OUTDOOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED!

Xtreme Exposures are interested to hear from outdoor professionals (such as MCI and watersports equivalents) who are able to provide planning and on-location support for water AND land based activities for a photo a video shoot over 2 - 4 days in a UK national park (potentially Lake District) in mid - late Sept 21.

Applicants will ideally be subject matter experts in some, if not all of the following activities:

• canoeing,
• SUP,
• open water swimming,
• hill walking,
• climbing/scrambling,
• mountain biking (not downhill).

We are bidding for work with an outdoor gear manufacturer who supplies products to the UK and international outdoor consumer and professional markets that are intended for land and water based use.

Specific details are not currently available yet due to being in the bidding stage and so costs and any other requirements will be necessary to put forward to our potential client for an accurate bid.

To help applicants understand the scope of the role available, general assumptions and expected role details are made below.

Shoot party is likely to include:

• 1x photographer (camera team)
• 1x videographer (camera team)
• 1x assistant (camera team)
• 1-2x client reps - TBD
• 2 - 4x models - TBD
  

Camera team should be considered novices on water but are competent/independent climbers/mountaineers for land based activities.

Non-camera team members should be considered to be novices at all times.

Photography and videography are currently expected to occur on separate days. LIkely shoot plan would be 2 days of water based activity, followed by 2 days of land based.

Shoot planning:

• To provide location recommendations for land and water based activities
• To assist with logistical planning for all adventurous activities (sourcing of rental equipment, delivery, return etc, route finding to each location, contribution towards production of shoot timeline)
• To write the risk assessments for land and water based activities and be the risk holder for the safety of all involved whilst undergoing these activities. Note, a separate risk assessment will be conducted for the entire shoot of which, will cover elements not related to land and water activities e.g to cover hazards like trips and slips due to camera cables, driving between shoot locations, COVID compliance etc.
• To supply recommendations for additional staff resources where required to facilitate the shoot
• To supply costings for elements contributing to the overall bid amount

Land based shoot:

• to provide safety for the shoot party
• to provide technical assistance for photographer, videographer, assistant, client and models on steep terrain
• to provide all technical equipment required for models on the shoot (helmets, harnesses, some climbing equipment but not exhaustive list). Equipment should appear to be 'like new'.
• recommending locations for shoots

Water based shoot:

• provide water safety for the shoot party
• short term supply of 2 - 3 person canoe and appropriate water-based waterproof clothing for photographer, videographer, assistant to use
• short term supply of 1 - 2 SUP boards and canoes and associated ancillaries for models to use in the shoot subject to the client's requirements
• act as water safety for the shoot to occur, likely to be based from a separate craft
• act as technical advisor on the shoot for a water based activity
• provide local knowledge and location recommendations for the shoot

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Interested applicants should submit their interest by the form below (please use the check boxes for your land based skills and the message box for your water based skills). In addition, please cite any previous experience held of similar work (incl any references, if available), details of fees and availability in the message box.

Applicants will be contacted promptly to discuss the details of their experience and their potential contribution to the project.

Application window is short to permit selection of an appropriate SME and submit bid for the work within the client's timeline. Upon acceptance of our bid we'd be looking for shoot planning to occur throughout August with the shoot being conducted in mid September.

Future work is likely upon the success of this shoot, possibly to include two similar shoots a year for two separate brands in the same industry.

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