Industry Support
Film and TV Charity
Rare TV are early adopters of the Film and TV Charity’s Whole Picture Toolkit which they have used on three of their productions and are now implementing across all of their shows. It has been fantastic to see their commitment to supporting production teams’ mental health and wellbeing and ensuring it is embedded into the production process. Receiving positive feedback that the toolkit has helped to improve communication and teams are happier since introducing it is hugely encouraging and demonstrates how effective the Toolkit can be for companies who aspire to produce mentally healthy productions.
Anna Mishcon, Development Executive, Whole Picture Toolkit
SCREENSKILLS / MEDIA CAREER ADVICE, UK
Rare TV are proud to have supported ScreenSkills in their Production Coordinator training programme for Unscripted TV 2022 - 23. Rare has provided both placements and mentoring to several trainees on the scheme, which aims to support a new generation of talent into the world of Production Coordination in Unscripted TV. The programme, funded by the ScreenSkills Unscripted TV Skills Fund with contributions from broadcasters and streamers matched by production companies, runs across 7 UK cities and aims to train up 84 new PCs in Unscripted by May 2023.
Inge Samuels, Placement Coordinator, Media Career Advice
Equipment Hire
MAD DOGS TELEVISION, UK
We’ve had the privilege of working with Rare TV since 2019 providing broadcast equipment and crews across multiple shows and over multiple series. The team at Rare TV are always a joy to work with, from pre-production and planning of logistics for equipment and crew provision to working on location, on set, in the thick of it in far flung corners of the globe. The strong working relationship between Mad Dogs TV and Rare TV has been forged over time and means we all play to our unique and induvial strengths to get the job done, get the shot, and tell amazing stories, on time and on budget! The ability to provide crew as well as equipment on some of Rare TV larger series, such as Ice Airport Alaska enables us to provide Rare TV with, essentially, a member of our staff on location to help handle equipment maintenance and this works incredibly well to ensure minimal equipment downtime and minimal damage resulting in a smoother shoot and allowing members of production to focus on editorial content more and letting us worry about the technical. Over the various show we work with Rare TV to produce the production team are always easy to communicate with, questions, comments or issues are dealt with quickly and easily on both sides and it means we can all focus on the actual filmmaking to provide the best pictures and sound and do it with minimal fuss. When an email comes into our inbox from Rare it’s always a delight and we know we’ll be looked after along the production journey and means we can do the very same right back.
James Bailey, Mad Dogs Television
RUN HIRE, UK
Run Hire has had the pleasure or working with Rare TV for the past five years, and during that time we have helped facilitate filming equipment for several broadcast productions. Through each of these we have worked with a great number of production staff who have always been polite, professional, and friendly and as we continue our current service with Rare, we also hope that our relationship will continue long into the future.
Simon Hotchkin, Head of Broadcast Hire
ACORN FILM & VIDEO, UK
We have had the pleasure to work with the Rare TV team on various projects. They are extremely professional and request the latest broadcast equipment from us to ensure that footage they produce is of high quality.
Steve Hillen, Facilities Manager
FILM STORE
Rare TV has been a client of Film Store since August 2021 and they have always been extremely friendly, personable and considerate clients to work with. The team have always been knowledgeable about their equipment requirements and open to advice or recommendations from our tech department to help bolster their shoots. The equipment itself has always been well looked after and comes back in a great condition, so we’re very happy with Rare TV as a company to work with. Payments have also been very quick and easy, so has been straightforward for everyone involved to enjoy our industry and work together harmoniously.
Corey Webb – Operations Director
Travel
BEYOND BUSINESS TRAVEL, UK
We have worked with Rare TV for approximately 4 years as their Travel Management Company & have made wide ranging travel arrangements for a variety of their well-known Popular Factual & Specialist Factual Entertainment Productions. We find their production team very professional & equally very friendly, and we look forward to working with them on many more productions in the future.
Cliff Garland, Key Account Manager
DYNAMIC DOX
We have been working with Rare TV for a number of years now across their international projects and have built a great relationship with them and look forward to working on many more projects in the future.
Gavin Scoular, Finance Director
Post-Production Facilities
ELEMENT POSTPRODUCTION, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
We have worked with Rare TV for nearly 3 years now and absolutely love working with Edward, Karen, and their excellent team. We have been lucky enough to work together on some high profile shows such as The Case I Can’t Forget which really grabbed the nation’s attention. It’s always a pleasure to see them coming through the door.
Chriona O’Sullivan, Director of Post Production
YELLOWMOON POST PRODUCTION, UK
Yellowmoon has been working alongside Rare, in its various forms, for over two decades. During that time two things have always stood out: Creativity and Passion! From the first frame to the final frame - passionate, creative storytelling is at the heart of everything they do.
Greg Darby, Managing Director
