Take 3 animation helps Southern Water win Industry Award

Southern Water celebrated a hat-trick of success at national awards event in May. The Water Industry Achievement Awards celebrate excellence and reward innovation in all aspects of the industry.

One of the trophies picked up was for the Fat, Oil and Grease (FOG) Reduction Initiative of the Year – for Southern Water’s campaign to encourage customers not to pour fat down the sink.

Take 3 worked with Spot Post produced a short animation for the Winter 2009 campaign, which helped to secure the top prize for the company.

Southern Water Director of Communications Geoff Loader said:

“This is a fantastic endorsement of the work Southern Water has been carrying out. I’m delighted these initiatives have received the recognition they deserve.”

“Reducing sewer blockages caused by fat is a priority for us, as it can cause considerable disruption to customers and damage to the environment, costing us hundreds of thousands of pounds. Our campaign achieved a growing public awareness of the need not to pour fat down the sink.”

To see Take 3's Lardy the Fatman animation please visit www.southernwater.co.uk/Aboutus/videos/default.asp?iuid=76471672

Take 3 receives 2010 CiB Award

Following great success at this years IVCA Awards in March, we are thrilled to have picked up a CiB Award of Excellence for a long-running and multiple award-winning BP North Sea website.

Having been recognised for its effectiveness at engaging disparate audiences, the site has continued to go from strength to strength, and we are thrilled is continues to be recognised by independent experts in the the industry as an effective communication channel.

The CiB Awards take pace in June at the Park Lane Hotel.

www.cib.uk.com

Two out of three top motivational awards for Take 3

A staff training and engagement DVD has won Gold and an online campaign film has won Bronze for Take 3 at this year’s IVCA Awards, both in the Motivational Training category.

And in the Recruitment category, Take 3 also picked up a Bronze award.

The Gold winner, ‘Let’s Do Business’, was produced for the Post Office. It highlights the needs of customers with disabilities, told through the experiences of disabled customers themselves. The programme was also Highly Commended in the Induction category.

The Bronze Motivational Training award went to ‘Not Knowing’s Not Enough’, produced for Orange. It encourages parents to talk to their children about socialising safely and responsibly online.

Take 3’s third major award was for BP’s ‘People with Energy’, highlighting opportunities for graduates in the UK energy industry, told through the eyes of female employees.

These awards follow last year’s successes with multiple Gold Awards for Take 3’s Safe and Responsible Education Campaign (for Orange) and awards for an online Web TV site (for BP North Sea).

The IVCA Awards are the UK’s premier celebration of effective business and public sector communication in film, video, digital media and live events.

New campaign film goes into production

A new campaign film has just gone into production for a major utilities client.

The short film will head up a new, long-running national campaign to raise awareness around saving water and energy in the home. Due to launch in June 2010 the film will be shown on a number of channels and at events around the country.

Watch this space for more information....

Take 3 receives four IVCA Award nominations

Three films produced by Take 3 for Orange, the Post Office and BP have been shortlisted for four prestigious IVCA Award 2010. Categories include Motivational Training, Recruitment and Induction. Now in their 29th year, the IVCA Awards are the most acclaimed celebration of effective business and public sector communication in film, video, digital media and live events.

Marco Forgione, IVCA’s Chief Executive commented “The sheer number, diversity and quality of entries this year reinforce the view that the IVCA Awards are Europe’s leading business communication awards. We would like to congratulate Take 3 on their success this year – their work has been judged to be inspirational and effective in delivering cultural shift, organisational change and delivering substantial financial and business results."

Winners of the gold, silver and bronze awards will be revealed at the IVCA Award Ceremony and gala dinner on Friday 26th March at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

Calling all Internal Communicators!

The Power of Active Communication, CiB Conference

Carden Park Hotel, Chester, 12-14 May 2010

Communicators in Business’s annual conference has been the diary event in our industry for over 25 years. More than 120 people attend – communication professionals from public and private sector.

Five reasons why should you attend this conference:

1. Practical and topical issues-led learning sessions: rebuilding a communication culture, employee voice, leadership, social media, engagement, behavioural change, collaborative working, audience measurement, strategic change, and future technology

2. Challenging panel debates, high quality speakers, expert thinking, practical case studies – sessions are interactive and learning opportunities

3. Case studies from: Cabinet Office, The Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Department for Work & Pensions, Virgin Media, RBS, British Airways, Essex County Council, and the Royal Mail

4. Opportunities to network in a friendly environment with like-minded professionals

5. Best value communication conference you’ll attend – under £1,000 for two days’ conference, annual dinner, all meals and two nights’ accommodation in a luxury hotel.

To view the full conference programme and book please visit the CiB website.

www.cib.uk.com

Happy New Year from Take 3!

