Community Film for a Wind Energy Developer
CWP Energy wanted to show what its wind farm means for the people of Dunbar. We filmed local volunteers and businesses supported by its community funding, alongside aerial footage of the town, the coast and the turbines.
CWP EnergyShowing the Local Benefit of a Wind Farm
Wind farms are often judged from a distance. CWP Energy wanted people to hear directly from the community it supports.
Real people
The film features volunteers and business owners, not spokespeople, and most had never been filmed before.
Linking turbines to the town
The film had to connect turbines on the hills with the lifeboat crew and surf school in the town.
Coast and weather
Filming the RNLI and a surf school on the East Lothian coast depended on the sea and the weather.
Local Stories, Filmed Where They Happen
We filmed each contributor at their own base and used aerial footage to tie the town, the coast and the wind farm together.
Interviews on location
An RNLI volunteer on the lifeboat, the owner of Coast to Coast Surf School and others talk about their work and what the community funding has made possible.
Aerial footage
Drone shots of Dunbar, its harbour and beaches, and the turbines on the hills above the town.
A story from coast to hills
The edit moves from the sea and the town up to the turbines, so the link between them is clear.
A Film the Community Can Share
CWP Energy has a film that shows its community funding at work through the people who benefit from it.
Local voices
The message comes from the community rather than the developer.
Aerial footage of the area
Coast, town and turbines filmed from the air for this film and future use.
For the community and beyond
Suits community events, planning consultations and CWP Energy's own channels.
Useful lessons for businesses
Let the community speak
Local people describing the benefit carry more weight than a press release.
Use the landscape
Aerial footage puts the project in its setting.
Connect cause and effect
Showing where the funding goes makes the link easy to follow.
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