I forgot to say at the time (because I have been swamped and didn’t update this site), but I won a teaching award.
I was nominated by at least one student for supporting students during lockdown.
I forgot to say at the time (because I have been swamped and didn’t update this site), but I won a teaching award.
I was nominated by at least one student for supporting students during lockdown.
Are you interested in developing yourself with CPD courses?
Here are some places that provide training, most of it free.
The Dots: free membership. They have a weekly newsletter with upcoming events. If you join, add me here
Screenskills: a mixture of free and paid events. You can set up your own account to access. When you complete courses, the certificates are available online for you to access and download whenever.
Eventbrite: the platform that most of these pages use. Follow your favourite organisations for notifications, and check what is coming up. While you’re there, you can find me here
Art For Introverts: Online lectures on art, psychology, and science
We Are Albert: free training, especially on sustainability in the industry
Stage 32: set up a free account. They have paid and free courses.
Film London: training opportunities
Google Digital Garage online courses: not filmmaking, but some useful short courses
London Screenwriters Festival: join their mailing list for events (note these are not free).
Paid Members only (probably)
BECTU: possibly only available to members of the Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematography and Theatre Union
WFTV: only available to members of Women In Film & Television UK
Shooting People: possibly only available to members
A MOOC, of Massive Open Online Course, is a place to complete courses online with other participants. Online University Courses are MOOCs: things like The Open University. Websites such as Udemy, MOOC.org, Khan Academy, Coursera, Masterclass, and FutureLearn are MOOCs. Some MOOC platforms / courses are free, whereas some others you have to pay.
These are some that I recommend if you are a beginner filmmaker that wants to develop your skills.
BAFTA does a series of Q+As with BAFTA Guru
What are some other resources you can think of?
Share them here as a comment and I will add them to my list.
I’m working with Gielgud Films on their latest feature film, A Book About Her
I have joined the film as Assistant Producer & Production Manager
We are currently hiring five roles under the UK Government Kickstart Scheme.
A BOOK ABOUT HER
This debut British feature film, from award-winning Writer/Director Suzanne Gielgud, is a coming of age story that follows 18-year-old Sophie’s journey to become a writer. As Sophie discovers her muse, 19-year-old rebel Evie, she finds herself caught in the middle of a conflict between her LGBT beliefs and the church.
Filming August 2021 in Sussex
Available Roles
These are paid roles for 6-month work placements starting 21 June 2021
Placements are onsite in Sussex-based office or work from home
Eligibility
These roles are being filled under the UK Government Kickstart Scheme. To be eligible, applicants must be aged 16-24 and be on Universal Credit. We are especially interested in Film School Graduates or those with some industry experience.
TO APPLY
Contact films@gielgud.com to register your interest. You will be provided with more information on how to apply through your Job Centre.
Aude and I just submitted a important application for a big film fund for the Me Too short film
It’s important to take a moment to appreciate our achievements. Keep your fingers crossed for us…
TONIGHT
7pm-9pm
Join me for the first Action On The Side fundraising pub quiz
Raising funds for ActionAid UK and Me Too, the short film I am co-producing with Aude Konan
The questions were written by one of my students as part of their work experience.
We are running a series of monthly pub quizzes. Each one will raise funds for a charity and a specific film.
Hiding has received a Special Jury Award in the International Short Film Category from Golden Sparrow International Film Festival, February 2021, India
In the Uruvatti Film Festival February 2021, India, Hiding won best International Short Film and Best Producer – Short Film
Recently I’ve been thinking about what would be on my top 5 list of TV shows
If you’re asked objectively “what are the best TV shows of all time?”, then surely you are talking about which shows were seminal and changed the landscape of television for all time…
Let’s see
What do you think?
But, if I am asked subjectively, “What are your favourite TV shows of all time?”, then that has to be a list of rewatchability, where every episode is gold…
Then that list is somewhat more difficult to get down to only 5
What would be in your Top 5 Television Shows? Subjectively and Objectively
Congratulations to Nirusha Wijaymohan
She won Debut Filmmaker of Short Film in the Gona Film Festival (India)
HIDING has also been accepted into the UK Asian Film Festival 2021
Hiding has been accepted into the Global Lift-Off Film Festival. More details to come.
Hiding has been accepted into the February London Monthly International Web & Short Film Festival
Hiding is playing in the Berlin Lift-Off Film Festival, February 2021, in the New Voice Shorts section (Film #127)
You can buy a ticket to see the film online until March 1st 2021