Friday, 29 January 2016
UPD
Understand -
How have I proved this understanding - justifiable.
Practice -
Do it!
Effectively!
Properly!
Substantially!
Evaluate -
How has this developed my research?
What is the impact?
How has this influenced me?
How have I proved this understanding - justifiable.
Practice -
Do it!
Effectively!
Properly!
Substantially!
Evaluate -
How has this developed my research?
What is the impact?
How has this influenced me?
Wednesday, 27 January 2016
Materials
Materials:
Materials in film refers to any of the physical or digital artifacts used in the production movement. This will include resources you yourself have to bring about as well as archive footage and library materials that come in a array of forms e.g., sound files, video footage, edits on a black background to chroma key, props and costumes.
Material you have generated can include anything at all: from creating your own sound or video effects to making your own costume.
Types of materials:
- Original materials (original materials refers to those generated "in-house" by people within the production team.)
How would you generate your own?
- Graphics
- Props
- Costumes
- Music
Productions that have created their own materials:
Materials made or generated:
Doctor Who:
http://www.doctorwhoprops.com/props
Skaroth last of the Jageroth (City of Death, 1979)
- This mask was made by make-up designer Jean Steward for actor Julian Glover. Two versions of the mask were made using a technique pioneered by John Friedlander.
The Fly (The Green Death, 1974)
- This prop was constructed by Colin Mapson under the direction of designer Ron Oates.
Time Lord Secrets (Trial of Time Lord, 1986)
- This prop was constructed from an AGFA film case from the BBC film library. Early in the series they appear to be silver but in the last two episodes The Master is seen to be wearing a gold version.
Materials in film refers to any of the physical or digital artifacts used in the production movement. This will include resources you yourself have to bring about as well as archive footage and library materials that come in a array of forms e.g., sound files, video footage, edits on a black background to chroma key, props and costumes.
Material you have generated can include anything at all: from creating your own sound or video effects to making your own costume.
Types of materials:
- Original materials (original materials refers to those generated "in-house" by people within the production team.)
How would you generate your own?
- Graphics
- Props
- Costumes
- Music
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Archive and library materials
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Photo-library materials
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Internet
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Assets
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Audio
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Script
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Animatics
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Graphics
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Interviews
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Costumes
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Properties
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Recorded music
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Productions that have created their own materials:
Materials made or generated:
Doctor Who:
http://www.doctorwhoprops.com/props
Skaroth last of the Jageroth (City of Death, 1979)
- This mask was made by make-up designer Jean Steward for actor Julian Glover. Two versions of the mask were made using a technique pioneered by John Friedlander.
The Fly (The Green Death, 1974)
- This prop was constructed by Colin Mapson under the direction of designer Ron Oates.
Time Lord Secrets (Trial of Time Lord, 1986)
- This prop was constructed from an AGFA film case from the BBC film library. Early in the series they appear to be silver but in the last two episodes The Master is seen to be wearing a gold version.
Friday, 22 January 2016
CV Homework draft
CV
Rhys Painter
Post Production Runner
07846295560
rhyspainter220@hotmail.com
Based in London
Objective:
I am a Post Production Runner. Throughout the time studying my degree I have learnt a lot about Post-Production and have worked in many similar environments. I am happy with whatever hours are given to me whether long or short, and I will ensure to do all shift work and any work at which is necessary to be a successful Runner.
Relevant Experience:
In Secondary School I studied Media GCSE I struggled and managed to get a grade D, but I had relevant experience when coming to using camera's we made Short CD Film Clips. This has given me the tools in which I need to be able to use and understand the camera in ways to record and produce short clips/ films.
Other Relevant Experience:
Kitchen Assistant - Wetherspoons, Epsom (Surrey) - May 2015 to present
The similarities with being a runner:
- Hard Working
- Long Hours
- Teamwork
Education:
N/A
Materials Part 2
Materials:
There are many different kinds of materials which can be used within the production of media, and short film specifically. What follows here are ideas about the kinds of materials which may be used on a short production.
Self-Generated materials:
- Materials you yourself generate for your production can include anything from creating your own sound or video effects to making your own props and costumes.
What impact might the construction of props or costumes in-house have for the production company and the production?
