Millstream Productions

24/07/2025

Have you ever visited a website that uses terrible stock images that have nothing to do with their business?

Or photographs that are such bad quality that they achieve the exact opposite of what they're going for - 'we're professional and you should trust us'?

Don't get us started on the mismatch of badly taken staff photos on meet the team pages 😬

The answer is simple.

Professional photography.

Portrait, lifestyle, and product photography across your website, social, print and ads can boost your audience's perception of your brand, increase customer engagement and drive business growth.

And it doesn't have to blow the budget, you'd be surprised how much we can capture in a day.

So if you're looking to give your marketing a more professional feel and show your audience you're trustworthy, and you care, let's have a chat. We can run through what types of photography we think will work for you and how we've helped to achieve this for other brands (as you can see).

21/07/2025

The Instagram update that went live on 10th July is a game changer for businesses, creators, and marketers who want to maximise their visibility through organic search and expand content shelf-life.

But how can you ensure you’re maximising discoverability and traffic? Do you know HOW to leverage your content to gain a wider audience reach?

Read our latest blog for 5 ways to optimise your content for SEO visibility.

https://millstreamproductions.com/journal/how-to-optimise-your-instagram-content-for-seo-visibility

As of 10th July 2025, your Instagram content is being indexed by search engines meaning you can leverage your content for off-platform SEO visibility with the opportunity to reach a wider audience. Here are 5 ways to optimise your content.

16/07/2025

Last Friday, some of the team attended the launch of the new Shippam's exhibition at The Novium Museum, Chichester.

One of Chichester's most iconic names, the exhibition explores the history, impact, and legacy of Shippam's.

From humble beginnings in 1786, Shippam's grew from a family grocer into a nationally recognised food manufacturer. Best known for their meat and fish pastes, the company was a household name for generations. But their story goes far beyond the contents of a jar.

We had the privilege of working with the team at The Novium to create the official exhibition video where we worked with archived footage and had the chance to interview those who were part of the Shippam's story, but more on that later.

Here's a sneak peek of the launch last week 📸

And if you have the chance, go and check out the exhibition (there's no charge to visit).

15/07/2025

Thank you Kate - we love working with you and the team at Evalian.

This type of feedback means so much to us. Leading with empathy and helping to ensure interviewees feel comfortable is something we prioritise when we're on a shoot so to hear that this comes through is brilliant.

10/07/2025

We’re used to producing videos and photography that showcase the products and services our clients have to offer. However, in recent years consumers are increasingly considering a company's ethics around people, community and the environment.

Vulcan Global, a data centre manufacturer who we support with video and photography, takes sustainability seriously and are continuously looking for ways to make a difference. With big visions to revolutionise the data centre industry, including pioneering zero waste delivery, they’re conscious of their impact.

One initiative they got involved with is planting a total of 9,400 trees over the next few years as their contribution to three of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Find out how we used video and photography to capture their efforts one beautiful, crisp morning.

Our client Vulcan takes sustainability seriously and are continuously looking for ways to make a difference. One initiative they’ve got involved with is planting a total of 9,400 trees in Hampshire. Find out how we used video and photography to capture their efforts.

08/07/2025

We've welcomed a number of students these part few weeks for work experience at Millstream and, as you know, we are passionate about nurturing talent and giving young people an insight into the creative industry.

One student who recently joined the team for a week's work experience was Poppy.

We asked Poppy to tell us what she learnt during her time with us and what she enjoyed the most:

📚 What and where are currently studying?
Studying A-Level Textiles and BTEC Digital Media at Peter Symonds College.

🎬 Why did you choose to do work experience at Millstream?
It's a young, active company that looked like it could teach me a variety of new media skills.

🎯 Before you arrived, what were you hoping to get out of the work experience?
I was hoping to learn new editing skills and explore animation.

🎥 What career path are you interested in taking?
I am interested in either pre-production animation or post-production video editing within the media industry.

💡 What did you learn during your work experience with Millstream? What did you enjoy the most?
I learnt basic animation techniques and the order in which the process before animation takes place. I also learnt how to navigate my way round the camera equipment so that I could edit a short sequence with my own footage. I definitely enjoyed the animating and storyboarding stage the most.

