Fiona talks through the commissioning panel’s criteria & when applicants will find out if successful.

This is an audio clip taken from the full podcast about this new Creative Scotland Commissioning Round. Listen and read more via https://www.thespace.org/commissioning
Applications close 18th January 2022. Terms and Conditions Apply.

Creative Scotland: What criteria do I need to meet, and if successful when would I find out?

Clare, Fiona, Rob and Helen share ideas of successful digital projects they’ve seen commissioned in recent years.
Links to the examples mentioned:
Rocket Post with the National Theatre Scotland
Aisle by Ellen Renton & Jess Fig. funded by Creative Scotland as part of BBC Culture In Quarantine
Hospital Rooms
‘User Not Found’ by Dante or Die
Empathy Museum’s ‘A Mile In My Shoes’

This is an audio clip taken from the full podcast about this new Creative Scotland Commissioning Round. Listen and read more via https://www.thespace.org/commissioning
Applications close 18th January 2022. Terms and Conditions Apply.

Creative Scotland: Examples of work previously commissioned

Listen to The Space commissioning panel offer their words of advice!

This is an audio clip taken from the full podcast about this new Creative Scotland Commissioning Round. Listen and read more via https://www.thespace.org/commissioning
Applications close 18th January 2022. Terms and Conditions Apply.

Creative Scotland: Motivational words of advice!

Audio description for The Space's Finding and developing your online audiences

Finding and developing your online audiences - audio description of webinar

The Space is launching an exclusive development opportunity called ‘Pitch Perfect’ to support theatre-makers, musicians, artists, writers and cultural organisations based in Birmingham and the West Midlands.
Listen to the full podcast episode and apply online via thespace.org 
The Space arts podcast is presented by Clare Freeman, with Fiona Morris, Natalie Woolman and Sam Thodhlana.

Pitch Perfect: HOW TO APPLY

Audio description for The Space's Filming and sharing a performance webinar

Filming And Sharing A Performance Webinar Audio Description

Series 2 Ep 1
Description:
“What we do is all about connection. Connecting people, things and subject matter. With the gimmick of having a caravan, people can’t resist asking what is it? What’s in there?!”

Jan Williams shares her insights into how her and partner Chris Teasdale celebrate people and places with their photography and artwork - with, by and for local communities.

This ‘Cup of Tea Conversation’ features Rob Lindsay, Head of Programmes at The Space and Jan Williams, Director and Artist, The Caravan Gallery.

It’s taken from The Space webinar series, which you can watch in full online: https://youtu.be/4JJZhNnIr2o

To find out more about the Tile Hill Pride of Place Project (Coventry Libraries/Digital Spaces present), visit Jan and Chris’s website: thecaravangallery.photography or listen to the Digital Spaces present podcast series!

The Space arts podcast is presented by Clare Savory. The Space is a UK digital commissioning and development agency for the arts and cultural sector, an independent not for profit organisation founded by Arts Council England and the BBC in 2014.

Cup of Tea Conversations: Jan Williams, The Caravan Gallery

At The Space, we believe inclusivity and creativity should go hand-in-hand, and that digital accessibility should be woven into digital content creation.

Digital Accessibility - Its Time For A Cultural Shift

Working alongside our Accessibility Working Group members, we’ve collated some best practice guidelines on producing digital content.

02a - Strategy and Organisational Development

01 - Introduction, Digital Accessibility Best Practice

Digital Accessibility: Best Practice

Webinar description - How to produce a kick ass application

Fiona Morris, chief executive and creative director explains who and what The Space does.

WHO AND WHAT SPACE IS Fiona

Fiona Morris on what the commissioners at The Space are looking for.

WHAT LOOKING FOR Fiona

Harmeet Chagger-Khan, exec producer for digital innovation, explains terms like ‘immersive’ and ‘interactive’.

