Adult Social Care Campaign Inspires a New Generation of Carers
Various Films has finished its latest project for Adult Social Care in the UK, through MullenLowe UK. It’s an important piece for Various Films, its creative partners at MullenLowe and all concerned.
The project shines a light on the vast array of roles - and human relationships - that viewers might not have realised are part of this career. As such it speaks directly to a whole new generation of potential carers in the UK - folk who might not have previously considered the role.
It’s about full lives and a full job. A shared, reciprocal energy that emerges from working together in this unique way.
Various are into vivid, moving human stories and connections - often where they are expressed in seemingly everyday moments. Practically it had to do with spending an extended amount of time inside each of these worlds - long before any shooting was due to happen. No cameras, just tea and chatting. And a curiosity about life.
And then - down the line - trying not to get in the way of the natural human story and rhythms as they unfolded. The mission was to recognise and capture.
Various don’t shy away from the practicalities of the job in the film - in fact it puts these front and centre. The idea wasn’t to sugar coat Adult Social Care. Often these practical beats in a life - getting from A to B, answering emails, shopping - were where the connection felt the most vivid.
Funny, challenging, deep, unexpected, everyday. When you care for someone you get to know the whole person, and likewise, they know you pretty well too.
Various cut to Good Song by Blur who (extremely) generously allowed the team to use the track. Various mostly say that music is more than half of the film and here again this holds true.
VARIOUS said "We don’t do social media and keep a low-ish profile. We’re never going to get Testarossas. Small batch filmmaking for scripts we care deeply about. Films that can generate some real change. So living up to the potential of the writing is even more important for us."
