What Makes Vivid Fox Media different?

Vivid Fox Media is a video production and training company, working with local and international clients, helping them to create their next corporate communication or promo video. In parallel, VFM offers bespoke training solutions for media professionals of all levels of experience. Training covers all aspects of storytelling, video production and post production for corporate clients and additionally news and journalistic themes for international development clients.

Vivid Fox Media Ltd was set up in the UK in 2012 by Simon Hustings.

In 2019, to stay competitive in the European Union, Simon set up a separate company VividFox Media OÜ in Estonia.

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• SIMON HUSTINGS

  Simon is a media practitioner and trainer. With 20 years industry experience and a degree in Television and Film Design, Simon has covered numerous breaking news events across Europe and the Middle East for various broadcasters including EBU, ARD and BBC as a freelance ENG camera operator and editor.

  He has also been training media professionals since 2007 in numerous contexts ranging from Eastern Europe to Middle East to North Africa. In parallel to his ENG and training experience, Simon’s work has included documentaries, corporate communications, animation and photography for the EU, WHO, UN, UNDP, Council of Europe, and various networks, NGOs and corporate clients.

  Production
  Simon has expertise in visual storytelling, newsgathering, production/post production equipment, techniques & workflows, mobile journalism, working with children and vulnerable people, presentation and delivery, broadcast standards, ethics and e-learning. His expertise is underpinned by a wealth of experience with a wide range of production equipment: HD/SD/UHD cameras, mobile journalism, sound recording, light kits, rigs and various studio equipment. He has an advanced knowledge of industry leading post production software including Apple Final Cut Pro, Motion, Adobe Premiere and Photoshop. He also has an in-depth knowledge of the various formats, codecs and workflows as well as content delivery for various media platforms.

  Training
  Working with different international and national clients including the Council of Europe, Thomson Foundation, UNDP and various NGOs and corporate clients, Simon has facilitated practical, on location trainings ranging in duration from a number of days to a number of weeks, for participants of different backgrounds, age groups and abilities. He has successfully designed multiple programmes that engaged people of different interests and capabilities, while providing an interactive and participatory learning environment.

  Simon is a member of the National Union of Journalists and the International Federation of Journalists.

  Read Simon’s profile with the Thomson Foundation for more information.