Make Your First Film

A step by step route from idea to festival submission, written for people making their first short in London on a microbudget.
  • Stage 1 — Find your idea and write a short, shootable script.
  • Stage 2 — Budget honestly and decide what you can borrow or beg.
  • Stage 3 — Cast and crew up through the LMC Jobs Board.
  • Stage 4 — Recce, schedule and produce your call sheets.
  • Stage 5 — Shoot, back up twice a day, and feed everybody.
  • Stage 6 — Edit, sound, grade and deliver.
  • Stage 7 — Build a festival game plan.

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