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Wonderful awareness and leadership by Final Pixel in supporting and also celebrating difference.
CEO and Co-founder at Final Pixel, A Global Creative Innovation Agency & Filmworks specialising in Virtual Production and Next-Gen Technology | VES Member
We need to solve a problem. I attended a ScreenSkills run event last year (thanks to an invite from Emily Gunn) and it brought huge clarity. It highlighted the disproportionate nature of our industry. Around 15% of people in the UK are neurodiverse, however It’s estimated that as many as 50% of those working in the creative industries are neurodiverse. Yet despite this, certainly in my experience, film & TV production and in particular the pressures and norms of physical production, make it one of the least supportive and accommodating environments in this respect. All of a sudden many difficult past events and situations with colleagues I had experienced on set or deep in production snapped into focus, and I realised I was only just seeing the tip of the iceberg. Why does production have to be this way? It doesn’t. It’s time to change. As a first step, I recommend to all those in our industry to take this ScreenSkills course. https://lnkd.in/eUkg7Gvg In the current climate if anyone has difficulty in covering the cost of the course, Final Pixel would be happy to sponsor, please DM me. We have been working on ways to accommodate better on our workflows and sets and hope for a future that this is commonplace.