Creative Heartlands

Survey June 2021

Context

Since 2015 Leitrim, Sligo and Roscommon County Councils have worked strategically as a collective in the area of film development, seeking to support the ongoing development of filmmakers that live here and collectively facilitating filmmaking in the region. This gave rise to the SLR film project (www.slrfilm.ie) and together with the Local Enterprise Offices of the three counties and other regional partners we developed the Creative Heartlands project. Creative Heartlands is funded by Enterprise Ireland.

Screen and Film work in our region encompasses a plurality of activity and a diversity of filmmakers and practitioners including film, television, animation, fine art film, experimental educational, commercial et al.

One of the key priorities of Creative Heartlands is to throughout the region, support the acitivity and development of all filmmakers from new entrants through to experienced practitioners .

In tandem with supporting the region’s filmmakers, Creative Heartlands will promote and develop the capacity of the region, seek to enhance its infrastructure and services and to foster an enterprise culture to enable growth in Screen and Film work.

The project has received funding for the next three years and has recently appointed a Film Manager and has invested in Shooting equipment and will soon invest in Edit facilities, which will be located within the region at 3 x bases in Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Sligo Northside Community Centre, and Roscommon Arts Centre.

As part of our strategy to develop we wish to survey our region’s screen and film community to get a snap shot of the current work, operations, needs and wants of the community.

We would like to thank you in advance for your time and reassure you that the information provided will be used confidentially and only for the purposes of acquiring the information which will assist, inform and develop the aims and objectives of the Creative Heartlands project.

How to use:

- Please select the best answers from your point of view, for some questions this may involve selecting more than one box.

- Please use the FURTHER DETAILS/COMMENTS section to offer specific detail or to add relevant additional information /remarks.

- The survey should take approximately 15 minutes to complete.

- The survey will be open until Monday 28th June 2021.

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* 1. Which of the following best describes you?

Based in Sligo.

Based in Leitrim.

Based in Roscommon.

Currently based elsewhere outside the SLR region but from Sligo.

Currently based elsewhere outside the SLR region but from Leitrim.

Currently based elsewhere outside the SLR region but from Roscommon.

Not from or based in the SLR region, but thinking of moving there.

Other

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* 2. Please rate the relevance of these different areas of film to you and your career.

	Extremely relevant	Very relevant	Moderately relevant	Somewhat relevant	Not relevant/I don't do this
Film	Film Extremely relevant	Film Very relevant	Film Moderately relevant	Film Somewhat relevant	Film Not relevant/I don't do this
TV	TV Extremely relevant	TV Very relevant	TV Moderately relevant	TV Somewhat relevant	TV Not relevant/I don't do this
Commercial/Corporate	Commercial/Corporate Extremely relevant	Commercial/Corporate Very relevant	Commercial/Corporate Moderately relevant	Commercial/Corporate Somewhat relevant	Commercial/Corporate Not relevant/I don't do this
Fine Art/Experimental	Fine Art/Experimental Extremely relevant	Fine Art/Experimental Very relevant	Fine Art/Experimental Moderately relevant	Fine Art/Experimental Somewhat relevant	Fine Art/Experimental Not relevant/I don't do this
Community Film	Community Film Extremely relevant	Community Film Very relevant	Community Film Moderately relevant	Community Film Somewhat relevant	Community Film Not relevant/I don't do this
Education/Teaching	Education/Teaching Extremely relevant	Education/Teaching Very relevant	Education/Teaching Moderately relevant	Education/Teaching Somewhat relevant	Education/Teaching Not relevant/I don't do this
Other	Other Extremely relevant	Other Very relevant	Other Moderately relevant	Other Somewhat relevant	Other Not relevant/I don't do this

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* 3. How many years are you working in screen and film work. Provide details if possible.

less then 1 year

1- 3 years

3- 5 years

5-10 years

10 years plus

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* 4. How much time do you spend working in screen and film work. Estimate/detail specifics if known

Full Time

Part-time - more than 20 hours

Part-Time - 10 to 20 hours

Part-Time - less than 10 hours

Occasionally

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* 5. In what capacity do you operate in screen and film work.
(Tick all that apply, e.g. you may be a part-time film tutor and own your own film company)

Company Owner

Freelance / Self-employed

Employee - full-time

Employee - part-time

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* 6. How much annual income do you earn from screen and film work.

less than €1k

less than €5K

€5K~10K

€10K~20K

€20K~30K

€30K~40K

over €40K

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* 7. Where do you normally do most of your film related work? Please estimate percentages.

