Does The Film Industry Reflect You And Your Life?

In the 20+ years I've spent working as a filmmaker in film, TV, and commercials, I've noticed several things about the industry that need to improve.

Real Crews Reflecting Real Life

During my career, I've only worked with a handful of female directors—about 5 in 300+ commercials and only a few on TV sets—despite knowing there are talented women working in the field. The low number of female DOPs and high-level camera operators is also concerning. We make it our business to hire female camera people, directors, and editors.

Work/Life Balance

The hours in this industry are punishing. Working 12+ hours is the norm with pitiful turnaround times. I personally did 6 months on a TV show where I only had 5 hours at home each night between shifts, working 11-day fortnights. I love making films and I'm certainly not shy of hard work and long hours, but things can be better. It's not a healthy work/life balance. We aim to keep working days reasonable and offer flexible working to people who need it.

Flexible Working For Parents & Students

We don't think you need to choose between family or education and a career. There are tons of people out there who have all the passion and skills to make great films, but who cannot work the extreme hours this industry often demands.

To tackle this, we offer flexible working for pre-production and post, and we try to keep our shooting days reasonable. We are thinking of creative solutions, like offering the option to work on an hourly basis instead of a day rate to allow people to work the hours that suit them, sometimes as a job share to get the project done. When possible, we ask our clients to give us slightly longer delivery times to allow flexible working for parents and students.

Opportunities For Young Filmmakers

Young filmmakers are a wonderful resource, with energy, dedication, and a much-needed view of the future. We are open to their ideas, patient with our training, and generous with our knowledge of filmmaking. We include training young people in our vision and ask our contributors to leave a little in the budget so we can pay them a fair wage.

Diversity

We are committed to supporting diversity in all its forms. We want our films and crews to reflect the real world and benefit from all the diversity within it.

Join Us

If you love making films and you've got skills to offer, drop us a line. We are on the lookout for people who are interested in helping good causes with their filmmaking skills and working in a flexible way. Have you got skills that you're ready to take to the next level? Get in touch.