kerry ixer pres bedford businesses aug 2006

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Making The Most Of The Film Industry Bedfordshire 23 August 2006 Presentation by Kerry Ixer

Regional Screen Agency and delegated lottery distributor dedicated to developing, supporting and promoting the film and media industries in the East of England : 

Screen East Locations Offers: FREE information and support service 24-hour response to enquiries Circa 7,000 locations listed 2,000 crew & facilities listed What is Screen East? Filming facilitation – traffic management, permits and planning permission Film Friendly local authority and police contacts Portfolio of Production and Unit Bases Regional Screen Agency and delegated lottery distributor dedicated to developing, supporting and promoting the film and media industries in the East of England Cambridge Spies Alpha Male

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Location and Production Enquiries [05/06 and 06/07 to date] Increases in 2006: April 23%, May 30%, June 13%, July 6%

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Norfolk – 504 (8%) Suffolk – 313 (5%) Bedfordshire - 271 (4%) Cambridgeshire & Peterborough - 196 (3%) Essex - 546 (9%) Hertfordshire – 4,410 (71%) Locations Registered [2006/07 Year to Date] Bedford – 51 (19%) Mid Bedfordshire – 65 (24%) South Bedfordshire – 88 (32%) Luton – 67 (25%) Location Categories: Accommodation Historical Sites Medical Rural Coastline Industry Municipal Transport Ecclesiastical Leisure Residential Water Education MOD Retail

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Cardington Airship Hangar, Bedford: ‘Batman Begins’ Heath & Reach Quarry, South Beds: ‘Da Vinci Code’, ‘Ultimate Force’ Dunstable Downs, South Beds: ‘Battlefield Britain’, ‘You Are What You Eat’ Hyde House Estate, South Beds: ‘Bleak House’ Luton Hoo Grounds, South Beds: ‘Bleak House’, ‘Chuckle Vision’ Millbrook Test Track, Mid Beds: ‘Casino Royale’, ‘Class of ’76’ Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, South Beds: ‘GMTV’, ‘Primeval’ Wrest Park Gardens, Mid Beds: ‘Flyboys’ Shuttleworth Collection, Mid Beds: ‘Pearl Harbour’ Luton Airport, Luton: ‘Rich Girls’ Top 10 Locations in Bedfordshire Millbrook Test Track Wrest Park Gardens

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Crew Registered [2006/07 Year to Date] Norfolk – 149 (26%) Suffolk – 66 (11%) Bedfordshire - 26 (5%) Cambridgeshire & Peterborough - 40 (7%) Essex - 85 (15%) Hertfordshire – 215 (36%) Bedford – 9 (35%) Mid Bedfordshire – 5 (19%) South Bedfordshire – 8 (31%) Luton – 4 (15%)

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Facilities Registered [2006/07 Year to Date] Norfolk – 210 (15%) Suffolk – 152 (11%) Cambridgeshire & Peterborough - 148 (10%) Essex - 214 (15%) Hertfordshire – 565 (38%) Bedfordshire - 158 (11%) Bedford – 47 (30%) Mid Bedfordshire – 25 (16%) South Bedfordshire – 27 (17%) Luton – 59 (37%)

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Accommodation Accountants Action & Camera Tracking Vehicles Aerial Services Animal Agencies Animation AV Companies Backdrops, Drapes & Screens Breakdown Services Broadcast Services Camera Equipment Car, Coach & Minibus Hire Cases Catering Chauffeur & Taxi Services Cherry Pickers, Cranes & Platforms Cleaning Services Communication Services Costume Couriers & Freight Crew Agencies & Diary Services Dentists Design & Graphics Dry Cleaners & Laundry Services What services are the industry looking for? DVD Services Editing Facilities Equipment Maintenance Event Management & Facilities Film Processing Florists Generators Grip Equipment Health & Safety Horticulture Hose, Tubings & Fittings Insurance IT & Multimedia Services Joinery Legal & Financial Services Light & Power Location Facilities Location Services Make-up, SFX & Prosthetics Marine & Underwater Services Medical Services Model Makers & Facilities Music Services OB Units Office Services Packaging & Materials Photography Post Production Services Printing Product Placements & Promotions Production Companies Production Design Projection Equipment Props Publishers Pyrotechnics, Fireworks & SFX Removals & Road Haulage Rigging & Scaffolding Script Services Security Services Set Construction Sound Studios & Recording Services Storage & Vaults Therapists Tool Hire & Sales Training Video Services & Production Waste Management

