This week we spotlight new signing, Production Manager Joanna Osborn.
Joanna Osborn is a PM working in HETV and Film with recent credits including ‘Bridgerton‘ for Netflix, HBO’s ‘Avenue 5’ and ‘Landscapers’ starring Olivia Coleman for Sky/HBO.
Contact Lucy for bookings.
Bus Girl has been longlisted for Best British Short Film at the 2023 BAFTA’s with Production Design by Declan Price.
Directed by Jessica Henwick, Bus Girl has already won the Audience Award at Birmingham Film Festival, and the Mary Pickford Award for Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking at the Coronado Island Film Festival. The film has also been screened at the London Short Film Festival, Leeds Film Festival and the Asian American International Film Festival.
Congratulations to Declan!
This years London Short Film Festival sees works by Loop Talent HOD’s.
In the Romantic Matinee selection is My Eyes Are Up Here, lensed by Director of Photography Martyna Knitter and Production Designer Giorgia Lee Joseph, and Bus Girl with Production Designer Declan Price.
‘ZigZag’ for Creative All Star Lorraine Khamali included many of our Loop Talent Crew. Gaffer Elena Armellini, Steadicam Operator Micahel Eshun-Mensah, Focus Puller Ondrej Rybar and Arts Emergency Trainee Lucas Munoz-Greiz were all involved in the project.
My Jerome from 1st AD Sam Roffey is featured in the At A Distance To The Foreground category.
Intimacy Coordinators Rufai Ajala and Haley Muraleedharan will be speaking at a panel entitled ‘Let’s Talk: Intimacy Coordinators’ breaking down the role and the context in which they work.
Wishing all of our roster, and industry friends a happy, healthy and restful Christmas break.
Our office hours over the festive period are as follows:
Loop Talent Founder and MD Lucy Price was interviewed by Screen Daily discussing the #MeToo Movement 5 years on.
Lucy was in good company, also featured in the article: Maya Amsellem, (Westend Films), Mia Bays (BFI Film Fund), Aisha Bywaters (Casting Directors), Sarah Brocklehurst (Brock Media), Sadie Frost (Reel Time Productions), Melanie Iredale (Birds’ Eye View), Laura Pettitt (United Communications), Vanessa Saal (Upgrade Productions) Jen Smith (BFI, Independent Standards Authority), Toly Stedford (Story Compound), Kate Wilson (Call It!), Mounia Wissinger (Protagonist Pictures), Eva Yates (BBC Film) and others.
Here’s what our MD and Founder of Loop Talent Lucy had to say:
The main thing [that has changed in the past five years] is the understanding of power. My background in the industry is as an AD [assistant director], and I was taught very early on that the department is run like the military. There is a strict hierarchy. I think since the #MeToo movement there has been a massive shift with new roles skewed towards cast and crew, with intimacy co-ordinators and well-being facilitators being the main examples of this. I’ve seen HR companies being used on specific productions. There’s not a future in this industry that exists without those roles.
It feels like in the past, productions have not had the tools or capability to investigate or understand the real effects, and they have been brushed under the carpet, or documented without further consequence. There has been a massive shift since #MeToo. More recently, I have been made aware of situations where production has massively stepped up, and been able to support the crew members in question.
The main vital resource to get support is the Film and TV Charity. They’ve got a 24/7 support line, offering advice and various tools to help crew at all levels navigate the workspace through bullying and harassment in the industry. There have been more external HR companies coming in to deal with specific complaints. It would be interesting to have a more centralised hub for complaints, where proper investigations can happen and behaviour is held accountable. Things have improved, but I do feel like there are still the same old stories that I hear from heads of department.
Read the full article here.
Loop Talent’s founder, Lucy Price, began her career working as an Assistant Director on high-end TV dramas, commercials and films.
After more than ten years working successfully as a freelancer she transferred the skills she’d honed on set – including filming and production knowledge and exceptional organisational skills – in a new role at a talent management agency in central London.
After excelling in her role at the agency, managing a Diary Service for more than 120 senior crew members, Lucy moved into a brand-new area of the business where she established and operated a hugely successful new roster of talent for the agency.
Wanting to build on her excellent reputation and experience in the industry, and nurture her own roster, Lucy launched Loop Talent in 2020.
Since launching Loop Talent Lucy has been selected for Pitch Magazine’s Pitch List, featured in Cinegirl Magazine, Cinemamas Blog, partnered with WFTV for their exclusive IWD events across the country and been selected as a Mentor for the prestigious WFTV Mentoring scheme.
As we head towards the end of 2022, we wanted to thank all of our wonderful crew for a brilliant year, we are looking forward to working with you all again in 2023!
Our final joiners for the year in the camera department are Focus Puller Matt Choules GBCT & Junior DIT Camille Marchand. A huge welcome to the family.
To all of our clients, have a wonderful Christmas break and keep an eye out for more crew news in 2023! See you on the other side!
We are delighted to welcome editor Galina Chakarova to the Loop Talent roster.
Galina’s TV credits include Sid Gentle’s original drama ‘Ragdoll’ on director Niall MacCormick’s episodes. She also collaborated with Sid Gentle on the much anticipated ‘Rain Dogs’ starring Daisy May Cooper. Galina’s assembly / 1st assistant credits include Tim Burton’s Netflix sensation ‘Wednesday’, Hugo Blick’s recently released ‘The English’ for Amazon Studios and ‘The Crown’ for Leftbank.
Contact James for bookings.
This week we spotlight new signing, Production Designer Angel Parmar.
Angel is a London based Production Designer, who has recently wrapped on the original series ‘Dreaming Whilst Black’. Angel also designed the pilot which gained an Emmy nominated earlier this year.
Angel’s other recent credits include ‘Lazy Susan’ for BBC, ‘The Odds’ for Roughcut, ‘Big Age’ for BBC / Tiger Aspect and Gillian Roger Park’s ‘Sneakerheads’.
Contact James for bookings.
This festive season sees some brilliant projects from our HODs.
ITVX release Litvinenko from Production Manager Christian Rigg, following the true story of the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko, on the 15th of December and Tell Me Everything from Costume Designer Cecile Van Dijk on the 8th.
I Hate Suzie Too releases on the 20th on Sky Atlantic, starring Billie Piper with Hair and Makeup Designer Siobhán Harper Ryan.
Bad Education starring Jack Whitehall is back with a Christmas Special reunion, with Production Design by Declan Price and Edited by Christopher CF Chow BFE. The hotly anticipated Christmas Special airs on the 15th December.
Count Magnus written and directed by Mark Gatiss with Production Design by Byron Broadbent will release in the days leading up to Christmas. Count Magnus airs on the 23rd December.
The BBC Comedy Ghosts Christmas Special with Costume Designer Lucy Williams will air on Christmas Day.
White Ant from Editor Anna Meller and directed by Shalini Adnani will premiere next month at Sundance.
Premiering in the International Fiction Short Films category, White Ant follows a man summoned from Mumbai to his village to deal with a termite infestation threatening to destroy his childhood home.
