Filmmaking

These pages are designed to give practical advice for anyone interested and involved with filmmaking, be it shorts or features; drama or comedy; experimental or mainstream; animation or documentary.

Features

A look at the many issues - from funding to legislation, the rise of digital, or the growing popularity of shorts - that affect the filmmaker. These are the stories by filmmakers for filmmakers.

Production Diaries

There but for the grace of God. we've all been there, done it, bought the t-shirt. Here's a selection of production tales to fill you with cheer - they've made the mistakes so you don't have to. But when you do make your own (film and mistakes) - pass on the favour and tell us all about it.

Events

For information on film festivals, submission dates, and all manner of the weird and wonderful that can only help you further up the film ladder.

Advice

A series of practical articles, all about the art of filmmaking. Crew and film professionals talk about their roles and work.

Training

Where can you get it? What can you expect? And what do you do next?

Ok, so you're the filmmaker - what else can we put on the site that would help you? Let us know.

Let's get this community moving - email us your stories, production diaries, screening dates, views, advice, etc, etc - there's lots of people who want to hear all about them.

Email editor@close-upfilm.com