Thank you Poppy for joining us for the week 👏

For more about work experience at Millstream, visit the academy page (link in comments).

02/07/2025

Selsey Pavilion Trust x The Academy Selsey x Millstream Productions

Who is aware of Selsey Pavilion? Did you know that 2024 marked 50 years since it closed as a cinema?

Unfortunately, the number of people who remember the building as an entertainment venue and community hub is dwindling.

So, we worked on behalf of Selsey Pavilion Trust to produce a documentary film working with students from The Academy, Selsey to document the Pavilion’s illustrious history, interviewing those with first hand testimonies of the building before the memories were lost forever.

Our role included leading workshops for 20 secondary school pupils from Selsey who were mentored in research techniques, pre-production, production, and post-production activities to co-produce the film. This documentary captured people’s memories of the Pavilion in the form of oral histories while also documenting key milestones and events through the venue’s history such as its links to the famous Russian ballerina Nijinska and the famous playwright, R.C. Sherriff.

Funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund‬, F. Glenister Woodger Trust and Co-op, this was a fantastic project that combined our passion for developing young creatives and our love for heritage and community projects.

Watch the trailer for 'Selsey Pavilion: The Journey So Far' 🎬👇

Full documentary can be watched on our YouTube channel - link in comments)

01/07/2025

Last month we attended the Chichester and Bognor Regis Business Awards 2025 and, apart from meeting Shaun Williamson a.k.a. Barry from Eastenders, the biggest highlight was taking home 🌟 EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR 🌟 award!

Thank you to Chichester Chamber of Commerce and Industry for hosting such a fun event and to Ian Moore, Managing Director at Lodge Court, who sponsored the award.

We also took home the Highly Commended award for Health and Wellbeing Excellence 👏

We asked Ben what winning this award means to Millstream:

"Our team is the most important part of our business and we always try to do the right thing for our employees. Winning Employer of the Year means so much to us because it recognises the culture we’ve built and our commitment to developing our staff into the best versions of themselves."

Here are a few of the more sensible photos from the evening with Lauren, Louis and Chloe.

30/06/2025

Portsmouth City Council x Millstream Productions

This month we had the exciting opportunity to work with Portsmouth City Council on 'Downtown Pompey' - a project that celebrates the heart, history, and vibrant community of Portsmouth. A collaboration between the council, the team at Downtown Pompey, performers, businesses, traders, volunteers, and the wider Pompey community.

The music video and new version of the hit single "Downtown" features Portsmouth-born singer and songwriter Bradley Jago and spotlights Portsmouth's diverse local communities.

Powered by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, the video premiered on Portsmouth's Big Screen in Guildhall Square for

You may have seen it in action in the city already?

Watch the trailer here 🎥 (full video can be watched on the Council's YouTube - link in comments)

26/06/2025

🚨Soppy post alert! We truly love what we do here at Millstream and we are so grateful for the projects and stories we’re trusted to share.

Receiving this lovely feedback means so much to us. Thank you 💙❤️ We haven’t done very well at hiding our tea obsession have we 😬

17/02/2025

Avison Young x Millstream Productions: Lakeside North Harbour

Avison Young is a commercial real estate services firm that aims to create healthy, productive workplaces for employees.

Built on the belief that commercial real estate isn’t just about the buildings, the square footage and the occupancies, it’s about spaces and places that improve lives and help businesses thrive; for the employees and communities that make impact matter.

Avison Young wanted to create a promotional video for their Lakeside North Harbour site to encourage businesses to locate there. The video needed to highlight the three key pillars that they focus on at Lakeside:

🌱 Environment
🪷 Wellbeing
👥 Community

Watch their final video here👇 and let us know if there are areas of Lakeside you didn't know existed...

https://millstreamproductions.com/work/lakeside-north-harbour

Avison Young, a commercial real estate services firm that aims to create healthy, productive workplaces for employees, asked us to create a promotional video for their Lakeside North Harbour site. Take a look at the final film.