With the growing popularity of Audiobooks, Penguin Random House (PRH) wanted to showcase the quality of the craft and effort that goes into make an audiobook. The brief was to give the viewer an inside look ‘behind the curtain’ and showcase the production process.

Shown at the annual conference showcasing the departments achievements the video was received so well it was marked as the highlight of the conference by the CEO of PRH.

Getting people to stand up and take action is at the core of the Mectizan Donation Programme’s remit. Especially when the intended audience are Ministers of Health in African countries. This is the first of a series of films intended to get key influencers to commit to putting their name to a 30 year-long elimination programme – ridding Africa of River Blindness or onchocerciasis. If we work together we can stamp out oncho!

We used a local fixer to go in search of stories that were set up in advance of our shooting producer director’s arrival. We then worked with a wonderful local photographer and camera assistant to create a more integrated team and integrate more in to remote and challenging settings.

It started off a relationship with Cameroon that continues to this day, adding to the list of the many African countries that we have ties with.

For us, International Women’s Day was a chance to reflect on some of the incredible women we’ve worked with over the past decade. So to celebrate IDW2019, we put together a video featuring just a few of them.

From activists and inspiring leaders innovating change to those fighting for their communities and families every day, every story we were able to share was a privilege.

In the UK a Montessori education is usually only accessible to those that can afford it. Thanks to Sustainable Coffee Bay, Ikhaya Labantwana offer free Montessori education to a remote community in Coffee Bay, South Africa.

This Cloud9Media passion project was a chance see life through the eyes of the local children, witnessing the amazing impact this very alternative education method can have, giving them confidence, independence and hope for the future.

As love is in the air (or not) on Valentine’s Day, we thought we’d ask some of the nice people from our workplace (Westbourne Studios) what they think about it. This is what they had to say.

Two days spent at the Isokon Plus workshop in Hackney Wick gave Cloud9Media an amazing insight in to the craftsmanship that goes in to producing this exclusive line of bookcases for Penguin Shop.

When shooting this film carpenter/craftsman Mark Smith mentioned the physical movement required to make an integral piece of furniture. So we opted for using a beatbox soundtrack married with the sounds of the workshop, to reflect the balletic movement of working in rhythm.