Postvention training film for national Police conference use

I was approached by the Cornwall NHS partnership who knew my professional work as a producer/director at the BBC from a series on the work on the Cornwall Air Ambulance service. They had funding to produce a short training film for Police staff outlining procedure dealing with the immediate effects of an apparent suicide. They had begun the process of filming some interviews with police officers but were unhappy with the results and had used up their funding allocation. I enlisted the services of fellow Falmouth staff and industry friends to produce a new set of interviews, this was done for no fee.
I was aware that the finished film would be used at national conferences by several police federations. The aim was to create a reputation of excellence for the outputs from the University. At this stage it was solely the work of staff but my intention is that any future projects could involve students in production and crewing roles.
The film has been shown at police conferences throughout 2023/4 and received well, the first showing in Cornwall in Redruth received a standing ovation.

As director of trhe project I oversaw the content and forged close reltaionships with the Police and NHS staff n order to maintain their co-operation and trust. It was and is an emotive and sensitive subject that required ny team to approach with great empathy. To that end I was able to bring into the team an experienced Tv documentary producer, Sarah Cockcroft, whom I had worked with before.

In terms of my own pedagogical research, it reaffirmed my awareness of industry practice and the methodology of working with outside agencies.
The impact of this project was a distinctive and successful partnership between Falmouth staff and local agencies that had national recognition. Future collaborations could bring further enhancement to our University status both locally and nationally and may open new revenue sources from fully funded projects.