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CVP is more than just a retail giant – it has a teamof experts on hand to help guide you tomore profitable filmmaking Cinematography consultants
T here is so much more to running a successful filmmaking business than just buying the right kit at a great price. There’s advice from impartial experts to make sure you choose what’s right for your needs, learning how to get the very best out of it, networking with fellow professionals at events and hands-on workshops, as well as getting your gear serviced or repaired quickly by approved technicians. All of these invaluable services are offered by CVP, which just also happens to be the UK’s top retail destination for filmmakers. Of course, many people realise CVP has one of the slickest websites offering stunning prices on the biggest stock of equipment in the UK, all speedily despatched. But if all you do is use the website to order kit, you’re missing out on the whole range of services that CVP experts can give.
retail equipment, but offers creative consultation, sales advice, technical services and training. It’s a very modern and collaborative way of doing business and one that CVP is driving hard in the filmmaking market. A big part of CVP’s commitment to its customers has seen the company recruit more engineers and offer additional services from permanent locations “We felt there was a definite need in the industry for a better way than two or three trade shows a year to help people understand how new technology and products could help them achieve their creative goals,” explains Jon Fry, sales director of CVP. First, the CVP | ARRI Creative Space was established on Charlotte Street in London. The idea was to let customers have the product experience that they could only get at Arri headquarters in Munich. But being run by CVP rather than Arri, it’s
With more than 30 years of experience as one of the leading broadcast and professional video solutions providers in the UK and Europe, CVP not only knows what filmmakers want, but has very close links with all the key manufacturers, such as Arri, Sony, Red and Canon, to keep abreast of all the latest and emerging technology. The CVP group doesn’t just
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