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isobelharrop · 7 years

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Life Update: Shortflix

Hello everyone, I’m sorry it’s been a while since I have updated this blog (or any blog for that matter, I am useless at keeping these things up!)

I am just here to update you on a cool thing I am currently doing. Some of you may already know about this, but if you didn’t; I am working on a short film idea as part of the Shortflix programme being run by Creative England! I had to submit an idea for my application in the form of a video pitch, and I was lucky enough to be selected as one of the final 26 out of 300+ applications. You can see the video pitch and get an idea of my short film here:

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Last week I attended two days of workshops in Birmingham that helped me to develop my story idea, and now I will be spending a lot of my free time writing the script which I will have to present in July, with the hopes that I might be one of the lucky 5 who get funding to make their short film a reality. You can read a little bit more about the scheme here.

As for the rest of my life, I have graduated from university and now proudly hold a 2:1 in English Literature and Philosophy. I moved back home, and I am working part time scooping popcorn at a cinema to earn some money. I bleached my hair and got glasses. Oh and I turned 22.

Fans of The Isobel Journal: I haven’t given up on drawing and writing. Things are still ticking away, I just had to take a break for a while. Whilst my Shortflix film is a totally different medium to The Isobel Journal, I am still just as passionate about telling stories about ordinary girls and women and I will continue to try and do that however I can whether it is through films, books, or whatever else I may try my hand at. I just want to make things and I am so grateful to everyone who has appreciated the things I have done so far and helped me with the opportunities I have been so lucky to receive.

I am going to start trying to post a little more on here (though I know I always say that). I am going to start a series of posts about things I enjoy. I will probably call it something boring like “Isobel Likes...” but I am not sure yet. I will just post my top recommendations for films, music, books, tv shows, places to visit, snacks to eat, etc. I will try to keep it regular even if it’s just once a month or something. I will also try to post some more drawings and photographs.

So that’s all really! Thanks for reading, do follow this blog if you are a Tumblr person as I will try to come back here and post more soon, but you can also follow me on Twitter @IsobelJournal and Instagram @IsobelHarrop, and I will make sure to post there too when I have updated the blog.

Love u all

Isobel

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mysteriouslyzanybluebird-blog · 3 years

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johnconnell0 · 4 years

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How to get your short film funded?

At Bold Content one of our company goals is to support talented filmmakers. Sometimes that comes in the form of providing them an opportunity to work on real client projects, other times it can mean helping them to get passion projects off the ground. But we realise that funding is often a stumbling block for emerging talent.

In an ideal world, you would make a film, and once it is produced people are queuing up to buy the licensing costs to distribute it onto diverse platforms and exhibit it in numerous theatres. Unfortunately, the bare truth is that, especially for independent or emerging filmmakers, these parties won’t be queuing up. On the contrary, often these filmmakers need to get those parties on board before the actual production of the film has started, in order to gather enough funding to make its creation happen. A struggle which all emerging filmmakers have faced or still face and, therefore, the following article will cover ‘how to get your short film funded?’

Fortunately, the British government is relatively generous in supporting the films industry. There are many different sources of funding, ranging from non-profit organisations to private production companies (like ours) that are willing to help emerging filmmakers with getting their film off the ground. Below is a small selection of these sources, which will point filmmakers, who are in need of funding, into the right direction and give them a head-start on their short film financing research.

Bankside Films Bankside Films is London-based international sales and film finance company offering independent films, no matter their genre or budget, financial and distribution support for international theatrical release. The size of the fund depends on the scope of the project and the creative idea. To submit your idea, contact Bankside Films using the following link: https://www.bankside-films.com/contacts

The British Film Industry The BFI runs the largest public film fund in the UK and, therefore are the biggest financial supporters of UK independent film. They invest over £26 million in the development, production and distribution of films. Amongst their diverse funds, they offer the ‘Short Film funding programme’ in collaboration with BFI NETWORK, which provides funding to fiction shorts and advice on finding screening opportunities, potential collaborators, festival strategies and other means of industry exposure. They even helped to fund our short film Drug Runner. Eligible films should not exceed 15 minutes and can be provided with a maximum of £15,000 of funding. To apply for this fund sign in using the link below: https://www.grantrequest.co.uk/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fapplication.aspx%3fSA%3dSNA%26FID%3d35195%26sid%3d106&SA=SNA&FID=35195&sid=106

Creative England Another big player is Creative England, which offers creative projects diverse funding and distribution support for projects of any size from shorts and features to high-end TV programmes. One of the funds that they offer is called the shortFLIX and nurtures emerging filmmakers via training, mentoring and script development support. For this fund, and many others, you can apply via the following link: https://applications.creativeengland.co.uk/

Doc Society Doc Society is a non-profit organisation which works together with other funding agencies to offer different kind of funds enabling the creation of feature documentaries and shorts and connecting those to a global audience. Unfortunately, the application deadlines for all their funds have closed for 2020 but closely monitor the following website; https://docsociety.org/funds/ to be updated on the presentation of any new funds soon.

