A Short History Of James Cook And His Voyages | The British Library
We proudly produced 8 videos for the British Library’s acclaimed exhibition James Cook: The Voyages, including this promo.
The Cook Exhibition
A film was made to advertise The British Library’s exhibition of Captain James Cook’s late 18th century voyages, which took him to many unchartered territories.
His first adventure was across the Pacific Ocean, the second saw him navigate the Antarctic Circle (a first), and the third took him to the North Atlantic. We were proud to create all video content for this 5-star exhibition, which included working with Sir David Attenborough.
Finding The Balance
The exhibition films had to take care in explaining about the voyages while ensuring people understood that this was not a celebration of Cook, as the consequences of his voyages still generate controversy today. We conscientiously delivered a message that reflected the balanced tone of the exhibition.
This was our first collaboration with The British Library, who was delighted with the number of visitors it received and commissioned Chocolate for their next exhibition.
Book your free consultation
The producers at Chocolate Films are available to talk through your project at a time that suits you. They’ll make sure they really understand your organisation and what you’re looking to achieve with video content. Following the discussion, they will send over a detailed proposal for the work you’re looking to commission.
What our clients say
Chocolate Films workshops are absolutely amazing for my child! The team is so friendly and does a great job of keeping the kids engaged. My child loves learning about filmmaking and always comes home excited to share all the cool things they’ve done that day.The workshops are really hands-on and encourage so much creativity, which is fantastic to see. My child feels so proud of what they’re creating, and the films they work on always turn out brilliant.If you’re looking for a fun and creative activity for your kids, I can’t recommend their workshops enough.
We were very impressed by Elton and he was professional and kindly with the children for our photo shoot. Thank you!
Any artist or creative who has not wrapped their head around creating unique visual imagery needs to invest some time, effort and energy on this powerful medium which is now taking priority over a business card or website. Even a short workshop like those on offer at Chocolate Films will set you off in the right direction.
My children attended their film making workshops. What a great time they had! The crew members were fantastic, especially Bea, who has got excellent attitude towards children and tons of patience. I really recommend them, if you are looking for some quality workshops for your children.
I work at Cystic Fibrosis Trust and we are delighted with the animation Chocolate Films created for us. It met the brief and has helped us to explain our activities to current and future partners. Chocolate Films were a pleasure to work with and we appreciated their flexibility in working to a very tight timescale.
Great working with Chocolate Films and the team for our new program. Nikita was a great point of content and we had a blast at the filming studio with everyone. Thank you everyone for your work on this project!
We commissioned Chocolate films to complete a BTS film as a promotional film for our Level 4 foundation course. We were out on location with our own 3 short films with our most senior students, and we needed an extra crew to capture all that was happening on set. They were thoughtful, efficient and proactive. Capturing some great interviews and BTS (thanks Elton!), weaving it into a great promotional film for us. Lucia steered the project beautifully from start to finish (thanks Nikita too). We’ve worked with Chocolate films before and would happily do so in the future. Chloe – London Screen Academy
I filmed a green screen production using sound and it came out great. Lucia and Nikka are lovely and happy to help, the facilities are exactly what I needed (there’s also a make-up room) and it was easy to get to.
Chocolate films produced a fun promotional video for us as part of our 80th anniversary. They were professional with clear communication, and the project was delivered to time.
The video content creation workshop offered by Chocolate Films was incredibly useful, packed full of handy tips on how to create compelling videos with the minimum equipment and time! The space is great and the team were welcoming, generous with their knowledge and clearly enthusiastic about what they do.
