Caffeine Media is the post-production house of filmmaker Toby Jones - writing, shooting, cutting and restoring video for brands, artists and families, based in Blackpool, UK.
Replies usually within a few hours, UK time.
Trained and credited at
One post-production house, the whole pipeline - from a blank page to a graded master, or from a dusty tape to a file that plays forever.
Post-production
The cut is where the film actually gets made. Story-first editing with colour correction, motion graphics, titles and sound - delivered to spec for YouTube, broadcast, socials or cinema.
Specialist
Flat footage rebuilt with real depth. Depth mapping, rotoscoping and clean-plate work to turn an existing 2D edit into a comfortable stereoscopic 3D master for cinema, headsets or 3D displays.
Archive
VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, Video8, MiniDV, Super 8, 8mm and 16mm cine film captured, cleaned and handed back as archival digital masters plus easy-to-share copies.
Development
Features, shorts, treatments and punch-ups, written in Final Draft to industry standard. Original feature Vengeance is listed on The Black List.
Business
Brand films, founder stories, explainers, testimonials, recruitment and event recaps - shot and cut on-brand, sized for every platform you post to.
Music
Concept, storyboard, shoot and grade. Camera, lighting and lens choices built around the record - not the other way round.
Narrative
Original narrative work written, directed and edited in-house, with award-winning shorts screened publicly and produced under tight budgets.
Live
For the people who can't be in the room. Discreet, unobtrusive multi-camera streaming of funerals and memorials, delivered on a private link so family abroad can be present - plus a recording afterwards to keep. Also available for weddings, conferences, launches and ceremonies.
Restoration & Conversion
Tapes and reels are played back on maintained decks and captured in real time at the highest quality the format allows - no re-filming a screen, no lossy shortcuts.
Tracking noise, dropouts, dust and colour fade are treated frame by frame where it matters. Audio is de-hissed and levelled so voices come back forward.
You get an archival master to keep safe, plus everyday MP4s that play on any phone. Optional: a short edited film cut from the best of the footage.
| VHS & VHS-C | Tape |
|---|---|
| Video8, Hi8 & Digital8 | Tape |
| MiniDV | Tape |
| Super 8 & 8mm | Cine film |
| 16mm | Cine film |
A sample of projects written, shot, cut or produced by Toby.
Video Editor & Designer · Season 2
Edited the full run of season two of an established podcast series for YouTube delivery, working with Mint Slate Media. Every episode cut to a consistent standard on a regular release schedule.
Screenwriter
An original feature-length slasher blending meta-horror with slow-burn revenge. Developed entirely independently from concept through to final draft, and listed on The Black List.
Writer · Director · Editor · Producer
An original short film based on true events, led on set with cast and crew under a tight budget. All post handled in-house, including sound design and colour.
Director of Photography
Operated A camera on a music video shoot, managing lighting, lenses and filters to hit the director's intended look, and contributing to storyboarding and concept design.
Writer · Director · Editor · Producer
An original short film developed from concept through to final cut - directing on set, operating camera, and editing the finished piece independently.
Data Stringer
Contracted for election night, reporting live data and results as part of Sky News' national coverage - working accurately under significant time pressure.
Toby Jones is a British filmmaker and creative director working across the full production pipeline - writing and directing through to cinematography and editing. Trained at the New York Film Academy in Director's Craft under Thomas Barnes and Till Neumann, with award-winning work screened publicly and an original feature listed on The Black List.
The upshot for you: one person who can take a project from the first conversation to the final export, without briefs getting lost between three different suppliers.
| College-level awards | 3 |
|---|---|
| Further nominations | 2 |
| Legacy formats digitised | 10 |
| Services under one roof | 8 |
A short call or a few messages. What are we making, who is it for, when do you need it, and what's the budget. Honest answer if it isn't a fit.
A written outline: approach, schedule, deliverables and a cost estimate. Scripts, storyboards and shot lists where the project needs them.
Shoot, capture or convert. You see a first cut early, then two rounds of notes are built in - so nothing arrives as a surprise.
Final masters in the formats you actually need, plus platform-sized versions. Project files archived, so a re-edit next year is easy.
Everything is quoted per-project. Send me the scope and you'll get a cost estimate to work from.
Short-form social edits are usually a few days. A corporate film or music video is typically one to two weeks from footage to final, depending on rounds of notes. Genuine rush jobs can often be accommodated - ask.
VHS, VHS-C, S-VHS, Video8, Hi8, Digital8 and MiniDV on the tape side; Super 8, standard 8mm and 16mm on the cine side. If you have something unusual - reel-to-reel audio, obsolete camcorder formats - send a photo and I'll tell you honestly whether I can handle it or point you to someone who can.
We speak with you or the funeral director beforehand to agree camera positions with the venue. On the day the setup is deliberately small and quiet - nothing that draws attention. Family and friends receive a private link, and a recording is provided afterwards. If plans change at short notice, that's understood and handled without fuss.
Yes - based in Blackpool, and happy to travel elsewhere in the UK or abroad for the right project. Editing, conversion and screenwriting work is handled remotely for clients anywhere.
Absolutely - a large part of the work is post-only. Send what you have (a hard drive, a cloud link, or old tapes) and it can be cut, graded, converted to 3D or restored without a new shoot.
Tell me what you're making - or what's sitting in a box in the loft - and you'll get a straight answer about whether I can help, what it'll take and what it'll cost.