For the past 2 months, I've been producing and directing an incredibly exciting fund-raising campaign film for the Courtauld Institute of Art. 

The Institute is pre-eminent in art history and many of it's alumni go on to hold some of the most distinguished posts as Art Historians, Curators, and Museum Directors at institutions across the world.

The Institute relies on a third of it's annual income from the generous donations of art lovers and philanthropists worldwide.  As you can imagine, a post graduate degree from the Courtauld Institute of Art doesn't come cheap, especially when you consider that to become a fully trained conservator for example takes around 7 years to complete! But without courses like these, our cultural heritage is going to suffer enormously, because many of these students that come directly from the Courtauld Institute of Art go on to work on and restore the wonderful paintings collections within the National Trust and English Heritage.

Without any kind of financial backing, it's be difficult for a young student to fund a course in art history at the Courtauld, particularly those taking MA's or post doctorate research.  While the money raised by this campaign film will of course be used to pay for the ongoing annual costs that keep the doors of the Institute open, it will also fund scholarships that will directly benefit a young student, who would otherwise may have not had the financial means to develop him/ herself in this way.

To find out more about the campaign and donate, please click here.

Since I am currently in the throws of putting the finishing touches to edit, I’m afraid I can't provide a link to the film as yet. But … my very next blog will provide a link and will look at how the final version of the film has been received by our very prestigious client.  What I can confidently say right now is that the film will really have the wow factor – it's not everyday that you get to film a Van Gogh in very close up detail!