Serious Media was established in 1998 to create programmes that speak from the heart of serious social and cultural issues. Now in our 18th year, we have built a strong reputation for accurate representation and for undertaking our work with absolute sensitivity, empathy and respect for the individuals we interview.
Serious Media films:
To promote greater understanding among individuals, public sector organisations, businesses and with policy and decision makers right up to European Parliament level.
- Health; social services; mental health services; police; judicial system professionals. Information, advice and guidance to educate professionals as to how to ask questions of patients and service users; how to respond effectively; signposting individuals to support organisations. Training tools that help professionals to understand the experiences that individuals may have lived through and most importantly the issues they really have to address and cope with; explaining through their own personal experiences, the barriers they may have that prevent them accessing support effectively.
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SERIOUS MEDIA: UNDERSTANDING - INTEGRITY - EMPATHY - EXCELLENCE
As Serious Media Ltd enters its 18th year we continue our commitment to excellence in multimedia working alongside individuals and organisations supporting them, enabling them to share their lived experiences.
Much of our work is to enable the communication of very serious, sensitive issues, and the impacts of trauma. Serious Media's team have over two decades of understanding the impact of filming upon the contributors themselves, and upon audience response.
Serious Media's films have launched and showcased on local regional and national platforms across the UK, and in Brussels, Berlin, Copenhagen, Montreal.
We are delighted to receive impressive feedback that our materials which are being used to facilitate training and awareness raising and peer-to-peer support across the UK, Europe, North America and Canada, The Caribbean, South America and Australia.
Serious Media provide a range of professional services on a freelance basis. Directing, producing, writing and editing your important messages to the world. Do you have an idea for a programme? Contact us and make it a reality.
"Working with Serious Media was a great experience. Gill [Sandell, Director] captured our vision for the work we wanted produced and delivered it in a remarkable way. She worked with such sensitivity with us as an agency and with our clients. The end result is a training and awareness raising tool that we have used again and again in training partners and raising awareness about the impact of sexual abuse and violence. I would highly recommend working with Serious Media!"
"I am delighted to let you know that www.inspiringlives.org.uk website has launched to coincide with World Mental Health Day, so a massive thank you to you, Neal and Greg for all your help and hard work with the project. All 5 contributors and the project group are delighted with the results and the wider feed back has been fantastic!"
"Having now seen the videos of me and the others being inspiring I had to write to thank and congratulate you and your cameraman on the work. You have managed to make me look good. I must admit to having moments of anxiety about how it would all turn out but I need not have worried. It is excellent. If, when I am called to that great garden shed in the sky where God builds universes, I am required to give an account of my life I would like to ask you to do the editing and the presentation. I am sure that I would stand a better chance of gaining admission."
