Next Wednesday 25th May, Glasgow Film Crew are hosting a Pre-screening event for the short film, Mona and the Stations of the Cross. The event is an opportunity to view the film, created by Random Clock Film Productions, before it is submitted to film festivals or officially released. Mona and the Stations of the Cross is a ten-minute short starring theatrical actress Miranda Langley, dealing with love, jealousy, and prayer. To give you a taste of the film, we asked John Per

In the Glasgow Film Crew, I have found a reliable collective of individuals who I enjoy working with and spending time with. While there are many regulars, who have become my friends, there’s always new and interesting people, and in no other group or environment have I felt more like I’m surrounded by people who I can connect with and share interests with. As I’m spending a few months in Colorado, I decided to seek out a similar group of filmmakers. I discovered the Boulder

Part 2 of 2: What Makes Post-Production So Slow? In the previous part of this blog post, I talked about what can be done during production to make post-production go easier for amateur or aspiring independent film-makers. In this part I’ll talk more generally about some of the things that make the editing process the most time consuming and arguably the most challenging part of film-making, at least psychologically. Editing Bottleneck The editing stage is a bottleneck in the

Part 1 of 2: What to do During Production to Make Things Easier in Post-Production Team-up was one of Glasgow Film Crew’s first projects, and as Producer it’s my job to make sure the film is completed. However, despite the fact that we wrapped on principal photography in March 2013, the film is not finished yet. We haven’t even finished editing it. I’ll try to explain why, both as an apology to all the people involved, who have shown varying levels of patience, and as advice