Request for Proposals: iKNOW Politics is seeking a company or freelance video editor for editing video testimonials and creating a short promotional film in Arabic and English. Please submit proposals before January 15th.
Request for Proposals: For Editing Video Testimonials and Creating a short promotional film In order to showcase women’s experiences in politics and public life, iKNOW Politics creates films profiling testimonials of women leaders from around the world.
iKNOW Politics seeks to hire a company or a freelance video-editor for a two-fold project:
1) Revising an existing video of testimonials of Arabic women leaders
2) Taking footage from a two-day launch event and creating a three-minute promotional “highlights” video. The footage is in Arabic, French and English.
BACKGROUND The International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics (iKNOW Politics) is an online network designed to serve the needs of elected officials, candidates, political party leaders and members, researchers, students and other practitioners interested in advancing women in politics. It is a joint project of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA).
The goal of iKNOW Politics is to increase the participation and effectiveness of women in political life by utilizing a technology-enabled forum. As a part of its goal to promote women in politics, iKNOW Politics showcased the achievements of women leaders from the Middle East and North Africa region by profiling a testimonials video of ten women leaders during a conference on the “Role of Media in Advancing Women in Politics” held in October, 2009 in Amman, Jordan.
Following feedback from the participants, iKNOW Politics would now like to make revisions to the video, including the music and credits. These changes will include: 1) Replacing the current soundtrack with new music 2) Changing the graphics at the end of the film 3) Revising some text in the credits and opening sequence of the film In addition, iKNOW Politics will create a “highlights” video from the presentations, speeches and interventions during the two-day conference. 1) iKNOW Politics will provide the raw footage from the two-day event (during which there were two cameras), indicating a maximum of three hours of priority footage 2) write a script for a three-minute highlights video using the conference footage 3) edit and produce the promotional film, including graphics and music 4) provide four separate versions of the three-minute film, with sub-titles in: Arabic, English, French and Spanish 5) provide at least 20 copies of each language version of the film TIMELINE As part of your quote, please indicate the amount of time required to complete each element of the project
RESPONSIBILITIES
iKNOW Politics seeks to contract a company or a freelance professional who has a substantial experience editing videos and creating video clips, preferably with the experience working on political and social campaigns in the Middle East and North Africa region.
In addition to the above, the company or the freelancer should deliver on the following tasks:
• Provide an FTP space for the client to view raw films/materials
• Transfer of material PAL – NTSC – PAL
• Transcription of recorded material (English/Arabic/French/Spanish)
• Script Writing
• Rough and Fine Cut Editing
• Creating consistent sound and look of all previous video testimonials and films
• Web version mastering
• DVD authoring/mastering (minimum 20 copies each language)
• Making at least up to 2 rounds of revisions from the client
• Create a story line for the film (in collaboration with the iKNOW Politics staff)
• Create a picture image/images for the film to be posted on the iKNOW Politics site and used on the CD cover
• Use region and content specific music in the background of the film
• Ship the last version of the material to the Project Manager in New York
PROPOSAL INFORMATION
Please indicate in the proposal your firm’s or individual qualifications in editing video films and creating video clips, references on previous work, and a comprehensive budget for fulfilling the above-mentioned tasks.
Please make sure to include all costs in your budget, including projected communication and shipping expenses. Please submit proposals via email to Connect [at] iknowpolitics [dot] org by January 15, 2009 (early submissions are welcomed).
Request for Proposals: iKNOW Politics is seeking a company or freelance video editor for editing video testimonials and creating a short promotional film in Arabic and English. Please submit proposals before January 15th.
Request for Proposals: For Editing Video Testimonials and Creating a short promotional film In order to showcase women’s experiences in politics and public life, iKNOW Politics creates films profiling testimonials of women leaders from around the world.
iKNOW Politics seeks to hire a company or a freelance video-editor for a two-fold project:
1) Revising an existing video of testimonials of Arabic women leaders
2) Taking footage from a two-day launch event and creating a three-minute promotional “highlights” video. The footage is in Arabic, French and English.
BACKGROUND The International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics (iKNOW Politics) is an online network designed to serve the needs of elected officials, candidates, political party leaders and members, researchers, students and other practitioners interested in advancing women in politics. It is a joint project of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA).
The goal of iKNOW Politics is to increase the participation and effectiveness of women in political life by utilizing a technology-enabled forum. As a part of its goal to promote women in politics, iKNOW Politics showcased the achievements of women leaders from the Middle East and North Africa region by profiling a testimonials video of ten women leaders during a conference on the “Role of Media in Advancing Women in Politics” held in October, 2009 in Amman, Jordan.
Following feedback from the participants, iKNOW Politics would now like to make revisions to the video, including the music and credits. These changes will include: 1) Replacing the current soundtrack with new music 2) Changing the graphics at the end of the film 3) Revising some text in the credits and opening sequence of the film In addition, iKNOW Politics will create a “highlights” video from the presentations, speeches and interventions during the two-day conference. 1) iKNOW Politics will provide the raw footage from the two-day event (during which there were two cameras), indicating a maximum of three hours of priority footage 2) write a script for a three-minute highlights video using the conference footage 3) edit and produce the promotional film, including graphics and music 4) provide four separate versions of the three-minute film, with sub-titles in: Arabic, English, French and Spanish 5) provide at least 20 copies of each language version of the film TIMELINE As part of your quote, please indicate the amount of time required to complete each element of the project
RESPONSIBILITIES
iKNOW Politics seeks to contract a company or a freelance professional who has a substantial experience editing videos and creating video clips, preferably with the experience working on political and social campaigns in the Middle East and North Africa region.
In addition to the above, the company or the freelancer should deliver on the following tasks:
• Provide an FTP space for the client to view raw films/materials
• Transfer of material PAL – NTSC – PAL
• Transcription of recorded material (English/Arabic/French/Spanish)
• Script Writing
• Rough and Fine Cut Editing
• Creating consistent sound and look of all previous video testimonials and films
• Web version mastering
• DVD authoring/mastering (minimum 20 copies each language)
• Making at least up to 2 rounds of revisions from the client
• Create a story line for the film (in collaboration with the iKNOW Politics staff)
• Create a picture image/images for the film to be posted on the iKNOW Politics site and used on the CD cover
• Use region and content specific music in the background of the film
• Ship the last version of the material to the Project Manager in New York
PROPOSAL INFORMATION
Please indicate in the proposal your firm’s or individual qualifications in editing video films and creating video clips, references on previous work, and a comprehensive budget for fulfilling the above-mentioned tasks.
Please make sure to include all costs in your budget, including projected communication and shipping expenses. Please submit proposals via email to Connect [at] iknowpolitics [dot] org by January 15, 2009 (early submissions are welcomed).