A Blog Supporting Female Filmmakers
How To Step Away From Production Assisting Finally! We all have goals and dreams for things we might like to do with our careers. For me, it's directing, but we never start off in that role there are ladders we must climb to get there. When we remain on one rung for so long, feeling …
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Dark, Poignant, Funny and Full of Style; I Promise You'll Be Blown Away Emerald Fennell's feature film debut Promising Young Woman is a tantalizingly dark yet comedic delve into the victim blaming culture of female sexual abuse. Staring Carey Mulligan as Cassie, a woman in her 30's that can't let go of the events of …
Sick of wasting hours of my life looking for something new to watch I started the most comprehensive list of Netflix content directed by women that, I at least, have ever come across. With over 5000 titles in the Netflix library there always seems to be a circulation of the same 30 films on the …
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Advice From Industry Practitioners There's nothing worse than feeling like you've forgotten something. Especially when I get busy I notice myself sitting contemplatively at small intervals across a day trying to remember what it is that I've forgotten to do. Because surely with a to do list as long as my arm that can't possibly …
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When it comes to the world of film making these days the type of gear used ranges anywhere from more high tech than a sci-fi film to your parents old super 8. There are many contributing factors to what gear is used including budget, style, and accessibility but when even your mobile phone is enough …
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You have an idea for a film, but you're not sure where to start when it comes to making it a reality. Or perhaps you do know how to start, but the thought of it is just so daunting you keep making excuses not to. If you are lacking in motivation or knowledge then I …
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Support for women is growing. The Oscars a few nights ago, and the Golden Globe's before it, are key examples of how people with influence are using their powers to support the change that needs to happen. Despite this however only 6 women managed to win Oscars, including the gender specific best supporting and lead actress awards. But …
In the day and age of the internet no one can really hide behind the excuse that there was nowhere to publish their work, that they had no money to pay for advertising, that the world of distribution was closed off. When it comes to creating and sharing work in the 21st century it has become …
So it's time to start up this blog again for 2018! The past year has been a big year for women in film. In the work that they have produced, and in closing that gender gap. Awareness is the main word I think of when I look back at 2017. Women found their voice and we're not …
This came up in conversation the other day when I was doing some training about respect and creating a positive culture in the workplace. However I think it's relevant to the everyday and specifically to the issue of gender disparity. The topic I'm speaking about is unconscious bias. So what is it exactly? Our brains …