Grants:Project/Rapid/Bashir/Portrait shots of movie stars/Report

Report accepted

This report for a Rapid Grant approved in FY 2021-22 has been reviewed and accepted by the Wikimedia Foundation.

• To read the approved grant submission describing the plan for this project, please visit Grants:Project/Rapid/Bashir/Portrait shots of movie stars.
• You may still comment on this report on its discussion page, or visit the discussion page to read the discussion about this report.
• You are welcome to Email rapidgrants at wikimedia dot org at any time if you have questions or concerns about this report.

Goals

Did you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went? We were able to attend many scenes but unfortunately, it is often difficult to meet all the prominent qctors in one scene. Coupled with fasting month and Hajj, most of the stars are diffito reach at those times because almost all shooting activities were paused and most of them travel to other places. Although we were able to reach some online and express our intentions, and some willingly send their pictures to be used.

Outcome

Please report on your original project targets. Please be sure to review and provide metrics required for Rapid Grants.

Target outcome	Achieved outcome	Explanation
3 participants	achieved	3 photographers were engaged in the project
150 images	up to 50 images were added	it is usally difficult to find many notable actors in one scene, and most of them are usaully difficult to meet in person.
50 images to be used on Wikipedia articles	15 images were added so far

Learning

Projects do not always go according to plan. Sharing what you learned can help you and others plan similar projects in the future. Help the movement learn from your experience by answering the following questions:

• What worked well?

Important pictures were acquired during the course of the project and they are used on wikipedia pages.

• What did not work so well?

The timing as shooting activuties were paused due to Ramadan and Eid celebrations.

• What would you do differently next time?

We will time project at the appropriate time. Even though grant processing alter our initial plans.

Some Portraits Uploaded on Commons

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Finances

Grant funds spent

Please describe how much grant money you spent for approved expenses, and tell us what you spent it on.

• Travel expenses (within Kano & Kaduna) = 500 USD
• Food and drinks = 350 USD
• Covid-19 protection (masks, sanitizers) = 150 USD
• Promotional materials = 120 USD
• Modifiers = 340 USD

Softbox and strobe = 150 USD
lenses 50mm, 35mm & 85mm = 100 USD
LED lights = 50 USD
beauty dish (rent) = 40USD

• Studio space = 130 USD

Total = 1590USD

Remaining funds

Do you have any remaining grant funds? No

Anything else

Anything else you want to share about your project? This project will be continous as data for the project takes time because it is difficult to meet all the prominent actors easily. Thus, we will continue pursuing more portraits and uploading them on Commons.