(Think in terms of what impact it might have compared with hiring or renting them)
Archive material
- Archive material is old footage used in previous productions from various genres and mediums.
- Documentary filmmakers often use archive footage to build and authenticate their narratives.
Example:
A recent example of a film which uses archive footage is Senna, a 2010 British documentary directed by Asif Kapadia, that depicts the life and death of the great Brazilian motor-racing champion.
Find some productions that have used archive footage.
Explain how the footage was used.
Library Material:
- Library material refers to material stored in libraries of sound or video effects.
Focus: Sound libraries
- When a film is complete, the wild tracks of non-dialogue sounds will usually be collated by the production company for use in future projects.
- Over many productions a library of sounds and sound effects will be built up.
- A large production company, such as the BBC, has a vast library of different sounds that can be tweaked and reused.
- These may contain anything from raindrops to footsteps.
Focus: Video libraries
- The BBC will also have libraries of video materials.
- Collections of different video effects often referred to as action essentials.
- These may include anything from landscape sunsets to traffic on a busy street.
What is the BBC sound effects library?
- The BBC effects library has long been viewed as the standard library. Everything from cars to planes, boats to trains. Sounds domestic, urban, country and international. More than 90% of the effects are recorded instantly on to a digital stereo – a considerable lot of them utilizing binaural methods. The rest have been exchanged from analogue to digital.
What different bundles are there at what cost?
Internet
- The interned is one of the newest ways to get copyrighted sound and video effects for your production.
Can you find any other materials libraries that have material you could use in your production?
- Prosoundeffects.com
Case study:
Freesound Go to www.freesound.org
What is freesound?
- Sound video clips that you can get for free. Freesound is a collaborative database of Creative Commons Licensed sounds. Browse, download and share sounds.
How could you use the site to build your own sound library?
- Can add in your production. They have all different types of quality. Based on file size, comments, description.
Property Rights and Copyright (cont’d)
- If you ask permission from a person/company to use their material then you must be prepared to pay for it.
- A great deal of time is spent refining sounds and the sound designers, Foley artists and effects editors who invest that time should receive the appropriate remuneration when their work is used.
- The most important thing to remember when using any media related material in your production is to make sure that you have written permission from the owner of the material, and a contract has been signed that evidences this.
(Piracy lead to boringness.) Piracy is a double edge sword.
If a sound effect has been created by someone it is their property and they have a right to an appropriate form of revenue when their materials are used by third parties.
There are many different kinds of materials which can be used within the production of media, and short film specifically. What follows here are ideas about the kinds of materials which may be used on a short production.
Self-Generated materials:
- Materials you yourself generate for your production can include anything from creating your own sound or video effects to making your own props and costumes.
What impact might the construction of props or costumes in-house have for the production company and the production?
(Think in terms of what impact it might have compared with hiring or renting them)
Archive material
- Archive material is old footage used in previous productions from various genres and mediums.
- Documentary filmmakers often use archive footage to build and authenticate their narratives.
Example:
A recent example of a film which uses archive footage is Senna, a 2010 British documentary directed by Asif Kapadia, that depicts the life and death of the great Brazilian motor-racing champion.
Find some productions that have used archive footage.
Explain how the footage was used.
Library Material:
- Library material refers to material stored in libraries of sound or video effects.
Focus: Sound libraries
- When a film is complete, the wild tracks of non-dialogue sounds will usually be collated by the production company for use in future projects.
- Over many productions a library of sounds and sound effects will be built up.
- A large production company, such as the BBC, has a vast library of different sounds that can be tweaked and reused.
- These may contain anything from raindrops to footsteps.
Focus: Video libraries
- The BBC will also have libraries of video materials.
- Collections of different video effects often referred to as action essentials.
- These may include anything from landscape sunsets to traffic on a busy street.
What is the BBC sound effects library?
- The BBC effects library has long been viewed as the standard library. Everything from cars to planes, boats to trains. Sounds domestic, urban, country and international. More than 90% of the effects are recorded instantly on to a digital stereo – a considerable lot of them utilizing binaural methods. The rest have been exchanged from analogue to digital.
What different bundles are there at what cost?
