George Lambelle has launched Obsidian after an award winning career as BBC as writer, broadcaster and producer. He has lived and worked in North-East England for more than thirty years.

• Best Outside Broadcast
• Best Documentary
• Two Radio Two music awards
• Best religious music, which subsequently represented the United Kingdom and was commended in international competition.
• Other commendations.

The Principal, George Lambelle, supervises and edits all productions using skills developed in...

• Programme making
• Audio and video direction
• Studio direction
• Programme editing
• News editing
• Live & post programme production
• Broadcast team leadership
• Drama production and editing
• Script writing
• Feature writing
• Tape editing (audio and visual)
• Television and radio reporting
• Research techniques
• Municipal and political journalism
• Sports production, interviewing and reporting

Camera crews are all professionals with proven techniques honed by years of experience in day-to-day television programming for news, features and documentary production. A lifetime’s experience in public life in the region has brought George Lambelle into contact with leading figures in the worlds of politics, local government, industry, sport and the arts, all of whom have contributed to the skills encapsulated in Obsidian..

A central part of Obsidian will be the production of North-East ethnic areas, especially including industrial history of railway, mining, shipbuilding etc), tourism and the countryside and its artistic and religious links. (programmes are available, but we must plan how they are made available to potential clientele.

Artistic: Access to a library of original music will enhance videos/DVDs of all persuasions. A lifetime of programme-making ensures retention of interest as well as well produced story lines matched by peerless camerawork by the region’s top camera people.>

Technical: Everything is shot and edited to broadcast quality using the latest digital equipment. Camera crews’ technical and artistic skills have been proven during their years of practical experience in broadcasting.

Media: All programming/corporate productions are presented on any video, DVD or CDRom format according to the requirements of clientele.

Presentation: All forms of media are presented in appropriate cases with infills to set off the contents.

A lifetime in North-East England has bred a personal affection for this unique part of Britain. With that has developed the associated desire to play an active and positive part in regional development. Obsidian is dedicated to positive thinking in support of the North-East, its people, natural beauty and history as well as artistic and social backgrounds. The intent is to offer a regional service through the use of mature skills at all levels of the production process while maintaining national and international interests.