Welcome to 1st Take DVD and Video

1st Take was established by Dave Rogers, a history graduate, and Andy Warren, a cameraman and technician, in 1993. Since this time we have worked closely with historical societies and specialist authors to create a range of products unrivalled in the West of England.

Steam Journeys From Bristol
This is your chance to experience one of the best railway photograph archives in Britain. Join railways author Rex Conway on a tour of main line journeys from Bristol, superbly illustrated by photographs which were captured during his countless expeditions around the country during the twilight years of steam in the late 1950s and 1960s. Rex worked all his life as a professional photographer, and his hobby was railways, so the two came together and resulted in thousands of high quality photographs.

Historical Films - Friendly Invasion
After gaining local success with videos on Yate and Chipping Sodbury, we continued this historical theme by looking at other areas in and around Bristol, Bath and surrounding towns. We then broadened our horizons to include subjects such as Aviation, Steam Trains, Buses, Trams, Speedway, Motoring, Shipping and The Second World War.

• Perfect gifts all year round
• Recommend a friend to 1st Take and earn £5
• Complete range of services: Weddings, Corporate, Sport
• Your Cine Films & Videos transferred to DVD
• A Corporate DVD for your Business

Since our early days, there have been many technical improvements such as our progress from analogue editing to a full digital process, and of course we have also responded to the ever-growing demand for DVDs. Yet the principle remains the same: to inform and entertain, by giving an historical perspective to dearly loved subjects – be they places, planes, trains, or automobiles!

We hope you enjoy looking through our website, and we look forward to hearing from you soon.

With best wishes

DAVE ROGERS
Director - 1st Take

Graduation days
1st Take has also been commissioned to film graduation proceedings at Bath Spa University, Cardiff University and UWIC. The ceremonies are available to order via our Graduation Days area of the site.