Production Stories Archives - Raising Films https://www.raisingfilms.com/category/production-stories/ Supporting parents and carers in the UK screen sector Wed, 05 May 2021 16:38:01 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://www.raisingfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cropped-raising-films-favicon-32x32.png Production Stories Archives - Raising Films https://www.raisingfilms.com/category/production-stories/ 32 32 Choosing to make a feature film in lockdown with three kids https://www.raisingfilms.com/choosing-to-make-a-feature-film-in-lockdown/ Wed, 05 May 2021 16:38:01 +0000 https://www.raisingfilms.com/?p=26947 Laura Rees (who participated in Making It Possible 2020) on her decision to do a difficult, stressful and complicated thing at a difficult, stressful and complicated time AKA making a feature film during lockdown... In this piece Laura talks about the power of a community, the balance between parenting and retaining a professional sense [...]

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]]> Am I still a filmmaker? https://www.raisingfilms.com/am-i-still-a-filmmaker/ Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:06:11 +0000 https://www.raisingfilms.com/?p=26928 Ahead of the (online) release of their latest work - AYOUNI - filmmaker Yasmin Fedda reflects on being an independent filmmaker and parent and shares ideas for how things should (and can) change to support filmmakers as we all slowly emerge out of the pandemic. I haven’t filmed anything in over two years. Am [...]

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]]> Budgets and breastfeeding – our babies don’t mean we can’t get out there and do it! https://www.raisingfilms.com/budgets-and-breastfeeding/ Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:54:23 +0000 https://www.raisingfilms.com/?p=26864 Producer Victoria Bavister shares the story of the making of her debut and BIFA-nominated feature – COUNTY LINES - from the grind of financing, through to production and eventual release. Read on to find out how Victoria balanced filmmaking with parenting… We hope this inspires and builds confidence that it is possible to do [...]

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]]> Mini Productions – making shorts and supporting parents https://www.raisingfilms.com/mini-productions-making-shorts-and-supporting-parents/ Mon, 11 Jan 2021 10:34:30 +0000 https://www.raisingfilms.com/?p=26556 Producer April Kelley is the founder of Mini Productions, the latest recipient of our Raising Films Ribbon. Ahead of going into production on two short films - DO THIS FOR ME and JUST IN CASE - April talked to Raising Films about the working practices herself and her business partner Sara Huxley, have put [...]

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]]> To shoot, or not to shoot when baby is on the way https://www.raisingfilms.com/to-shoot-or-not-to-shoot-when-baby-is-on-the-way/ Wed, 02 Dec 2020 10:41:19 +0000 https://www.raisingfilms.com/?p=26005 Clare Shields is an independent producer and together with her husband Alex runs Sixty Clicks Productions. The saying ‘it takes a village’ applies so vividly here as Clare and Alex, embarking on their second short narrative film together, faced a decision on timing. Lining up all the elements for production had been a three-year [...]

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]]> The team behind ROCKS talks to Raising Films https://www.raisingfilms.com/rocks-team-talk-to-raising-films/ Wed, 16 Sep 2020 11:18:06 +0000 https://www.raisingfilms.com/?p=24642 Ahead of the release of ROCKS in cinemas across the UK and Ireland this Friday 18 September Raising Films spoke to the creative team behind the film, with the interview conducted by Grace Barber Plentie. We're so grateful to Grace and the ROCKS team for finding the time to take part in this interview. [...]

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]]> Manjinder Virk on creativity during lockdown https://www.raisingfilms.com/manjinder-virk-on-creativity-during-lockdown/ Wed, 10 Jun 2020 13:17:07 +0000 https://www.raisingfilms.com/?p=23229 On set for WITH LOVE FROM CALAIS; Annemarie Lean-Vercoe on camera, Manjinder directing her daughter, Lyla. Director Manjinder Virk shares her experience of making her latest film, 23 DAYS, entirely in lockdown with her all-female team, how they collectively made creative decisions while balancing childcare and home schooling and how sometimes making films can [...]

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]]> Job-sharing in the Art Department https://www.raisingfilms.com/job-sharing-in-the-art-department/ Mon, 03 Feb 2020 09:53:21 +0000 https://www.raisingfilms.com/?p=21223 May Davies is an emerging Production Designer working on short films, live performance and art installation. She has recently completed her first two indie feature films as designer and when she's not designing she assists in the Art Department on a variety of film and TV productions, most recently for two BFI funded features; [...]

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]]> Casey Herbert on ribbon award production The Last Right https://www.raisingfilms.com/casey-herbert-ribbon-award-production-the-last-right/ Mon, 02 Dec 2019 14:01:27 +0000 https://www.raisingfilms.com/?p=20627 One of our ribbon awards during the summer went to Casey Herbert a producer working on her second feature. Ahead of the release of THE LAST RIGHT we caught up with Casey to look back at how the production adapted to work with a significant change to her childcare responsibilities. THE LAST RIGHT went [...]

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]]> Caring for crew on a drama production https://www.raisingfilms.com/caring-for-crew-on-a-drama-production/ Wed, 30 Oct 2019 13:03:12 +0000 https://www.raisingfilms.com/?p=20343 The latest Raising Films Ribbon goes to BBC Scotland drama production GUILT and specifically producer Jules Hussey (Brazen Productions). As an experience producer and line producer across projects like CATHERINE THE GREAT (Sky Atlantic) and CALL THE MIDWIFE (BBC), Jules brings to her work her own lived experience of her on-going support of an [...]

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