

Raising the budget
Everyone has their own journey when it comes to making a film. I have been to loads of seminars about raising budgets. What I’ve found is that when you have expert panels it also means that you have a wide variety of ways people raised funds and there is never any definitive answer. My story is as unique as the rest. In summer 2013 I found myself homeless. I don’t want you to give you the impression that I was Oliver Twist walking the streets of London. I was searching for a


It all starts with an idea!
So where did this all start? With an idea of course. The process took on three strands. Firstly I had an idea about a dog appearing out of nowhere. A dog that would make a lead character follow him/her and by doing so the character would be taken on a journey and ultimately learn something. It was a very basic concept and that was as developed as I had it at that stage. Secondly I had an idea about the character being loosely based on my own grandfather. At least the grandfat