For whatever reason, the big 30th birthday always seems to be the milestone that anyone under the age dreads. Have a career by thirty, have a family by thirty, have money by thirty, be happy by thirty… Setting this biological or financial timeline for ourselves only creates unnecessary pressure. “If you’re gonna do it, you’re […]
Job hunting is a daunting prospect for any individual, and for those in pursuit of a career in Film and Television (or any creative industry for that matter) the weight and pressures of success seem to increase tenfold. Now, more than ever, graduates and first-time filmmakers are faced with the decision to follow their dreams […]
Listen up, editors. Keep your money in your wallet for a second, and check out these programs that could save you more. 1. LIGHTWORKS “Lightworks is the fastest, most accessible and focused NLE in the industry, because it is based on the simple idea that the editor, not the computer industry, knows what’s best. The […]
For as long as I can remember, I have loved documentaries. My father is to blame for this. Ever since he realised my interests lay in Film and TV, I’d been bombarded with documentary upon documentary about the history of film, as well as documentaries covering niche subjects, like the success of the Carry-On Films… […]
Ah, 2014… It seems we’ve only blinked and suddenly, it has been 10 years since we first met Ron Burgundy, and 20 years since we learnt the meaning of Hakuna Matata. As we get further and further into the 21st Century, Planet Earth has survived a number of apocalyptic prophecies, as well as films like […]
Dangerous, dark and down-right fantastic, the British Horror genre is one that has created some of the most grueling and terrifying filmic experiences in cinematic history. Known for it’s gritty realism and often unhappy endings, it’s a genre that Hollywood has tried and failed to imitate, and unsurprisingly so, considering how ‘anti-hollywood’ the constructs of […]
5. Amy Sherman-Palladino DOB: 1966 (Age 47/48) First TV break: 1990 (Age 24) Amy Sherman-Palladino is a Emmy award winning screenwriter, producer and director, best known for the show Gilmore Girls. She was a trained dancer since the age of four and well into her teens, so much so that in her early twenties she was […]
4. Aaron Sorkin DOB: June 9th 1961 (Age 52) First TV break: 1988 (Age 27) Aaron Benjamin Sorkin is an Academy and Emmy award winning screenwriter, producer, and playwright. Sorkin graduated from Syracuse University in 1983 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Musical Theatre. After graduating, Sorkin moved to New York where he worked as an actor through the 1980’s. […]
3. Tina Fey DOB: May 18 1970 (Age 43) First TV break: 1997 (Age 29) Elizabeth Stamatina “Tina” Fey, is the comedy genius, writer, producer and actor, responsible for NBC’s hilarious sitcom 30 Rock, and 2004’s smash hit, Mean Girls, and is a frequent contributor, both in acting and writing, to the incredibly popular […]
2. Joss Whedon DOB: June 23rd 1964 (Age 49) First TV break: 1997 (Age 33) Joss Whedon is a third-generation writer, son of Tom Whedon, a screenwriter for The Electric Company in the 1970s and The Golden Girls in the 1980s, and grandson of John Whedon, a writer for The Donna Reed Show in the 1950s. He started out his career in the […]
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