Child Bereavement Service Film Project
Artist Brief
Film Makers/ Media Arts Worker and Graphic Designer
Deadline: 5pm Wednesday 10th September 2014
Walsall Council Creative Development Team in partnership with St Giles Hospice Lichfield are seeking film/ media artists and a graphic designer to work with a group of young peoplefacing loss and bereavementin a series of creative workshops. The focus of the project will be to engage the core group in the design, development and production of an online film resource and distinctive branding for the new range of Child Bereavement Services delivered by St Giles Hospice Lichfield.
Workshops will incorporate creative consultation activities which will explore, inspire and capture young people’s ideas to inform the development of the film content as well as the style, wording and design of the new branding (Service name, logo and strap line ). All the final work will reflect the responses of children and young people to the issues surrounding death, dying and loss and creating new resources that will promote the Child Bereavement Services in an accessible way that will effectively communicate to both bereaved and none bereaved children and young people.
Participants:
The core group of participants will be recruited via the Hospice’s Child Bereavement Service. The maximum group size will be 15 young people aged 12-18yrs. A majority of these will be young people who have/ or are currently accessing bereavement support with a few other additional participants recruited from John Taylor High School Academy – a school which has previously worked on creative projects with St Giles Hospice and is keen to develop this relationship.
It is important that the young people have full ownership of the project and the resources produced.
The project needs to achieve the following objectives:
- Engage the core group in creative and enjoyable arts workshops
- Create a safe and supportive environment for young people to reflect on and share with their peers what it is like to be bereaved so that their thoughts and experiences can benefit others
- Create an online film resource (15 mins max – made up of short episodic films) that promotes the Child Bereavement Service in an accessible way so that it effectively communicates with all young people whether currently accessing the bereavement service or may access it in the future.
- Create a new brand for the service (logo, name, strap line). Whilst this needs to be distinctive and unique it also needs to link to St Giles Hospice existing logo/brand.
- Support the young people to achieve a Bronze Arts Award. Creating a short ‘behind the scenes’ film which captures the creative process and young people’s collective thoughts and their experiences of taking part in the project.
Schedule for project delivery:
NB. Sessions to be delivered atBarn Farm (St Giles Hospice, Lindridge Road, Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands, B75 6JB). Sessions will be supported as appropriate by the Children’s Bereavement Service Volunteers, Children and Young People’s Co-ordinator and Development Workers at Creative Development team
Thursday Oct 2nd / 5.30pm-7.30pm / Artist Interviews and appointment of film makers/graphic designer
TBC / TBC / Contracting and planning meeting with selected company
Thursday Oct 9th, 16th & 23rd / 5.30pm-7.30pm / Creative consultation activities: Exploring, devising, generating ideas and work.
Thursday Oct 30th
(Half term) / ALL DAY / Developing the film storyboard, creating ideas and content. Young people to work with graphic designer around branding and logo design
Proofing of script by St Giles Hospice Management Team and project steering group
Saturday Nov 15th and Sunday Nov 16th / ALL DAY / Weekend film shoot
Editing time – working with the group as appropriate
Development of branding design options
Thursday Dec 4th / 5.30pm-7.30pm / Get to together to proof the film resource, select/proof branding design, finish off Arts Award evidence, plan for launch event
Proofing and final sign off of all work by St Giles Hospice Senior Management Team
January 2015 (TBC) / Celebration event. Screening of the film resource & launch of new branding.
Arts Award Certificates handed out.
Copies of the final film resource to all participants
Budget:
A total budget available is £9,500 This is VAT exclusive fee and is allocated as below:
£8,500 All artist’s fee’s appropriate for pre and post film production: planning meeting, workshop delivery, consultation, film shoot support - director, lighting, sound etc, post film production including editing time. All technical equipment, materials, travel, expenses etc and developing a master copy of the film(s) in an appropriate format for online upload.
£1,000Graphic designer fee for workshop consultation, design time, visually presenting branding/logo options and production of final art work in appropriate format(s) for Hospice use.
NB, production of DVD copies for participants is not required from this budget.
Arts workers will be required to:
- Have experience of working with vulnerable young people
- Have a current enhanced Disclosure and Baring check
- Be available to deliver the project to the schedule
- Be available to attend interview on Thursday 2nd October 5.30pm-7.30pm
We welcome an‘expression of interest’ from companies or a collective of artists who would deliver the film and graphic design elements of the project in close working partnership. Ideally expressions of interest will be submitted together including the name of all artists to work on the project.
To apply please send:
- A short statement (no more than 1 side of A4) clearly stating an idea of your approach to the project
- Clear budget breakdown of project delivery based on the outlined schedule
- A current CV of all artists highlighting their skills and experience working with young people
- Name and contact details of 2 referees
- Availability for attending interview date and workshop/project delivery
Please send expressions of interest to:
Rachel Parker
Post: Creative Development Team, Walsall Council, c/o Libraries Heritage and Arts, Zone 2F, 2nd Floor, Civic Centre, Darwall Street, Walsall, WS1 1DG
For an informal chat please call Rachel or Glen on : 01922653114