"At TLC Media we pride our self in high customer satisfaction. Our goal is to produce art within a moving image."
"Striving for excellence in Broadcast quality film and TV production we have created a company that not only produces high end TV and film but diversifies from iphone applications and interactive film and TV to online shopping concepts and promotions. "
TLCMediaUK is an independent Production Company specialising in originality, innovative broadcasting and compelling high quality factual and entertainment Film and TV.
At TLC Media we pride our self in high customer satisfaction. Our goal is to produce art within a moving image. We look to take the next step with every project we do whilst using the highest standard of tools at our disposal and the best talent from the British film and television industry.
“Our flair and attention to detail provides our drive to push creativity to its fullest limits.”
Striving for excellence in Broadcast quality film and TV production we have created a company that not only produces high end TV and film but diversifies from iphone applications and interactive film and TV to online shopping concepts and promotions.
Tony Hodges is the creative director, co-founder and driving force behind the company and has brought the greatest young and experienced talent together to form the organic creative soup that is TLCMedia.
After meeting Chris Cummins on the set of a British feature film, TLC was born. Tony and Chris then went on to put together a 9 camera live edit shoot in Manchester – the documentary ‘The Ben Roe Show’ - as their first project together and have since formulated a number of TV projects that are currently in deep pre-production.
“Tony is a pleasure to work along side. He literally has an idea a minute. His energy knows no bounds - creation just happens around him.”
Tony was a successful club and radio DJ for 18 years before moving into the private business sector, but a rather cool unknown fact about our Creative Producer is that he is also a very fine actor and has appeared on the big screen with the seasoned professional Dennis Waterman as well as starring in a film based on the poem ‘The Raven.’
Using his innovative idea’s he has created a company that not only produces high end TV and film but diversifies from iphone applications and interactive film and TV to online shopping concepts and promotions.
“I’ve gathered around me some of the most creative TV and Film production talent in the business. My team is slick and we have meshed into one hell of a formidable media company. Coming to work everyday is a pleasure – there aren’t that many people that can actually say that and mean it, well I do.”
Chris Cummins is the Co founder of TLCMediaUK and a trained and experience Film and TV director and Stedicam operator with a myriad of credit’s under his belt. He has extensive knowledge of production, working in all areas of the media industry with hands on experience in producing high quality work from feature films to corporate promotions.
After studying at Stafford University and receiving a first class honours degree in Film Productions Technology Chris has since worked alongside some of the worlds best known directors in both TV and the Film Industry.
Chris’s speciality was originally Stedicam work and he was trained to use this cool bit of kit by non other than Howard Smith of ‘The Matrix’ Fame – the pioneer and world leader in the field of camera stabilisation. Needless to say with that sort of training Chris is never without work.
In 2007 he launched SmovieCam, a camera stabilization specialist company that offer full grip services and state of the art products and experienced staff to optimise any production from Film to TV, to video and corporate. Three of SmovieCams recent projects are the acclaimed ‘Day of Reckoning’, ‘Dead Man Running’ and ‘Dog House’.
“His attention to detail has always made him a huge asset on set and his hard working ethics and professionalism shines through in the production of high quality work.”
Chris and his business partner, Anthony Hodges launched TLCMediaUK in 2008 after the success of Chris’s company SmovieCam and a joint venture project documentary called, ‘The Ben Roe Show’. This lead them towards being a more production based company and TLCMediaUK proper was born.
This hard working, creative perfectionist commands respect in a quiet subtle way, enabling his team to flourish and be at their best on set, and every team that has had the pleasure of working with him attests to his professionalism, firm confidence and ease of character.
“I strive to make every image look like a beautiful picture… if you were to take a single frame from the video- that frame should have a perfect aesthetic to the eye.”
Now taking on a more Production lead roll, TLCMediaUK is moving from strength to strength with two TV show’s currently in pre production.
John Paul James is a fairly new member of the TLCMediaUK team joining us at the tail end of 2009.
After leaving school JP took time out of the limelight to concentrate on entrepreneurial pursuits and has made a huge success of his non-entertainment business projects.
Branching out into ‘out-house’ Entertainment Management through his 20’s, JP used his formidable people skills and knowledge of the entertainment business to make a name for himself amongst celebrities and clients alike, which inevitably lead him to the launch of his Talent and Celeb’ management company JPEMP. JPEmp was set up to offer a simple system to provide Celebrities for PR events and has a large roster of Britain’s most famous Celebs from all fields of the entertainment business.
With his undoubtable entertainment client list and experience in all parts of Entertainment PR and representation JP is a key member of the TLCMediaUK team.
Rami Bartholdy is a Director of Photography working within the UK film industry and the newest member of TLCMediaUK.
Starting in post production Rami steadily worked his way up the ladder gaining hands on experience with technical edit suites set up. His first professional title was in graphic design with the renowned company English & Pocket as an in-house editor where he gained invaluable experience and was awarded a coveted diploma in Standard Broadcasting Technology.
Rami then took on a freelance editor role for various video shoots before branching out as camera assistant on many feature films and TV dramas.
With over 19 major film credits to his name including the likes of Mamma Mia and Hannibal Rising, Rami’s pedigree speaks for itself.
While working along side some of the best cinematographers in the country he steadily developed his own show reel shooting on a wide range of high end formats.
Rami is now embarking on a new phase in his craft as a director of photography on dramas and documentaries.
“His attention to detail surpasses anything I’ve experienced before. He’s methodical and ultra creative, thorough and measured.”
