Voicebox: New Creatives

Jess and Elise explain their love of musicals, the power of juxtaposition, and offer great advice for anyone looking to enter the film industry.

‘We Got It Easy’ is a short musical film about the daily struggles of young people in Britain.

We talk to New Creative Laura-Beth about her film short film, The Gift. 

As part of New Creatives short film commissions, Elephant in the Room has been written and directed by Georgia Mulraine, produced by Jo Hislop with music by Olly Sarkar. New Creatives is co-funded by BBC Arts and Arts Council England.

“I think it's really important to go for those opportunities – you never know what they're looking for!”

In Light Noise, old home movie footage is used to explore memory loss.

“I think it is unfair to suggest at such an early point in my life that I could have anything useful to say.”

"My personal experience of Manchester is mostly through sketching, looking, listening to local music and absorbing all of this. I love architecture and drawing it."

As part of New Creatives, Adelina Court has illustrated and directed animation Songs of the City, a beautiful and whimsical following of a blackbird above Manchester.

“Have you ever wondered why it is always the men who sell us meat in butcher shops yet in the kitchen it is the women who yield the knives and then cut, prep and cook the meat?”

"There’s a lot of pressure on people to find work and you can very easily lose hope during this process. You will find something that’s right for you, but in the meantime take care of yourself"

We talk to Emma Robinson about her New Creative short, 'Being Better'.