Project
We produced a pitch video for EDP Drug & Alcohol Services to use in presentations, highlighting the impact of the Exeter-based charity’s work through the stories of people who have been helped to transform their lives.
Case Study – EDP Drug & Alcohol Services
What the client wanted
EDP wanted to demonstrate its successful track record of helping people to overcome problems with drugs and alcohol.
Kat Watts, fundraising and marketing officer, said: “We believe it’s very important to tell the stories of the people who are using our services. We wanted their experiences to be part of our presentation, but obviously we couldn’t take them all into the room with us, so the video gave us an opportunity to include their voices.
“I met Alex and found him very easy to get on with, and he very quickly understood what we needed. I knew the finished product would be very professional because I had seen other examples of Bitpod’s work.”
What we did
We conducted interviews with five people who spoke about their stories of recovery and how EDP has changed their lives.
Kat said: “Alex was excellent at making the people who were being interviewed feel relaxed and at ease.”
The project also required on-location filming at a number of workshops and events to illustrate activities ranging from crafts to DJing.
Back at our studio, working to a tight deadline we edited all this footage, adding graphics and music to produce a powerful three-minute video which the charity is able to use when presenting their work to potential supporters.
The impact
We were very glad to hear that the video has been used by EDP and its partners within its presentations and as a result will be able to help more people in the South West to recover from addiction.
Kat said: “We have been delivering drug and alcohol services in the county for over 30 years and it’s really important for us to continue doing that.
“At a time when making the case for funding is increasingly challenging, the video really helped to highlight the impact of our work. Written words are great, but to actually see and hear someone expressing how their lives have changed is always going to be more powerful.
“Bitpod were very professional, flexible and friendly, and handled our subject matter very sensitively. We will definitely work with them again.”
Bitpod director Alex Wren said:
“Hearing the stories from the interviewees proved what amazing work EDP does for the community. We were so pleased to hear that their bid was a success and that their video played an essential part in there presentation.
As this project is not public we are unable to show the pitch video on our website.”