Internet
- The interned is one of the newest ways to get copyrighted sound and video effects for your production.
Can you find any other materials libraries that have material you could use in your production?
- Prosoundeffects.com
Case study:
Freesound Go to www.freesound.org
What is freesound?
- Sound video clips that you can get for free. Freesound is a collaborative database of Creative Commons Licensed sounds. Browse, download and share sounds.
How could you use the site to build your own sound library?
- Can add in your production. They have all different types of quality. Based on file size, comments, description.
Property Rights and Copyright (cont’d)
- If you ask permission from a person/company to use their material then you must be prepared to pay for it.
- A great deal of time is spent refining sounds and the sound designers, Foley artists and effects editors who invest that time should receive the appropriate remuneration when their work is used.
- The most important thing to remember when using any media related material in your production is to make sure that you have written permission from the owner of the material, and a contract has been signed that evidences this.
(Piracy lead to boringness.) Piracy is a double edge sword.
If a sound effect has been created by someone it is their property and they have a right to an appropriate form of revenue when their materials are used by third parties.
Monday, 18 January 2016
Crew CV's
Site: My First Job In Film
Out of 100's of CV's seen by employers, the "right ones" that are characterised are the ones that contain relevant information and refer to fact or past experience. Also ensuring that it is clear and able to read easily, the format however doesn't matter. This therefore means leaving any irrelevant information out. It is crucial that your CV has been altered before applying for a job, this will increase your chances in getting an interview then to be able to have a chance in getting the job. On average 15 people who have applied for jobs, 10 of those will not have made an effort to customise their CV or research the role to increase their chances with getting the job. This leaves you with a 1 in 5 chance that your CV would catch the eye of the recruiter. Its tough enough as it is in the world of Recruitment, by doing this your just making it harder for yourself. If your CV is on the shortlisted 5, you have a chance.
Why customise your CV?
- A reason for customising your CV is to allow the recruiter to notice the skills and qualifications and relevant information towards the job. Also the specific courses which they have taken. This shows the recruiter how interested and how much effort you have put into your CV this then makes them think more into how you would be the right candidate for the job.
CV rules according to MFJC:
Checklist:
- Ensure to always customise your CV for every application, never just use a General CV
- Make sure to remove all irrelevant information including any areas of film experiences which have no relevance towards the area of industry at which you have chosen
- Repeat the title of the job throughout your CV, again and again
- Remove your address as it has no relevance
- Ensure what is the most important relevant things are to go at the top of the CV
- Think what the recruiter wants to see and give it to them
- Having less on your CV is more, ensure to not waffle on with irrelevant information
- You are NOT a Producer, Director, Editor or Writer yet, ensure to be humble
- By keeping the file size as small as possible its crucial to avoid email spam filters
- Save your CV file as for "Your name - The Job Title - Company Name" for example "Rhys Painter - Production Assistance - BBC Film Company"
If you are looking to get your foot onto the first step of the film ladder then your CV should scream out potentially in every line. Not mentioning irrelevant information such as camera or FCP skills but relevant information that shows the recruiter that you know what is involved in being a runner and having the right attitude towards it.
(No Experience)
- Having experience is important, but everyone starts somewhere so little experience can get you the knowledge at which you need to be a runner.
Specialise:
What is the worst thing you can do when putting together your CV?
- Mentioning in your CV that you want to focus in all aspects of the industry to see where to focus as a career. Also ensure to not have a lot of production credits on a CV.
Companies look for people who are confident and show exactly what they are looking for and state in their CV's that "they want to be this" or that. This allows your CV to stand out, it helps you to seem as if you want to be like the recruiter with your ego. As for the production credits the recruiter would just see it as you are applying for any old paid job and will leave as soon as anything better comes along, so ensure to remove them.
Example CV's:
What advice is given about looking at/making us of example CV's?
- Research the company
- Research the role
- Make CV relevant
- Make CV clear
- Runner (post or production really)
- Development
- Distribution
- No Experience
Which example CV offered by MFJF do you think is most useful to you, at the stage you are at?
- Research the company
- Research the role
- Make CV relevant
- Make CV clear
Just to ram it home, what do they all have in common?