Film London Film London supports the creation of both feature and short independent films by offering substantial grants and training, allowing young filmmakers to get hands-on experience and get their craft noticed. To keep informed about the different funds that they offer visit their website: http://filmlondon.org.uk/funding

Liverpool Film Office No matter your origin or location of your company, if you are planning to film in the region of Liverpool, you are eligible to apply for the Liverpool City Region Production Fund. It can fund up to 20% of the production budget with a maximum of £500,000 per production. International co-productions with Liverpool-based producers are encouraged. To apply or find the detailed guidelines on this fund visit the following website: http://www.liverpoolfilmoffice.tv/production-fund/

There are several smaller film funding organisation such as Film Cymru Wales, Welsh Government Media Investment Budget, West Midland Production Fund, Northern Ireland Screen, Screen Scotland and Yorkshire Content Fund which offer support to regional creatives. However, it is worth to visit their website if you are planning to film in one of those areas.

John Brabourne Awards If you already have a showreel but face obstacles to success, you can join ‘The John Brabourne Awards’ which offers financial funds up to £5,000 to UK-based filmmakers. The award is presented several times a year with the next round of qualifications starting in May. To see whether you are eligible for qualification go to: https://filmtvcharity.org.uk/we-can-help/financial-support/john-brabourne-awards/guidelines/

Genera Quarters Another award-based film funding agency is the ‘Genera Quarters’. Unlike the John Brabourne Awards you don’t need to apply with an existing production. A script and a budget breakdown of your short film will suffice. The award is presented every quarter but opens for application 365 days a year. Apart from receiving £5,000 when winning the award, every applicant receives deals and discounts from Genera’s growing number of partners to other competitions or film festivals all over the globe. The only downside is that you need to pay an admission fee. Due to current circumstances, Genera Quarters offers to showcase ready-to-go short films on the Made at Home platform www.mah.studio for free. To submit your short film or find out more about the award visit their website: https://www.generafilms.com/en/

Crowdfunding When traditional commissioning might not be possible, you can also fund your short film using crowdfunding sites such as IndieGogo and KickStarter. IndieGogo and KickStarter are known from success stories like ‘The Veronica Mars Movie Project’ which raised over £4 million. However, not every project is guaranteed to be fruitful. Many filmmakers have been able to create their short film due to a perfectly designed crowdfunding campaign but this takes time. Crowdfunding requires a lot of research to specify your target, solidify your pitch and completely breakdown your budget, which is time-consuming. Another downside is that the money raised is not eligible to tax breaks and many investors often want something in return. The latter can range from a ticket to a screening to exclusive access to a string of private content depending on the size of their investment. To find out more about how to set up a crowdfunding campaign visit the websites of IndieGogo and Kickstarter.

As evidenced above, there are a lot of different and diverse ways of funding your short film but before applying we advise you to look into them in a bit more detail and do some proper research to prevent any unpleasant surprises after its completion. Finally, don’t forget to create a solid funding proposal and update your reel! Good luck!

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misstishproductions · 6 years

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Reflective Account

During this past year I have focused much of my time taking on opportunities only available as a student and young filmmaker. I attended Film Festivals whilst they are still discounted and put in a lot of time for important extra curricular activities, such as MSA Film Festival 2018. I feel all my work this year has been driven by a want to succeed in the film industry and that I have set myself up well for leaving university.

Over the summer between second and third year, I decided to learn how to drive to become a more valuable commodity on set and be able to pick up runner jobs. Not only did this help me find more work as a runner, I was able to afford to make trips to London for BFI lead film festivals.

BFI London Film Festival have me the chance to see ‘Arcadia’, a film that informed my research in my Research & Development unit of this year and saw ‘Strangled’. ‘Strangled’ had a valuable director Q&A after where I was brave enough to try ask a question- something I found a real confidence boost when it turned out to be relevant and peak interest of other audience members.

