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Hi8us Midlands Ltd Creativity and the Economy May 2007 Emma Wright - Projects Manager

Hi8us Midlands Ltd Creativity and the Economy May 2007 Emma Wright - Projects Manager. Contents. About Hi8us StripSearch Project History Successes Future . About Hi8us.

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Hi8us Midlands Ltd Creativity and the Economy May 2007 Emma Wright - Projects Manager

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  1. Hi8us Midlands Ltd Creativity and the Economy May 2007 Emma Wright - Projects Manager

  2. Contents • About Hi8us • StripSearch Project • History • Successes • Future

  3. About Hi8us • A national charity established in 1996 to produce innovative media with young people in their communities, across the UK and within Europe • UK’s leading practitioner in the field of collaborative professional media with young people • Strong links with the sectors relevant to young people and media across the country and in Europe

  4. Our Core Aims • To reach young people at risk of social exclusion to enable them to articulate their experiences, a chance to tell their stories • To enable talented young people to use the experience of creating media as a catalyst for change in their own lives and in their communities • To create groundbreaking television, film and new media through a unique collaboration between professional filmmakers, web-designers and non-professional participants

  5. Network organisation Hi8us is working across the country through locally based entities. The closely linked network consists of: • Hi8us Projects • Hi8us Cornwall • Hi8us Midlands • Hi8us North • Hi8us South www.hi8us.co.uk

  6. Benefits of our network organisation • Operates and delivers projects at a national, regional and local micro level • Has proven capacity to manage transnational partnerships • Influences policy at a national and regional level • Provides a raft of new creative opportunities for young people across the country

  7. Hi8us Projects A registered charity responsible for research development work and transnational projects Beyond the Numbers Game A research project looking at the efficacy of existing performance measures for participatory media work Successful transnational partnership

  8. Hi8us Midlands (1/3) An arts and media production company in Birmingham Three strands of work Participatory community based projects The production of e-learning tools Training and support delivered using a range of methods

  9. Hi8us Midlands (2/3) Scheme that supports and nurtures amateur talented comic illustrators in West Midlands www.stripsearch.org.uk An innovative online multi-user role-playing tool

  10. Hi8us Midlands (3/3) An interactive animation about bullying www.stopbullying.org Gives a voice to communities based in Stoke-on-Trent through the media of film www.projectingstoke.com

  11. StripSearch Project (1/8) • www.animatix.org.uk Reacting to young people’s need • StripSearch—unique bespoke professionally led comic illustration scheme • Offers opportunities to talented amateur illustrators

  12. StripSearch Project (2/8) Originally open to talented amateur illustrators from Birmingham. Competitive Process, based on talent and ability to succeed in the industry. 10 places available,100 people applied, 13 took part.

  13. StripSearch Project (3/8) Only 5% of applicants were from women. Only 1 female finalist on StripSearch scheme. Focus of StripSearch 2 was to appeal to and recruit more female participants, through direct marketing.

  14. StripSearch Project (4/8) Second round of StripSearch nearly 50% applicants from women, direct marketing worked. 50% of finalists were women. StripSearch has continued to attract attention from female comic illustrators.

  15. StripSearch Project (5/8) • 3rd year: • Produce their own comic books, rather than a collaborative book • Business support modules • Mobile exhibition • Birmingham and Bristol comic conventions • Website

  16. StripSearch Project (6/8) • Supported over 60 artists from the West Midlands and increased levels of participation • from Women • Recognised and supported by UK Comics Industry • Nearly all participants have gained illustration work

  17. StripSearch Project (7/8) • 3 Consecutive Female winners at IMAF Awards • First Female participant has deal with Bloomsbury • First Female Comic Illustrator (with own page) in the Beano is a StripSearch Graduate

  18. StripSearch Project (8/8) • What Next? Feasibility Study into UK wide Comic School and Franchise opportunities. Attending San Diego (Worlds Largest Comic Convention to promote StripSearch Scheme). Raising funds to continue scheme. Ideas include: • StripSearch Juniors • Combining StripSearch and Animatix • Transnational Crossover scheme

  19. StripSearch Project For more information contact: Jemima Cattel Hi8us Midlands Ltd T: ++44 0121 753 7700 E: jemima@hi8us.co.uk W. www.hi8us.co.uk

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