Digital me!

Digital technology provides an opportunity for us to explore, innovate, access and improve our lives. This month we’ve been going bonkers championing the use of digital technology. We’ve interviewed residents across Stockport to find out how and why they use digital, the results have been a mixed bag as expected. The use of digital covers everything from taking an image on a digital camera to using an app on your phone, to video calling your nan in Austria to using AI for all sorts!!!

We created an entirely new web page for this project as its something we want to keep growing, so check it out here https://www.sazmedia.co.uk/education . We can learn so much from conversations with others and we think in order for us to get more comfortable online, then seeing useful videos like these is a great place to start.

So check out the videos and let us know what you think. Will you become a digital champion?

Filming for Pursuing Individual Excellence (PIE)

In December we filmed across Stockport and at Manchester Metropolitan University with PIE a Social Enterprise. We created a film for them that showcases their organisation and their Into the Mix Programme, that seeks to support new students get acclimated into High School and to help bring positive social change to them and their communities.

This film was expertly project managed by Sara, filmed by Phil and Jake and edited by Jake.

Beth Nunn (Founder and Director of PIE) “ABSOLUTELY LOVES IT” and said her colleague started crying (in a good way) as they recognised all their hardwork come to life through this film.

Watch it and let us know if you need creative and thoughtful content for your organisation.

Greater Manchester businesses support the Living Wage

It was great to create this film for The Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter, capturing organisations that champion the Living Wage across Greater Manchester.

At SAZ MEDIA we pay the real Living Wage because we want our employees to know that they are valued and that they have a basic employee right to be able to live a full and happy life without worrying about making ends meet.

What's your reason for paying the real Living Wage? #socialenterprise

#videoproduction #livingwage #goodemployment

Living Wage Week 2023

This year Living Wage week was held at Media City in Salford where businesses and institutes came together to celebrate 10 years of the Living Wage movement in Greater Manchester. We filmed and photographed the event as well as our own Director Sara Auty speaking at the event. Sara introduced the film we created for Living Wage on behalf of Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter. The event was a massive success, with Andy Burnham Mayor of Greater Manchester opening the event and hearing from employees about the difference being paid the real Living Wage makes.

A call to arms for all businesses

What do we do best at SAZ MEDIA? Create films that inspire positive social change? absolutely!

We created the Living Wage film released for Living Wage week which is an initiative set up by Living Wage Foundation on behalf of Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter and its employer organisations.

We filmed at 3 different businesses across Greater Manchester and asked them questions written by Chris Dabbs at Unlimited Potential With our pre production sorted, it was then beautifully captured by Phil and Sara, they took it back to SAZ MEDIA headquarters, Sara edited the storyline and laid down the imagery and music on the timeline and Phil finished the final touches. We are really happy with the results and we think it proves a strong business case for any organisation to pay the real Living Wage. Let us know what you think! Watch below.

SAZ MEDIA celebrates 5th anniversary!

In 2016 Director Sara set out to find a way to utilise her skills gained in the broadcast media and charity sector to support young people to get hands on experience using photography and filmmaking equipment so that they could gain experience and knowledge in that creative digital field, bridging the gap for young people who may not have access to extra curricular activities and could benefit from experiences that go beyond their norm, examining life through a lens to form conversation and gain a greater sense of identity and purpose through meaningful themes.

SAZ MEDIA was formally established as a Social Enterprise in 2018 and has been trading ever since. Now thriving SAZ MEDIA continues to support young people through innovative workshops and utilises their power of combining business and industry knowledge with exceptional filmmaking and photography skills to service some of the UK's largest companies.

We're celebrating forming a youth committee with some of the first young people to attend our workshops in 2018, we're celebrating 3 paid employees and a volunteer that have been with us for 5 years! We're celebrating all our volunteers past and present, lighting a candle for Freya who sadly passed. We're celebrating recruiting our first apprentice and investing in young trainees. We're celebrating the accreditations we've gained with amazing institutions that drive positive social change. We're celebrating moving in the right circles with people and organisations that want to make a difference to people, planet and place.
We're celebrating all the young people we've worked with and our wonderful clients who support us on our mission to be the go to place for creative content that inspires positive social change.
SAZ MEDIA is a company for the community and long may that continue.

A video that celebrates SAZ MEDIA the film and photography Social Enterprise.

SAZ MEDIA capture the best events!

Got an event coming up? Need a specialist team to capture it? Well look no further, you’ve landed on a pretty amazing website. We specialise in filming and photographing events and much more.

SAZ MEDIA is a Greater Manchester Social Enterprise offering our content creation services nationwide. Here’s a project that kept us busy for a little while in April this year. We captured for The Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter event including creating all the films in the run up to it!

Filming with so many different organisations across Greater Manchester gave us an exclusive insight into what Good Employment looks like. You can find out more about the Charter following this link https://www.gmgoodemploymentcharter.co.uk

TRACO UK Film Production

The Saz Media team recently travelled to Portsmouth to produce a film for TRACO UK - fellow participants of the Impact Hub King’s Cross Assets Programme run in partnership with Wates. TRACO UK are a Social Enterprise and furniture relocation and recycling company who focus on sustainability and providing employment opportunities for disadvantaged people. The film production is a celebration of TRACO UK’s social impact and business development during the Assets Programme.

We had a great time working with TRACO UK and look forward to further solidifying our new relationship, and those with our other Social Enterprise peers - all thanks to Wates, the Impact Hub and their Assets Programme.

Below are a selection of photographs taken during the film production. Subscribe to our Newsletter for further updates on film production, social impact and our involvement in the Assets Programme, or follow us on social media at:

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Headteacher's Conference Film

We spent two days in Crewe this October documenting Headteachers from across Stockport involved in a conference, discussing the importance of wellbeing and safety for their pupils and staff. It was great to meet so many passionate educators from our local area who are committed to positive change within our education system.

It seems headteachers like to have fun too! Check out these photos of everyone playing with bubbles during the conference!

To keep updated with our projects, or if you’re interested in what film production services we offer, head to our website at www.sazmedia.co.uk

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King's Cross London Impact Hub - Feeding The City Film

Saz Media have produced a film with Impact Hub at King’s Cross Station for their Feeding The City Programme!

Impact Hub at King’s Cross Station in London are a network focused on supporting entrepreneurs and businesses who are passionate about sustainability and positive social, ethical and environmental change. Their Feeding The City programme offers training, mentoring and networking opportunities for emerging food brands with the aim of tackling food poverty, healthy eating and sustainable food production/consumption.

On the 1st October, we travelled to London to capture and produce a video celebrating the achievements of all the businesses involved in the programme; watch the final video below, included are some stills taken from the film. We had a great time meeting and working with everyone involved at the Impact Hub event.

For more information about Impact Hub’s Feeding The City programme, head to their website at https://kingscross.impacthub.net/current-programmes/.

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