Really excited that our new 3-part series with the @bbc has been announcedā¦ and some timing.
āUltrasā explores the world of the rising cultural subset of Scottish Football ultras. Following capos, the young guns, the police, the stewards, the YouTuber; we open the debate around whether this is the future of football fandom. Whether this community is a good outlet in the world of rampant individualism. Or whether itās too dangerous and should be stoppedā¦
Coming 17th March and trailer coming soon.
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Buzzing that our work this summer for @nufc has picked up a Gold Clio award for outstanding creativity in sport.
A simple idea to bring the fans right to the heart of the summer transfer announcements grew into so much, making legends of Sammy, Janet and Bill to name a few.
Football at its heart is about the fans and this series was built on that.
Footballers hate doing media stuff! Not with Studio Something.
We treat the talent like real people who happen to do interesting jobs, we find out what they are into, what they find funny and we make clear what the ask of them is.
Then together we make something fun, without wasting their (or our) time.
Thatās how this last year working with @nufc we got Tonali on the cocktails (fake), Joelinton having a rave and Big Dan Burn speaking French.
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21 Extras, a public airport, one of the most anticipated TV line ups of the yearā¦was a pleasure to help bring to life the launch film for this yearās Celebrity Traitors.
Want to make something with us at @somethinggram ?
An amazing opportunity has come up for the next generation of filmmakers in the UK, if youāre 16-24 and have an amazing idea, unique access or an existing platform then we can help.
The BBC is taking submissions for its brand new DEEPWATCH YouTube strand and we are looking to work with anyone interested to pitch together.
If youāre interested, send us an idea, DM us, or email us at [email protected] or if you know someone who might love this chance tag them below.
Also, if someone gave you a chance at some point in your career share this as you never know who might see it.
What if you shot Scottish football like it was a movie? When we set out to make Ultras we made a North Star to take care, craft and effort with every frame of the film. From how it was shot, to how it was framed and graded.
It was a story we cared about so wanted to make sure the film got that level of care.
If youāve watched it what did you think?
Watch ULTRAS now on BBC iPlayer.
When we first started making A View From The Terrace, weād never made TV before ever, it was a total punt, and in those early days it was all hands to the pump. A dedicated group of people taking their chance and doing everything to make something each week they are really proud of.
As the show and @somethinggram has grown Iāve moved to directing less shows week to week but yesterday I was back in the hot seat and it reminded me how far weāve all come as a show.
Thereās people working on the show that have been there since day one, people have come and gone, so so many people have had their first job in the industry on the show and still at about *checks fingers* 130 episodes later folk are still putting their all in to making the show.
I took my camera into the studio to try and grab a wee feel of the BTS, to remind me you never know where a punt is gonna take you.
Woke up to a lovely message from @gabbylogan who was talking positively and with in depth interest in ULTRAS on @thenewsagents podcast yesterday.
If youāve seen the show and think itās worth sharing with folk please do.
ULTRAS streaming now on BBC iPlayer
Weāve been inundated with comments, reviews and messages since ULTRAS landed on iPlayer last week. Hereās a wee selection of our favourites.
What did you make of it?
ULTRAS streaming now on BBC iPlayer.
For lots of people in this country football is still somewhere that gives identity and community.
We wanted to follow a number of stories in ULTRAS that showed the stages of that coming of age and finding who you areā¦
and also make the playlist banging.
ULTRAS streaming now on BBC iPlayer
We set out in this documentary not to make an āinside Ultrasā expose or give a sensationalist take. You can find that other places. We followed a number of different people, from different backgrounds and ages that showed other sides to something that is only really shown in one way in the media.
We followed a 10 year old to show how young folk are being drawn into this from their phones, a mum who wants to understand what her kid is into, a YouTuber who makes a life from this, a group of lads in their 20ās who just want to have fun and a couple of older lads in their 30ās reflecting on who they were when this all started and who they are now.
They are not the entirety of the Ultras scene but they each offer a unique perspective on this culture. If youāve seen it let us know what you made of it.
ULTRAS streaming now on BBC iPlayer
Too often in Scotland football fans are only discussed when something goes wrong, we set out to make a series that tries to understand more about the rise of Ultras culture in this country and if thereās anything worth preserving in it.
ULTRAS available now on iPlayer
