MAPPING THE INDUSTRY


Over recent months we have been contacted by different agencies interested in understanding better the provision and activity of film and media individuals and organisations in the region. We are ourselves also eager to map and better understand the region's film and media resources.

The reasons for this, for all parties, are to inform and guide our activities, the provision of services and investment decisions - whether it's SHAPe in Southampton, Screen South across the South East region, amh on behalf of the Partnership for Urban South Hampshire (PUSH) or City Eye itself.

In SHAPe (Southampton Heritage and Arts People) we recognise that activity to develop and promote arts and heritage in Southampton should fully take into account existing activity and provision. The film and media sector is perhaps the least 'mapped' since it incorporates such a diverse range of work and business structures - from the individual working at home to our large production and broadcast companies.

For those in the PUSH growth area (http://www.push.gov.uk/ ), information will be passed on to amh. amh (a Hampshire based research and audience development agency) are mapping cultural deliverers in the PUSH region for PUSH's Creative and Cultural Theme Group (PCCTG ). The culture map will be used by the PCCTG to inform future cultural strategy in the growth area as well as identify deliverers for existing and future work.

But we would like to hear from you wherever you are based, whether your operation is large or small!

We would be very grateful, therefore, if you could respond to the following questions and return your answer to me at the earliest possible time so that your valuable details can be incorporated into the study. I must stress that any personal details including your contact information (including email) will not be passed to any other party without your prior consent. Our intention is to share only your name or business name, the category from the following list with which you have identified and your location.

  • Your name:
  • Business/organisation name:
  • How many people are employed within or work with you in your organisation:
  • Postcode (where your work is based):
  • Town/City (where your work is based):

    Which of the following categories best describes your organisation's activities (if more than one please indicate the most important as number 1, the second most important as 2 and so on)

  • Media Arts Agency
  • Film Studio
  • Cinema
  • Production Company
  • Media Arts Education Centre
  • Individual / Freelance practitioner
  • Film / media student

Please briefly describe you/your organisation's work:

The information above can be downloaded as a FORM HERE
Please email it back to admin@city-eye.co.uk and mark it for Susan Beckett's attention

Your help is greatly appreciated and will support all of us working to promote and develop the Film and Media industries in the region.

Thank you very much for your assistance with this questionnaire. We are of course eager to contact as many people working in the industry as possible so please pass this on to anyone else for whom it might be relevant but who may not currently be on our email list.

Susan Beckett
Administrative Director City Eye