The client
A debut seaside festival, built for a big return.
SummerFest at the Beach is a large-scale family festival on Weston-super-Mare Beach. It brings live music, entertainment, food and attractions for all ages. The debut 2026 line-up included Madness, Craig David's TS5, Dizzee Rascal, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Sister Sledge. It comes from the team behind Solihull Summer Fest, reviving the spirit of the legendary seaside festivals for a new generation.
Why did they choose us? Because they already had.
We've been Solihull Summer Fest's video partner for more than five years. When the same organisers launched something bigger, riskier and brand-new by the sea, they didn't run a pitch. They brought the team that already knew how they work. A first-year festival gets one chance at a first impression. The film of year one is the single most important sales tool for year two.
The challenge: a live outdoor festival, at the mercy of British weather
The organisers needed a highlights film capturing the atmosphere, scale and excitement of the debut. The complication was the one thing no crew controls. Seaside weather changed constantly all day, and threatened to make a brilliant event look grey on camera.
How we worked
So we adapted all day. We read conditions as they shifted, re-sequenced the shot list, and caught the festival at its best in every window we got. Headline sets, the attractions, and the genuine moments between families, performers and visitors. That flexibility has nothing to do with pointing a camera. It is about how the day is run. It's the difference between a film that looks like hard weather and one that looks like a brilliant day out.
The result
A highlights film that captured the atmosphere and community spirit of the debut in full. It is the promotional film the organisers use to build excitement, drive ticket sales for the 2027 edition, and prove the event's strength to partners and sponsors.
