Quotations sought for delivery of part one of explore more- explore Strabane project.

Tour guide script writer / director.

Strabane District Council requires the creation of a tour guiding product to illustrate stories from the locale.

Project summary.

This tour guide product is a key element within a Rural development programme project entitled ‘explore more – explore Strabane and the Sperrins’. The project is designed to develop a tour guiding product for Strabane District, utilising the natural, cultural and historical assets of the local area. The tour guiding product should be an authentic, memorable and enjoyable experience providing an illustration of stories, myths and legends unique to this place. Strabane District Council will recruit up to 20 potential tour guides. These individuals will be trained in the delivery of the tour guiding product.

Your role.

Your role will be to liaise with the tourism officer of Strabane District Council in the selection and development of 6 stories, themes and/or characters from the local area. You will create and agree scripts for each of these 6 stories in partnership with the tourism officer.

Upon compilation of the final scripts you will direct the tour guides in the delivery of the tour guiding product. They should receive instruction in relation to the script, their movement and overall delivery of the guiding product. It is envisaged that each of these stories will take approximately 15 minutes for the tour guide to deliver in practice.

This project will incorporate a film element to include the provision of a training resource DVD and a series of Internet ready short films based on the 6 selected stories. It is envisaged that you will have an input with regards to the creation of these resources to include:

— Training resource: to liaise with the film maker to make provision of directors notes and instruction for inclusion on the training DVD,

— Promotional films: to be produced in a docudrama format you will create the narration script and liaise with the film maker in the utilisation of the tour guiding product for these 6 short films. It is envisaged that these 6 films will be approximately 5 – 10 minutes in length.

The timetable.

The final scripts will be completed and direction provided to the tour guides before 23.3.2012.

Quotation format.

Your quotation should detail the following:

— Relevant qualifications and experience,

— Methodology – how will you deliver this project? Including proposed schedule,

— Full and final costs, including all travel and subsistence.

Quotation deadline.

Quotations must be received by 22.2.2012 at 5pm.

Quotations should be returned to: Mr Philip McShane, Tourism officer, Alley Arts Centre, Railway Street, Strabane, Co. Tyrone BT82 8EF, pmcshane@strabanedc.com.