Taliah Lamont is a London based freelance video producer who recently graduated from MetFlim School in Ealing with a Master's degree in Producing for Film and Television. Born in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia and raised in Leeds, England, Taliah was surrounded by the arts and cinema since she was a child. This passion carried her education through as she starred in musicals and plays and participated in collaborating with older students on business films for both of her high schools. This would lead to her decision to attend a BA Film Production course at Middlesex University in London where her short films, such as Potty the Plant and Chopsticks!!, would win awards and show at festivals internationally. Currently, she focuses her own style on individual ideas with strong emotional connections and relatable stories. Additionally, she hopes to push more LGBTQ+ characters and stories into the industry and shine a light on the community. Listen to this episode to get a sneak peek into behind the scenes of Taliah’s successful short films, discover more about pitching projects to have them commissioned and get inspired by her story as a hard working, enthusiastic and optimistic student.
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“I'd heard about the story and it was so unusual and so different. And for some reason, nobody else wanted to touch it. But I was just like, why not? This sounds amazing. Why wouldn't we make this?”
“We were so proud when it was finished. Do not get me wrong though, doing those films, especially doing them at the same time, burnt me.”
“These steps, building these connections takes time. It's baby steps. So you just have to be patient and you just have to keep in your head that your time will come. Do the work, keep putting in the effort, build up your tolerance for rejection and just keep making those baby steps.”
“At the end of the day, if you want to be in this industry hard enough, it makes it much easier to get in. It doesn't guarantee it, but having the motivation, knowing it's something that you want to be in and that you're willing to put all of this work and time and effort in, then it's worth all of that trouble. And that's what separates probably the casuals from the serious.”
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