The brief
Dyspraxia DCD Ireland is the national charity supporting people with Dyspraxia / Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and their families. For Signposts for managing challenging behaviour, a parent-education resource, they wanted a series of short films made for a dyspraxia audience.
Each film is a short, everyday moment between a parent and child - getting ready in the morning, mealtimes, chores, homework, learning to pour a drink or use the washing machine, playing together - used to model positive, practical ways of handling everyday behaviour. The scenes stand alone, so families only ever had to focus on their own moment on the day.
A shoot built for the children in it
Because the films feature real children, the whole production was designed around them. We filmed just one scene at a time, in short blocks of two or three with proper rest in between, so there was never a rush - and there was no pressure to be word-perfect, with the crew happy to run extra takes.
The schedule was built for a dyspraxia audience specifically: extra time for scenes involving physical tasks, a predictable running order with clear signals before moving on, and settling-in time whenever filming moved to a new or unfamiliar location such as the park. If a child needed a longer break or more time to settle, the day had the flexibility built in.
Planning and delivery
We handled the communication, planning and project management end to end - preparing the scripts and a clear shoot-order, coordinating several families across two filming days and three settings, and understanding the charity's vision from day one.
Throughout, the priority was a calm, consent-led process that put the families first while still capturing the honest, human moments the resource needed - then delivering the finished films with professionalism, reliability and attention to detail.
