Local Consulting (Residents in Cuba) Audio-Visual Tender - 33095418

Procurement Summary

Country: Cuba

Summary: Local Consulting (Residents in Cuba) Audio-Visual Services (Long Term)

Deadline: 05 Jun 2019

Posting Date: 23 May 2019

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 33095418

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Competition: ICB

Financier: United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership: -

Tender Value: Refer Document

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79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

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Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Cuba: Local Consulting (Residents in Cuba) Audiovisual Services (Long Term).
Organization: UN Children's Fund

Country: Cuba

Closing date: 05 Jun 2019

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Cuba aims to promote and defend the rights of all children in the country. In this sense, Unicef ??accompanies the Cuban government in the implementation of its development priorities to promote equity and achieve an appropriate world for children and adolescents.
Through a variety of communication materials and audiovisual tools, Unicef ??supports professional training in different areas, as well as the promotion of rights and information and education to achieve behaviors and adopt healthy habits. To achieve the objectives set, it is essential to have audiovisual products of the highest quality, which are effective with the target audiences, while complying with Unicef's technical production standards.
The objective of the consultancy is to establish a Long Term Arrangement in English for the production of audiovisual digital communication products on the areas of work and promotion of UNICEF in Cuba. The contract will cover a period of up to 11.5 months.
How to make a difference?
The consultant will perform the following functions at the request of the office:
Production, production and editing of audiovisuals.

It will be necessary to produce different types of materials, responding to the following technical requirements:
Product
Description
Duration
Delivery format
No. of service requests
1.Audiovisual
· Images: showreel and / or interviews
· May require texts and labels
· UNICEF animated closing and / or logos of relevant counterparts
30 seconds
Mp4, mov, mfx (rectangular and / or square dual format according to use)
Up to 10
1.1Audiovisual
· Images: showreel and / or interviews
· May require texts and labels
· UNICEF animated closing and / or logos of relevant counterparts
· With subtitles
30 seconds
Mp4, mov, mfx (rectangular and / or square dual format according to use)
Up to 10
2.Audiovisual
· Images: showreel and / or interviews
· May require texts and labels
UNICEF animated closing and / or logos of relevant counterparts
1 minute
Mp4, mov, mfx
(rectangular and / or square dual format according to use)
Up to 10
2.2Audiovisual
· Images: showreel and / or interviews
· May require texts and labels
· UNICEF animated closing and / or logos of relevant counterparts
· With subtitles
1 minute
Mp4, mov, mfx
(rectangular and / or square dual format according to use)
Up to 10
3.Audiovisual
· Images: showreel and / or interviews
· May require texts and labels
UNICEF animated closing and / or logos of relevant counterparts
Up to 3 minutes
Mp4, mov, mfx
(rectangular and / or square dual format according to use)
Up to 10
3.3Audiovisual
· Images: showreel and / or interviews
· May require texts and labels
· UNICEF animated closing and / or logos of relevant counterparts
· With subtitles
Up to 3 minutes
Mp4, mov, mfx
(rectangular and / or square dual format according to use)
Up to 10
4.Video summary
· Images: showreel and / or interviews
· May require texts and labels
UNICEF animated closing and / or logos of relevant counterparts
Up to 8 minutes
Jpeg
(rectangular and / or square dual format according to use)
Up to 10
5. Professional photos of events and / or programs
Photographs in high resolution (minimum 300Dpi) and edited
10 pictures
Jpeg (possible sizes: original, 1200 x 1200px, and 960 x 640 px)
Up to 10
5.1 Professional photos of events and / or programs
Photographs in high resolution (minimum 300Dpi) and edited
30 pictures
Jpeg (possible sizes: original, 1200 x 1200px, and 960 x 640 px)
Up to 10
5.2 Professional photos of events and / or programs
Photographs in high resolution (minimum 300Dpi) and edited
50 photographs
Jpeg (possible sizes: original, 1200 x 1200px, and 960 x 640 px)
Up to 10
UNICEF will always deliver a detailed preliminary briefing with the specific contents and script on
those who can work, and will be available for clarification and advice on the expected products.
In the cases in which the event or program to be documented requires travel, the costs in the contract will be included. These costs will not exceed the amounts established by the United Nations (Daily Subsistance Allowance-DSA)
The final products will adhere to the technical and quality standards of UNICEF:
PRODUCTION / RECORDING
-All videos produced by UNICEF must be of the highest quality and adequately represent the organization.
-It has to be recorded in 4Ko fullHD 1080 24p25p, 29.97po 30p
-All video must be recorded in HD progressive mode.
-Do not apply filters or in-camera effects. Any of these can be achieved by postproduction.
-The interviews have to be done with the support of a tripod, without exception.
-Avoid performing panning. Unless it is strictly necessary, do not use zoomin / out.
-Define the framework and allow the action to happen within it.
- Record with "handles" / handles as extra footage before and after the point or key moment that is being documented. Maintain each frame for a minimum duration of 10-20 minutes.
-Do not use internal microphones of the camera, always use external microphones.
-For interviews use tie / balita microphones, trying to hide the microphone behind the clothes.
-Avoid recording the sound separately from the video.
-Consult and make a prior recognition of the scene and the people to participate in the video, to ensure preproduction.
-Use a variety of focal angles and distances to tell the story and capture the details (close-ups) to enrich the sequence.
SUBTITLE
The subtitles will be done in white with a slight black border in Roboto Medium typography at size 90 in Adobe Premiere. To increase readability, apply a linear transparent layer of black gradient behind the text.
LOWER T HIRDS
-The'lower thirds' should include the name of the person in Robot Medium in capital letters and, below, the title of the person in Roboto Light in lowercase.
-If the person in question is a child or adolescent, then their title must include their age. Normally these are identified only by their name-no surname.
-The sizes of the typographies have to be mobile friendly, that is, larger than we think is appropriate. Before arriving at the final product, it is recommended to test and confirm the readability of the complementary typefaces chosen for the material in portable objects such as mobile phones and usual platforms such as Facebook.
-It is recommended that the size of the typography of the person's title be considerably lower than the name.
-The lower third sign must be white, without a border, unless the background color requires a thin black bead.
INFORMATIVE / FLOATING TEXT
-The informative texts refer to the texts that provide the information and the data that tell the story.
-The typeface to use is Roboto Medium, white or blue UNICEF
-In order to emphasize or in case the background remains readable to the text, it is possible to highlight the words or phrases with a blue ribbon in the background. The tape can be animated.
-The size of the typography can be adjusted to avoid covering important elements of a moving image, including faces or other important visuals to tell the story.
CLOSING POSTERS
-All the videos have to end with UNICEF animated closing curtains on a black or white background.
-The transition from the final shot of the video to that of UNICEF is at the discretion of the editor.
-Unicef ??will provide a Dropbox folder with all the necessary resources for the edition: fonts, wipes, etc ...
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8mev5yi6q38g5r8/AAAw5Fy7qUc6sYhgicK0Wn7ea?dl=0
INFORMED CONSENT
-The winner person or team will be provided with several copies of UNICEF's 'informed consent' form, which must be signed by the people included in the videos and / or photographs.
MATERIAL DELIVERY
The formats for the audiovisual products will be: Mp4, mov, mfx (rectangular and / or square dual format according to use)

