NEWS
Can we save cheetah from extinction??
Whilst spending time in the incredible private game reserve, Kwandwe, in South Africa, we put together an awesome film, working closely with the conservation team there.
Cheetah are an incredible cat. Everyone knows they are the fast land animal on Earth, but not many know the threat these cats are under from extinction and the HUGE risk we have of losing them if we do not manage their populations properly.
It was an awesome opportunity to get up close with these cats and share some of their story.
SAGE
Over the past few years we have worked a lot with the brilliant team at CSM (now Wasserman) on a number of their brand partnerships.
With rugby and cricket both close to Bens heart, they are projects we always love to be involved with.
We produce HUGE numbers of pieces of content for the team at Sage in preparation for the rugby world cup, 6 Nations, Autumn series, and The Hundred, and work closely with a number of sporting legends in the process.
There are too many pieces to share on this page, but here is just one we produced in Paris with Jean de Villiers and Jon Smit.
KWANDWE
Over the past few years, Ursus has been working closely with the team at the Kwandwe Private Game Reserve.
We took our skills and experience of working up close with animals and worked with the conservation team on site at Kwandwe to create a suite of assets for the reserve for outreach and publicity purposes.
Kwandwe is a phenomenal reserve with some of the best game we have seen in the whole of Africa. They have a lot of healthy and happy animals, and an environment they are not only protecting, but looking to enrich and expand. The next few years are going to be very exciting at this incredible reserve.
Christopher ward - our story 2.0
It has been so fantastic to continue working with UK watch brand, Christopher Ward.
We have been working together now for over 5 years and being asked to update their ‘story’ film felt like a great opportunity to make something special together again.
It is so exciting to be able to finally share it, and please keep an eye on various social media platforms and, this time, your TV screens as we have just completed a TV commercial for them too.
Hope you enjoy the film!!
B
Christopher Ward TVC
‘Overnight Success’
It was a pleasure to produce the latest TVC for Christopher Ward. After the success of last years commercial we works on how we can continue this story, whilst also marking the 20th anniversary of the brand.
This is current on your screens all over the world.
Christopher Ward x Everton
Sean Dyche Interview
Our relationship with Christopher Ward has developed over a number of years, from making a story about the brand, to now working across almost all of their releases and a number of their branded content pieces too.
in 2024 we were fortunate enough to get 60 minutes with one of the most interesting men in football, Sean Dyche. Christopher Ward CEO (and proud Evertonian) Mike France sat down with Sean and found out what really ‘makes him tick’.
The interest in Sean as a person I think is shown by the number of views this film has had and the positive response to the film we put together.
Great fun, and a fascinating interview.
Christopher Ward - Perpetual Lunacy
The latest film we have created working with our long time client, Christopher Ward Watches.
This watch is quite special. Not only is it truly beautiful, with one of the most incredible dials we have ever seen on a watch. But it has also done something very clever with the movement meaning it will keep accurate with the phases of the moon for 128 years….. yes 128 years!
It was awesome to work with the team at CW again on this release and finally share it with the watch world at the end of October 2023.
It was a mad few weeks, but we are super excited at how it turned out.
Engineers Making a Difference
Comfortably our largest and one of the most interesting projects of the year was creating 15 films for the release of the book Engineers Making a Difference.
We worked closely with a team at Imperial College, but also with a wide variety of institutions and businesses that have amazing engineers, from a diverse background, making genuine changes to the planets now, and also in the future.
It was an awesome project to be a part of, working with some of the planets most creative and important engineers who are out there solving some of the toughest questions.
Ursus x Stranger Things 2022
When you complete your showreel…. and then hear a track which is just fantastic.
We had to share this and get it our there.
Enjoy.
More exciting news to come soon!!
Our New Showreel!!
Our first showreel is FINALLY. Would love to know what you thought.
We have always steered clear of showreels, they are a collection of pretty images which Ben believes ‘anyone can do’. What makes Ursus different is our ability to craft and tell a story, beautifully.
But over the last few months we have been asked repeatedly for one, so we thought it was the right time to finally venture into the world of showreels….
our first tv commission!!
BRITAIN’S BEAUTIFUL RIVERS WITH RICHARD HAMMOND
This is our first TV commission, working in co-production with Pat Younge at Cardiff Productions for More4. It joins Richard Hammond (Top Gear and The Grand Tour) as he journeys down 4 of Britain’s most well known and important rivers, from source to mouth.
Please do check out the trailer
(Broadcast - More4 - Summer 2022)
