Possible Comissions

For this project, we had to research different businesses or companies that might let us to do some work for them. There were several possibilities in or around Cambridge, but many of them wouldn't have worked out half as well as the Junction one did.

Addenbrookes Hospital once asked us to create some posters for them advertising their apprenticeships, however as they asked us to do that and i don't think anyone in the class actually did it, they may be a bit hesitant to rely on us for anything in the future. We didn't exactly show enthusiasm or try particularly hard last time they asked us to do something, why would they give us a second chance? We could produce a video promoting all the new equipment and things they have. Many people don't know how Addenbrookes actually works or how many facilities are actually available inside, there's a lot more than just a hospital. We could create a video showing the different aspects of the building, not necessarily to get more customers, but to show them that if you need to go/take someone to hospital, Addenbrookes is a good choice. I'm not convinced it would work, as i don't think we would be able to keep it interesting and on topic, and the idea is pretty vague.

Shakin' Moos was another possibility, partly because it's new and might give us free milkshakes, but also because they haven't been advertised very well. They have some dude in a milkshake costume wandering around occasionally, handing out flyers and the like, but nothing massive. Their website is alright, but might benefit from some promotional videos or something. Ultimately, it's a small business and there's only so much you can say about it. As it is mainly teenagers that go there, we would need something fast-paced and tense, to keep their attention. Unfortunately, as the place makes milkshakes, there's only so much you can do. Once you've shown the ingredients and a guy walking round in a milkshake costume, you sort of run out of material.

The Cambridge Film Festival could be another possibility, but it's over and not back for another year, even if they did want us to work with them again, we don't have time to wait around for it to start again. The Film Festival is one of the biggest in the UK, so isn't there just to benefit the local community. It's also just not very popular to people our age. I've lived in Cambridgeshire for several years and never even heard about it more than the name. It wasn't until i went to help out that i realized it was actually pretty good. I think they could benefit from a promotional video aimed more at a teen audience, as most of our age group associate the Picturehouse with dodgy low-budget films that aren't as interesting as the blockbusters we're used to.

The Junction would be alright because it is a much better venue than, i think, most people give it credit for. Most people assume as it doesn't hold as many people as say, the Corn Exchange, it isn't as good, which is unfair. I think they could benefit from a video showing just how good events held at the Junction are. We could make a video for the Fiver, showing how you get involved, what you have to do and how it all works. I have no idea how the Fiver gets organised, and i think many bands would like to play it, but just don't know how or what the restrictions are. I think if we made a video for them, we could get the event to be more popular and that could give the Junction that bit more popularity than the Corn Exchange, who don't really do anything like it.



We could make a video for the Corn Exchange, but i don't think they would benefit from it particularly. The Corn Exchange is the live events venue in Cambridge, and people know that. I don't think they really need us to promote them further. People around Cambridge have probably been to at least one event in the Corn Exchange. They know how it works and they know the variety of performances it shows as it has a much bigger budget for advertising and promotion. I think our video would be quite good, as we could feature a popular band or something, but then we'd have to go through masses of red-tape, and ultimately i don't think it would be worth it.