Request Advocacy Film Consultant

Consultancy Description

Consultancy Title:Advocacy Film Consultant
Duty Station:Jerusalem
Immediate Supervisor:Media and information officer, Jerusalem

1-BACKGROUND

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) re-established its presence in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) in January 2009 and is mainly developing programme activities in the sectors of shelter, education and the provision of information, counselling and legal assistance (ICLA). The long term objective of the programme is to contribute to improved protection and living conditions for refugees and internally displaced persons in the oPt.

2-SERVICES

The overall results from the Film Project to be achieved by the Consultant/s are as follows:

-The production of an appealing high-quality audiovisual animation film, to animate the drawings of Palestinian children created during NRC Education programs.

The film will be approximately 2-3 minutes in duration.

The Consultant/s responsibilities and duties are as follows:
The research and the design of a story.
The acquisition of archive footage, and animation design if deemed appropriate.
If any footage or interviews are required in Israel or the West Bank, to identify specific interviews and footage to be collected and to coordinate with NRC staff.
The writing of a concept note/script in English.
The planning of the shooting and the organization of interviews.
The shooting of the subjects in the shooting location.
The editing of the film.
The production of the soundtrack including voice-over recording and copyright free music.
The design of the jacket
The translation of the script into Arabic.
The subtitling of the film into English.
The coordination and the production of the layout of the DVD, the cover design and other graphical elements.

3-PROGRESS PLAN

The starting date is non-negotiable and the final cut of the film must be complete by              .

15 December 2014

Final product must be delivered in the following formats:
-1 mixed sound edited master
-1 x split track edited master (separate narrative, music and natural sound)
-1 x International version edited master (a version with separate track audio as above and no subtitles, captions or other text on screen)

4LIMITATIONS OF SCOPE
The consultant is not authorized to speak on behalf of NRC unless specifically authorized by the NRC country director.
The consultant must submit a first draft for NRC’s review before moving forward.
The consultant must commit to be available to make any changes requested by NRC at any stage of the process.
The consultant may not take upon any other project during the period of the consultancy without approval from NRC
The consultant shall represent himself/herself/themselves, vis-à-vis his contract as a Film Consultant with the NRC.
NRC shall have final editorial control.
NRC owns the copyrights for all the raw materials.
NRC will hold all copyrights to all the video footage shot and audio recordings made, but will be amenable to granting the producer use of the footage as evidence of their experience/for their CV.


5-SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

Experience in producing narrative features and high quality documentaries.
Proven experience in animation films
Experience in producing films for humanitarian organizations.
Strong written and spoken English skills.

7-PROPOSALS

Proposals shall include the following:

Information regarding the experience and qualifications of the applicants, to include CVs of all personnel that will be involved in producing the Advocacy Film.
At least one example of similar humanitarian related documentary/filmmaking work.
A proposed work schedule and timeframe.
Sample of work

Proposals in English are to be submitted by email to [email protected]

Closing date:15 November 2014

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