Creative Midlands East

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 12:56 AM PDT

In the latest of our Creative Workspace series we visit the home of a brand new business and discover how they're getting off the ground. Hello to Nicole from Envi Media!

What do you do?

We're a media production service. We offer photography and videos for weddings, baby portraits and business promotion. We can take the unique selling points of your business and make it into a video – it's much better to get web traffic with a video than with text. We do the whole thing – from the initial idea through to planning, producing, editing and delivery. I've just done a film for Bliss Chair Covers where I summed up their business and made something completely different. This has obviously got a range of uses – not just to generate more web traffic but you can use it for conferences or events and so on.

And you're a brand new company? How long have you been going?

I started doing photography seriously in 2007 and took it at A Level. I graduated from De Montfort University in July this year, with a degree in media production. I set up Envi Media in June after applying to Enterprise Inc for help to set up the business – they provide grants and a mentoring scheme for graduates in the East Midlands. They saw that I could do the work but I didn't have much experience of sales or marketing my services so I've been getting advice on this from my mentor. It's a really good scheme if you're just starting out.

What's your weekly routine like?

Each day is different, as you can imagine – it depends on the nature of the work I've got at any time. So far it's worked out at three days shooting and two days editing, with weekends attending events (such as baby events) to hand out cards or promotional gift bags. My equipment is all portable so I can set up shoots wherever I'm needed and I do the editing at home here. So far most of my business has been via word of mouth or referral schemes so I haven't had to do much advertising.

So you don't have a creative space as such?

It's wherever I go. I have a range of props for baby shoots, hats and so forth. Babies are quite easy to photograph as when they're really little you can pose them quite creatively. In the future, I'd like to have my own studio space, not a unit, but a room in my own house as that makes it a bit more personal, especially for baby shoots. For now, my creative space is anywhere and it can be packed into my car.

How wide an area do you work?

It's across the East Midlands. I'm based in Nottingham, obviously, but my mentor is in Leicester and I can travel anywhere across the region. My suppliers are mainly local Nottingham businesses which makes it easier to keep the prices down. I offer canvases, keyrings, digital photo frames and put the shots into these gift bags with nicely bound cases for the CDs. It all comes from local sources I found on Google or Facebook.

Thanks so much for talking to us Nicole and best of luck with your new business.

Thank you. If any Creative Nottingham readers would like to have us produce a video for their business, please get in touch and quote 'Creative Nottingham' for a 10% discount.

You can contact Nicole at Envi Media at Facebook or Twitter

As always if you'd like Creative Nottingham to turn up on your doorstep and take pictures of your creative space, please contact us at editor@creativenottingham.com

Sue is one of our team of bloggers. When not nosing round other people's houses for CN, she writes (@writingatrosys) knits and sings. She can be reached on sue AT creativenottingham.com and followed on Twitter @basfordian

'High Tide' at St Peters by Lincolnshire artist Gary Woods

Posted: 16 Oct 2012 08:22 AM PDT

Lincolnshire artist Gary Woods is providing a unique opportunity for people to experience the North Sea tide coming in at a small church on the East Coast of Lincolnshire. Gary has been commissioned to produce a new artwork that demonstrates the importance of churches as focal points for the arts in rurally isolated communities. His response is to create a new film that will be projected on the floor of the nave of St Peters Church, South Somercotes(above), inspired by the areas connection to the sea and salt making.

Gary's Piece 'High Tide' will be open to the public on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th November (see below for details).

"High Tide" is the first of a series of contemporary artworks that will be commissioned over the coming months as part of the 'Altered' arts in churches programme. Altered is a partnership initiative between University of Lincoln, artsNK, The Diocese of Lincoln and the Churches Conservation Trust.

"The 'Altered' project is about commissioning some great art that tempts people into churches, to enjoy the art and to enjoy the buildings for their artistic and heritage value as well. Gary's piece 'High Tide' at St Peters is a perfect illustration of what we want to do. It is a piece specifically inspired by that place, by the church as a space and the areas connection with salt making. Gary's proposal to create a digital projection of the east coast tide washing over the nave floor is the sort of innovative art work that we hope will capture people's imagination, regardless of their age or artistic experience" Nick Jones, artsNK Visual Arts manager.

The Altered programme will continue with a further piece by Rhubarb Theatre and Brickbeat Studios in May 2013 and two new commissions in Heckington. The organisers are keen for anyone interested in seeing arts activity in their churches to come along and find out about their long-term plans.

"This first phase is about demonstrating the value of arts in church initiatives. Phase two is to roll out the programme to new communities and churches, with some funding, advice and support available to build a bigger festival of events that can make a bigger contribution to the county" Ben Stoker, Lincolnshire Open Churches Officer, Diocese of Lincoln.

'Altered' has been funded by Arts Council England and Lincolnshire County Council to provide more people with an opportunity to experience great art and develop an arts programme that can improve the quality of life and local economy in the county of Lincolnshire.

When - Exhibition open Saturday 24th November and Sunday 25th November, 2.00pm - 9.00pm

Tickets - Adults £4.00 - Concession £2.00 - Children Free (under 16's)

All tickets are available from the box office at the Terry O'Toole Theatre on 01522 883311

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For more information contact:

Nick Jones (artsNK) – 01529 411190

Ben Stoker (Diocese of Lincoln) – 01522 504049

Chris Heighton (University of Lincoln) – 01522 837030

Dave Adgar (Churches Conservation Trust) – 07733 108 553

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