Checklist: ( What all successful CVs have in common)
- A simple and clear style
- Label the subtitle beneath your name the title of the job
- Ensure to repeat the job title throughout the CV
- Crucial to only add relevant information to that role at which applying for
- Important information is that the top
- Ensure they do not waffle on as less is more
What is the worst thing you can do when putting together your CV?
- Mentioning in your CV that you want to focus in all aspects of the industry to see where to focus as a career. Also ensure to not have a lot of production credits on a CV.
Companies look for people who are confident and show exactly what they are looking for and state in their CV's that "they want to be this" or that. This allows your CV to stand out, it helps you to seem as if you want to be like the recruiter with your ego. As for the production credits the recruiter would just see it as you are applying for any old paid job and will leave as soon as anything better comes along, so ensure to remove them.
Example CV's:
What advice is given about looking at/making us of example CV's?
- Research the company
- Research the role
- Make CV relevant
- Make CV clear
- Runner (post or production really)
- Development
- Distribution
- No Experience
Which example CV offered by MFJF do you think is most useful to you, at the stage you are at?
- Research the company
- Research the role
- Make CV relevant
- Make CV clear
Just to ram it home, what do they all have in common?
Checklist: ( What all successful CVs have in common)
- A simple and clear style
- Label the subtitle beneath your name the title of the job
- Ensure to repeat the job title throughout the CV
- Crucial to only add relevant information to that role at which applying for
- Important information is that the top
- Ensure they do not waffle on as less is more
Wednesday, 13 January 2016
Clearances
Clearances:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/filmmaking/guide/before-you-start/content-clearances
What does 'cleared' mean?
Content Clearances
- Products, Logos and Brand Names
- Clips, Stick footage, Tape and Images
- Font, Text and Designs
- Famous Works and People
- Script Clearances
In order to administer and be able to screen your short film in public you will need to ensure that everything is 'cleared'. This means that you will have to have written consent allowing you to use the following; script, brand names, logos, stock footage, images and music.
It is essential that you can make clearances as you go along, as soon as you can otherwise you may be caught up with it in the end, meaning you may encounter some unexpected problems trying to get clearances. Also if you cannot obtain a release for anything, then simply just use a subtitle instead.
http://saperlaw.com/2007/06/13/film-clearance-basics/
Define Film Clearance: (2007) - SaperLaw
- Film clearance is the process of achieving the appropriate permission for all aspects of a film production. The additional clearances can include the following; sets, actors and extras, music, stock film, art, posters, products and brands, books, broadcasts, computer programs, dramatic works and photographs etc. Several different parts of clearances are essential the three most important and in general fall under three categories property, people and locations. Film clearance is necessary to avoid liability and to acquire Errors and Omissions insurance. Also to avoid any accustomed copyright and or trademark issues.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/filmmaking/guide/before-you-start/checklist
Clearances for showing my short film on a public platform such as Film Network
Ensure your short film is 'cleared'
Clearances checklist:
- Script
- Content
- Music
- Location
- Actors and Contributor's
- Products, Logos and Brand Names
- Clips, Stick footage, Tape and Images
- Font, Text and Designs
(All need to be ensured that they have all been cleared, meaning that they have no control over the short film, and have given permission for all aspects of a film production.)
Otherwise if you submit your short film to Film Network, it is your own responsibility to ensure that you have obtained all clearances which are necessary in writing. If somebody were to claim that your short film breaches their copyright for example you have used them or their identity/their work in some way without receiving their consent, it will be you as well as the BBC, who are liable. Also if you have breached copyright, at the very least you will not have access to your short film and will not be permitted to share your short film and could potentially end up being sued. It is crucial that you have double checked that you have obtained clearance on everything in which is needed. This could include internet use such as all media which covers internet as well.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/filmmaking/guide/before-you-start/content-clearances
What does 'cleared' mean?
Content Clearances
- Products, Logos and Brand Names
- Clips, Stick footage, Tape and Images
- Font, Text and Designs
- Famous Works and People
- Script Clearances
In order to administer and be able to screen your short film in public you will need to ensure that everything is 'cleared'. This means that you will have to have written consent allowing you to use the following; script, brand names, logos, stock footage, images and music.
