Manchester Varsity
2025
41 fixtures. 18 sports. 2 universities. 1 cup.
Manchester Varsity is the ultimate university showdown as Manchester Metropolitan take on local rivals the University of Manchester across a 2-day sporting spectacle.
My role
I came into Varsity just as our sub-committee was starting to meet in November 2024. I was still brand new to the role so not only did I have to learn all the other aspects of the role, but I had to get started on a major project from the jump. By December we had planned out the Media Day and by January I had the final storyboards and timetables.
I co-ordinated the videography aspect of the Media Day, writing risk assessments and schedules, hiring out and transporting equipment, giving the Toolbox Talk to the crew as well as filming, directing and editing
The teaser video below was devised, shot and edited by me as part of our promo for Varsity. A shortened version of the video was produced for Instagram and TikTok. There were also 25 second billboards produced, one featuring Manchester Met more dominantly, the other featuring University of Manchester more to be used on both campuses as promotion.
This was an incredibly successful project as evidenced by the significant uplift in engagement with our content in addition to being shortlisted at by BUCS for the Digital Engagement Award. This was especially meaningful having started in this role only a couple of months before we started shooting.
This is part of a series of videos interviewing some of the teams we have competing in Varsity. The purpose for this is to try and encourage wider engagement with Varsity. What creates the high stakes in a game is the understanding of the context.
Watching the Abu Dhabi GP in 2021 might be entertaining on its own, however a person who has watched the season unfold has a greater understanding of the stakes and the context as to why a decision might be controversial or a victory might mean something more. With this series where teams explain how their season has gone, I hope to have people buy into the team more and generate more interest in the games in question even if they are not people who have been watching games at Platt Lane or have had a connection with the team.
These videos were kindly shot by Aidan Everitt and edited by me.
