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We Love Working With Charities!

Client
Dyslexia Scotland ,

FIRST STEPS FUTURE TRAINING LIMITED

Forces Children Scotland .

Services
Digital Audit, Market Research, User Experience

Year
2022

Here at Rebel Loop Studios, we love collaborating and engaging with a wide variety of charities in Scotland and beyond.  Part of our mission at Rebel Loop involves making a positive impact on society and allowing an environment where diversity thrives through our work, and that is why we love working with charities.

Over the last year, we have had the opportunity to work with a number of amazing charities who aim to support young people from a wide variety of backgrounds. Each of these charities share similar fundamental and core values each revolving around empowerment, inclusion and continuous improvement of young people.

Three charities that we have now established a regular collaborative working partnership with are Dyslexia Scotland , FIRST STEPS FUTURE TRAINING LIMITED and Forces Children Scotland .

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Rebel Loop have recently finished a short documentary-style video in collaboration with FIRST STEPS FUTURE TRAINING LIMITED , a charity that helps disadvantaged young people gain practical training in Construction to develop independence, ambition and assist with employment prospects. Each interview was set up in the First Steps training facility or the participants working environment to allow the audience a feel for the training centre and to make the participants feel comfortable being interviewed for the first time. On all shoots we work with broadcast cameras and cinema lenses, shooting videos in C-LOG. This allowed for a cinematic documentary style for this video.

This video follows three young participants and their journey of participating in  First Step’s training programme, ‘No-one Gets Left Behind’. The programme aims to introduce construction training to young people in areas such as joinery, painting and decorating, groundwork, brickwork and hard and soft landscaping. Once basic skills in these areas have been covered and the young people have attained their certificates and site cards, they are then placed within a construction company of their preferred trade who will possibly offer them an apprenticeship following their placement.

Rebel Loop are delighted to have worked with Dyslexia Scotland on several occasions, a charity that aims to create a dyslexia-friendly Scotland and to inspire and enable all people with dyslexia to realise their potential on a variety of inspiring projects.

Trevor, MD of Rebel Loop, is severely dyslexic and had the honour of speaking at the annual Dyslexia conference after sharing his documentary, ‘No More Secrets’.  Rebel Loop were invited to film the Dyslexia Scotland Conference 2023, an informative event that involved a day full of workshops, keynote speakers, and strategic partners who offer resources such as books, games and vital information surrounding dyslexia.

We created an event video interviewing guest speakers and attendees about their experience of the event – celebrating neurodiversity.  Rebel Loop have also provided animations for educational purposes, working with graphic designers and animators to produce a high quality and engaging asset.

Rebel Loop are delighted to have worked with Dyslexia Scotland on several occasions, a charity that aims to create a dyslexia-friendly Scotland and to inspire and enable all people with dyslexia to realise their potential on a variety of inspiring projects.

Trevor, MD of Rebel Loop, is severely dyslexic and had the honour of speaking at the annual Dyslexia conference after sharing his documentary, ‘No More Secrets’.  Rebel Loop were invited to film the Dyslexia Scotland Conference 2023, an informative event that involved a day full of workshops, keynote speakers, and strategic partners who offer resources such as books, games and vital information surrounding dyslexia.

We created an event video interviewing guest speakers and attendees about their experience of the event – celebrating neurodiversity.  Rebel Loop have also provided animations for educational purposes, working with graphic designers and animators to produce a high quality and engaging asset.

We support children and young people from armed forces and veteran families to realise their potential and thrive across Scotland.

In collaboration with Forces Children Scotland we have produced a series of podcasts with young people sharing their experiences of being a child of someone in the forces and their experiences of boarding school. Also a series of podcasts with veterans discussing their experiences of being in the forces and podcasts series discussing mental health.  All podcasts were filmed here at Rebel Loop studio where we have a dedicated multipurpose studio space equipped with industry standard camera, lighting and sound equipment.

Rebel Loop also had the pleasure of curating a week long residency where Trevor and Mark, content production crew, delivered film workshops that included pre-production, planning scriptwriting and storyboarding. This was a great experience allowing the participants to be hands on with industry standard camera and sound equipment, filming the ideas they had prepared. Participants were also given an introduction to basic post production skills, having them in the studio to edit what they had created during the residential week.

If you are a charity looking to create content to share your message, would like to enquire about podcasts or residencies – please get in touch with us.

We are aware that it can be difficult for charities and organisations to release regular content to tell their own stories, and that is why we are here to help and go the extra mile when it comes to dealing with their social strategy. This strategy may include how to create social media content, how to communicate, empower and educate through the power of film and ultimately how to broaden their audience and spread their message further.

Our favourite parts about engaging with the charities and the young people they work with is listening to their stories, being able to inspire and encourage them to try new things through film, and seeing them challenge themselves. This experience not only inspires us as filmmakers, but also reminds us of the reason we love our craft!

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Six young adults pose together on a stage at night with the Rebel Loop Studios logo visible in the corner, and a large TopGolf banner overlaying the scene.

 

When Topgolf was looking for a production partner capable of delivering premium content that matched the energy, quality and personality of their brand, our previous commercial work caught their attention. We were brought on board to create an ambitious suite of video and photography content designed to showcase the full Topgolf experience. Over three action-packed days, we captured everything from nighttime group play, food and drinks to family coaching sessions and everything in between, helping represent the full range of Topgolf audiences and marketing demographics. From the very beginning, the aim was to create content that felt exciting, authentic and full of personality, while meeting the exceptionally high standards and detailed brand guidelines expected from a global brand.

 

 

As with every successful production, the groundwork happened long before the cameras started rolling. With an ambitious amount of content to capture in a tight timeframe, scheduling and preparation were absolutely key. Following detailed pre-production and a comprehensive location recce, we mapped out filming positions, lighting, movement around the venue and how each setup would work across the three days. The shoot was carefully split between day and night setups, with every scene planned around detailed shot lists and storyboards to ensure we captured everything required. Across the production, we worked with 17 models and coordinated a busy crew, multiple cameras and professional photography, all led by a director with a clear creative vision. With so much to achieve, careful planning and a well-prepared team gave us the structure we needed to stay flexible, creative and confident that we could deliver something fantastic.

 

 

When filming got underway, the venue came to life. Our multi-camera crew captured the action from every angle while photography ran alongside the video production, documenting gameplay, food and drink, family moments, coaching, group nights out and the genuine laughter and interaction that make the Topgolf experience what it is. Once the cameras stopped rolling, the next stage was just as important. Back in the edit suite, every frame was carefully reviewed, edited, colour graded and refined to conform with Topgolf’s high creative standards and brand guidelines. The final result was an extensive collection of 35 video pieces, ranging from broadcast-quality 16:9 films to 15-second vertical ads and social content, alongside a substantial library of premium photography.

 

Collage of three Rebel Loop Studios scenes: person jumping on a golf range, friends sharing burgers and fries, and a cheering crowd around a player on a course, with a 'Collaborate with us' CTA on blue background.

 

Looking to create standout content for your brand? Whether you’re launching a new campaign, refreshing your social media or planning a large-scale commercial production, Rebel Loop Studios can bring your vision to life, with our own studio, equipment and crew we are a full service video production and marketing company. Get in touch to discuss your next project.

 

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