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WHO WE ARE |
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 49-year-old
Laurence Hughes
is the sole proprietor of Hughes Video Services, having formed the Company in
1990 after a number of years working for W.H.Smith in the retail
industry.
The initial intention was for Hughes Video Services to cover a multitude
of amateur sporting events, together with all the 'usual' video services
such as weddings, corporate productions, cine to video transfers, bulk
duplications and so on, but having been involved in
Non-League Football since the age of 17 when he became Secretary of
mens' Sunday League side Edmonton Rovers, Laurence Hughes soon realised
that he had enough contacts within the game to concentrate solely on the
filming of amateur and semi-professional football matches and leave the
other video services to other Companies.
This has allowed us to give an almost unrivalled service to Non-League,
Sunday League & Youth League football clubs in London and
surrounding counties (i.e. Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Essex, Kent &
Surrey) over the last 18 years, particularly in the filming of Cup
Finals which is our real speciality.
 Laurence Hughes first learnt how
to film amateur football matches in the mid-1980's by practising on his
own team Edmonton Rovers' games and he then regularly filmed Enfield
F.C. in their Ryman League Premier Division days throughout most of the
1990's. This involved the filming of virtually every match home and
away, but when Enfield's Southbury Road stadium was demolished in 1999
and the club eventually split into two with Enfield Town F.C. being
formed by the supporters, sadly it was no longer financially viable to
film them on a regular basis.
Since the late 1990's, a number of high-profile Non-League clubs have
had their matches covered by Hughes Video Services, and Laurence Hughes
now currently films all Home games for Blue Square Premier (Football Conference)
League sides
Ebbsfleet United (formerly Gravesend & Northfleet) and Grays Athletic.
All recorded footage is edited and
produced by Laurence Hughes himself, who is helped in the filming of
matches by freelance cameramen who have been fully trained in the
specialised art of filming football, something which is not always the
case with other professional video companies. The freelance cameramen we
use on a regular basis are as follows:
Andy Eggleton
is based in Hampton, Middlesex and like
Laurence Hughes, has been filming Non-League football matches since the
early 1990's. He currently films all Home matches for Blue Square
Premier League side Woking and has previously filmed on a regular basis for
the likes of Kingstonian, Chertsey Town, Molesey, Carshalton Athletic,
Hampton & Richmond Borough, Walton & Hersham and Maidenhead United
amongst others. Andy has an extensive back catalogue of videos available
featuring these clubs and he can be contacted on 020 8287 6784 if you
are interested in purchasing any of these.
Dave Richardson
is based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire and
currently films all Home matches for Blue Square Premier League side
Stevenage Borough, although copies of their matches on video or DVD can only
be purchased via the
Club Shop.
Dave has been filming football matches for a
number of years and previously worked for T.S.N., the company who supply
cameramen for Football League matches. Dave runs
his own video company
which also covers weddings, social and schools events. You can contact
Dave on 07966 715598 or by e-mail at
production@drwr.org.uk .
Mick Anthony
is based in Edmonton and has several
contacts in Women's football, of which he films a number of games
throughout the course of a season. Mick is also an expert in the editing
and production of footage and also runs
his own company as a full-time sound engineer.
Neil Brimson
is based in Enfield, Middlesex and is one of our younger freelance cameramen. He has been involved as a
cameraman on numerous children's programmes in his full-time job working for the B.B.C. and his
particular expertise is in filming Youth Cup finals for us. Neil has
also recently started up
his own Company to film weddings and social
events and he can be contacted on 07951 805530 if you require that line
of work.
We also have several other freelance
cameramen who are available to cover matches for us when we are very
busy during the Cup Final 'season' and we can now more or less guarantee
a 100% coverage and do not have to turn any games down because of a lack
of cameramen.
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TESTIMONIALS FROM SATISFIED
CUSTOMERS |
Hi Laurence.
Just got the DVD's and wanted to say thanks, they are
quality and we're very pleased with them.
Steve Nicola, Old Rutlishians
F.C.
Laurence, DVD's received. You have done a fantastic
job, everyone I spoke with over the weekend was
thrilled with the film. Thank you very much. No
doubt I will be contacting you again at some future
date.
Scott Croly, Trinity United F.C.
Hi Laurence, I have received the DVD's. Very good
copies and filming. Hope to use your service next
season.
Stephen Evans, Mark Hall Youth
F.C.
Laurence,
thank you for the DVD's. They are really good copies
and the team have enjoyed watching them.
Toni Lake,
Cambourne Wednesday F.C.
Hi Laurence. Received the DVD's, thanks very much. A
fantastic memento of a great day which I am sure all
the players will treasure.
I look forward to using your services again in the
future. Let's hope we make it to another cup final
next year !
Jane Cross, Solo Youth F.C.
Hello
Laurence. I'd like to thank you for the excellent
job you did of the London Senior Cup Final videoing.
Everyone was especially grateful that you filmed the
presentation ceremony at the end. Having sold out of
the videos and DVD's I've had a couple of further
enquiries for them.
Bill Azzi, Dulwich Hamlet F.C.
Laurence, just
to let you know that we are more than pleased with
your production. It is excellent to be able to watch
the game time and time again especially with the
replays. I would recommend that any team involved in
such an event should have it filmed and would not
hesitate to recommend you. Once again thanks very
much, hopefully we will be in position to use your
services again.
Colin Halcomb, Abbots Youth
F.C.
Dear Laurence,
last night my family and I sat and watched the DVD
you so kindly recorded for us all at the Abbots v.
Goffs Oak final some weeks back. What can I say - it
is magnificent. The presentation of the cover and
the fantastic editing is superb and we can't thank
you enough for providing us with a wonderful memory
of the event that we will cherish. Thanks again - it
still brought tears to our eyes!! What a super
match - a credit to both teams. Jo
Johnson (Mum of Matthew - our goalie)
This is just a
quick e-mail to say thank you for doing such a great
job of our cup final videos and DVD's. I will be
telling everybody I can about what a great job you
have done. Thank you again.
Dave Square, Waltham Abbey
(Youth) F.C.
Hi Laurence.
Just wanted to let you know that the DVD's have gone
down a storm. They are superb and really capture the
night well. Thanks again for doing it.
Andy Fairclough, I.M.L. Red
Cow F.C.
Just want to
say thanks for capturing our special day (after 18
years of waiting for a County Cup Final win) on
Sunday. The lads are well impressed with your
coverage and replays of all the significant moments.
Very professional and also quick at getting the
DVD's back to us. Hopefully it won't be another 18
years before we're calling you again.
Bobby Kavanagh, North London
Olympians (N.L.O.) F.C.
Hi Laurence. I
have received both sets of DVD's. I am delighted
with the finished product, which is very slick
indeed. Thanks ever so much for doing the matches
for us. When I can't run anymore I'll have something
to put on!
Richard Wilsher,
Carshalton
Village F.C.
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