It is essential that you can make clearances as you go along, as soon as you can otherwise you may be caught up with it in the end, meaning you may encounter some unexpected problems trying to get clearances. Also if you cannot obtain a release for anything, then simply just use a subtitle instead.
http://saperlaw.com/2007/06/13/film-clearance-basics/
Define Film Clearance: (2007) - SaperLaw
- Film clearance is the process of achieving the appropriate permission for all aspects of a film production. The additional clearances can include the following; sets, actors and extras, music, stock film, art, posters, products and brands, books, broadcasts, computer programs, dramatic works and photographs etc. Several different parts of clearances are essential the three most important and in general fall under three categories property, people and locations. Film clearance is necessary to avoid liability and to acquire Errors and Omissions insurance. Also to avoid any accustomed copyright and or trademark issues.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/filmmaking/guide/before-you-start/checklist
Clearances for showing my short film on a public platform such as Film Network
Ensure your short film is 'cleared'
Clearances checklist:
- Script
- Content
- Music
- Location
- Actors and Contributor's
- Products, Logos and Brand Names
- Clips, Stick footage, Tape and Images
- Font, Text and Designs
(All need to be ensured that they have all been cleared, meaning that they have no control over the short film, and have given permission for all aspects of a film production.)
Otherwise if you submit your short film to Film Network, it is your own responsibility to ensure that you have obtained all clearances which are necessary in writing. If somebody were to claim that your short film breaches their copyright for example you have used them or their identity/their work in some way without receiving their consent, it will be you as well as the BBC, who are liable. Also if you have breached copyright, at the very least you will not have access to your short film and will not be permitted to share your short film and could potentially end up being sued. It is crucial that you have double checked that you have obtained clearance on everything in which is needed. This could include internet use such as all media which covers internet as well.
Friday, 8 January 2016
Equipment,Transport,Talent,Crew
Equipment
Capturing the image- Camera, HD, full HD and sensor size SD (720 x 576)
(sensor size increases the costs, and improves the image) 3
3 camera's with different sensor sizes:
- Canon EOS C300 Mark II, daily rate hire is £193. Sensor: 8.85MP Super 35mm CMOS sensor (www.hireacamera.com)
- Canon XC 10, daily rate hire is £65. Sensor: 1.0 inch CMOS sensor (www.hireacamera.com)
- Canon EOS 5D Mark III, daily rate hire £68. Sensor: full-frame 22.3 MP sensor (www.hireacamera.com)
- Tripod (fluid head)
- Lighting (three point lighting kit)
- Slider/glidecam equipment
- Jib crane
Recording sound
- Sound recorder (XLR cable connection - increases quality)
- On-board and stand alone
- Microphone
- Boom pole
- Wind shield
Tascam DR-40 Portable Audio Recorder
- Daily rate hire is £12
- A 6 day shoot is £60
Sennheiser shot gun mic
- Daily rate hire is £17.22
- For a 5 day shoot it is £86.10
Transport
Crew:
- Minibus
- Travel Expenses
Talent:
- Taxi
Equipment:
- Equipment Van
Talent:
- The BBC and equity (the actor's union) have a television agreement that states an actor's minimum engagement fee should be £603.
- On the off chance that the engagement is for one week that speaks to 68 work days. Every work day being 8 hours in length of time.
- If the engagement is for two week this speaks 5 x work days.
- In reality, numerous autonomous and low budget film creation venture battle.
Crew:
- BECTU stands for Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union and is a trade union functioning in the United Kingdom.
- BECTU is the UK's media and entertainment trade union.
- BECTU dignity staff, contract and freelance workers based mainly in the UK.
