“I have been a prison officer for 20 years and in all that time I have never seen a group of men on the wings talk in such an honest genuine way”

General Violence Programme
Ministry of Justice

The general violence programme was produced in collaboration with the Central National Offender Management Service(NOMS).

The content of the material was based on the experience of offenders and filmed using a mixture of actors and non actors who had had personal experience of violence.

PI staff were able to support these production groups in a therapeutic and supportive way to enable a safe yet powerful series of films to be produced.

The resulting material will be used as part of national offender programmes to stimulate discussion, understanding and insight towards behaviour change.

The work was produced on a tight budget and to a very short time-scale.
Perhaps due to this the work has a freshness and dynamism which is unlike other productions of a similar nature.

(See video sample page for still shots from this production)

Case Study 2

Inside -Out, Prisoners and Families Project
Funded by Lloyds-TSB Foundation and Weavers Benevolent Fund

The Inside Out project was produced in collaboration with families and prisoners serving long sentences at Bristol Prison, Horfield. The work built upon existing family work by staff and education departments within the prison and community and led to the production of a new educational dvd for distribution to young people at risk of offending .

An excellent professional relationship now exists between prisoner and family support services and education at the prison and there has been enthusiastic support for further work at the prison with Positive Images.

“The project was incredibly successful on all levels and, without your involvement and skills, the Learning & Skills Department at HMP Bristol would have missed a remarkable opportunity to be part of this initiative.

Thank you once again for your unbelievable commitment. The Learning & Skills Department is very keen to carry out further work with you in the near future.”
Adriane Bof. Education Governor at BristolPrison

The project has been relevant to my life.
It has brought a lot to me and hopefully to the kids who watch the film. It has ignited something – these are important stories. I am struck by the similarities between us and I respect us all for sticking at it to produce the film.
Darren. Prisoner at Bristol

‘I have been a prison officer for 20 years and in all that time I have never seen a group of men on the wings talk in such an honest genuine way’
Chris Allen. Families Prison Officer

Case Study 3

Westlea Housing Association

Three projects in collaboration with the community develoment team to engage with tennants and young people on estates managed by Westlea.

VideoBox. Recording tennants responses to a proposed merger with Oxford Housing Association.

Whatever! Engaging with hard to reach youngsters and building self esteem around work opportunities.

Lightworks. An EU funded project engaging young people students and families in the Calne area.

"I would just like to take this opportunity to personally thank Positive Images for the work that they have recently carried out for Westlea Housing. Not only was the Team professional in their approach to the project, taking on board the sensitivity of the young people but you also took in consideration the partnership implications.

I personally liked the developmental stages of the project in particular the storyboard; it gave us an opportunity to be productive, clear and inventive.

The team was successful in producing a high quality DVD in a very short time period and kept within in budget, the creativity was spot on; the team listened not only to Westlea but also the young people that were involved.

Once again thank you for developing an excellent DVD that not only promotes Westlea in a positive way but the level of service was outstanding.

I wish you all the very best for the future and I look forward to working with you in the again.

Terri Yewkins

Neighbourhood Development Advisor, Westlea Housing Association.