Filming Po Box

ha, I’m in heaven. 

I wonder if I could cheekily insert PO Box into postman pat footage, that would be amazing.  Anyway, I am in January going to be working on a short film, in the style of a postman pat episode, well it will be graphical but postman pat friendly narrative with funky (well funky may be the wrong word…twee) music.  Maybe I can take the tune of postman pat and sing PO Box instead.  Can’t wait to start it, when this dissertation is out the way.

ah memories.

Here’s a hint

Some images from the final presentation I handed in if PO Box.

I don’t want to give too much away.  For anyone interested in conducting a focus group with me in their village or reviewing the full idea for feedback please get in touch via email and I’ll send you along the full concept and a list of  questions and review sheet to return to me.

PO Box closing

So, I have been a bit neglectful of keeping up to date with the blog, its beena  really tough few weeks to refine what my concept will be and work on graphics too, (not to mention my dissertation).

Anyway, just to keep up to date, I am currently sitting at about 6 days left to completion, I have a solid concept, that is very simple but ticks all the boxes of my specification.

I have entitled it PO Box.  In one quick description, its a Post Office in a portable box (suitcase) that operates around a set of small rural populations, possibly about 4-5 villages in a week.  It is run by volunteers, moved around by the Royal Mail van on their delivery and pick up rounds, and is supported by a main Post Office that is still open in a larger town.  All will become clear but just to give you a wee image of what I’m thinking here is some work in progress,.

The boxes include a chip and pin machine for transactions, a laptop connected to the post office network which connects via the internet which will be installed by BT and the PO in the setup period inside village halls, or where the PO will be run from, a printer to print off forms, a set of scales to ascertain the correct postage for letters/parcels, and a phone, the old school touchpoint which can be used by customers or the volunteers for support, and a space for stock, stamps, till rolls, tape, pens, etc.

Hope this gives you a very rough idea of what I am proposing.

Now to work. coffee!