Crew:
Director/ Producer:
- Director, going rate for 48 hours in a week is £1200-£1345
- Producer, going rate for 48 hours in a week is $925-1037
Camera Operator:
- Going rate for a 10 hour day, £276-£309
- Going rate for a 12 hour day, £381-£473
- Going rate for a 5 day 50 hour week, £1492
- Going rate for a 12 hour day, £381-£473
- Going rate for a 5 day 50 hour week, £1492
Editor:
- Going rate for a 8 hour day, £213
- Going rate for a 60 hour week, £1368
- Going rate for a 50 hour week, £1087
Hair and Make-Up Artist:
- Going rate for a 10 hour day: £560
Electrician/Sound Recordist:
- Electrician: Going rate for a 50 hour week: £1,200
- Sound Recordist: Going rate for a 10 hour day: £320
Facility Hire - Outfits which hire out production:
- Procam - http://www.procam.tv/
- Slvision - http://slvision.co.uk/
- Electra Film and TV Ltd - http://www.electra-tv.com/
- Going rate for a 60 hour week, £1368
- Going rate for a 50 hour week, £1087
Hair and Make-Up Artist:
- Going rate for a 10 hour day: £560
Electrician/Sound Recordist:
- Electrician: Going rate for a 50 hour week: £1,200
- Sound Recordist: Going rate for a 10 hour day: £320
Facility Hire - Outfits which hire out production:
- Procam - http://www.procam.tv/
- Slvision - http://slvision.co.uk/
- Electra Film and TV Ltd - http://www.electra-tv.com/
Funding Requirements
Funding Requirements:
What is funding?
- Funding is relevant when it comes to film productions whether it be a short film or a fully orientated film, funds are needed to provide the equipment as well as everything else at which is needed. For example actors, actresses etc. Funds are either supplied by organisations or can be funded also by the government, and these funds are there for a particular purpose.
Expenditure:
What is funding?
- Funding is relevant when it comes to film productions whether it be a short film or a fully orientated film, funds are needed to provide the equipment as well as everything else at which is needed. For example actors, actresses etc. Funds are either supplied by organisations or can be funded also by the government, and these funds are there for a particular purpose.
Expenditure:
- Equipment
- Materials
- Transports
- Costs
- Crew
- Personal
- Facility Hire
- Clearances
- Legal costs
Finance Crew:
Camera and Lighting Department:
- DoP (Director of Photography)
- Camera Operator (focus, smoothness of the shot)
- 1st assistant camera
- 2nd assistant camera (in charge of all the stock)
- Clapper/loader
- Gaffer and team
- Key grip and team
- Electricians
Art Department:
- Production designer
- Art director and team
- Set decorator and team
- Construction co-coordinator and team
- Props master
Production Sound department:
- Production sound mixer
- Boom operator
- Sound technician
Costume Department:
- Costume designer and team
Hair & Make-up Department
- Key hair stylist and team
- Key make-up artist and team
Special Effects Department:
- Special effects supervisor and team
Post production Department:
- Post-production supervisor
- Editorial team - film editor, colourist etc.
Visual Effects Department:
- Visual effects creative director
- Visual effects supervisor
- Visual effects team
Sound Department & Music:
- Supervising sound editor
- Composer
- Sound team - sound and dialogue editors, mixers, Foley artist
Finance
FINANCE
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This is an important part of the pre-production
process to assess the financial wideness of the production.
- Potential sources of finance:
- Requirements - Expenditure
SOURCES OF
FUNDING
Funding
TV channels
BBC, ITV and Channel 4 all support short filmmaking.
Sometimes funding is direct
Sometimes funding is “in kind”
Commissions (e.g. BBC3 Original shorts, It’s My Shout)
Development (e.g. Channel 4 director development programme)
Screening support (e.g. ITV and Odeon anti-bullying shorts)
Competitions (e.g. BBC3 The Fear)
Government funding
- Governments who fund for shorts are coming increasingly bigger through the UK Film Council, but there are additional sources to look hard and to work your film around the agendas. Many sources look to fund digital shorts as oppose to projects that want to shoot on film, based on the argument some directors had proposing they stick to a cheaper medium such as short film. This was to reduce the chance of bankruptcy if it were to happen.
Requirements: - expenditure
National
British Film Institute directly funds feature length
projects
BFI does not fun stand-alone shorts directly
Regional
British Film Institute Funding Partners
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Creative England
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Creative Scotland
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Film Agency for Wales
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Northern Ireland Screen
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Film London
Local Government funding
London Borough film funds (e.g. Wandsworth, Croydon, Camden)
Private funding
Cinema companies
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Odeon
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Curzon
Media companies
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Sony
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VIRIGIN MEDIA
Other
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BMW
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