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Guides for storytellers.

Practical, honest guides for people who make film, theatre and TV — finding funding, finding collaborators, crew and gear, what a creative residency really is, beating creative isolation, and keeping your network alive when everyone scatters.

How to actually find funding for your film or creative project
The money exists - it’s just scattered and badly signposted. Grants vs fellowships vs labs, where to look, how to apply, and how to stop missing deadlines.
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You’re the customer and the product: what’s broken about how artists pay to be seen
As an artist you’re the customer and the product at once. What’s broken about paying to be seen - from Spotlight’s ’tax on hope’ to who really owns the platforms - and what a fairer model looks like.
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Beating creative isolation as a working artist
Making creative work is lonelier than ever, and the data proves it. Why it happens, where AI genuinely helps (and where it can’t), and how to build a feedback loop that keeps you making.
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How to find collaborators, crew and gear for your creative project
Finding people and gear used to happen at drama school and in Facebook groups. Then everyone scattered and the groups filled with bots. How to find collaborators, crew and gear you can trust in 2026.
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The network you build, and lose: staying connected in a scattering creative life
You build your tightest network at drama school, then everyone scatters across the world. Why creatives keep losing their people, the idea of ’third places’, and how to actually stay connected.
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What is a creative residency, and how do they actually work?
Creative residencies give you time and space to make work, but the traditional model means applications, juries and waiting to be picked. How they really work, and a simpler way to book creative space.
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How to get cast without paying for expensive casting platforms
You don’t have to pay hundreds a year to be seen. How casting really works in 2026, why the platforms cost what they do, the free routes worth using, and how to get cast on your own terms.
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I have a script, now what? A roadmap for actually making your film
Film school teaches the craft, not the business. An honest, step-by-step roadmap for what to actually do after you finish the script - feedback, team, money, and where to shoot.
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How film financing actually works (and why you should never fund it all yourself)
An honest, jargon-free breakdown of how indie films really get funded - equity, debt, soft money, the 120-and-50 deal, the recoupment waterfall, and why funding it all yourself is the classic mistake.
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