INNOVATION IMMERSIVE INTERACTIVE Harmeet

Harmeet on staying focused, nourishing your core idea throughout the application process.

STORY EXPERIENCE VALUE AUDIENCE Harmeet

What do we mean by ‘capture’? Sarah Butcher, exec producer for capture and film content explains.

WHAT IS CAPTURE Sarah

Worried about digital rights? Sarah talks through our expectations for the application process.

DIGITAL RIGHTS Sarah

Head of programmes, Rob Lindsay on how commissioned projects have evolved since the pandemic.

POST PANDEMIC TRENDS Rob

Worried you don’t have all the answers? Rob explains how that’s ok! That’s all part of the process!

OPPORTUNITY TO TRY NEW THINGS Rob

What to include (and not to include) in your budget, with Rob!

BUDGET Rob

Rosanna Chianta, Head of Content Distribution and Audience Metrics, on how success can be measured.

SUCCESS Rosanna

Rosanna on how partnerships can help boost your audience reach.

PARTNERSHIPS Rosanna

Fancy applying for up to £15,000 of funding? This bonus episode of The Space arts podcast whizzes you through what the application process involves.

In short: Arts or creative industries organisations, or individual artists/creative practitioners based in England are invited to apply for one of ten digital commissions.

Apply here: www.thespace.org Deadline is 5pm Thursday 13th June 2024.
Email commissioning@thespace.org or call 0121 663 1488 if you need support to access or complete the application form.

Time codes (Listen in full, or break up into chapters! Just like a book!):

03:20 Chapter 1: Fiona Morris - Chief Executive and Creative Director 
Who and what The Space is
What the commissioners are looking for

15:28 Chapter 2: Harmeet Chagger Khan - Exec Producer, Digital and Innovation
What do we mean by digital innovation, immersive and interactive? Including examples of previously commissioned works.
What is the story you want to tell? What is the experience you want to create? What value will it have? And why will audiences care?

26:31 Chapter 3: Sarah Butcher - Exec Producer, Capture and Film content
What is ‘capture’?
Reimagining your audience when adapting works for screen
A few words on digital rights clearance

36:11 Chapter 4: Rob Lindsay - Head of Programmes 
How The Space supports the arts sector; webinars, commissioning, mentoring
Trends and how the type of work being commissioned has evolved since the pandemic
If you don’t have all the answers, that’s OK! Flag them during the application.
What your budget can and can’t include

51:57 Chapter 5: Rosanna Chianta - Head of Content Distribution and Audience Metrics
Think about your audience right from the beginning of idea development
You decide how success will be measured
Defining a digital project or digital audience
The benefit of distribution partnerships

Good luck!

2024 Commissioning round is now open!

A description of what to expect in our webinar on virtual production

Virtual Production - webinar description

Intro_How to evaluate audiences and experiences (15 secs)

Three broad areas to consider when you decide how to evaluate a digital product

How to evaluate audiences for digital experiences. Outline

This piece takes you through:

Who are you reaching and engaging?
Well designed evaluation

1. Who are you reaching and engaging?

A framework for considering audience behaviour.

It can be valuable to assess behaviour before, during and after.

2. How are audiences finding and interacting with your work?

Gathering effective feedback on digital work

3. What is the audience's subjective experience of your work?

Evaluating digital experiences
Who are you reaching?
How are they finding and interacting with your work?
What is their subjective experience?

3. Telling a story with your data

Intro_Embedding evaluation into digital projects

We want to offer a structured approach to digital evaluation that is easy to use and tailored to the culture; sector's needs.

Introduction to 'Evaluating digital experiences'

What is the audience's subjective experience of your work?

Audio description of what to expect in our webinar about the expectations, and accompanying limitations, that arts marketing teams and individuals face when engaging with social justice issues online.

What do you say about social justice online? - webinar description

We fund the creation of new digital cultural content and
provide free digital skills training, mentoring and online resources for organisations, artists and creative practitioners.

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