Shared space in my own home

Dedicated studio or office in or at my home

Own studio or office not at my own home

Education/Community venue(s)

On Location

Other

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* 8. Geographically, Where do you normally do the bulk of your film related work. Please estimate percentages.

In my own county

Elsewhere in the Sligo/Leitrim/Roscommon region

Elsewhere nationally

Internationally

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* 9. Are you a member of any screen or film groups

SLR group

Creative Frame/Local Authority Network

Local group/collective

Industry body e.g Screen Producers Ireland,

Guilds e.g. Writers Guild of Ireland , Screen Directors Guild of Ireland

Union related to the screen and film industries

Screen and film related Linked in groups or other social media groups

Other

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* 10. To what extent do you find having access to the following to be a challenge?

	a constant challenge	a frequent challenge	an occasional challenge	not an issue or not relevant
Infrastructure (transport, services etc.)	Infrastructure (transport, services etc.) a constant challenge	Infrastructure (transport, services etc.) a frequent challenge	Infrastructure (transport, services etc.) an occasional challenge	Infrastructure (transport, services etc.) not an issue or not relevant
Studios (soundstage/shooting spaces etc.)	Studios (soundstage/shooting spaces etc.) a constant challenge	Studios (soundstage/shooting spaces etc.) a frequent challenge	Studios (soundstage/shooting spaces etc.) an occasional challenge	Studios (soundstage/shooting spaces etc.) not an issue or not relevant
Shooting equipment	Shooting equipment a constant challenge	Shooting equipment a frequent challenge	Shooting equipment an occasional challenge	Shooting equipment not an issue or not relevant
Post-production facilities	Post-production facilities a constant challenge	Post-production facilities a frequent challenge	Post-production facilities an occasional challenge	Post-production facilities not an issue or not relevant
Expertise (qualified crew)	Expertise (qualified crew) a constant challenge	Expertise (qualified crew) a frequent challenge	Expertise (qualified crew) an occasional challenge	Expertise (qualified crew) not an issue or not relevant
Collaboration/Networking	Collaboration/Networking a constant challenge	Collaboration/Networking a frequent challenge	Collaboration/Networking an occasional challenge	Collaboration/Networking not an issue or not relevant
Broadband	Broadband a constant challenge	Broadband a frequent challenge	Broadband an occasional challenge	Broadband not an issue or not relevant

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Where relevant, please rate your skill level in the following areas of work.

	Excellent	Very Good	Good	Fair	Poor	Not relevant (I don't do this)
Writing	Writing Excellent	Writing Very Good	Writing Good	Writing Fair	Writing Poor	Writing Not relevant (I don't do this)
Producing	Producing Excellent	Producing Very Good	Producing Good	Producing Fair	Producing Poor	Producing Not relevant (I don't do this)
Directing	Directing Excellent	Directing Very Good	Directing Good	Directing Fair	Directing Poor	Directing Not relevant (I don't do this)
Administration/Finance	Administration/Finance Excellent	Administration/Finance Very Good	Administration/Finance Good	Administration/Finance Fair	Administration/Finance Poor	Administration/Finance Not relevant (I don't do this)
Technical - Shooting (e.g. Camera, Sound, Art, Wardrobe etc)	Technical - Shooting (e.g. Camera, Sound, Art, Wardrobe etc) Excellent	Technical - Shooting (e.g. Camera, Sound, Art, Wardrobe etc) Very Good	Technical - Shooting (e.g. Camera, Sound, Art, Wardrobe etc) Good	Technical - Shooting (e.g. Camera, Sound, Art, Wardrobe etc) Fair	Technical - Shooting (e.g. Camera, Sound, Art, Wardrobe etc) Poor	Technical - Shooting (e.g. Camera, Sound, Art, Wardrobe etc) Not relevant (I don't do this)
Technical - Post-production (e.g. editing, VFX etc.)	Technical - Post-production (e.g. editing, VFX etc.) Excellent	Technical - Post-production (e.g. editing, VFX etc.) Very Good	Technical - Post-production (e.g. editing, VFX etc.) Good	Technical - Post-production (e.g. editing, VFX etc.) Fair	Technical - Post-production (e.g. editing, VFX etc.) Poor	Technical - Post-production (e.g. editing, VFX etc.) Not relevant (I don't do this)
Teaching/tutoring	Teaching/tutoring Excellent	Teaching/tutoring Very Good	Teaching/tutoring Good	Teaching/tutoring Fair	Teaching/tutoring Poor	Teaching/tutoring Not relevant (I don't do this)
Community Film	Community Film Excellent	Community Film Very Good	Community Film Good	Community Film Fair	Community Film Poor	Community Film Not relevant (I don't do this)

Other (please specify)

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* 12. Related to screen and film work, what educational qualifications or training programmes have you completed. Please specify in the comments

Undergraduate

Post-Graduate

Vocational Educational programmes

Industry programmes

Short programmes

Other, please give details

FURTHER DETAILS/COMMENTS

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* 13. What skills or training would you like to access and have available in the region.
Rank in order of importance /relevance to you with 1 as the most important, 2 the next most important and so forth.

