Actor’s Career Road-Mapping

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Actor’s Career Road-Mapping Workshops & One2Ones Film industry career advice – tailored to actors looking to build their career within the independent film industry The Lift-Off Global Network screens just over three hundred films per year. Our festivals have taken us all over the world into several challenging territories, and we have met some of […]

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Making the Most of the Lift-Off Network

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The Lift-Off Community is full of tools to empower the independent filmmaker. Here’s how to use the Lift-Off Global Community… It is an often made complaint that it is not what you know but who you know, that gets you ahead in the world. Once you realise this you can turn it into your strength. […]

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Cliff Martinez, Composer of Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Drive’ and More

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Most recognisable for his unorthodox electronic and atmospheric scores, Cliff Martinez is a highly successful composer and musician. Composing scores for film such as ‘Drive’, ‘The Neon Demon’ and the recently released comedy ‘Game night’, he has created an impressive and memorable discography of music. Lift-Off was lucky enough to catch up the renowned composer to find […]

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The Importance of Music Licensing

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Music licensing commonly refers to ‘royalty free music‘ or ‘production music’. This is music that has been written and produced with the sole purpose of being used in another project. Anyone can then license this music for a fee, to use in their project. What about commercial music? Commercial music, written and performed by artists […]

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Learning From The Greats: Foreshadowing in Get Out

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Jordan Peele’s directorial debut Get Out is a stellar film, completely warranting its academy award for Best Screenplay. Get Out is funny, horrifying, incredibly poignant with its racial commentary and above all, very cleverly written. There’s a lot to talk about with this film but for now, we’ll focus on its use of foreshadowing. Put […]

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