Audiolink has been back on set supplying radio communications to Eon Productions during filming of the latest 007 film. No Time To Die is the 25th instalment in the James Bond film series and stars Daniel Craig in his fifth and final outing as the fictional British MI6 agent.
Need for a flexible, multi-site solution
Having worked with Eon Productions and many of its freelance team on previous film sets, Audiolink was approached by Eon to supply radios during filming of No Time To Die. Eon needed radios and mobile phones both on-site at Pinewood and on location in the UK, Norway, Jamaica, Italy and the Faroe Islands. Eon needed a turnkey solution and flexibility to deliver large numbers of additional radios at very short notice, in case of last-minute schedule changes.
Audiolink now has a rental pool in excess of 25,000 Motorola Solutions radios:
And there were some last-minute changes filming the new Bond film. However, this posed no issues to Audiolink, who has the capacity, both in terms of hardware and a dedicated, experienced team, to deliver and programme radios in very short timeframes. Andrew Morgan, Director at Audiolink, explains: “We’ve recently boosted our radio pool with a substantial number of new radios from Motorola Solutions in response to an increase in film industry funding. And, with over 25,000 radios in our hire fleet, we know we can provide all the radios needed to a significant number of simultaneous productions on the scale of Bond, whilst still providing an optimal service.”
A service bespoke to each location’s needs:
This service included testing and programming radios to specific user groups and channels, ensuring local licences and frequencies were approved, and deploying repeaters for wide-area communications, as well as supplying a range of mobile phones and Wi-Fi dongles to suit each location. Working from as far afield as Jamaica to the Faroe Islands with such large numbers of radios, it was essential that each individual radio or other device worked as it needed to when it was unpacked on set.
Support and experience ensure successful deployments
“I’ve always made sure that we have Andrew and Audiolink looking after us. In my opinion there just isn’t anyone else out there who gives the same level of bespoke door-to-door service that we need to cover a large show, the way we need it. Andrew and his team are extremely professional, friendly, and always ready to get involved, coming up with unique solutions to whatever challenges we’re facing, and whichever part of the world we’re doing it in.“
Samuel Sharpe, Production Supervisor Bond 25
Images courtesy of Pictorial Press Ltd / Wieslaw Jarek / Entertainment Pictures / PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
Demo Description
This will close in 0 seconds
