On Crewing Up: with Ameenah Ayub Allen, Alice Whittemore & Anna Ginsburg

In the sixth episode of Short Hand, we’re thinking about how to crew up your short film. Hear from producer Ameenah Ayub Allen (Rocks, Ali & Ava), Alice Whittemore, a Development & Production Executive at Film4 and Anna Ginsburg, an animator and director (What Is Beauty?) about finding, hiring and paying people. 
Topics covered include: what roles you need on set and where you might be able to think outside the box, getting references for your crew, looking after them and keeping morale high on set, getting HoDs approved by execs, what to do if members of your crew drop-out at the last minute, crewing up an animation and how different types of animations might affect who you need. 
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SHOW NOTES & RESOURCES
Tools for finding crew 
The Mandy Network 
Freelance Rate Cards 
ScreenSkills Freelance Toolkit 
ScreenSkills Job Profiles 
BAFTA crew directory, 2020-21 
Look Beyond The List 
Pact Toolkit on Finding Diverse Talent 

Short Film Festivals
Glasgow Short Film Festival
Aesthetica
Leeds
Encounters
Norwich 
London Short Film Festival

Where to watch short films…
Vimeo  
Short of the Week 
Omeleto 

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Short Hand is a BFI NETWORK & Film Hub South East production. Produced by Nicole Davis, with support from Independent Cinema Office. Edited by Graciela Mae Chico.