Industry technician video series application by Anturus: Science StoryLab
Welcome.
From Project Lead, Huw James
TIMELINE.
For this project, a great amount will rely in making sure we have the style and substance of the films locked down before filming. So we’d recommend creating a video template. This means that we can film someone from RA Eng, or just one of the film crew and create the look and style of the films in the first month or two. Then we would shoot and edit on a monthly basis to get all the videos made by the August deadline.
February : Production meetings and concept decisions to be made over 3 - 4 meetings. This includes the template video to be shot and edited for a round of reviews.
March: SHOOT - 4 days of filming over the course of March to give enough footage for 4 films.
March: EDIT - 4 films edited in late March and handed off for review to RAEng.
March: REVIEW - 4 films reviewed using Frame.io. 2 rounds of reviews before final sign off in early April.
April: SHOOT - 4 days of filming over the course of April to give enough footage for 4 films.
April: EDIT - 4 films edited in late April and handed off for review to RAEng.
April: REVIEW - 4 films reviewed using Frame.io. 2 rounds of reviews before final sign off in early May.
May: SHOOT - Either 2 or 4 days of filming over the course of May to give enough footage for either 2 or 4 films.
May: EDIT - 2 or 4 films edited in late May and handed off for review to RAEng. Taking the total to either 10 or 12.
May: REVIEW - Films reviewed using Frame.io. 2 rounds of reviews before final sign off in early June.
If only 10 or 12 films needed we can wrap the project in June. If not we would continue the shoot in to June and early July.
June: SHOOT - 3 days of filming over the course of June to give enough footage for 3 films.
June: EDIT - 3 films edited in late June and handed off for review to RAEng. Taking the total to 15.
June: REVIEW - Films reviewed using Frame.io. 2 rounds of reviews before final sign off in early July.
July: Wrap up any outstanding films and edits.
BUDGETS
For these kinds of projects, the higher the budget, the higher the production value. But we always want to make sure the client isn’t getting too little value, so the costs have to be justified. For these budgets we looked at the initial logistics and review time, travel, accommodation and day rates for 2 film makers. And then the assembly, edit, and accessibility creation for all the films to a high production standard. Included in this are 2 rounds of reviews for each film. A full breakdown is available if needed.
10 Videos
£22K
The initial 10 videos would take the bulk of the work. Creating the style and the initial templates and filming and editing.
12 Videos.
£26K
Adding 2 more films on would mean a few more travel and edit days but the bulk of the work has already been done in the initial 10.
15 Videos.
£32K
An additional 5 videos is a fair amount of work but with the initial 10 already created it means we’ll have a stable base for another 5 and will give the best value.
Collectors of Light for The Open University.
Filmed in both Tenerife and Dartmoor, Collectors of Light promoted careers in astronomy and studying at the Open University.
Animations created by Mair Perkins. Shot and edited by Huw James.
Striking at the Royal Mint.
To give an insight into the behind the scenes at the Royal Mint Museum, these 4 videos are for secondary school students and a general audience.
Shot by Huw James and Joby Newson, edited by Huw James.
Geology in the Azores for University of South Wales.
A series of films for the marketing department at the University of South Wales to promote the Geology degree. Shot on location over 1 week in the Azores.
Shot and edited by Huw James.
Global Battery Experiment for the Royal Society of Chemistry.
For their Global Battery Experiment, this was a trailer for a series of instructional videos on how to create a battery in the classroom. One set for primary school and one for secondary.
Shot and edited by Huw James.
Educational Films for Hong Kong Science Festival.
Working with Hong Kong Science Festival over a number of years, through COVID they turned from live shows to educational videos. Some of which were green screen educational videos like this.
Shot and edited by Huw James.
Lighting it Up for The Open University
Through COVID there was limited access for filming so this film was shot on location at the Open University.
Animations by Mair Perkins. Shot and edited by Huw James.
The Project Team.
Huw James.
Huw has been a science communicator for over 15 years. His Bachelors is in Astronomy and Space Science and Geology and has trained in public speaking, filmmaking and photography to tell stories that matter.
He now makes science media and works with scientists and engineers to tell their stories. He trains National Geographic Explorers in filmmaking and trains scientists from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine as well as a number of UK universities.
He has made worked with the Open University, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the British Science Association, the British Council, the IET, the Royal Society, the Royal Academy of Engineering, Bosch and more.
Joby Newson.
Joby is a filmmaker, drone pilot and photographer from Mid Wales who has worked for everything from big brands to scientific organisations and broadcast productions across the globe.
Working across a range of industries, Joby has created educational content for the BBC, TV adverts for holiday brands, social media content for some of the world's biggest football clubs and has been a documentarian on everything from big budget film sets to national arts projects and TV dramas.
With clients such as Kia, Royal Caribbean, New Balance, Google and more, Joby knows how to create films that reach a wide audience.