What do producers do?

A producer of a short film can do almost everything, from getting the locations, apply ing for funds, contact ing actors' agents, get ting the caterers, get ting in-kind support, get ting the best bargain for technical material, film prints, and other things. I'd say a producer is the one person who makes the filming possible.

(Joanna Baptista)

Where does inspiration come from?

- f rom films that I see every day, from books I read, from b iographies I see and read, from people I speak with, from moments in time, from a visit to a museum, from every artistic expression that has caught my eye and from every moment in time that I find peculiar.

(Joanna Baptista)

Comment on Americanisation in the film industry

It's a terrible shame: too many bad underwritten scripts and too much emphasis on special effects and big names. I love the American films of the 20s and 30s though. Then they were much closer to the European type.

(Kezia Santos)

The producer is the great enabler of the motion picture process, the person who makes it all possible. The degree of direct creative input exercised by producers varies enormously, but in general they're the people who assemble and then manage the means of production.

(Kezia Santos)

Why work in the UK ?

I prefer European films as they tend to have more depth.

(Kezia Santos)

The industry here is very successful , there are many things you can do, it is fairly easy to get training, work and make money to survive.

(Joanna Baptista)

Advice for the future career paths of LCP Students?

Well, one fundamental thing which applies to basically all career paths: have a passion for it.

(Kezia Santos)

If you always believe in yourself everything becomes possible. Hard to believe but pure truth.

(Joanna Baptista)