Tim Burton is head of production at Coldhouse Collective, one of the leading adventure media production companies in the UK. He’s on a mission to help increase the accessibility of adventure media content and to nudge filmmakers, film festivals and their supporting brands in the right direction to enable a wider audience to enjoy the content that is made in this space.
There’s been a big shift in adventure films over the last decade away from what could be described as “white man climbs mountains” action videos to an inspiring range of diverse stories of people, places and adventure that better represent the diversity that is all around us. This shift addresses some of the lack of representation on screen, which is great, but begs a question: Can everyone access the films?
Some of these films tell stories about people from the disabled community and include protagonists who are D/deaf and/or blind/visually impaired. The challenge is that many of these films are not accessible to either the protagonists themselves, or the audiences that they’re trying to inspire.
So, what can filmmakers do? In this workshop presentation, Danielle, Poppy and Tim will explain why it’s important, how to start making your films accessible and the practicalities for production houses and brands.
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