Introduction
The Company theme was originally established from an artistic concept of aspiring to explore and produce a wide variety of creative material, both for project and commercial design. Working with various formats and mediums within the audio visual world - a much wider spring board for opportunity exists, enabling us to develop into more diverse areas of producing & publishing whether for cultural or special interest documentry, photo imaging, research archiving and heritage project develepment for both Wales, the UK.

Working in the medium of Motion film, Digital video, audio, photo imaging, written text or collective archive ValleyStream Nant y Dyffryn will set up a project, creat an objective inhouse, and develop and deliver the idea either commercially for our clients or for important National Hertitage purposes. Valleystream is not just about commerce - through our work flow we also provide ground level opportunities as a training workbench for nurturing imaginative individuals mainly from the region of Cymru and occationally from further afield even as far away as the basque country of spain - people wishing to gain work experience and so obtain proven evidence in the field of media.

Apart from working with its own concepts Valleystream also provides a highly flexible environment for commercial media developments regularly taking in commercial work from a wide variety of clients, from both the business and private sector throughout the UK and from overseas. We also provide a wide range of media Services and Production Facilities offering todays technology and have over 30 years of business and artistic background behind the company.





Brief Background
In 1988 an amateur audio recording suite was initially developed at Glyntwrog House, Betws y Coed, and its was from there ValleyStream Media would established itself as a workbench for video, film and music.

Established
In 1992 a company formed on a professional basis by producer Steven Bate. A Digital video edit suite was commissioned a year later and the visual studios was finally under development. ValleyStream Nant y Dyffryn soon became recommended by companies like FAST Electronics Germany for training video editors from organizations like Amethyst TV, Devon Fire Brigade, Bolton General Hospital, etc! also post producing the first ever History of London video for DVH Productions Birmingham, a best seller at the time throughout WH Smith's London area.




Distribution
The ensuing years produced some great results - thanks to a dedicated production team, eager to take on new ideas. On the production side ValleyStream soon became a distributor supplying titles to a network of over 400 retail outlets, including WH Smith's, Sainsbury's, Tesco's, Safeway's, Waterstone's, Bookland's, Ottakar's, etc, nearly 2000 schools, and offering titles in over 40 magazines/newspapers (such as Yachting World and Farmers Weekly) as far as Scotland and the Isle of Wight, and to 2000 repeat customers throughout the UK and overseas, i.e. Japan, Australia and the USA!

Studio Location
In 1998 ValleyStream Studios relocated further up the Conwy Valley by which time several productions had been best sellers. From working with fast jets with the RAF to producing TV documentaries and armed with a range of new and exciting ideas, ValleyStream launched its latest new project The Alexander Film Archive in spring 2002, its immediately became a Nationally recognised film find of great social importance - it soon reach The times newspaper and was covered by TV C4 Richard and Judy. TV documentries were produced with the BBC a 3-part mini series plus a one-off landmark TV documentary by December with the BBC.

 

Company Projects & other activities include
Dec 03 - 16mm film telecine transfer & archive work for the Tibetan Foundation, London. - In November 2003 the Alexander TV Documentary (BBCs entry) was nominated for a Royal TV Society Award for best regional programme and came runner up to Granada. "Shades from the Sky" our long awaited aerial book publication was released along with the Gwilym Davies Collection after several years development - - - Nov 2004 VStream released "The Mabinogion", the First time its been visually produced and released to the public on DVD Video according to the National Library of Wales requesting the first deposit. a chinese version is ear marked for release in the far east.



Sgrincrefft /Screencraft our Audio Visual media presentations unit was launched 2004. we also launched wales first romany research project "Romani Cymru" in may 2006 both creating a large amounts of internet interest - September 06 saw the launched of a new website www.gypsywaggons.co.uk and the UKs first Gypsy Vardo photo library which became instant success now commanding 8million visits a year and is the world largest Romani Vardo Website. A limited edition rare recording of  BBCs "Romany" George Bramwell Evens has been released on CD. Valleystream also released on DVD S4Cs the award winning (Bafta) film Eldra. There also 3 New Webcast video channels out now 2008 on youtube - UKWebcast is the main channel. Valleystreams home website still seems popular exceeding 7 million visits a year and still increasing.

Company Philosophy
Competition in the media industry is highly intense, ValleyStream has over the years been attempting to adopt a completely different approach, staying clear of the "media horserace" yet still remaining innovative and 100% fluid, with an unpredictable creative edge. The company does try to adhere to a clear, honest motivation, adopting a firm but fair perspectives, assisting when possible, mostly its appreciated.  Not easily distracted were totally committed to working with our own concepts, designs and time frames. If it happen we mirror another companies idea that just purely coincidental - its a rapid shrinking planet i,m afraid with todays tecnology and that just how things perminate.

The Future
More PCs no doubt and BT broadband calls to india.

Stay focused but not on us.
Metta Brava  - keep peaceful
Stef - Producer & Team        

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For my two fathers Gordon "Bomber" Bate & Thomas "Bos" Challoner who Sadly we recently lost within days 12 months apart
January 2005 & 2006. Also to our good cameraman friend Gwilym Davies in February 2007 - Om mani hum.

Stef Mira Jamie Kev