Manchester School of Art Film festival was the next important thing I did this year. Going into the first MSA meeting, I had decided to not out myself forward for leading the film festival due to time management issues in the past, so I decided to lead up the Fundraising Committee. I hadn’t realised quite what I’d signed myself up for initially and how much responsibility I had undertaken! This was good though, as I had to learn how to manage budgets and make successful fundraising events, something that may become important in the future when needing to raise money for films. I managed to get a bar that would ordinarily charge us for use to allow us to use the space for free, whilst also ensuring we could have our sponsor, Jaeger, providing free drinks at the bar. Speaking of the success of this has lead to filmmakers I have worked with outside of university asking me to produce their films over next year- including one feature which will be pitched to Creative England for funding.

Sky Arts Shortflix series was something I learnt the most from this year. Working alongside Loran Dunn and Francessca Carr meant I was able to see how meticulous producing can be, especially when there are multiple projects being produced at the same time. I found the on set experience stressful due to having car issues, however seeing how each day ran and how every issue that came up was resolved was fascinating.

After responding to a post made on the Facebook page ‘Manchester Voluntary Actors and Filmmakers’, I was involved in a production called ‘Exit’ that came third in the Rode Reel Sci-Fi category. After producing that he asked me to be 1st AD/ Production Assistant on his Master film ‘Get There’. Every time I work with Fraser I see how well a student production can run, and he always casts really good actors that I have used in my own films.

I try and make the most of free opportunities, so when the chance to go to Media City for a lecture on secret filming came up I thought it’d be silly to not go! It was run by a film and media lawyer and was very informative. I took the chance to network afterwards and met several good contacts that I feel I made a positive rapport with if I need to contact hem, in future.

I had the chance to run an entire fundraising event for the MSA Film festival which was voted to be a pub quiz. Whilst there was a lot of pressure to make this a good event, I feel I pulled it off well. I experienced managing a team of my peers for the first time and I definitely feel this was a valuable experience. I realised how hard it can be to make sure everyone keeps to their own deadlines and how much responsibility there is running an event for other people top enjoy, so I would not only be letting myself down if it went poorly. The event made £256, so I’d say it was quite successful! It was a great start to the fundraising experience and motivated ,e to do well for the next ones, which went just as well.

The biggest impact i made this year was getting my grad job sorted in February working at Media-Dog equipment rental house. Whilst this was a relief to have sorted out before the end of term when everyone else was looking for jobs, I am happy to say I have settled in well and become a productive team member. I had to use persuasive skills to get the job in the first place, which I feel I have developed as a producer the last three years, and I am now being paid well doing a job I enjoy. i wanted a reliable job straight out of university based in Manchester, and working in an equipment rental house means I have the chance to meet industry professionals, get opportunities to work on last minute jobs and learn what equipment will be used on jobs so I can work more efficiently on set in future. On top of this I get discounted access to equipment, which is great for my own projects.

Shortly after securing this job I went to the BFI Future Film Festival for two days. After quite the ordeal getting down to London (being pulled over by the police and leaving at 1am!), I was relieved to see the event was absolutely worthwhile! I unfortunately missed Loran Dunn’s KeyNote speech on the first day, but did get to see a great series of short films which really inspired me for the Major Film Unit. I went to a networking event after the awards ceremony that night to enjoy some of the free drinks reception and bumped into crew members I had worked with previously . this was a good chance to remind them of who I am for future films. I also exchanged contact details with a group that won two awards at the festival and went for drinks after the event was over with them. This small interaction was enough to have them remain in contact with me and ask for me to be a 1st AD on their films in London over the summer.

'The White Clinic’, my Major Film at university, had me taking on the roles of writer, director, producer and editor. taking on all this responsibility was a lot of fun, however I did learn the reason why you don’t accept so much responsibility. I needed some distance from the film to work objectively as a producer and editor, which is something I now know going into the industry as a non-student. I had a lot of time to work negotiating prices, managing my small crew collaborating on other projects at the same time. During my work on ‘The White Clinic’, I helped Melissa Sorrell with her film ‘The Blindness of Dr. Cecil Allen’. I was mainly 1st AD on her film as I knew she would need the help staying on track, but I did spend some of my free time assisting producing her film.