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Regional Shoot Days [2005/06] Essex - 89 (4%) Cambridgeshire & Peterborough - 50 (2%) Bedfordshire - 78 (4%) Suffolk – 150 (7%) Norfolk – 72 (4%) Hertfordshire – 1,600 (79%) Value: Estimated £26.9 million

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TV SERIES Bleak House, Chuckle Vision, Class of ’76, Days That Shook The World, Green Wing, His and Her Friends, Horizon, Saturday Show, Ultimate Force, William & Mary, You Are What You Eat FEATURE FILMS Alpha Male, Amazing Grace, Batman Begins, Da Vinci Code, The Dark, Doom, Flyboys COMMERCIALS Ford, GMTV, N Power, National Lottery, Open University Other TV, Short Films & Music Videos Total Estimated Spend: £5,921,000 Productions Filmed in Bedfordshire [2004/05 & 2005/06] Ultimate Force Chuckle Vision

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In 2004/5 the UK film industry : directly contributed £960m to GDP directly employed 31,000 people indirectly supported 97,000 jobs generated circa. £3.1 billion Film/TV tourism contributed £800m to GDP Source: Oxford Economic Forecasting: September 2005 Film & TV Production and the Economy Holby City Da Vinci Code

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Local Economic Impact Band of Brothers: £30 million Batman Begins: £5 million Hitchhikers: £382,000 Alpha Male: £190,400 Screen East’s Investment: 2005/06 £30,750 in Bedfordshire & Luton Local Economic Impact & Investment Accommodation Technicians/Crew Actors/Artists Equipment Rental Catering Transport Construction Post Production Location Fees Retail (Dry Cleaning, etc) Company Dev Training Production Travel Bursaries Festivals Feasibility Studies Exhibition Cinema Alpha Male Bleak House

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Case Study: Batman Begins % Spend in Region: Job Creation in Bedfordshire: Accommodation 31% 2 Labourers Crew 41% 1 Handyman Actors 3% 1 Security Guard Equipment Rental 4% 2 Firemen Catering 2% 1 Kitchen Porter Construction 9% 15 Construction Staff Locations 10% 22 Jobs Created Batman Begins

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Tourism Multiplier Effect Alpha Male TV/Film Tourism in action: Saltram House, Devon ‘Sense and Sensibility’ - visitors up 36% Grimethorpe Colliery ‘Brassed Off’ – visitors up 50% Crown Hotel, Amersham ‘Four Weddings & a Funeral’ - fully booked Movie trails/maps created due to visitor demand: London: ‘Love Actually’ and ‘Bridget Jones’ Peak District: ‘Pride & Prejudice’ Sheffield: ‘Full Monty’ Thetford: ‘Dad’s Army’ Yorkshire Dales: ‘Calendar Girls’ UK: ‘Da Vinci Code’ Four Weddings and a Funeral

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Register your business premises or home as a film location FREE and charge a location fee Register your business as a facility company - Screen East will introduce your products and services to the industry FREE Be film friendly to encourage more production FREE advertising opportunities through Screen East promotional activities Potential for a Tourism Multiplier Effect and an increase in visitors How can your business benefit from TV & Film Production? Harry Potter Batman Begins

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Contact Details: Kerry Ixer Head of Locations and Inward Investment Screen East, Leavesden Studios, South Way, Herts WD25 7LZ T: 01923 354654 E: locations@screeneast.co.uk