Scouts / volunteer stories
Client / Scouts
Director / Mike Forshaw
Director of Photography / Stephen Roe & Jacob Sacks Jones
Editor / Ben Harding
It’s easy to feel like we’re running on empty these days - with barely a second to spare, let alone whole evenings. So, why in the world would anyone choose to spend their precious free time volunteering as a Scout leader?
We’ve made loads of films about how brilliant it is to be a Scout. Now, we wanted to pull sharp focus on the people who make Scouting possible - the volunteers themselves. We went beyond the Scout hut, filming them at their homes and workplaces to give a broader sense of who they are, what motivates them and how volunteering has enriched their lives.
Anes’s film (which is part one of the series) went down a storm, within both the organisation and with our target audience of 25-40yo professionals. It smashed all expectations on social media, racking up 125,000 views on Instagram and generating 3500 engagements in just the first few days!
Scouts / Good For You
Client / Scouts
Director / Phoebe Brooks
Producer / Amy Saunders
Illustrator / Joanna Muñoz
Animator / Geth Vaughan
Editor / Jon Beagley
Ever wondered how you might meaningfully give back to your community? These volunteers from all four corners of the UK demonstrate how working with young people at Scouts can brighten and enrich your own life.
Scouts’ brief was simple - a talking heads with volunteers from all over the UK. Never ones to take the easy route, we decided to push the interview format to be more fun, combining playful framing with vibrant animation.
The film spearheaded a nationwide appeal to recruit 5000 volunteers and received 80,000 views on Facebook alone. It has been continually shared by local groups, inspiring volunteers to reflect on their time at the organisation.
Scouts / Ambassadors
Client / Scouts
Director / Greg Davenport
Producer / Sophie Christophersen
Director of Photography / Tim Fok
Editor / Becca Human
Creative Director / Guy Saville
What skills might you need to walk the length of the Amazon, climb Everest, or become an Olympian? Scouts rounded up 7 of their Ambassadors to chat us through the very skills that have taken them on to do just that.
Unsurprisingly, adventurers, Olympians, & explorers have pretty tight schedules, so it was a small miracle that we got them in a room together for this project. Our mission was to capture all the footage needed in under 12 minutes. Fortunately we work particularly well under pressure.
“What Made Me” went on to win a Smiley Charity Film Award, and was part of the #ScoutsMadeMe Campaign where it was viewed over 170,000 times on Facebook alone.
Scouts / Before & After
Client / Scouts
Director / Laura Scrivano
Director of Photography / Kate Reid
Producer / Kezia Clark
Creative / Thom Wood & Danny Baldwin
Editor / Jon Beagley
Art Director / Natasha Guiness
Weather SFX / Artem Ltd
Grade / Mark Meadows
If you’re the parent of a Scout, you know that those Tuesday evenings you give up to drop off and pick up your kid is time well spent. From week to week, season to season, Beaver to Scout you can see your child develop and gain skills they will use for life.
This was our second #skillsforlife story for Scouts, this time around we were asked to champion the parents. We created a narrative around the repeated but ever-evolving weekly trip to Scouts, complete with seasonal weather effects and the all-important family car.
The film was an instant success, picking up huge support from the Scouts community and reaching over a million views through organic shares on social media.
Scouts / Skills For Life
Client / Scouts
Director / Danny Baldwin
Producer / Kezia Clark
Director of Photography / Ann Evelin Lawford
Editor / Jon Beagley
Writing / Guy Saville / Thom Wood
Music Composition / Ryan Redebaugh