RUNNERS NEEDED

RUNNERS NEEDED!

We are looking for a group of enthusiastic runners to help us with an experiment about the health implications of working in film and TV drama.

We want to find out how much distance a runner covers on an average day of filming. Ideally, we want to get a wide range of data from brilliant, hard-working runners from the floor and in the office, over the period of a week.

To get this data, we have six pedometers that we will send to the volunteers. You would be asked to record the data for one week (during filming hours only). You would need to log the distance covered on the day, your role, whether filming on location or in the studio, call time, wrap time and the type of production. All data would be treated anonymously; no names or productions will be mentioned.

At the end of the week, we would ask the volunteers to return the pedometers so we can send them back out to get more information from other volunteers.

The more information we have, the more we can understand about the rigours of filming and the impact to health. Running is a tough job and we believe we might be able to turn this data into something useful.

Noted film data expert, Stephen Follows is again teaming up with thecallsheet.co.uk to collect this information. For a sample of Stephen’s work, take a look at his blog here and the results of his previous survey with thecallsheet here.

Stephen has proven over and over that he can delve into the numbers and tell a compelling story about the industry, a story that could potentially benefit the next generation of runners. There is no-one else out there writing about these topics so we really want people who care as much about improving the industry as we do.

Obviously, you'll need to be currently working on a Film or TV Drama and be able to complete the week worth of data, so the survey is as detailed as possible. We want to start gathering data asap, so please get in touch. We will need your postal address to send you the pedometer or if you are working at Ealing Studios, we can hand it to you in person.

If you are interested in being involved, please email Matt on info@thecallsheet.co.uk and we can tell you a bit more about the experiment.