Project Management

Understanding technology and business enables us to get the most out of all available resources.

Large Scale Websites

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Examples:
MyFriendsHotel.com, BlinkCollective.com
Objective:
To create ‘collaborative consumption’ websites for users to add and edit content, to manage booking and onsite communications.
Role:
Product Development, Creative Direction, Project Management, Design, Quality Control, Social Media, Staffing, Business Development
Skills:
Wireframing, Asset Management, Testing, Photoshop, CSS, Sales and Marketing, Social Media

Product Innovation

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Example:
The X Factor Interactive Game (Client – Syco TV / FremantleMedia / TalkbackThames)
Objective:
To duplicate the X Factor as an interactive game for fans and non-fans alike. To write questions for all age groups, to only use music clips that total no more than the specified legal limit, whilst ensuring that the video content covers all series, remains diverse and interesting when the game is played multiple times whilst not surpasing a limited memory storage capacity.
Review:
“I’m not necessarily the biggest fan of the X Factor, but I have to say I really enjoyed this. I have a friend who’s a reviewer who leant me the disc, and I have to say it’s probably the slickest DVD game I’ve ever played.
Sticking closely to the format of the show (taking you through the individual rounds to the final), the gameplay was nice and varied with a lot of clips and trivia, both about the show and music in general.
Playing this with my young nieces, I really liked the fact that the first 3 rounds get you lives in the grand final, as even though their music knowledge wasn’t the best (they are 4 and 8 after all!), it meant that they could be involved all the way to the end – in other games their enjoyment would have ended within 5 minutes, which was most definitely not the case here.
All in all, a great family game, which I can’t recommend highly enough!”
Role:
Concept, Structure, Content, Project Manager, Producer, Approval, Staffing
Skills:
Understanding the Audience / Objectives, Creative Thinking, Problem Solving, Time and Budget Management

Video Production

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Example:
Skilates – Pilates for Skiers & Snowboarders
Objective:
Create a ski / fitness DVD with a unique format, filmed in Verbier Switzerland. Film professional freeride skier Nick Southwell and pro-freeride snowboarder Johno Verity in the gym as they learn Pilates and it’s benefits for snow sports. Create a 45 minutes, multi-camera, fitness program with 3 participants, in addition to interviews with leading coaches and instructors on the slopes.
Role:
Co-producer, Cameraman, Interviewer, Editor, Distribution
Skills:
HD Video Cemera (Sony A1 / Z1, Canon 100), Final Cut Pro

DVD Bonus Material

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Example:
The World at War (Thames Television / FremantleMedia)
Objective:
Create a commemorative 30 Anniversary DVD box set for The World At War. Project manage the 34 hour, 13 disc set, and create episode specific special meterial researched from the Imperial War Museum. Research and unarchive unseen material form Imerperial War Meuseum Film Archive at Duxford. Produce, film, interview and edited a 2 hour ‘Making Of’ special feature programme.
Role:
DVD Producer, Creative Director, Content Creator, Interviewer, Camerman, Editor
Skills:
Project Management, Budget Management, Creative Direction, Quality Control

Video Content Creation

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Example:
Bringing Fanny Hill to Life (BBC, FremantleMedia)
Objective:
To create compelling content for literary and film fans by dealing with the ‘obvious’ questions but also by being specific to the production and the interviewees career histories.  All this whilst working on-set and fitting into the tight windows of opportunity available.
Role:
Produce, Film, Edit a “making-off” featurette and deliver a completed DVD.
Skills:
Producer, Director, Researcher, Interviewer, Editor.