We've created a powerful support for community filmmaking and digital media, which captures the reality of change taking place...
Our Pluggin Studios exists as a not-for-profit support for our charity & social enterprise members, and as an independent film unit to capture the "fly-on-the-wall" realities of social value evolving within UK communities.
We want teams to move away from static images...
Too many charities and social enterprises rely upon taking static pictures of their important events, and then they stick them into their social media posts as updates hoping that people will take the time to then read the text which explains what the event was about.
To short video stories which build engagement...
The Pluggin Studios provides mobile-based learning & development to help charity and social enterprise teams to quickly capture, edit and produce short video updates which are shared on-the-move. Our ecosystem then becomes the perfect platform to reach audiences waiting to like and follow.
This is professional development so that teams can tell the story of impact on the move... building awareness and engagement.
Our Professional Film Unit
The jewel in the Pluggin Studios crown.
Launched in 2023, our Film Unit has quickly evolved into an invaluable "fly-on-the-wall" channel lifting the lid on the people, activities and impact within the Pluggin Marketplace.
Deep within some of the UK's most at risk communities, we capture the realities of social change and impact being sustained through the spending of our public bodies.
In just 2 years, the unit has evolved into:
A live-learning environment for young people with a passion for storytelling, a way to practice the theory alongside film industry specialists.
A career pathway for those young people formally studying film and digital media at college of university, where our paid commissions have enabled them to start-up their micro-businesses.
As our ecosystem continues to evolve and grow, the Pluggin Studios will grow the alumni of talent and continue to work at the heart of communities - making local young filmmakers the digital storytellers.
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Meet the Pluggin Studios Team
The Pluggin Studios is the brainchild of Nathan Dodzo who, for over 25 years has successfully built and operated youth-led filmmaking units within colleges and faith centres across the globe.
As an executive director of the Pluggin Ecosystem and a seasoned university programme leader/senior lecturer in Creative Media and Journalism, Nathan leads on the mission to support charity & social enterprise member teams to build capability and produce compelling insights and updates using filmmaking and creative media.
Nathan Dodzo
Executive Director
Nathan is an ecosystem shareholder and is the founder of and executive director leading our non-profit Pluggin Studios.
Luke Tapley
Documentary Making
An industry specialist, Luke leads on the production of video documentaries (long & short form).
Enoch Nkatia
Film Ops & Editing
Enoch operates as a specialist member of the Film Unit, with camera operations and final editing activities.
Samuel Allen
Digital Campaigns
Sam merges analytical expertise with media and innovation to craft compelling, insight-driven campaigns.
Nina Baughan
Social Media
Nina joined Pluggin in 2022, whilst studying her way to become a forensic psychologist.
Emily Draper
Social Media
Emily joined in 2024 as an intern whilst studying filmmaking at college, producing social media video-shorts.