About Big Heart
Broadcast and interactive media for education
Documentary making for Teachers' TV
What We Can Do For You
- Plan, shoot and edit films for broadcast and the web
- Design and create interactive media with an educational focus
- Provide film-making workshops for young people
- Mentor individual young film-makers and provide facilities
Who We Are
Big Heart Media was created by Colin Izod in 1998. It’s first series for Channel 4 was Music Search – a 10 part music education series for 4 Learning. Since then we have continued to make really interesting documentaries, dramas and interactive media; in the Arctic with Cape Farewell and the British Council; in Cuba and Japan for Teachers TV; and all over the UK.
We are a small company with an extensive range of freelance skills to call on – directors, camera & sound crew, editors, graphic designers, web programmers, composers and illustrators. We also have strong contacts in education particularly in Music and Arts, English and Media and Science and Environmental Education.
Our partners and clients include Ellen MacArthur Foundation, British Council, Arts Council, Channel 4, Pearson Education, Disney, Nuffield Foundation and Creative Partnerships among others.
Facilities
We have recently installed a new High Definition AVID Media Composer 6 Edit suite which is available for hire. Rates by negotiation – typically £500 per week. We also have an Avid Express Pro DV CAM edit suite and a full range of professional sound and camera equipment, including a set of 10 HD Flip Cams for workshops.
Awards
- Royal Television Society (2008)
Television For Use in Schools Award for
Supersonic with the LSO - Royal Television Society (2008)
Primary 5-11 Award for
Dangle – Reading Film at KS1 - BAFTA Interactive (2001)
Online Learning Award for
Grid Club – incorporating Music Studio - Big Chip (2004)
E-learning Technology Award for
Grid Club Spin and Groove - Learning on Screen (2006)
Video and Broadcast nomination for
Macbeth in the Classroom - BETT (2003)
Online Learning Resource nomination for
Bookbox - BIMA (2002)
Education and Learning nomination for
Bookbox - BAFTA Television (1999)
Best Schools Factual Programme nomination for
Passwords with Ted Hughes
