This was my view yesterday 💙 - being on set with a killer crew is one of my fave things 💛 thank you @35mmdop & your fab team, @zoekozlikstylist and dream Time team @moni.hodgie @ginnyhenry @ruthmillseymoo
Today was spent watching tomorrow’s set 🤩
Whilst location scouting I found my new flat, just need to get that concrete floor poured (and windows triple glazed to muffle the trains) - DIY fixes really
#tbt to possibly the best casting I’ve been to...🐕 A kind of doggy XFactor for last year’s fashion film for @marieclaireuk and @nextofficial 💙
As @chloessevigny said #femalefilmmakerfriday is about making women filmmakers visible so that other women can see it is possible to be in the industry- if you can’t see it then it’s hard to imagine yourself doing it. I started in theatre before working in film (hence this beauts pic by @jjmidwinter of @wimblek and @officialhowardcharles from one of my first shows). At first I had a complex about not going to film school, but training in theatre has meant I’m a collaborative , performer-centric director who is obsessed with audience and storytelling. After years of worrying that I didn’t go the conventional route I went to a @womenwho talk last month and realised this is what makes my style and eye unique, it’s my strength, my point of difference 💪
It’s #femalefilmmakerfriday I don’t want an all female crew, I want 50/50 and there’s not only a drought of female directors but a female drought in every department. I’m lucky to get to work with these fab women - Exec @ruthmillseymoo and Producer @woody_rose (plus Bella the Chow) this was on set for AW17 @nextofficial campaign - I’m shooting with this dream team again on Monday 🎥 💥
Me and the graffitied names of 17th century traitors on the walls of the tower
Ladies! Last night I went to a great talk by the smart woman who wrote this book, Otegha Uwagba of @womenwho, who was so composed with grounded, clear advice, go pick up a copy! Thanks @jjmidwinter and @_nicoledavidson_
I was encouraged to post today for #femalefilmmakerfriday by the babe @wimblek I was hesitant because in most on-set pics I’m scrabbling around on the floor, holding things up or talking really animatedly, probably about trash TV. Not the cool, authoritative type you’re meant to have holding big bits of equipment. But that’s how I direct, I get stuck in and I make a fool of myself so that actors know it’s okay to make a mistake and laugh at yourself, it’s meant to be fun. . . . . #femalefilmmakers #femalefilmmakerfriday #femaledirector #femaleled #girlboss #filmmaking #director #directing #directinglife #filmdirector #
Thank you to @wimblek, my dear friend and colleague, who posted this on #femalefilmmakerfriday: “@wimblek: #femalefilmmakerfriday Here’s one of my favourite people and talented director @midwinterlauren who has been standing her ground as a female director and filmmaker for years. I had the privilege of not only being directed by her in but working behind the scenes to produce ‘Damned Spot’ you see her working on here. The struggle to be at the table and afforded the same opportunities as male counterparts is tough and constant, but hopefully things are changing now faster than ever. A visual, intelligent, industrious, empathetic, brilliant person at the helm - who wouldn’t want that! #femalesinfilm #womeninfilm#femaledirectors #director #change#blackandwhite #filming #movies #beseen#beheard #damnedspot#taggingfemaledirectors #setanexample”