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s91.media
Video producers based in Manchester and Stockport. We're a Certified B Corporation, on a mission to make content that's good for people, good for platforms and good for the planet. s91.media/link
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Over the past 18 months, we've been working on bogs and on a UK-Malaysia cultural exchange. So we're thrilled to see both those things in a new Connections Through Culture project supported by the British Council. 'Peat on Earth' will create new poems & films celebrating peatlands in UK & Malaysia.

🌿 PEAT ON EARTH… 🌱 We have some exciting news to announce! We’ve been selected to receive a Connections Through Culture grant from the British Council to co-produce a collaborative body of work between the UK and Malaysia that focuses on the topic of climate change.

We're really excited to share our new improved showreel! Love seeing all these brilliant projects in one place.

We wanted to share this at the start of the year but we d̶i̶d̶n̶'t̶ f̶i̶n̶i̶s̶h̶ i̶t̶ i̶n̶ t̶i̶m̶e̶ didn't want it to get lost in all the New Year noise... So here's a little February treat for you instead 💁🏻‍♂️

We're really excited to share our new improved showreel! Love seeing all these brilliant projects in one place.

I've just had my mind blown for the third year in a row by the #BetterBusinessSummit in Manchester. It's my indispensable annual reminder that 1️⃣ everything is broken but 2️⃣ we can fix it. Wouldn't be complete with Day 3, the day in nature – this time exploring part of the GM Ringway trail.

As a company, we were meant to be at ‘Net Zero’ by 2025 and WE DEFINITELY AREN'T. There, I said it. Feels good to get that out. This blog/brain dump outlines my own misunderstandings, my disillusionment with the whole idea of net zero, and a rough plan for where we go from here. 👦🏻 @ben.s91.media

Probably the most important thing is that he doesn't do it for shareholders and is therefore the OG B Corp

Helping kids understand AI wasn't on my bingo card for 2024, but here we are. What can we learn about GenAI from parrots? Why should we be treat this new tech like a sloth would? The answers are in 'Exploring the AI Jungle' for @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social, edited by Nat and me. 👦🏻 Ben

Have you ever wondered how to get started on TikTok, or tried it but couldn't get any traction? Natalie, our resident TikTok connoisseur, shares three simple but effective tips. 👦🏻 Ben

Thanks so much to everyone who's voted for us! Voting closes at 11.59m on Wednesday 4th December, so please do it now if you haven't yet ❤️

Our December newsletter just dropped! In which we recommend feel-good festive films, and Nat shares a great tip for building momentum on #TikTok. 👦🏻 Ben

A cheeky but quick ask, if I may... Please can you vote for our little B Corp video production company, @s91.media, to be a Local Hero and get a free advertising campaign from Sky? Closes 4th Dec so pleeease do it now, for any of the reasons listed below 🙏🏻 www.adsmartfromsky.co.uk/local-heroes...

One of our favourite things to do is produce mini documentaries with a human focus, that tell the story of an organisation, brand or project. We've put together some of our best examples here: vimeo.com/showcase/114... 👦🏻 Ben

Love Christmas films? We're busy writing our newsletter for December. Each month we share a quick tip for producing DIY video content, a recent project we're proud of, and the team's recommendations for what to watch on TV, at the pictures or online. Sign up here to be included: s91.media/signup

Looking back on a really lovely fundraising campaign we worked on with #WAGGGS (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts). It was the first time we'd met any of the team in person, having been working for them from afar since lockdown. 👦🏻 Ben More: www.studio91media.co.uk/2022/05/09/g...

Proud to be a B Corp. Proud to be Carbon Literate. Proud to be Mancunian.

19 million @bsky.app users? Better make sure they all know about the handy alt text reminder! 🫡 Go to Settings > Accessibility and make sure "Require alt text before posting" is toggled on. We love that accessibility is such a priority here.

I'm on a mission this week to follow UK-based purpose-driven businesses and charities (and their people!) If that's you, let's be Bluesky friends. 👦🏻 Ben

🎙️ Luke Clarke, who has been supported by our client the Greater Manchester Youth Network (GMYN), spoke on BBC Radio Manchester yesterday about how his experience in care has helped shape the new comic book Hear My Voice. Listen to the interview on BBC Sounds here 👉 https://buff.ly/4hQrEeT

I just nearly hit send on a reply to an enquiry with the phrase "plus BAT". It's technically correct, our pricing really doesn't include bat. 👦🏻 Ben

Lovely to see UK Bluesky gathering momentum! Quick re-intro for new people... 🐝 We're a B Corp in Manchester, UK 🎥 We make short films about purpose-led organisations 🌍 Our mission: video that's good for people, good for platforms and good for the planet studio91media.co.uk/manifesto

We're busy updating our starter pack of UK-based B Corps and purpose-driven businesses. Who are we missing? Please share so we can get this moving!

This isn't strictly 'cargo' because it's just resting there to keep it off the ground, but the photo always makes me chuckle. Actual cargo was my @s91.media camera kit with tripod and probably lights, plus Minnie the drone.

Such an honour to work on this fundraising film about the amazing work they do at Oasis Hub Hull. It is what churches were always meant to be – a hub of the community, a focal point where everyone is welcome. 👦🏻 Ben www.facebook.com/OasisHubHull...

Greater Manchester people! I've been missing the timely local info that Twitter had, as lovely as it has been seeing lots from USA and the rest of the world. So I've started a list of users in GM. Please share, and tell me who needs adding 😊 bsky.app/profile/did:...

When you arrive for the team meeting but there's no body there 👦🏻 Ben

View from the #CarbonLiterateCity launch at Manchester School of Art last night 👌🏻

Hi Bluesky, we're Studio 91 👋 We produce video content that's good for people, good for platforms and good for the planet. Proudly made in Manchester 🐝 Read more about what we do, and why we do it, here: studio91media.co.uk/manifesto

Strange as it may seem, I didn't really 'get' riding a bike for fun until very recently. Riding and walking have always been a functional thing to me; riding for the sake of it seemed almost like a waste of time. It's not. It's one of the best ways you can possibly use your time.

Our client St Ann's Hospice has an inspirational supporter who aged 86 took on the Altrincham 10k last Sunday 🤩 Barbara Thackray has raised over £26,000 for St Ann's Hospice, and shows no sign of stopping fundraising! Find out more in this BBC News article - https://buff.ly/47b4VVY 🔗

Compressed hours is not a four-day week. A real four-day week means 32 hours with no reduction in pay. Our piece for Tribune. tribunemag.co.uk/2024/09/we-n...

Had a wonderful day out thanks to our lovely client Tyler Grange! No party on a farm is complete without a samba workshop in a barn. 👦🏻 Ben

Here's our starter pack for UK businesses that put people and planet before profit. It's a work in progress, please tell us who we've missed! 👦🏻 Ben go.bsky.app/5mBLc4B

I'm co-hosting a webinar aimed at marketing and comms pros wanting to rethink their video strategy or pick up DIY filming tips. 100% of ticket fee goes to St Ann's Hospice and Mind ❤️ Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/mpco/... 👦🏻 Ben

Happy anniversary to this @s91.media enquiry from three years ago