Despite the economic downturn and challenges facing the industry, 2009 was a successful and busy year for Take 3.

We secured preferred supplier status with government departments and corporate businesses and enjoyed working on diverse and award-winning projects for our long-standing and first-time client teams alike.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our clients, suppliers and freelancers for a great year and we hope to continue working with you all in 2010!

Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas and prosperous New Year!

Orange Parents site launches

Orange has launched a new portal dedicated to supporting parents who have concerns over what their children do when they go online.

Take 3 has produced a short teaser film which sits on the homepage. It aims to be engaging and easy for parents in all situations to relate to - to reassure them that they are not alone. The site is packed with information and ideas and is supported by guide called 'What parents need to know.'

Feedback so far has been extremely positive. BECTA and the South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL) fully support the film and are promoting it through their own channels. The film is also being sent out with supporting information and activities for use in school parents evenings and awareness sessions run by local community groups.

www.orange.co.uk/safety

Long-term project documentary for BP begins

Take 3 has been commissioned by BP to document key milestones of a major new engineering project. We will produce quarterly updates for the business over the next two years, followed by a long documentary on he completion of the project.

Filming in international locations has already begun. Each update will capture milestone events and progress as it happens from sites around the world as well as telling important local community and environment stories supported by BP.

Social issues take the lead

We are currently working with the CPS to produce a film about community engagement. It focuses on the important work, taking place at different levels across the CPS, to ensure the services they offer are effective, and to build strong relationships with local communities.

For QCDA, our teams are working on a number of films that share best practice through case studies for teachers and educational practitioners. The short films are delivered on the QCDA website and at conferences and cover topics including foundation stage moderation, Key Stage 1-3 assessment and Diploma courses.

A film that informs diverse internal audiences about BT’s sustainability agenda, and inspires them to get involved to make a difference in their everyday roles has now been released. And our new film for Orange is about to launch on a dedicated website offering support, advice and guidance on a range of topics for parents.

For more information about these projects and to find out how we can help you communicate an important message, please give us a call.

'Let's Do Business' with the Post Office

Take 3 has produced for the Post Office and Royal Mail a film that helps customer-facing staff improve the service they offer to disabled customers.

Distributed on DVD and via a number of online and internal TV channels, the documentary is now a major part of staff training.

Feedback to date has been extremely positive and we would like to thank everyone who was involved in the production - especially those who gave up their time to share their stories.

Parent training film for Orange in post-production

Following the success of the Safety Online films produced for Orange in 2008, Take 3 has been commissioned to produce another short film. It will sit on the homepage of a new Orange portal that offers advice, tips and guidance to parents on range of issues including socialising online.

Currently in post-production the film will launch on the portal in the autumn. More information will follow soon.

Take 3 wins first commission for BT

Take 3 has been commissioned to produce a film that will inform and a diverse internal audience about BT’s sustainability agenda and inspire them to get involved and make a difference in their everyday roles.

As a standalone introduction to sustainability, it will also front an online, staff-training package that outlines BT’s policies and procedures in more detail.

Take 3 becomes preferred supplier for BT

Take 3 has been selected as a preferred supplier for BT's new internal communications rosta.

Following an extensive procurement selection, we are now now looking forward to developing strong working relationships with internal client teams, and to producing engaging films for BT's diverse audiences.

CiB Conference success!

The Communicators in Business Annual Internal Communication Conference and Awards took place at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole on May 21 & 22. Claudi Schneider, Take 3's Client Services Manager, was the conference chair again this year, and the relevant programme was well received. The key speakers delivered practical solutions and learning tackling the key issues communicators face today.

CiB also celebrated their 60th Anniversary, and Take 3's short film played out to rousing applause from the guests following dinner.

For more information about the conference, this years award winners and to see the anniversary film please visit www.cib.uk.com

Welcome to the new look Take 3 website

We hope you find the new site easy to navigate and informative. Please get in touch if you would like to find out more about how Take 3 uses the power of the moving image to bring people together.

We would like to take the opportunity to thank Paul at NB Illustration for all his help and support putting this website together.

Take 3 wins two Golds at IVCA Awards

Take 3 are thrilled to have won two Gold Awards at the prestigious IVCA event at the Grosvenor House Hotel on march 27th. The 'Safety Online' campaign has been a huge success both with target and wider audiences, and this success follows earlier wins at the NY Film Festival in January, and IVCA Clarion Awards in 2008.

The series of short films and supporting materials are distributed free to schools across the UK to raise awareness about social networking and how to be safe and responsible online. The films were produced for Orange UK's corporate responsibility team in 2008 and are now also distributed to charities, Police and local communities all over the UK. Take 3 are now working with Orange to develop films that help parents to understand and communicate with their children about being safe online.

