Case Studies / The Traditional Cornmillers Guild
The Traditional Cornmillers Guild
Celebrating the heritage and future of traditional milling through film.
Taskscape produced a series of promotional films for ten traditional wind and water mills across the UK, alongside a longer feature documentary exploring the heritage, skills and future of traditional milling.
Brief
The Traditional Cornmillers Guild represents millers operating heritage wind and water mills across Britain and parts of Europe, promoting traditional milling skills, products and cultural heritage. The Guild’s Board contracted Taskscape to create awareness-raising films to promote individual mill businesses, celebrate cultural heritage, and highlight the skills needed for prospective millers.
Activity
- Produced web-documentary-style videos for ten individual mills across the UK
- Created a longer feature documentary for the Guild examining the heritage and future of traditional milling, including European perspectives
- Embedded University of Cumbria students in the production, providing work experience and mentoring
Outcomes
- Films were published on individual mill websites and the Guild’s own site
- Full-length documentary premiered at Cumbria’s Rheged cultural centre
- Content was used at events such as AGMs, conferences and product expos by both individual mills and the Guild at large
