A-Z Animals recently provided Shetland Ponies for the legendary American photographer Bruce Webber and his Selfridges Christmas campaign shoot.
A-Z Animals at Bruce Webber shoot for Selfridges
Red Deer Stag for Jelen STRONG
A-Z Animals was asked by a production company in Belgrade to provide a trained Red Deer Stag for a Jelen STRONG beer TV commercial. The commercial was shot in two parts. The foreground action with the Red Deer Stag was filmed on location in the UK and the backplates were subsequently shot on location in Greece.
The key to fully realising a script like this is to carefully analyse the physical movements of the deer on the storyboard and then prepare and train the deer over a period of weeks to achieve these movements.
A-Z Animals provides and expertly supervises trained animals for film, television, TV Commercials, Photography, Theatre, PR and Live Events.
London 2012 – Midsummer Solstice
A post-apocalyptical Stonehenge sits just below Boris’s Office with the Tower of London watching over. Here amid the sights and sounds of the City of London some sheep gently graze, blissfully unaware of the concerns of government, the financial establishment, the euro and the Olympics London 2012.
When something has to happen calmly, safely and securely, clients come to A-Z Animals. A-Z Animals provides and expertly supervises animals for film, television, advertising, PR and special events.
A-Z Animals provide Red Deer Stag in The Queen
A-Z Animals provided the majestic red deer stag in ‘The Queen’ for one of the film ‘s seminal moments.
I remember the telephone call from the producer……… “we have this red deer stag sequence to shoot with Helen Mirren playing The Queen and we’re not sure how to do it”. Deer are very particular and require profound knowledge on the part of the trainer/coordinator.
We get a lot of calls like the one above. That’s to say, the client needs accurate advice on the “how,” which is based on decades of high-grade experience and a deep knowledge of the animal context, environment and setting. That’s the added value we bring to each and every client – thats our X factor.
In the movie, the Queen damages her Land Rover while crossing a river and is forced to telephone for assistance. She weeps in frustration, but catches sight of a majestic Red Deer which Prince Philip, William, and Harry have been stalking. She is struck by his beauty and the two stare at each other. Hearing a distant gunshot, she shoos the stag away.
Engelbert Humperdinck, the Snake, and a Safe Pair of Hands!
Within film, television and the media, A-Z Animals is known as “a safe pair of hands”. That is to say, when the animal project calls for expertise, safety and discernment, clients turn to A-Z Animals. This project is a good example of that. The Times wished to create a standout cover with Mr Humperdinck holding an eight foot snake, a la Alice Cooper. Needless to say, this is not something Mr Humperdinck does every day of the week!
However, The Times, Mr Humperdinck and the Snake were in very safe hands. A-Z Animals provide and expertly supervise animals for filming, photography and special events.