See a clip of one of the 'Safety Online' films...

A NY Film Festival Gold for Take 3

Take 3 scooped a Gold World Award for it's 'Safety Online' films, a series of short films and supporting materials distributed free to schools across the UK to raise awareness about social networking and how to be safe and responsible online. The films were produced for Orange UK's corporate responsibility team in 2008.

This success follows two awards at the prestigious 2008 IVCA Clarions. The Take 3 team are looking forward to working on new projects in 2009.

See a clip of one of the 'Safety Online' films...

New pan-government framework contract with QCA

Take 3 has been selected as a preferred supplier under the new QCA marketing and communications strategic framework. We are looking forward to developing strong relationships and to working with QCA on new projects in 2009.

The framework agreement, which lasts for three years, can be utilised by any government department or agency looking to produce visual communications.

For more information about utilising pan-government frameworks please visit the Office of Government Commerce website www.ogc.gov.uk or contact Claudi Schneider at Take 3.

'Gently Does It' gets a new lease of life!

Take 3 is currently in post-production stages of the new 'Gently Does It' exercise DVD for the less mobile. First produced in 1996, the simple, seated and standing exercise routines have been incredibly popular with people in care, at day centres and at home.

Sponsored by Complan and in association with ROMPA, Take 3 has revamped the old programme to offer up-to-date, fun exercises for the elderly and less mobile. The exercises have been developed in conjunction with trained fitness instructors and occupational therapists.

From early 2009, 'Gently Does It' will be available through the ROMPA catalogue and online at www.rompa.com.

Take 3's Claudi Schneider is 2009 CiB Conference Chairman

Take 3 are 2008 CiB New Media Partners. This year we sponsored filming at the Annual Conference that took place in Brighton in May and we are looking forward to getting involved again in 2009.

We are pleased to announce that for 2009, Client Services Manager Claudi Schneider will be taking the helm again as Conference Chair and is pulling together a special conference programme, Annual dinner and Gala Awards event to celebrate CiB's 60th year.

The national conference in Birmingham will focus on internal communications and facing down the credit crunch, with leaders from major organisations taking the stage.

To find out more information about the CiB, National IC Conference and Awards event please visit the website www.take3.co.uk.

London Criminal Justice Board commissions Take 3

Following a lengthy pitch process, Take 3 has been commissioned to produce a series of short films that will inform and engage new and existing employees across London's seven criminal justice agencies.

Used as part of induction and training, each film will outline the role of an individual agency and explain how they work together to deliver a joined up criminal justice service to London.

Films will be delivered on DVD and online to offer a flexible communication tool to fit all communication and training strategies.

Take 3 wins two at IVCA Clarion Awards

Take 3 takes both the Strategic Communication and Best Video Awards at the 2008 awards. The Clarions ceremony, at the BFI Southbank on Friday 26th September, celebrated the best in effective, ethical and sustainable and CSR communications - from corporate communications, to stage, screen, radio, online and events.

Orange commissioned Take 3 to produce the five short, award-winning 'Safety Online' films to challenge young, media-conscious audiences about how they behave online and approach social networking sites as part of a new campaign.

Each film tackles a different topic in a fresh and relevant way, to prompt debate and discussion, and to raise awareness. Free to schools across the UK on DVD, the films, supporting activities, and teachers' notes are an important, thought-provoking addition to Citizenship curriculum resources.

Rebecca D'Arcy, Marketing, Risk & Issues Manager, Orange Corporate Social Responsibility said-

“Orange are over the moon to have been publicly recognised for the 'Safety Online' campaign and its success continues to grow among schools. In only a matter of months since launch, the film has been requested by over 50% of UK secondary schools and the positive feedback has been far greater than we had hoped.

Take 3 had incredible vision in bringing internet safety issues to life and thanks to their creativity, Orange now have an unrivalled education tool that goes beyond simply telling kids what they should and shouldn't do online.”

This success follows big wins for Take 3 at both the annual IVCA Awards and CiB Awards earlier this year.

See a clip of one of the 'Safety Online' films...

Lifejackets launch at Cowes

As preferred suppliers for the Maritime Coastguard Agency, Take 3 was commissioned to create a 30-second ad highlighting the importance of wearing lifejackets for the start of a new campaign run by the MCA and their search and rescue partners RNLI.

Launched on the Big Screen at Cowes Week in August 2008, the ad has won praise for its thought-provoking approach to the topic.

Working to tight timescales and budget, Take 3 utilised its in-house facilities and team to produce a film that works as effectively on the big screen as it does online, and which challenges anyone going to sea to think about their actions.

To find out more about the campaign visit www.mcga.gov.uk

See a clip of the 'Lifejackets' film...