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The Production Office LIVE!

INSPIRE, EDUCATE, CONNECT! Season 2 of this groundbreaking TV show for filmmakers...

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The Production Office LIVE, a free, interactive TV show for film makers and creatives.

Our mission? To inspire, educate and connect emerging film makers around the world.


Season One... Against ALL odds!
In April 2009, Chris Jones, award winning film maker and author of the best selling Guerilla Film Makers Handbooks decided to see if he could broadcast a live multi-camera TV show out of his small (nay tiny) production office. 

With nigh on enough room to swing a very small cat in the studio (thats Chris cupboard scale office) and put together with little more than passion, string, stickytape and sandwiches, on Thursday April 15th the first episode of The Production Office streamed live and was enjoyed by over 1000 viewers.

And thats where I come in. My name is Judy Goldberg, show co-host and Eric (or possibly Burt) to Chris Ernie.

Each show featured indepth interviews with film makers and industry professionals from all ends of the celluloid spectrum. And with a chat room crammed full of hundreds of film makers hungry for knowledge, The Production Office fast became one of the largest indie film weekly networking events in the world. 

For the team, The Production Office is all about facilitating dreams. Its about keeping those aspirations alive through inspiring guest interviews. And finally, its about empowering by connecting film makers with other like minded creative souls around the globe.

Season 1 ran for twelve episodes, a season highpoint being the Cannes special, live from a millionaires yacht that we blagged for free!




Season Two... That's where YOU come in!
Everyone is hungry for more, and we want to give it to them.  But were gonna need a little more than string stickytape to hold it together this time around. 

We need to upgrade our technology in order to provide a reliable platform for broadcasting (in other words, no more crashing off air when our Vision Mixing software fails mid-edit). The last season was dogged by crashing computers which would halt a show mid live transmission.

We also REALLY want to pay our dedicated staff who, thus far have worked for little more than good will. If we dont pay our guys enough for their train ticket and a little dinner, we wont have a crew. And if we dont have a crew, we dont have a show.

Of course, Chris and I will continue to do it without pay, because we love it.

And remember, this micro budget is for a whole year of shows! Twenty five in all!

What we need: $5,900

Season 2 Producer: $1,500   
Editor / Vision Mixer: $1,500
Chat moderator / Audio mixer: $750
Stable Bandwith / Software: $750
Technology (kit and upgrades): $1,400

Thats just over $250 per show. And remember, the shows are 100% FREE to watch and will remain online as long as there is an internet.

WE CANNOT CONTINUE WITHOUT YOUR HELP


What do emerging film makers think about Production Office LIVE free TV show?

Andrew Ellias I started watching the Production Office as someone with a spectator's interest in Film-making, but subsequently I have had the inspiration to produce a 10-year old screenplay that I've been sitting on and will be shooting it this August. Chatting to other film-makers, watching the fantastic interviews and generally feeling like part of a wider community has really made me feel that 'I can do it'.
Andrew Elias - www.andreweliasactor.com

Oli Lewington The fantastic element of The Production Office - quite apart from the great banter, fascinating interviews, superb insights and inspirational spirit - is the chat that's open on the side of the screen during the show. This element of interaction with the show itself (via their in-house moderator and question feeder) as well as a networking opportunity with the other filmmakers are what make seeing the show LIVE such an important element of it. It's great that you can watch the shows back whenever you want, but you do feel that you're missing out on a major part of the experience.
Oli Lewington - http://www.olilewington.co.uk

Andy Robinson The Production Office is one of the few places on the web where you truly get the sense that there are other emerging filmmakers out there following a similar path as you. The guests who appear on the show don't feel like they're on some rarefied plane that we'll never reach. They're just like us, and as such are an inspiration to try and emulate what they have achieved. Empowering is an apt word for the series so far.
Andy Robinson

Adam 'Just wanted to tell you both you & Chris Jones did such marvellous crushing job this season with TPO. This last episode was one of the best of the 10. Everyone was on their best behavior. ;-) David Williams was outspoken and gave some great examples + Freddie was on point. You, of course, were at your Judirific-best. Looking forward to the next round -- and will miss you over the summer.'
Adam Daniel Mezei

 Current, interesting interviews with successful and struggling filmmakers, interactive and free of charge, inspiring and enlightening, rewarding for the movie buffs with blurred vision, and sponsored by Hawaiian shirts. It's hard to ask for more.
Tom Szekely - http://thedamp.wordpress.com


DD I really enjoyed the whole thing, always entertained. It was really well pitched, felt very honest, no virtual sets or attempts at a flash studioThe choice of guests was great, The Plugtatsic horror bloke & Ross Boyask (or his films) would probably not feature in most film programs but it was interesting to hear another side to film making that doesn't involve typical indie film types so a big thumbs up for that. I think you should be applauded for producing a show that never felt like it was selling anything but a love of filmmaking. Potential sponsors may hate it but it felt democratic.
Dave Deans

Good, relaxed, informal and informative. Learned loads and met some cool people in the chat room. There's a couple of US internet film shows about filmmaking - as far as I know this is the only UK one... and it's very important for us to have a UK-centric one, as the industry is different here.
Zahra - http://www.pissheadsthemovie.co.uk

Best thing on the net. There's something for everyone who's interested in making films, and I believe it's beneficial to all levels. The live chat is a great place to ask questions, comment and network with like-minded individuals.
James DeMarco - allreetnow.co.uk

Very well presented and produced. I've learnt a lot from all the tips and feel more confident about my career in film
Paul Barnard

Inspired me to actually get on with my project and not wait for someone to give me permission to do so, so to speak
Christopher Hughes - www.stealinglives.com

As someone who has just finished my film degree, I have learnt so much more in these shows than at university and have networked in the chat room at the same time. I will recommend this show to anyone who is related to film. I cant wait to make a short film now and reckon that the information I gained from this show will make this short better than it could have been. And got to love the crazy Judy lol
Oliver Dunn - twitter dunnoli

Mark Morris The series helped motivate me. I decided to let every show's topics become my project for the next few days after as a way to entertain and learn at the same time. This was lots of fun as well as surprisingly fascinating in the journeys I undertook
Mark Morris - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001177494848&v=wall

Paul facebook pic Slick, entertaining and informative with some great guests. I'm looking forward to season 2!
Paul Flaherty

Edward Spek This series has been amazingly informative and I would definitely like to see it continue. The featured guests in particular in each episode have all brought information and advice that was current, insightful and therefore extremely valuable to me. Furthermore, the low-budget approach lends an enormous degree of authenticity and transparency to the show and its creators, such that I truly believe I'm engaging with the bleeding edge of independent filmmaking.
Edward Spek - www.edwardspek.com

Harold A very varied and exciting venture. It makes you want to go out and shoot just about anything. So much crammed into the show. I watch on catch up the next day and it is there as a good reference guide to refer to later if I don't view it all in one sitting.
Harold Gasnier - www.24carrotfilms.co.uk

Nigel Sizer I think it was a great season with people who have actually walked through the minefield that is independent production in the UK. I could identify with many similar scenarios.
Nigel Sizer


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