The chances are if you live or work in Shoreditch that you have noticed the neighbourhood in a constant period of change, especially during the last ten to fifteen years. The area has undergone significant ‘gentrification’ as a result of the availability of relatively low value real estate to London’s bourgeois money – an even tastier(…)
Who doesn’t love a good conspiracy theory… Whether it’s chemtrails, flat earth or just a good old-fashioned 8-hour illuminati documentary, conspiracy theories are brilliant and in our opinion, they’re just aren’t enough of them. So you can imagine our delight when we uncovered a conspiracy theory of our very own when researching the history of the camera(…)
Jess Angell is the subject of the 7th instalment of our Photographer Spotlight series. Jess, aka Miss Underground is best known for her gorgeous pictures of the London Underground, so as proud Londoners, we were really keen to talk to her. How did you start in Photography and decide it was the career for you? I(…)
With such a wide range of events happening here at First Option, we get to see many different and equally fascinating uses of our studio space, but every now and then we have something so great that we just have to share it with you. In May this year we had one such event when Veggie(…)
Magazines are wonderful things. From a comforting flick through in the Dentist’s waiting room to some well earned cover-to-cover me time – magazines are always there for us. Here at First Option we’ve hosted a countless number of tv shows, feature films, online channels, photoshoots, pop-ups, weddings and so much more in between and seeing the finished product(…)
Following on from our successful Photographer Spotlight series, we thought we’d extend our exposure to moving imagery as well. This Director Highlight series aims to share some of our current favourite directors and filmmakers with all of you, with the hope that you are equally as intrigued and inspired by their work. Our first highlight features the(…)
THE GOLDEN RULE “Never work with children or animals.” – W.C. FIELDS If you’ve ever broken this rule, you know how true it is and no more so than with wild animals. By their nature wild animals are… well, wild, which means they very rarely do as they are told and in some cases(…)
A Reason to be Happy The UK Film Industry is in the midst of a renaissance. In 2016 UK qualifying films had a total global box office of $6.5 billion, taking a 27.5% total share of the market. With a rich pool of filmmaking talent, world-class facilities and the support of the government’s UK film(…)
A Filmmakers Paradise Birthplace of the world famous Cockney English and the Pearly Kings and Queens, East London has always been bursting with unique sights and sounds begging to be captured on film. To this day, the vivid East London streets are just as cinematic and offer a versatility beyond compare. Where else can you find(…)
Photographer: Zena Holloway In the fifth instalment of our Photographer series, we speak to underwater portraiture photographer, Zena Holloway. How did you start in Photography and decide it was the career for you? When I worked in Egypt after college. I was 18 became a diving instructor and then some years later I taught very simple(…)