WTF is VFX?! We meet with the Master of Illusion himself, Director and VFX specialist Rob Malpage from The Rudeboy Collective, who takes us on a revealing behind-the-scenes journey of visual effects, trickery, and craft. Find out how they did that.
Osu might have only recently opened their doors to the industry, but their goals are already fully fledged. If your agency is looking for integrated production solutions from a team passionate about creating culturally nuanced work and accelerating positive transformation in the industry, then step right up you sexy thing!
Despite his dream of a peaceful life spent happily dodging the PR machine, Robin Adams was no match for our military style paparazzi tactics. We get the skinny on Robin’s rise as a Director and his recent move to join the nest at Egg Films.
One of the most well established sound studios in South Africa is relaunching as an Audio Agency. Advertising peeps, please put down your pitchforks and step away from the ledge, because turns out, this is all good news vibes for you!
Director Markstry from The Star Films Company is living his best life surrounded by all things content. He spills on the thrill he gets from working with impossible deadlines, sticky budgets, small crews and combating countless obstacles on set. Masochist, master or a bit of both?
Director Travys Owen has joined Gentlemen Films, but we couldn’t just let him quietly slide into one of the top production companies unnoticed. We got the scoop on Travys’s rich background in Design, Animation, and Photography which has enriched his unique perspective and colourful aesthetic. Travys is now ready to unleash his bold style onto the industry, so get ready for lift-off gang.
A new way of sourcing and purchasing music (or sound effects) for your ads or content has hit South African shores. We talk to Jeremy de Tolly and Arnold Vermaak, the guys behind Epidemic Sound South Africa, about how the reimagined sound library will affect the local market and more importantly, save you Rands.
Going to meet with Lee Doig from Let it Rain Films, we thought we knew what we were in for. We were never ready! This Emmy Award winning Director had us shocked, surprised and scrape-your-jaw-off-the-floor-excited about his journey through the industry. Buckle up.
Robot announces that their high-octane no-sleep production company is expanding by signing three local and three international Directors - all challenging the traditional way of directing and all available for your booking (and budget) pleasure.
Director Adriaan Louw has been at the forefront of capturing the identity of youth culture in Africa. His obsession with documenting an authentically cool African youth narrative and sharing it with the rest of the world has now lead him to move from being a kickass music and content director to joining the big guns at Giant Films to take on the world of commercials directing. We got the, wait for it… Louw-down😎
Although the Loeries only seem like a distant memory that conjures up the smell of cheap tequila and even cheaper regrets, the official Loeries rankings were released and we’ve gone and created the ultimate cheat sheet for you. Find out more about South Africa's top creative and production companies out there. Yup, it’s the ultimate goodie bag! Grab ye olde quill and ink and start taking notes because, for the next year, these are the companies you want to work with
We get the score from Adam Howard himself on Howard Audio’s journey and what this globally awarded sound facility has to offer the industry now. [Beware of music puns, some serious name-dropping (because we insisted) and some acapella soundscaping, obviously.] Nothing but treble here folks! Ba-dum tsssh!
Meet Zootee Studios. Calling all online content creators and indie filmmakers, we are pleased to introduce you to the most affordable camera and gear rental company in Cape Town and they're happy to beat ANYONE'S quote by 10%. Read this sexy Editorial and get 35% off your first rental #TrueStory
‘They Did That’ is out! This is all the most recent work that South African agencies want to show off. We’ve credited all the iDidTht companies who worked on it so you know who’s even sexier to work with.
Grid has become so much more than just the branding and design specialists we’ve come to know. But to fully understand their new offering we needed to find their G in Culture. We went into the agency for a one-on-one with the Big Guns; CCO Nathan Reddy and Joint CEO’s and Partners David Cohen and Adam Byars for a behind-the-scenes look.
This month we showcase the stand-out work that South African companies on iDidTht are doing. Apart from just bragging about it (which is very important), it’s the work that was recently featured at the Creative Circle Awards and iDidTht’s Craft Awards. View the work and find out more about the companies who did it…
We catch up with Directors Matshepo Maja and Jonathan Parkinson from The Star Film Company to find out about their new offering, Phi v2.0. The co-directors speak candidly about the power of their unlikely collaboration and we get a little third realm about what lies ahead.
Director Justice is as in touch with South Africa’s beautiful people and culture as he is with his own emotions. With his heart firmly on his sleeve, he opens up about his own journey as a Director and joining the team at Bomb Commercials.
We met up with Director Kit to talk about becoming a darling at Darling Films, representation (or lack thereof) of women in the industry, her badass background as a child TV star and why she’s had to say goodbye to her real name, Keitumetse Qhali.
We delve deep into the minds and teacups of the team behind Figment Films. Sit back and enjoy as they spill (their tea and opinions) on their unique perspectives on filmmaking, their shared devotion to pushing the craft and their no bull approach with clients 💪
