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The Studio at Alias – Photography and Filming

The Studio at Alias – Photography and Filming

How’s it gone so far? By Mark Wilson – Ops Manager Towards the end of 2018, we embarked on a new venture for Alias by turning our training room into a multi-purpose room. It continues to be our training space for the courses run by our Alias Academy department but...

Who Misses Simple Camera Setups?

Who Misses Simple Camera Setups?

Ops Manager Mark Wilson takes a retrospective look at what Camera Setups in hire used to be.   Who else misses the days of simple camera setups and kits like the Sony PMW EX1 and Canon XF305? Cameras that were built for you to take straight out of the bag and...

DJI Ronin Available to Hire

DJI Ronin Available to Hire

The DJI Ronin is now available to hire from Alias Hire in London. This amazing 3 axis gimbal system works perfectly with everything from Canon C300 to the Red Epic. Use it as a handheld system or on a movable rig; the DJI Ronin allows you to have the smoothest of...

Filming in Hackney Wick.

Nestled between the ever growing Media Hub of East London and the beautiful and pristine Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick is an urban gem that is fast becoming one of the go to areas to film in London. Formally an incredibly large part of London’s industrial...

Alias Welcomes 2 New Staff Members

Alias Welcomes 2 New Staff Members

With the expansion of Alias this year into be being able to offer affordable crew members to clients; as well as addressing our already incredibly busy workload, Alias welcomes 2 new members to the team. Giles Cahalane and Callum Bannister join us in a...

Danny Dawson is to become Managing Director of Alias Hire

Danny Dawson is to become Managing Director of Alias Hire, with former MD Mike Smith to step down with a retained share in the facilities hire company. David Brady, the chief executive of DIA, the parent company of Alias Hire, said: “Danny will bring enthusiasm and...

Google Skate Park Ad

Google Skate Park Ad

When Alias Hire moved to Hackney Wick we had a feeling that the area, as a whole, would eventually be something different from the time we moved in. Something more. Something better. We knew there was a migration of self expressing people to Hackney Wick. We knew that...