The British Film Institute is a cultural charity, a National Lottery funding distributor, and the UK’s lead organisation for film and the moving image.
BFI were looking to commission a body of interpretive materials to form an exhibition that would tour to a range of partner venues including but not limited to multi-arts centres, cultural and community cinemas, libraries, museums and education spaces, as well as events and festivals across the UK.
The exhibition would be in situ for short periods only - from one day to one week.
The resources must be transportable and 'pop-up' and able to adapt to different environments. Ideally, they wanted an audio-visual resource that enabled people to explore 'Inside the Archive' in a way that was accessible, relevant and engaging - accompanied by a selection of graphic panels to convey additional information.
The exhibition is supported by the BFI Screen Heritage Fund, awarding National Lottery funding.
This exciting project meant the ATS team got to work with a number of suppliers to source the exact equipment which would meet the client’s requirements.
Accessibility- screens we at a good high for people who could stand and people who were in wheelchair, the screen could be tilted which made the kiosk very accessible.
Headphones were placed with the screens so that noise didn't bleed throughout the venues and that listeners could concentrate when they were exploring the content
layered content for people to browse, interactives and interviews also included
Cabinet - the cabinet was designed with questions on the front for people to engage with. They had to go around the back of the cabinet to find out the answer which added a fun element to the set up.
The cabinet came in its own crate and on wheels, so it was easier to move about. It was made of Perspex which although it was fragile we didn't have the added pressure of it being made of glass and potential of it smashing.
Set up - all equipment needed to be easy to set up, pack down and transport. We created step by step guidance in a form of a How-To manual so that when it arrived at each site the new members of staff were able to understand clearly how everything was put together.
Weight - we also needed to consider the weight of the equipment and how that would impact the transportation. This resulted in a commissioned a wooden crate being made so that all the equipment could be stored safely as it was transported across the country to each venue.
The banner was made of material with light metal poles, once erected it was study enough to be free standing and didn't require weights
Tour - currently it is in London at the BFI until end of January and touring more venues this year.
Photos kindly supplied by Millie Turner.