Overall I feel this year has helped me specialise my skills as a producer and allowed me to network and build up my working relationship with many crew members and industry professionals. I’ve set myself up well to begin working next year on set and in the stability of my job at Media-Dog.

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tomwarby101-blog · 6 years

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Ladies Day!

I worked as a runner on Ladies Day, a short film as part of the Shortflix series, created by Sky Arts and Delaval film.

I loved this shoot, it was a fantastic day working on a professional set, with industry Professionals.

Unfortunately, coming back to Manchester was a pain due to rail replacement services. But even with that, it was a fantastic experience!

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vulturehound · 7 years

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Creative England Announce Ambitions for Second Round of Short Film Initiative SHORTFLIX in Partnership with Sky and The National Youth Theatre

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physicalfolk · 7 years

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SHORTFLIX - A short film initiative for ages 18 - 25 | Creative England http://crwd.fr/2m5qYGQ

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adapea-blog · 7 years

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WHATS NEXT?

Unfortunately I missed the last session, but these are links I picked up over the duration of the course.

Future HE/FE opportunity websites

Creative Skillset – https://creativeskillset.org/

Arts Council – http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/

Arts Jobs – http://www.artsjobs.org.uk/

BFI – http://www.bfi.org.uk/

NFTS – https://nfts.co.uk/

London Film School – http://lfs.org.uk/

MET Film School – https://www.metfilmschool.ac.uk/

Screen Academy Scotland – http://www.screenacademyscotland.ac.uk/

Delamar Academy of Make-Up and Hair – http://www.delamaracademy.co.uk/

Film London – http://filmlondon.org.uk/trainingandsupport

Other opportunities

Nottingham Filmmakers Society - Facebook

BFI Craft Skills residential - Next easter

Monthly Thursday Film club

Television Workshop & Actors Workshop - For casting

Free 3 months subscription to BFI player!

SHORTFLIX - (Next years)

Future film festival - (February)

BAFTA’s opportunities for young people

Read emails from Ella!

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shortflix · 4 years

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I Know Jake Gyllenhaal Is Going to Fuck My Girlfriend (2016) 15 min | Short, Comedy

After Sean and his girlfriend watch a Jake Gyllenhaal movie, Sean suspects his girlfriend has a crush on the movie star; but as Sean's suspicion grows, his fear seems to manifest their fateful encounter.

Director: Nino Mancuso Writer: Sean Wing Stars: Sean Wing, Angela Trimbur, Aaron Ramzi

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envisiongradnetwork · 7 years

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Opportunities Round-up Feb 2nd 2017

We’re meeting with all our business partners soon to find out what opportunities they have to offer the Grad Network. Until then we’ve gathered a selection of the best opportunities out there this week.

Have your say on what young people demand from Brexit

Undivided will ensure that the voice of young people is not overlooked in the most significant process of our generation.

Their campaign does not seek to reverse the referendum result, but instead to move forwards by setting out where we go from here as a country. Undivided will accept all demands from young people, and then manage a voting process to decide on the top ten demands as stated by UK 13-29 year olds. This will be presented to Parliament.

As young people, it’s time for us to decide our future, not have it decided for us. Have your say and submit a demand now: https://www.weareundivided.co.uk/have-your-say/

University scholarships from the Bank of England

The Bank of England and the Windsor Fellowship are offering students from a black or mixed African/Caribbean background a scholarship programme to financially support them whilst at university. Deadline for applications is 26 February 2017.

The programme will provide:

• Up to £30,000 to support living costs during an undergraduate degree

• Paid summer internships

• Mentoring, coaching and support from a member of our team

Check out your eligibility and the application process here: https://www.windsor-fellowship.org/bank-of-england

Your Summer sorted with seasonal roles for The Challenge

NCS The Challenge brings together 15-17 year olds from different backgrounds, builds their confidence, teaches them skills and empowers them to make a difference in their community. In Summer 2016 seasonal staff inspired 32,000 young people on this journey.

This year The Challenge are hiring 4,500 paid leaders, mentors and creative individuals to inspire the next generation of social game changers. Applications are now open www.ncsthechallenge.org/jobs.

Young filmmakers wanted

SHORTFLIX is aimed at aspiring new filmmakers aged 18-25, they’re looking for ideas from creative, talented and ambitious young people that have the potential to make great short films for Sky Arts. Applications open until 5pm on Wednesday 8th March 2017, find out more: http://creativeengland.co.uk/film-and-tv/shortflix

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