover I believe the show to be great. A TV show set in a city I’ve never been to, in a world I’ve never known, in a colloquial dialog that I at first didn’t understand took me on a journey I will never forget.
As a filmmaker it represents the holy grail of achievements. What I find special and exciting about making films is how much film is the art of collaboration. To create this series David Simon had to gather a huge team of people in each department, the Writing Team, Production, the Art Department, Sound, Camera, Directing, Editing and the Cast. There would have been dozens if not hundreds of people involved in putting The Wire on our screens.
Each film device used to make The Wire is close to perfection in its execution. The Art direction, the sound, cinematography, direction, editing and acting it’s a master class in filmmaking. You can watch each episode of The Wire and focus on any of these and you will see that each department were at the top of their game. I look at The Wire and see a cast and crew who had confidence and pride in their own particular skills and respect for the skills of the people working alongside them.
I think The Wire is the greatest TV show ever made because it inspired me.
“A man gotta have a code” Omar Little
