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Find out how to get onto the silver screen, or behind the camera, plus tips on raising money and getting your film seen.


Ready for your screen shot?

Beginner's Guide To Becoming An Actor

Beginner's Guide To Becoming An Actor

What this isn't is a piece of Agony Aunting that will tell you how terribly hard it is to be an actor - that is a given.



Take the reins

Beginner's Guide To Becoming A Director

Beginner's Guide To Becoming A Director

"When I grow up, I still want to be a director" Steven Spielberg.



Glimpse yourself on screen

Beginner's Guide To Becoming An Extra

Beginner's Guide To Becoming An Extra

You think film stars are 'important'. Or you just want to earn £100 a day without doing anything demanding. You are a born extra.



Show me the money

Beginner's Guide To Becoming A Producer

Beginner's Guide To Becoming A Producer

"Collaboration, that's the word producers use. That means, don't forget to kiss ass from beginning to end." Sam Shepard.



Nailbiting stuff

How They Made Touching The Void

How They Made Touching The Void

The producer of Touching The Void, talks about the difficulties involved in bringing this incredible tale of human endurance and survival to the big screen.



That's my sofa on the telly!

Turn Your Home Into A Film Set

What are the chances of seeing Bruce Willis burst through your French windows and mow down a horde of terrorists returning fire from your futon?



World wide web audience

Online Movie Distribution

Downloading movies from the Internet? It's been talked about for years now, but is it really happening?



Ultra low budget productions

Warp X: A New British Film Studio

Warp Films have launched a new digital film studio that could see two-page treatments ending up at a cinema near you.



How to get finance

Show Me The Money

Money to make movies - everybody wants it, but few know how to get it. Producers Chris Curling and Phil Robertson of Zephyr Films tell us how to finance British films.



Everything above board

Show Me The Money Part II - The Lawyer

You've got some vague promises of cash, but how do you close the deal? Media lawyer Andrew Curtis discusses the terms and conditions that close a good movie deal.



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