The formats for the photographs will be: Jpeg (possible sizes, as requested: original, 1200 x 1200px, and 960 x 640 px)

Profile
Training in communication and audiovisual production

At least 5 years of practical experience demonstrated in processes of conceptualization, production and editing of high-quality audiovisual works

Own recording equipment (cameras and lenses, microphones, tripod, lights) and editing

See the competency framework in:
http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf
Selection of proposals
Curriculum and previous work portfolio
(audiovisual, photography, graphic design)
60%
Economic proposal of the works indicated in these TORs
40%
The person hired will work remotely and with their own computer equipment, having at least two face-to-face meetings in the UNICEF office; a first meeting to make a briefing about the expected products, explain the details of the contract and clarify any questions, and a second meeting to present the products and clarify any questions and request any adjustments that may arise on them.
The payment will be made by check, according to the products that are requested and delivered. The applications and delivery dates will be part of the contract.
The person hired will be under the supervision of the Communication Officer, with whom there may be regular contact to consult and clarify any doubts that may arise in the process of entering, processing and crossing the data.
The candidate must present:
Offer with a tariff according to the materials requested in numeral IV.

Curriculum vitae

Portfolio of jobs

Interested candidates can apply through the TMS recruiting platform or by delivering in a sealed envelope the required documentation in the UNICEF office located on Calle 1eraB corner 158, Reparto Náutico, Playa.
The proposals for this consultancy should be presented until June 4, 2019 at the UNICEF Office in Havana, Cuba.
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