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About Me

X-GF Media was founded by Media Technology BSc (Hons) graduate and
former Head of Production of BBCi/SparkTV, Darren Edwards, in March 2006.
X-GF Media Ltd are a group of media technologists and digital filmmakers
based in Hull, UK. BBCi/SparkTV won Royal Television Society --
'Innovative Idea of the Year 2005'.
Recent clients: BBC3/Endemol (B-roll for 'Singing with the Enemy'), bp,
Hull FC, Vib Gyor, William Hague, Beat Union, The Wildhearts, Molotov Jive.
Nick Small (Manic Street Preachers, Placebo, BBC series producer, Skunk
Anansie) occasionally directs our music videos.
2008 is an exciting time for X-GF Media...We've moved to bigger production
offices, assigned co-directors and become a division of TMP Media. X-GF and
TMP both reside under the multimedia umbrella of The Humberco Group.
Aside from the regular creative/corporate work, television pilots and music
docos are currently in development too.
*NOTE* Videos which disappear off the main page can still be found archived
in our 'View my: Videos' page(s).
X-GF Music is original music and remixes etc. which X-GF are involved with
in someway. Trackplanet (Mike Tamburini and co.), Perfect Disease/Autumn
Rises, and Max (Galassia 303) are projects X-GF's Darren collaborates with.

My Interests

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X-GF's Favourite Top 5 Music Promo 2006 - 07.

No.1 Vib Gyor - 'The Secret'. Dir: Nick Small.
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No.2 Beat Union - 'She is the Gun'. Dir: Chris Warsop.
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No.3 The Wildhearts - 'The New Flesh'. Dir: Nick Small.
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No.4 Molotov Jive - 'Made in Spain'. Dir: Nick Small.
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No.5 Spin - 'Radio'. Dir: Nick Small.
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Music:

The Kidneythieves, Duran Duran, Jellyfish/TV Eyes, Mansun, T-Ride, Nuclear Valdez, Vain, Depeche Mode, UNKLE, DJ Rap, Zero 7, Pitchshifter, NIN, Japan, Crystal Method, Discharge, Junkie XL, Aimee Echo, Zoot Woman, Prodigy, Interpol, Adam and the Ants.

Movies:

Breakfast Club, Clerks, Seksmisja, Weekend At Bernies, Ring, Matrix, Singles, Minority Report, Aeon Flux, Panic Room, Carry On, Oliver Reed, Fincher/Miranda.

Television:

Alias, Look Around You, Endemol, Seinfeld, Batman (60s), Invader Zim, The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin, Nigel Buckland/Vids, Battlestar Galactica.

Books:

Nabokov - 'Ada or Adore', Nietzsche - 'Human..', Bely - 'Petersberg', Wheeler - 'HD and 24p Photography', Brown - 'Cinematography: Theory and Practice'.

Heroes:

Haven't seen it yet but I hear it's good. Not as good as Galactica of course.

My Blog

NEW Super League, London. Harlequins v Hull FC report.

Harlequins v Hull FC - Sunday, May 18, 2008Middlesex, LondonFour hours drive there, four hours drive back, for 80 minutesof filming. It's mid-May, the weather's been suspiciouslysummery and sunny for ...
Posted by X-GF Media on Tue, 20 May 2008 02:44:00 PST

X-GF debuting new HD cam at Widnes v Hull FC

This season's Rugby Super League -- and Hull FC's changeablefortunes -- plough on, and so do we. Whilst we redevelop Hull's 'HullFC TV' project up to HD standards, we'll be debuting ourrecent Sony S27...
Posted by X-GF Media on Sat, 10 May 2008 07:17:00 PST

Made in Spain remixed by The Enemy

'Made in Spain' (the first video X-GF and Nick did together)has just been remixed by Molotov's new friends, The Enemy.The Enemy's geekwizards have remixed the song to electronicallybrilliant proportio...
Posted by X-GF Media on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:59:00 PST

Vix nthe Kix - Blah, Blah, Blah promo

Vix n'the Kix - 'Blah, Blah, Blah' promo vidRecently touring with Fun Loving Criminals and co.in the Middle East on the, eh, Budweiser Bash (or something), Vix n'the Kix's forthcoming video 'Bla...
Posted by X-GF Media on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:14:00 PST

April Gossip (Matt Damon, Channel 4, 1W/BBC Wales...)

(X-GFMEDIA HD/TMP Media have a hectic couple of months ahead. So-much-so that the music-related news -- i.e. promos androckumentaries -- have been left out of the info, goss and key dates below. It is...
Posted by X-GF Media on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:39:00 PST

Solar Energy Documentary

X-GF/TMP Media have began production on a documentary about solarenergy. Day 1. was a presentation/Q&A at The Beverley Arms, Beverley, Yorks.Lots of scary facts about carbon footprints.Darren....
Posted by X-GF Media on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:20:00 PST

Pickles and Mustard: The Food Detectives (pilot no.1)

’PaM’ has been in development for almost a year. We’re aboutto shoot pilot no.2. The cooking segments will take place on HullFarmers’ Market, Trinity Square, sometime during Ap...
Posted by X-GF Media on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 09:24:00 PST

Photography Commissions: Oxfam; Egypt

1. X-GF Darren’s photo of a pair Oxfam recycle bins (entitled ’ColourTheory meets Charity’) will be included in a forthcoming Oxfambook. More info at the Oxfam GB Flickr group.Oxfam ...
Posted by X-GF Media on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:58:00 PST

X-GFs Top 5 Music Videos 2006 - 2007.

X-GF’s Favourite Top 5 Music Videos 2006 - 2007With a bunch of fresh HD music videos and rocku-mentaries lurking around the corner waiting to gointo pre-production, I thought this would be a goo...
Posted by X-GF Media on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:14:00 PST

X-GF enter Butch Walker competition 1969 [UPDATED]

Update: We didn't win. I think our designs were better than most of the submissions, but the winning artwork is rathergood, so, hey ho. Hopefully the whole thing wasn't a swizz.Winner is here:Click [o...
Posted by X-GF Media on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:01:00 PST