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.