Welcome to Spectacle
About Us
Spectacle is an award winning independent television production company specialising in documentary, community-led investigative journalism and participatory media.
Spectacle's work has been broadcast and exhibited internationally.
Spectacle undertakes production, documentation and community engagement commissions, provides facilities to independent filmmakers, runs short, sharp affordable training courses and community based media workshops.
As well as distributing our films we have an extensive digital video archive with 1000s of hours of video from 1979-present. Themes include: urbanism, human rights, social justice, utopianism, alternative media, top down v bottom up regeneration, housing and more.
We are happy to hear from organisations wishing to collaborate.
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Spectacle on Youtube
Watch Spectacle films and archive on Youtube. Please like, share and subscribe to support our work.
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Digitise old legacy video tape formats to full HD Apple ProRes files
Spectacle is now offering affordable online editing services. If you have a project that needs editing support, distance editing services- cataloguing to fine cut or post production consultation please contact production@spectacle.co.uk
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Online and Face to Face Video Training
We offer affordable, accessible, enjoyable online and face to face video courses and bespoke film making training delivered live on Zoom or face to face. training@spectacle.co.uk
Spectacle has been offering training and workshops in digital filmmaking for over two decades.
Contact training@spectacle.co.uk for more information
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Spectacle Participatory Video
For nearly four decades, Spectacle has been at the forefront of Participatory Video practice and community engagement. Read about our collaborative filmmaking practice and our community based projects.
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Archive
We have an extensive digital video archive with thousands of hours of video from 1979 to the present day. Themes include: London, urbanism, human rights, social justice, utopianism, alternative media, top down v bottom up regeneration and more.
We are very interest in archive based collaborative projects.
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Distribution
Visit our distribution page for the full catalogue of Spectacle films since the 1980’s. Our catalogue gives insight into events such as the Poll Tax Riots and the Wapping Dispute as well as issues such as media culture and urban regeneration.
All films available on Vimeo on demand.
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Our Website
We are continually in the process of uploading our extensive catalogue of video productions and archive of video footage to create a comprehensive online database of our work on this site.
On our website you will also find details of screenings and other events we are involved in, past and present, in the Events section. You can find detailed information about our on-going work at projects.
If there is any particular information that you are currently unable to find on this website, do not hesitate to contact us.
Elsewhere
Find out more about what we do and add your comments on the Spectacle Blog.