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We are delighted to announce Laura Miles has joined Loop Talent.

Laura is a London based Make-up and Hair Designer working in Film, Television and Commercials. Having worked on a number of high profile TV programmes such as ‘Quiz’, ‘London Spy’ and award winning ‘Fleabag’, Laura now designs for film and TV including triple BAFTA award winning ‘Stath Lets Flats’ series two and BAFTA award winning ‘Killed By My Debt’.

Laura’s interest in make-up and hair is sparked by it’s influence on storytelling. What she enjoys about designing is working along side creative minds to discover and create looks that help bring a character from paper to life.

Laura is based in London and works internationally.

Loop Talent is thrilled to announce we are working with charity Arts Emergency.  We will be offering two young people from marginalised or underrepresented backgrounds an opportunity to join the Diary Service for a year, and be mentored by a HOD in their chosen field. The mentoring will involve a minimum of 4 remote video calls within the 12 month period imparting industry knowledge and advice.

At Loop our ethos is to empower, nurture and progress and we’re delighted to be playing a part in progressing our industry from the ground up.

Loop Talent is launching Loop Talent Crew, a new Diary Service for non HOD crew working in Film, TV, Commercials and Music Promos.

This week Crew Manager Daisy Stone joined the Loop Talent family to launch and manage this new service.

Daisy began her career working freelance in Production on TV programmes, commercials and music promos before moving into a permanent role at a below the line talent agency. She successfully managed a Crew Diary Service, building up a client list of over 50 crew members working in Film, TV, Commercials and Music Promos. 

Daisy has an excellent reputation in the industry and a great eye for new talent. If you’d like to hear more about Loop Crew please email Daisy at crew@looptalent.co.uk.

We are thrilled to welcome Director of Photography Emma Dalesman to the Loop Talent roster.

Emma is a Director of Photography working in Film, TV, Commercials and Music Promos. Emma lensed INSTITUE, a 60’ minute drama for the BBC directed by Amit Lahav, and more recently GOOD GRIEF directed by Natalie Abrahami and starring Sian Clifford.

Emma’s narrative films have been in competition at numerous international film festivals including Krakow, Rotterdam and BFI London Film Festival.

Emma regularly collaborates with artists, including ELECTRICAL GAZA which was nominated for the Turner prize.   She also shot DRAW FROM WITHIN, a live broadcast for Rambert Dance, which gained 4 star reviews across the UK broadsheets.

She’s shot both broadcast and feature documentaries including STILL LOVED which was released in UK cinemas to both critical and audience acclaim.

Her music promo work includes MOUNTAINSIDE by Beardyman which won a UKMVA.

Emma has a passion for visual storytelling, creating images that serve the story and resonate with audiences, she enjoys developing strong collaborations in all her work.

The 2020 BIFA winners were announced last week! We are very proud to see MOGUL MOWGLI, win Best Debut Screenwriter and Best Music from a total of seven nominations. Loop Talent’s Sofia Stocco collaborated with the design team as Set Decorator.

Huge congrats to all the winners and teams!

We were thrilled to see new signing Rick Joaquim’s film FIVE TIGER in official selection at Sundance 2021. Cinematographer Rick Joaquim worked alongside director Nomawonga Khumalo to tell the story of a god fearing woman who finds herself in a transactional relationship as she tried to support her sick husband and daughter. Congratulations to Rick and the team.

We are delighted to welcome Director of Photography Chris O’Driscoll to the Loop Talent roster.

Chris O’Driscoll is a London based Cinematographer who works internationally on Award Winning Film, Television, Commercials, Fashion Campaigns and Music Promos.

His debut feature ‘The Pass’ premiered on the opening night of the BFI Flare London Film Festival and was nominated for a BAFTA in 2018. Following on from this success Chris continued working with director Ben A Williams on critically acclaimed short ‘Selfie’, and on commercial campaigns for brands including Marks and Spencers.

Chris has a portfolio of high end Fashion and Beauty campaigns including Louis Vuitton with Michelle Williams and numerous spots for Make Up brand Trinny London. Chris also lenses sports commercials for brands including Nike, Adidas and Sport England’s ‘This Girl Can’.

Chris loves to work with 16mm and 35mm Film, various Digital formats shooting anamorphic or spherical and has extensive experience with motion control.

View his portfolio here.

Loop Talent Managing Director Lucy Price spoke to the team at Cinemamas about launching Loop during a global pandemic and our plans for the future.

You can read the full interview here.

We continue our Guest Blog series on ‘Working in 2020’, speaking to our industry friends about how Covid has affected working life across the Film, TV, and Advertising industries.

We chatted with Barry Pilling, a Creative Director and Content Consultant about what 2020 has been like for him…

Who are you and what do you do? 

Hi I’m Baz and I’m a Creative Director and Content Consultant. I used to own a content agency in Shoreditch but these days I consult with broadcasters, brands and IP owners who want to create big vision projects ranging from TV shows and advertising campaigns to viral videos and social media communities… Basically, if it involves attracting audiences using content, I’m your guy.

What were your plans for 2020 career wise and how has covid affected them? 

I’ll be frank – my plans got totally shafted. I began the year working with a major indie who wanted to build a global social media community about incredible women in sport. It was a dream project and it went incredibly well. We had brand partners, sporting talent, influencers and a killer launch strategy that was going to kick in just before the Olympics… but when all global sport got cancelled the project got put on hold, which was heartbreaking!

Have you been working through lockdowns? How? 

Since April I’ve been consulting from home with businesses that want to expand their IP. That’s mainly involved creating new social media communities for a major PR client and prime time TV formats for News UK. I’ve loved working in lockdown… in an office there are so many things to snap you out of your flow, from office politics to last-minute requests, but working from home has given me the space to disengage from that noise and work my own hours in my own way. It’s helped me gain clarity and improve my output.

How have you found the processes and measures put into place to keep you safe at work? 

I’m lucky that I can switch from a production role to a development role quite easily, so I’ve not been put in harm’s way. But I see friends directing shoots on the other side of the world from their desk at home and I’m filled with admiration for both their skill and the ingenuity of the solution that is keeping them safe.

Has anything worked amazingly well or not at all? 

Ad-hoc communication is more difficult outside the office, and ironically that makes everything much more efficient. Before COVID it was too easy to pop into a meeting room to discuss a project, and this inevitably led to disruptive changes in direction. Now I’m communicating solely over Zoom in much deeper, planned sessions with greater structure and better results.

Have any of these new processes made work life easier for you? 

‘Zoom fatigue’ has helped… nobody wants to be on more video calls than are strictly necessary! So I get the time and space I need to build a compelling vision, and finesse it to a point where it sails through sign-off, rather than being pulled apart.

Has this year shifted your career focus? 

When the industry gets shaken up it makes everyone much more open-minded, so I’ve capitalised on this by bringing my own IP projects to market much faster. I love connecting investors and media owners together around big ideas, and the response has been better than I could have imagined! 2020 has removed the safety net of predictability for many of us, but I’d encourage everyone to stay brave and bold… It might feel like there’s a chance you’ll crash, but the reality is you might just FLY.

What are your goals for the new year?

I’m publishing a book on the theme of KEEP GOING, as well as bringing new TV formats and a children’s music brand to market. All those hours saved on commuting have been put to good use developing these projects, now it’s time to put them into production… and call on the amazing contact book of Loop Talent to bring them to life! I’m being transparent with the journey as I create this work, so I’d encourage anyone interested to follow me on Instagram @barrypilling where I regularly share tips and progress updates.

STAY SAFE EVERYONE!