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Case Study: YARDM – Full-Scope Production & Technical Expertise for EU Mental Health Project

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Executive Summary

  • Client / Donor: European Union (EU)

  • Project: Technical Assistance to Mental Health Care and Drug Addiction Treatment Services in Prisons (YARDM Project)

  • Fatih Ugur's (Our Producer) Role: Senior Video Expert and One-Man Production Lead

  • Scope: Full-cycle delivery including over 110 video assets totaling 11.5 hours of content, original music composition, and motion graphics.

  • Key Success Factor: The ability to execute a vast range of complex technical tasks, manage security protocols in prisons, and establish a fully functional mobile studio for intensive training outputs.


The Challenge: Massive Scope, Logistical Complexity, and High-Security Environments

The YARDM Project was an immense institutional task, requiring the creation of over a hundred distinct video assets designed to train staff and support beneficiaries in the complex, high-security setting of prisons.

This project demanded a producer who could handle both massive volume and extreme technical and logistical challenges:

  1. Extreme Volume: Delivering over 110 individual video content pieces, ranging from short spots and software trainings to two full-length documentaries.

  2. Mobile Studio Logistics: Transporting and setting up an entire, high-end video, audio, and green-screen studio from Ankara to a hotel in Antalya for intensive filming sessions.

  3. High-Stakes Environments: Filming deep inside prisons, requiring meticulous security clearance and sensitive directorial guidance for staff role-playing and interviews.

  4. Creative Independence: Delivering specialized content like original music composition and technical outputs like software training synchronizations.



The mobile studio our producer Fatih Ugur initialized on the field, in a hotel in Antalya during the trainings help as part of the YARDM Project.
The mobile studio our producer Fatih Ugur initialized on the field, in a hotel in Antalya during the trainings help as part of the YARDM Project.

Vidyograf’s Full-Scope Technical Execution

As the One-Man Production Lead, our Producer, Fatih Ugur, managed and executed the entire audiovisual architecture of the project.

1. Advanced Mobile Production Management

The project’s training component relied on an intensive mobile studio setup.

  • Our Producer successfully managed the transport and deployment of all cameras, lighting, audio gear, and the green screen studio from Ankara to the training site in Antalya.

  • The setup allowed for simultaneous high-volume shooting of 43 psycho-social training videos and 17 expert spot videos in a controlled environment, demonstrating exceptional logistical planning.

2. Specialized Content Delivery (110+ Video Assets)

The diversity of deliverables underscores our technical breadth:

  • Narrative & Role-Play (8 videos): Directed actors and volunteer prison staff in complex green-screen role-playing scenarios focusing on personality disorders and depression.

  • Original Music Composition (2 Documentaries & Training): Composed, recorded, and produced original, emotionally resonant soundtracks and jingles using a MIDI piano and DAW, enhancing the sensitivity of the documentary films.

  • Technical Synchronization (18 videos): Managed the booking, recording, and precise synchronization of VoiceOvers for specialized software training screen-capture videos.

  • Documentary Filmmaking (2 Films): Directed, filmed, and edited two sensitive documentary films in prisons, working closely with Prof. Kültegin Ögel on scenarios to protect staff mental health and introduce personality disorders to staff.

3. Post-Production Mastery and Personal Commitment

The final output required rigorous quality control across all media types:

  • Advanced editing, motion graphics, chroma keying, and colour grading were applied to ensure visual excellence across all 110+ video assets.

  • Beyond the technical work, the deep dive into human psychology, mental health, and addiction treatment during the project profoundly shifted our Producer’s perspective, lending a vital layer of empathy and informed sensitivity to the directorial process.


Another behind the scenes photo while our producer Fatih Ugur was discussing details with the team leader of the project, Prof. Kültegin Ögel.
Another behind the scenes photo while our producer Fatih Ugur was discussing details with the team leader of the project, Prof. Kültegin Ögel.


This personal, empathetic commitment is a key differentiator:

"The YARDM project was more than just a job; it was an education in empathy and human dignity. This psychological depth directly informs my directorial decisions, ensuring that even technical training videos are framed with sensitivity and respect for the subject matter and the audience."

Few tracks that our producer composed and produced for the documentary films.

Conclusion: Proven Mastery Under Institutional Pressure

The YARDM Project is the definitive case study of Vidyograf’s capacity to handle massive, technically demanding, and ethically sensitive EU mandates:

  • 110+ Video Assets Delivered: Proven ability to manage extreme content volume.

  • Complex Logistics Mastered: Successfully deployed a full broadcast studio to remote training sites.

  • Full Technical Stack: Demonstrated expertise across filming, editing, specialized audio, and original music composition.

Do you require a Senior Video Expert who can provide full-scope production, technical excellence, and deep institutional understanding for your next EU/UN/Donor project?




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