Public Sector & Government
People’s Powerhouse: For the North
A five-minute documentary and two short edits, filmed across the North, showing why communities belong in the decisions that shape their lives.
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Documentary Video Production
People telling their own stories, for charities, public bodies and businesses with something worth saying.
Listen first, film second
Documentary work is mostly listening. We spend time with people before the camera comes out, so by the time it does they’re talking to someone they know.
Then we let the story be what it is. For St Oswald’s Hospice we’ve spent days with families, nurses and social workers, and those films work because people trusted us enough to be honest on camera.
Recent documentary projects
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Arts, Culture & Heritage
Animating Ashington with Walk the Plank
Nine months of parades, light shows and fire gardens, filmed for Ashington's town-centre arts programme.
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Charity & Non-Profit
St Oswald’s Hospice: Focus on Living
A short film about the Focus on Living Centre, showing a side of hospice care most people never see.
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Education & Training
Concordia Vocal Project Film
A documentary about singing in schools, told by the children and teachers taking part.
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Documentary formats we produce
Case study and testimonial films
Your customers or beneficiaries making the case in their own words.
Fundraising and charity storytelling
Stories that help people decide to give, made with the consent and care they deserve.
Long-form brand documentaries
A deeper look at a person, a place or a programme, when two minutes isn't enough.
How a documentary comes together
Here's the call sheet. It's the same one our crew works from, minus the parking details.
Call sheet
ProductionYour documentary
ProducerTurps Film, 0191 691 8785
| Sc. | Where | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | On the phone | A chatTwenty minutes on who the film’s for and what it needs to do. No brief? No problem. That’s what the chat’s for. |
| 02 | Our office | The planInterview questions or a script, a shot list, a schedule and a fixed quote. You sign it off before anyone picks up a camera. |
| 03 | Your site | The shootUsually a day or two. We bring the cameras, lights and crew, and get your people relaxed before we roll. |
| 04 | The edit suite | The editDominic cuts it, you watch it, and two rounds of changes are included as standard. |
| 05 | Your inbox | DeliveryEvery version you need for your website, socials and events, with subtitles. |
WeatherIt’s the North East. We’ve planned for rain.CateringYour kettle, if that’s all right.
We've done the long days
Some of our favourite work started as a few interviews and turned into a whole body of films. We followed Walk the Plank around Ashington for nine months, made a short documentary about Ann Cleeves and her love of the North East, and during lockdown ran 15 Zoom sessions for Little Inventors, then cut 17 hours of interviews into 15 films for their virtual exhibition.
Have a project in mind?
Got a story you think deserves telling? Tell us about the people in it and we'll help you work out the film.
Short, simple films start from around £3,000 + VAT, and most projects cost £4,000–£8,000. See our price guide
“What sets them apart is their ability to truly listen and interpret our briefs with a genuine understanding of our brand and alignment to our values. Their approach is compassionate and respectful…”
St Oswald's Hospice