TOGETHER WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS

COMMISSION A FILM, PHOTOGRAPHY, OR SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT PROJECT

In these unprecedented and strange times.

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Studio Bokehgo, like so many small businesses, had almost all commissioned work disapear through cancellations or postponings. This has played a serious toll on the cashflow of the business. However, this business is my passion and I m doing all I can to ensure its work can continue. However, this situation made me worry for my friends and fellow businesses of their own strong passion, but also in this difficult place.

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I am offering a number of free films, as my way of trying to help.

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I am looking for, artists, musicians, performers, dancers who rely on their craft for income

Small Businesses that have been affected by COVID-19, whatever industry

Charities who have been negatively affected with COVID-19

Charities/ organisations/ initiatives who have worked in response to the crisis

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JOHN SLEMENSEK - DIRECTOR

John Slemensek is the director and core filmmaker and photographer for Studio Bokehgo. I have 12 years experience working within the art of creative storytelling and have worked within various marketing and social media management roles, including Marketing Director for British Dodgeball, the National Governing Body for the sport of dodgeball for 2 years, and Social Media Marketing Manager for East Street Arts for 1 year. My creative and marketing backgrounds inform all that I create, allowing for dynamic and unique films and photography that are underpinned by marketing understanding.

As Bokehgo, I continuously work to tell stories in innovative and exciting ways, but ever in touch with a very core honest human feel.
 

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THE TENET OF BOKEHGO - THE INTEGRITY OF STORYTELLING

The ongoing working legacy of BOKEHGO is driven by a number of fundamental principles.

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INTEGRITY - VISIONARY - SOCIALLY ENGAGED - EMPOWERMENT - LEGACY

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BOKEHGO believes in the empowerment of individuals and groups to help them on their journey to positive impact in this world, whether large or small. The way we can help empower is through telling stories with integrity and  commitment to quality. BOKEHGO provides a window into the stories that matter with the goal of showcasing what makes that story important.

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BOKEHGO will always bring a determination to bring powerful and visionary cinematography to any film we commit to. We tell stories using the tools of our visual language, and the camera is the vessel to showcase the beauty, the intimacy, the emotional and so much more. To any film or photoshoot we commit to, we bring an artisan approach ever seeking to create the most visually compelling ways to tell your story. This process runs from initial concept - to filming - to editing - to the final production.

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BOKEHGO looks to strengthen communities, physically and digitally, with the film elemenets creating opportunity for social engagement. We look to catalyse community cohesion in the methods of creating the film, from welcoming contribution, through to going above and beyond to include the people, places and components that make the story, through to bringing people together via the experiencing of the story. We believe in uniting people, and welcoming all to share in dialogue, understanding and educational around the subjects we explore.

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BOKEHGO believes in supporting all people who feature on our films to emanate their very best selves. We will always invest the time and communication necessary to ensure all people welcomed to feature within a film, feel calm, respected and understood. We do not press that record button until the person on the other side is happy, and we apply this principle to everyone, from vulnerable adults to children to anyone. We want people to be as comfortable as possible, and it is crucial to the integrity of storytelling.

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BOKEHGO is also aware of our responsibility to time. We believe that film and photography creates documents of our social history, and aim that with every click of the shutter, that we are creating a piece of history, for you and your wider context, for the legacy of your section of the world.

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These are the guiding principles of how we work. Some of these elements might seem abstract to your specific project, depending on what elements are necessary to make the film, though we feel it important to share the principles that ground us as a studio, and that we apply where relevant.

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As a Studio, we have an integrity to ourselves in that we believe in film and photography as wonderful, and accessible artforms that give a gateway into narrative and our exploration of time. We have a principle in that we only work with projects we deem as trying to make a positive impact in the world. This can include charities, social enterprises, independent businesses, larger business running social and community initiatives, individuals doing exciting initiatives and so much more. We want to tell stories, and we are not looking for one type of story. All we want is for that story to be well intentioned in its positive impact, and then we are onboard and excited to help shine a spotlight on you.

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WHO WE HAVE WORKED WITH

BOKEHGO is very proud to have worked with a huge variety of incredible people and organisations including:

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