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* 14. What is your preference for how would you like to see training delivered in the region

Physical location based group training

Online webinars/workshops

Hybrid of physical/online

FURTHER DETAILS/COMMENTS

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* 15. What events would you like to see happening or you would wish to participate in.
Rank in order of importance /relevance to you with 1 as the most important, 2 the next most important and so forth.

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* 16. What contacts, collaborations or interactions would you like to see developed and prioritized. Please rank in order of importance/relevance to you.

	Very Important	Moderately Important	Somewhat Important	Not important
SLR region	SLR region Very Important	SLR region Moderately Important	SLR region Somewhat Important	SLR region Not important
Wider regional and intercounty	Wider regional and intercounty Very Important	Wider regional and intercounty Moderately Important	Wider regional and intercounty Somewhat Important	Wider regional and intercounty Not important
National agency	National agency Very Important	National agency Moderately Important	National agency Somewhat Important	National agency Not important
International	International Very Important	International Moderately Important	International Somewhat Important	International Not important

Other (please specify)

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* 17. Please use this space to comment on the most pressing matters and actions that YOU intend to undertake in the next 18 months to develop creatively and economically.

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* 18. Please use this space to comment on the most important areas/matters you believe WE at Creative Heartlands should prioritise in order to develop the film sector in our region of Sligo, Leitrim and Roscommon.

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* 19. If you would like us to keep you informed of developments and opportunities as they arise, please provide us with the following details. (Optional)

Name

Address 1

Address 2

Town

County

Eircode

Country

Email Address

Phone Number

Creative Heartlands

Survey June 2021

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* 1. Which of the following best describes you?

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* 2. Please rate the relevance of these different areas of film to you and your career.

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* 3. How many years are you working in screen and film work. Provide details if possible.

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* 4. How much time do you spend working in screen and film work. Estimate/detail specifics if known

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* 5. In what capacity do you operate in screen and film work. (Tick all that apply, e.g. you may be a part-time film tutor and own your own film company)

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* 6. How much annual income do you earn from screen and film work.

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* 7. Where do you normally do most of your film related work? Please estimate percentages.

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* 8. Geographically, Where do you normally do the bulk of your film related work. Please estimate percentages.

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* 9. Are you a member of any screen or film groups

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* 10. To what extent do you find having access to the following to be a challenge?

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* 11. Where relevant, please rate your skill level in the following areas of work.

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* 12. Related to screen and film work, what educational qualifications or training programmes have you completed. Please specify in the comments

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* 13. What skills or training would you like to access and have available in the region. Rank in order of importance /relevance to you with 1 as the most important, 2 the next most important and so forth.

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* 14. What is your preference for how would you like to see training delivered in the region

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* 15. What events would you like to see happening or you would wish to participate in.Rank in order of importance /relevance to you with 1 as the most important, 2 the next most important and so forth.

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* 16. What contacts, collaborations or interactions would you like to see developed and prioritized. Please rank in order of importance/relevance to you.

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* 17. Please use this space to comment on the most pressing matters and actions that YOU intend to undertake in the next 18 months to develop creatively and economically.

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* 18. Please use this space to comment on the most important areas/matters you believe WE at Creative Heartlands should prioritise in order to develop the film sector in our region of Sligo, Leitrim and Roscommon.

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* 19. If you would like us to keep you informed of developments and opportunities as they arise, please provide us with the following details. (Optional)

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* 20. Any further Comments

* 5. In what capacity do you operate in screen and film work.
(Tick all that apply, e.g. you may be a part-time film tutor and own your own film company)

* 13. What skills or training would you like to access and have available in the region.
Rank in order of importance /relevance to you with 1 as the most important, 2 the next most important and so forth.

* 15. What events would you like to see happening or you would wish to participate in.
Rank in order of importance /relevance to you with 1 as the most important, 2 the next most important and so forth.