Loads has been happening, including shooting Drone, Garage, and running a 48-hour film competition
Tag Archives: action on the side
August 2024
Pearls, Ken, AOTS, and that’s just the film stuff
The AOTS 48 HR
The Action On The Side 48-hour film competition is back! Last year, we ran the Ealing 48 (November 3-5, 2023). 11 teams competed, with over 100 people credited. Most of the teams were from London, with one based in Japan. This year we’re running the competition from 8pm (UK Time) Friday 5th to 8pm Sunday …
Coming Clean
The March 2024 Action On The Side one-month filmmaking project is finished. Enjoy COMING CLEAN
Proposals and Collaborations
Writing proposals, meeting potential collaborators, and promoting projects
Writers Groups
The benefits of writing groups, and which writing groups I’m part of
The Ealing 48
It’s less than two weeks until The Ealing 48 | 48-hour film competition! I’ve wanted to run a 48-hour film competition for years, and it’s finally happening! Teams will have just 48-hours to write, shoot, edit, and submit their short film. The films are 5-7 minutes (including credits), and must be in the genre we …
On the job hunt again
My previous two contracts ended, so I have spent July applying for new job opportunities. This involves daily checking of LinkedIn, regular updates to my CV, networking, and doing other film work in the background. I’m in an interesting situation because I can work in at least four different areas. Those are the three main …
Script Development Workshops
I think I got sick of not making movies, so I’ve given Action On The Side a kick up the rear! I’ve scheduled two projects this year: June and October. I’ve started running fortnightly script development workshops again. They’re running at the Curzon Soho bar* on Wednesdays, 18:30-20:30. The next one is on 26th April. …
AOTS: Back with a BANG!
Lots happening with AOTS this year. Check out the links.
Busy Times 