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The Unfamiliar - Dark Matter Studios
06th October, 2020
‘Onsight has exceeded my expectations on post production pictures on the film and stood by us throughout the delivery process to make The Unfamiliar possible. A stellar UK based company where clients become friends. A must consider for producers everywhere.’ - Henk Pretorius, Director
The film showcases a unique fusion of British, European and South African talent. The Anglo-French Jemima West (Indian Summer, The Mortal Instruments) stars in the lead role and rising thespian, the Scottish Rebecca Hanssen (Tell It to the Bees, The Drowning of Arthur Braxton) forms part of the ensemble.
Directed by Henk Pretorius, and written by Henk Pretorius and Jennifer Nicole Stang. Produced by Llewelynn Greeff, Barend Kruger and Cinematographer Pete Wallington.
The Unfamiliar tells the story of a British Army doctor (Jemima West) who comes back from war, thinking she has PTSD, only to discover that there are malevolent spirits present at home, making the life that she knew unfamiliar. Myriad Pictures will be handling international sales on this smart and timely horror thriller film.
With a strong cast including Jemima West, Christopher Dane, Rebecca Hanssen, Harry McMillan-Hunt.
Broadcast Magazine - The Best Post In Lockdown
20th September, 2020
‘The Covid crisis has required post houses to come up with new ways of working remotely. Jake Bickerton highlights some of the most impressive work of the past few months’ - Broadcast Magazine
OnSight are proud to be top story in the Broadcast Magazine September edition for ‘Best Post in Lockdown’ with BBC’s Lockdown Comedy ‘Staged.’
Staged producer Victor Glynn says: “OnSight has been tremendous. Notwithstanding our implausible schedule, it delivered world-class material to us in a calm, courteous, unflustered and timely manner.”
British Cinematographer 101 issue
12th September, 2020
OnSight has recently been featured in the British Cinematographer 101 edition which mentions Futuristic film’s new action thriller ‘Knuckledust’ and IMAX giant screen film, BBC Earth’s Antarctica.
Knuckledust is a gritty action caper and is written & directed by James Kermack with producers Julien Loeffler & Fabrice Smadja at Featuristic Films and is co-produced by Laurent Fumeron, Daniel Goroshko and Rodolphe Sanzé from The Project and Cinematography by Pat Aldinger.
Antarctica is produced by BBC Earth and distributed by SK Films. The film is directed by Fredi Devas, who worked on Planet Earth II and Frozen Planet. With Production Managers Caroline Cox and Nicola Kowalski, Producer Jonny Keeling, Executive Producer Jonathan Williams and Supervising Producer Myles Connolly, who has a wealth of giant screen & IMAX films in his slate
Lair of the Great White - Talesmith
11th August, 2020
“Onsight did a thoroughly professional job under very difficult circumstances. Remote working, fast cuts, complex archive management and a global lockdown are a heady mix.. but you’d never know this was anything other than a beautifully posted film.” - Martin Williams, Director
‘After a spate of fatal attacks in Western Australia, Dr Craig O’Connell and diver Marc Payne head to a nearby chain of islands. They discover a network of caves where sharks hunting in the shadows reveal themselves as the ultimate stealth hunters.’
Talesmith’s new film, directed and executive produced by Martin Williams, “Lair of the Great White” has been announced as one of a blockbuster line up for this August’s 2020 Shark Week on Discovery Channel.
On the south coast of Western Australia, the seaside town of Esperance is under siege by great white sharks. After two fatalities in just three years, locals believe their sharks behave more aggressively than anywhere else. In search of answers, Dr Craig O’Connell and local abalone diver Marc Payne head out to a nearby chain of islands to find out if the sharks learn to hunt differently here compared to populations in other parts of the world.
They discover a population of highly inquisitive, sub-adult great whites and a network of caves where the sharks learn to hunt in the shadows, revealing themselves as the ultimate stealth hunters. Armed with cutting-edge technology and specially designed camouflage suits the team take on the sharks at their own game as they attempt to out-stealth the ocean’s greatest predator inside this great white lair.
Meeting Gorbachev - Spring Films
29th June, 2020
Meeting Gorbachev had a great summer of film festivals this year, it will be distributed by A+E Network and will be available to watch on Sky documentaries on Thursday 2nd July at 22:15 and available now on Amazon Prime.
Feature documentary “Meeting Gorbachev” by legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog and Emmy Award winning Director, André Singer.
OnSight were delighted to provide full 4K Post Production for this important feature film.
" Even for Werner Herzog, but especially for me, to tackle one of the greatest figures of the 20th Century for our film "Meeting Gorbachev" was both daunting and challenging. Relying on the skill-set of Onsight for the whole post-production process was not only essential, contributing to the global success of the film, but (hugely important) was enjoyable too. This is a post-production team at the top of their game"
The film is Werner Herzog and Mikhail Gorbachev in a conversation about history, the fall of the Soviet Union and the future of Russia embellished with black Herzogian humour.
Produced by Spring Films and Werner Herzog Film for History Films, A&E Indie Films and MDR/ARTE. Producers are Lucki Stipetic and Svetlana Palmer. It was Directed by André Singer and Werner Herzog and Edited by Michael Ellis. Richard Melman is the Executive Producer, Ulrich Brochhagen is the Executive Producer for MDR/ARTE and Molly Thompson is Executive Producer for History Films.
With his distinctive voice and his penchant for the more absurd sides of humanity, Werner Herzog is an unparalleled narrator. But in Meeting Gorbachev he is in for a fight to the finish. Herzog's conversations with the 87-year-old former head of state is epic in scope, but has a keen eye for history's small details. The greatness and fall of the Soviet Union, the Cold War, the future of Russia the ageing Gorbachev's political insight is as profound as his trust in the individual. We are reminded of how things could have turned out with this vast country. As any good Marxist knows, history is just a byword for struggle and conflict, but Gorbachev looks forward towards a possible future with peace. Herzog himself contributes his own analyses of archive material from the Soviet era, where he with black humour and a sharp eye finds the most interesting details in the midst of all the confusion. And, paradoxically, it is these details that end up being decisive.