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8 years, 11 months ago - Alwyne Kennedy

I'm heavily pondering establishing a studio / arty space business. I have a ton of tip-top filmmaking kit that sits idle 99% of the year that costs me £185 a month to keep in storage, and it's about time it earned its keep instead of being a drain.

I could chuck some money into leasing a studio space. Dressed up a bit arty, it could be offered as a studio and shoot location. I can think of various other ways for it to pay its way in the early days while the business is establishing itself and (hopefully) growing.

I'm seeking a strong-willed, ambitious "co-adventurer" for the project. I'm not expecting anyone to put in money, as I've got access to some start-up capital and already possess a fair amount kit, rather I'm looking for someone energetic and hungry to get on board as a potential partner. And if the venture starts making money, then you would be first to benefit once the rent / lease costs were taken care of. Until then, I'm afraid the best I could do would be to cover your expenses and make token payments.

I guess that after a few months we should know if we have a budding viable business.

So, any suitable people out there prepared to give it a shot to see where it leads?

Professional acting experience would be useful for the things I have in mind, as would experience in (or at least a great interest in) filmmaking. And hopefully you'll be visually arty, as I'm more techie than visually arty.

As I live in SE6, the space would probably be located in the Lewisham / Greenwich area for my convenience. Also, leases are cheaper round here compared to more central areas.

Alwyne
ps if anyone reading this has sufficient influence in the TV industry regarding getting comedy-drama commissioned, then take a look at a taster for an 8-episode thing of mine - https://youtu.be/UwQqHzPjJ7s

Sorry about the final scene being lame on that taster vid - it was meant to be super dramatic, but everything went wrong on that day's shoot, especially the weather, so I edited it down to virtually nothing.