Ep10 First steps into the film industry - with Daisy Allen Artwork

CVP Presents: Still Rolling

Still Rolling, the moment on set when the actor fluffs their lines, the pyrotechnics go off early, you’ve set the runner on fire and the camera operator pretends they hit record when they ask for another take. Sometimes you just have to push on. Josh Allen brings guests out of their shell with regular feature ‘On Set Confessions’, pries into their private lives and provides a bit of counselling. Guests are from all over the film industry, the unsung heroes to the stiffs in charge of the money. Josh finds out what gets them out of bed in the morning and what keeps them up at night.

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CVP Presents: Still Rolling

Ep10 First steps into the film industry - with Daisy Allen

July 01, 2020 • CVP // Josh Allen • Episode 10

Episode 10 of Still Rolling delves deeper into the opportunities that present themselves in the film industry. Getting into the film industry for many is seen as a pain in the arse or something beyond their capabilities, I went through this mind game myself. I’ve got to be good enough to make an impression but i’ve got to learn to get good, so where do I start? Fortunately there’s a lot of help if you know where to look. One such organisation is the Mark Milsome foundation, set up in the memory of the late camera operator who was tragically killed on a film set in 2017. The organisations pledge is to support opportunities within the industry by bringing scholarships into place that support candidates throughout their entire industry journey. So I asked one of the (scholars/mentees) to join me on the show. Daisy has been lucky enough to get on the set of the latest Bond Movie ‘No Time to Die’ and Guy Ritchie's latest outing ‘Cash Truck’. I wanted to find out how the foundation has been supporting her and how she even got involved in the first place. I know what my experience has been like carving a path into the industry but that was some time ago, I’m definitely out of touch with the current landscape for people starting out. Hopefully things are changing for the better in terms of awareness of opportunities. So if you’re a camera operator or director of photography in the making or you just want to find out more then tune in.

Daisy Allen is a trainee camera that has been supported by the Mark Milsome foundation in their ‘Foot in the Door’ programme since completing a BA in Television from Falmouth University (2019)