Think Top Gear, if Top Gear had a third of the budget and none of the health and safety briefing.
Three hosts. One set of rules. Zero guarantees anyone follows them.
Three hosts, one rulebook, and usually an unreasonable budget, deadline, or both.
Whatever's been bought, borrowed or found gets fixed, modified or rebuilt before the clock runs out.
Then it's put to the test — on a track, a rally stage, or wherever the brief demands. Not everyone finishes.
BB Media makes original shows and branded work out of the same small kit — cameras, a couple of cars, and whoever's free that weekend. Shift Happens is the proof of concept: low budget, high stakes, nothing faked for the edit.
Client work runs the same way — one crew, start to finish, no handoffs between departments that have never met the footage. Fewer people touching a project tends to mean it still looks like something a person made.
Run day-to-day by Owen K. Bateman — filmmaker, photographer, and usually the one fixing whatever just broke on camera.
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The people making it happen off camera. More names landing here soon.
Owen founded BB Media and leads its productions, from original shows to client work. He hosts Shift Happens, produces, and co-edits.
One of the three hosts of Shift Happens, Jacob brings the energy and the banter to every challenge.
The third voice on Shift Happens, Hallam completes the trio behind the wheel.
George runs camera and sound, co-produces Shift Happens, and co-edits every episode with Owen.
Isla keeps the team running and is the first point of contact for sponsors, brands and clients.