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“Journeyman Pictures: a Factual Content Viewer’s Paradise”

“Journeyman Pictures, for more than twenty years has provided its audience with provocative, profound and original factual content.”

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Overview of Journeyman’s

Journeyman Pictures, founded in 1990 by a man named, Mark Stucke, in United Kingdom. Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world’s most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. They represent stories from the world’s top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On their channel you’ll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about. They are one of the leading independent suppliers of award-winning stories across all world markets, including broadcast, theatrical and educational. While broadcast is the bread and butter of the business, they also offer one of the most progressive digital strategies around, involving relationships with the significant platforms out there as well as running a sophisticated sell-thru digital strategy, supplying to theatrical, pop up cinema, educational outfits and private buyers.

Their Mission

Their mission is to make sure that the free flow of information is the elixir of healthy democratic life. As producers the company spent ten years at the forefront of the international current affairs agenda. They have helped uncover and shed light on some of the most dangerous international issues of the last decade. Their films have had an impact on the proliferation of the corporate mercenary who kills for diamonds, others have driven the human rights agenda in China, and informed the world about Burma's undiscovered nuclear ambitions. Their dedication is to the producers who believe such stories are worth making, despite the time, danger and self inflicted poverty, which often comes with the territory. They promise is to make their endeavors seen as widely as possible and to exploit every potential revenue stream on their behalf. With a very successful catalogue covering a myriad of subjects and styles; commercial, current affairs and feature docs, they have always keep at heart a central journalistic ethic that goes to the very roots of the company. After years reporting from dangerous war zones across the world, company founder Mark Stucke began formulating a unique distribution system that would bring a greater return for the valuable copyright he and

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fellow producers were risking their necks to create. Twenty years on their agenda remains the same: to always be looking for new ways to create revenue for the stories their partners tell, and that's no easy task in a world in which serious factual content is rapidly disappearing from mainstream outlets. They operate 3 departments: documentaries, news, and footage. At the heart of their sales operation are their media-rich newsletters, 'The Journeyman Weekly' and 'Doc of the Week', which offer an overview of our latest documentaries and go out to over 6,000 buyers worldwide. These are just part of the most sophisticated online marketing campaign mounted by any distributor, incorporating their award-winning You Tube channels and VOD platforms. All this is supported by a hungry sales team with a strong understanding of the broadcast market. The combination of interactive web platforms, a powerful publicity machine and a topical sales focus means their films target both broadcasters, and the consumer directly. And their Google partnership means the films are always discoverable and continually kept alive, even years after launch. In a world driven by ratings and a quick entertainment fix, it is becoming increasingly difficult to get intelligent, international coverage seen. It is a challenge we thrive on. We’re constantly pushing forward new developments to keep ahead of an everchanging game.

Journeyman Pictures Team



Mark Stucke is the founder and managing director of Journeyman. At 19 he was already working in documentary and had his first taste of a war zone with a doc on the Mujahideen fighting the Russians in Afghanistan. He then turned his hand to Hollywood, establishing himself as the loudest AD out there. But at 28 he reverted to his first love, factual TV. He established Journeyman Pictures and returned to front-line war reporting. After using up 8 of his 9 lives, Mark dropped life in the world's war zones to become a dedicated factual distributor.

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Emma Simpson As company manager Emma’s role at Journeyman is wide-ranging, including acquisitions of documentaries and short reports, sales, development projects and editorial. But her main love is running the post production department, mostly handling re-versioning of feature length docs for the TV market. Just so long as the office doesn't run out of tea she can solve pretty much any problem thrown at her.

Matt Price joined the team as a digital assistant, helping to bring historical reports and docs to new audiences on our online platforms. He now uses this knowledge of our collection to drive footage research and sales. From the topical to the obscure, to the downright bizarre, he can help you find that perfect shot for your project.

Harry Amies first began working with Journeyman Pictures in 2008 when he built the online platform that serves all Journeyman's Video On Demand content. With an extensive background in both online and film-making, he now advises on Journeyman's new projects and online media development.

Various Works Distributed Worldwide by Journeyman Pictures

1. “The Man Who saw too much” 2016 A new documentary film looks at the life of Mexican photographer Enrique Metinides, the man behind some of the most haunting pictures of crime scenes. The documentary was documented by Trisha Ziff.

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2. “Circle of Poison” 2016 When the US government bans a pesticide, deemed too harmful for the American people, you would imagine that to be the end of it. What you would not expect is it to then be exported freely abroad for profit. In recent years countless harmful pesticides have been spread around the world's lessdeveloped nations, causing immeasurable damage. Many are then imported back into the United States on infected foodstuffs, creating a terrible cycle of poison.

3. “The Killing$ of Tony Blair” 2016 Many believe Tony Blair should be charged for taking the UK to war in Iraq. Former Labour MP George Galloway has made a career out of challenging Blair: in this film he deftly makes his case. What emerges is a tale of Blair's malfeasance whilst in power and power-broking whilst not. “Cosying" up to dictators and media-moguls, Blair has made a string of questionable friends in high places; In the process, he has also made a personal fortune."Tony Blair Associates is a very secretive operation that makes a very large amount of money from a large number of governments - some of them you might regard as less than respectable," relates Francis Beckett, who investigated Tony Blair's lucrative consultancy firm. One such 'less than respectable' government is Nazarbayev's dictatorship in Kazakhstan, accused of many abuses, including the suppression of a miners' strike in which sixty people were shot. Tony Blair, however, publicly defended this important and wellpaying client. The hypocrisy of such relationships is not lost on critics; as Craig Murray, former British Ambassador, wryly states: "Blair was sustained by a coal-mining district throughout his parliamentary career and now he's taking massive cheques from somebody who shoots miners if they go on strike." However, it is not just since leaving office that Blair has turned to Machiavellian means. Alleged scandals and counts of corruption plague his term, which was built on propensity for deceit and double-

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dealing. As he supposedly advised David Miliband on life in public office: "smile at everybody and get someone else to stab their back.”

