Most technical organisations struggle to communicate the value of what they do. We help you close that gap — with clear, credible video content that builds trust with buyers, investors, partners, and stakeholders before the conversation even begins.
When your work involves breakthrough technology, complex systems, or technical innovation — standard marketing content falls short. You need strategic communication that maintains technical integrity while making your work accessible to the audiences that matter.
Most technical organisations have brilliant products, valuable research, and genuine expertise. But communicating that clearly to non-technical buyers, investors, or stakeholders is harder than it looks.
Too often, companies invest in video that looks professional yet says very little. It does not build trust. It does not shorten the distance to a decision.
The problem is rarely the product. It is the communication.
We are not a production company that turns up with cameras and asks what you want to film. We start with your audience, your commercial objectives, and your communication challenge — and we build the content around that. The strategy informs the production. Not the other way around.
Every project starts with a strategic brief — audience, objective, message, and commercial outcome — before a frame is shot.
We shape a clear narrative — what needs to be said, in what order, for which audience — before production begins.
We measure success by what the content achieves commercially — not how it looks on a showreel.
Complex products that need to be understood by non-technical buyers and decision-makers before they trust you enough to act.
Research-backed organisations bridging the gap between academic expertise and commercial audiences, investors, and partners.
Energy, nuclear, robotics, and advanced manufacturing companies with technically complex stories that need clear communication.
Innovation-led organisations that need to demonstrate impact and value to public-sector stakeholders and funding bodies.
Teams doing valuable work that needs to reach funders, partners, and commercial audiences clearly and credibly.
Internal marketing and commercial teams at larger organisations needing strategic video assets that support sales and authority.
Your buyers need to understand what you do before they trust you enough to act. We build strategic films that explain your product, your proof, and your value — clearly and credibly — so the sales conversation starts from a stronger position.
Your founders and technical leaders have expertise your market needs to hear. We turn that expertise into structured, repeatable video content that builds authority, stays front of mind, and generates trust long before a prospect picks up the phone.
Funding conversations, board updates, grant applications, partner pitches — all depend on non-technical audiences understanding complex ideas quickly. We build video assets that give your stakeholders the clarity and confidence they need to say yes.
One video is a moment. A content system is a competitive advantage. We work with technical organisations as an embedded video partner — planning, producing, and building a library of strategic assets that supports your team consistently over time.
We have worked with university spin-outs, research-backed companies, engineering firms, and innovation-led businesses — including organisations within the University of Bristol ecosystem.
[ Testimonial — Professor Tom Scott, University of Bristol — to be added once video edit is complete ]
Professor Tom Scott — University of Bristol
HyDUS is a University of Bristol-led project developing a hydrogen storage solution using depleted uranium. With £7.7 million in government funding and partners including EDF, Urenco, and the UK Atomic Energy Authority, it is operating at the cutting edge of UK energy innovation.
Take highly technical subject matter — depleted uranium, metal hydrides, modular storage systems — and make it compelling and understandable to investors, award panels, and non-specialist partners without losing scientific integrity.
A 6 minute 30 second documentary-style film and 90-second cut for award submission. HyDUS was recognised as runner-up in the Energy category at the 2025 C2I Awards.
Hot Robotics is a University of Bristol research team developing autonomous robotic and sensor systems for nuclear safety. Since 2018, they have been supporting decommissioning at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant — work funded by NATO's Science for Peace programme.
Tell the story of seven years of extraordinary technical work in a way that is scientifically credible, emotionally resonant, and accessible to audiences far beyond the research community — to mark the 40th anniversary of the disaster.
An interview-led documentary film shared across the University of Bristol network and LinkedIn — communicating decades of serious technical work to funders, academic peers, and a broader public audience.
We do not just turn up with cameras. Every project follows a structured process built around understanding first and production second.
We start by understanding your audience, your commercial objectives, and your communication challenge. Not your camera preferences.
We shape a clear narrative — what needs to be said, in what order, and for which audience — before a single frame is shot.
Strategic pre-production, lean and efficient filming, and structured post-production — delivered to a high standard without unnecessary complexity.
Finished assets, cutdowns, and clear guidance on where and how to use them — so the content actually reaches the people it was built for.
The most innovative companies in the world often have the hardest time explaining what they do. That gap is expensive.
Taplin Media Group grew out of a pattern. Working repeatedly with technical companies — spin-outs, engineering firms, innovation-led businesses — we kept seeing the same problem. Brilliant work. Unclear communication. Content that did not do justice to what was actually being built.
Ian works closely with Professor Tom Scott of the University of Bristol. That relationship was built through delivering strategic video work across a range of science, technology, and innovation-led organisations. He is also mentored by Nick Shoolingin-Jordan, Emmy-nominated director, Netflix Creative, and collaborator of Steven Spielberg.
We care about results, not reels. Every piece of content is built around a clear commercial purpose.
We are small by design. Every client works directly with experienced people — no account managers, no juniors.
We understand complex environments. We have worked in nuclear, energy, robotics, research, and deep tech.
Ian leads client strategy, narrative development, and production across every project — focused always on commercial outcomes over creative output.
Emmy-nominated director with 20+ years at the top of premium factual production. Series-directed for Steven Spielberg, collaborated with Attenborough and Morgan Freeman. Most recent Netflix series went to number one globally across 70 countries.
Joe leads production operations — from pre-production planning and shoot logistics through to on-set delivery. He ensures every project runs efficiently, on brief, and to the standard our clients expect.
Diego leads our post production workflow — overseeing editing, colour, sound, and final delivery. He maintains quality and consistency across every asset we produce.
If you have a complex message that needs to land — with buyers, investors, partners, or stakeholders — we would like to hear from you.
If you are working on something complex and important and you need the market to understand it, we would like to hear from you.
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