Alan Smithee: Director, director of photography and screenwriter in New York City, New York.

Our latest short film, The Garden, is online now. Enjoy! http://www.zolascope.com/movies/the-garden/

We recently released an update to our shot listing app for iOS. Read more here: http://www.zolascope.com/2016/01/storyflow-better-shotlists/

Finally, just putting the final touches to our latest short film... http://www.zolascope.com/2016/02/the-finishing-touches/

Hi folks. I'm currently living a double life. By day, I'm a humble freelance journalist and photographer. But in the evening, at weekends and even times when I should be working, I write, direct, photograph and edit short films. With a small group of co-conspirators, I set up Zolascope (http://www.zolascope.com). We're all amateurs, many of us coming to film for the first time, but we have high standards and big ambitions. We've just finished principle photography on our fourth short drama - The Garden - which I'm now editing. But we've got plans for much more to come...

Principal photography has now finished for our next film, The Garden. Now comes the long haul of editing, and worrying about whether we got all the shots we need! http://www.zolascope.com/2015/07/its-a-wrap-but-it-aint-over/

Our latest short film, Cigarette, is now online at Vimeo. Enjoy! https://vimeo.com/101539584

Nice to see you here...!

I'm part of a film-making group based in NW France. We shoot zero-budget shorts (www.zolascope.com) just for the love of it. But we're in real need of English-speaking acting talent. Do you think it's likely that actors would be willing to travel to France (in exchange for accommodation)? I'm reluctant to post 'job' opportunities if this is going to be perceived as somehow unprofessional or insulting, given that we can't pay. On the other hand, I figured some people might do this sort of thing for their showreels and the experience. How would you feel about this?

10 best movies about making movies - my personal selection - http://www.zolascope.com/2014/09/10-best-movies-about-making-movies/

Hi Steve, thank you for inviting me. Good to be connected, nice to meet you!

Just started pre-production on our next two (zero-budget) short films - 'The Garden' and 'Blindside'. Going to be a busy few months.

Some thoughts on what drives us, at Zolascope, to make our short movies - http://www.zolascope.com/2014/09/why-we-make-films/

Why we make films - some thoughts on what drives us, at Zolascope, to make our short movies - http://www.zolascope.com/2014/09/why-we-make-films/

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