4. “Who’s Still With Trump” 2016 Legendary American swing state Ohio can make or break an election. Dateline investigates the recent surge of Trump supporters in the area, exploring the relationship between the manufacturing heartland’s decline and its new Republican leanings. As Steel Mill Workers & coal mine workers are promised work, by the Republican Candidate Donald Trump.

Various Bangladeshi Documentaries distributed by Journeyman Pictures

1. “Children from the brothel Village” 2016 2. “Fashion Victims” 2016 3. “Bangladesh-Culture of Impunity” 2016 4. “A tale of two mothers” 2012

Can making a Factual Film & making a profit possible? Making money from documentaries is no easy task, but there are some business models that are generating revenues online, one of them is Journeyman Pictures. Documentary-maker Ben Lewis, whose credits include Art Safari, says. "At a time when broadcasters are spending and scheduling less, there's still no clear way of making money online; platforms hold on to most of the revenue, aggregators' fees are sky high, and what money you do make is nowhere near enough to fund your next film," he explains. And on the other hand the employment of user generated video for network content is still another innovation. For example, CNN's iReport asks amateur videographers to contribute their own news footage to the website with the understanding that some will be selected to air on CNN newscasts. Perhaps the most significant development among media producing companies, however, is the growing practice of directly contributing programs to video-sharing sites, particularly to 6

YouTube (e.g., see channels for the Associated Press, Journeyman Pictures, and Media Education Foundation). Providing a centralized body of media resources, such channels make search activity less time consuming and also give certain options to users not available at mother sites (see later discussion about the altered-link technique for YouTube videos). Maximizing revenue doesn't just have to be about spreading content across every available platform, though. Documentaries distributor and producer Journeyman Pictures, for example, focuses just on pay-per-view via its own website and ad sales via its own YouTube channel to supplement traditional broadcast distribution sales. Thus making money is not that big of an issue for them, through distribution on their work.

Sponsoring & Distribution of Factual Work

Sponsoring of a documentary does not come so easy as well, as a sponsor of a feature film does, which is why the work which is being sponsored, has to have some kind of in-depth feel or the subject matter has to be able to be sold to the audience, as thought by a sponsor for any kind of film. “If it doesn’t make money it doesn’t make sense” said Emma Simpsons company manager of Journeyman Pictures. Currently Journeyman Pictures has over 5,000 films, & they are distributed to the international viewers by their various channels (youtube,vimeo,etc) & websites. (www.journeyman.tv, www.jman.tv) Various sponsors have invested themselves with Journeyman Pictures. (SBS Australia), in addition to this they represent the work of the UK’s Guardian Films, the BBC, Channel 4, Al Jazeera, Australia's ABC, Germany's ZDF, Sweden's SVT and many more. In the intensely competitive market of factual programmed distribution, they thrive because they know the factual market inside-out. They started out as producers themselves, and unlike other distributors, factual programming is all that they do and all they've ever done. They've survived in this arena for 20 years and it’s taken stamina to beat the rest. For each film they carry, a bespoke strategy is formulated to maximize success in a complex market. Making strong relationships with all the top TV slots as well as the more niche and emerging markets is a tactic for them. Superb relationships with major theatrical outfits. They also run their own internal bookings system for one-off deals with independent screens. They make films accessible to the public via their platforms for download, DVD, pop-up screenings & educational screenings. Sophisticated social networking presence integrated with digital marketing, including on-demand and sell-through platforms. They have weekly newsletters seen by over 6,000 buyers from all key markets. They are dedicated with in-house publicity team. They have a strong presence, at industry markets, throughout the year, such as MIPTV. They keep close relationships, with all their significant digital 7

platforms worldwide, including iTunes, Netflix, Amazon, Google Play, Vimeo, Hulu & Youtube. Over 600,000 direct subscribers following our new releases. They have social media presence driving audiences directly to Video on Demand (VOD) platforms via an interactive trailer. They have strong contacts with every significant broadcast & theatrical opportunity worldwide. They have one of the most progressive digital sales operations worldwide. They attend all key trade markets & festivals worldwide. They have a transparent monthly online reporting & access to full account history, for the public, through their website. All expenses related to films are in their commission rate, so no hidden charges applied. They also have a flexible contract system with their content provider with a get out of clause on 6 months notice. Thus getting work & distributing factual work is so easy for them, as they made a platform for themselves, in the industry.

In a world full of information at the tip of your fingers, a company like Journeyman Pictures thrives to provide you with content on Factual & Documentation work, making viewers be able to find & view stories from around the world, in various languages, is no easy task, but Journeyman Pictures in 20years has achieved that, and had imprinted themselves as a leading role in the Factual Industry.



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Reference

The Guardian. 2016. Can you make a film and a profit? | Film | The Guardian. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/jun/06/documentary-makingprofit. [Accessed 04 November 2016].

hazco.co.uk. 2016. About Us | Journeyman Pictures. [ONLINE] Available at: https:// www.journeyman.tv/about/about-us. [Accessed 04 November 2016].

Miller, M.V, 2009. Integrating Online Multimedia into College Course and Classroom: With Application to the Social Sciences . MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching , 5,2, 395-423.

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