Top Marks For Norfolk

Look beyond the stylish clothes and sashaying and brooding models and you might spot the real star of some of the nation’s top advertising campaigns... Norfolk, says RACHEL BULLER

WE ALL know what a special place Norfolk is, what a wealth of breathtaking landscapes, rich heritage and fascinating architecture the county has to offer.

Now, thanks to the work of a local production company, those virtues are being recognised and leapt upon by some of the country’s biggest brands who are choosing to film major advertising campaigns and fashion shoots here on our beaches, at our stately homes and inside our surprisingly eclectic properties.

Tessa Reynolds, managing director of East Coast Productions in Norwich, says the decision to launch the company was a natural progression of the work she was doing with sister company, the model agency Sandra Reynolds

“People would book models and then would increasingly pick our brains for ideas and recommendations for locations and photographers; Norfolk is such an amazing area it seemed like a logical step to consider bringing together all that local knowledge and expertise. We already provided models so it became a case of introducing Norfolk itself to them as well.”