Get involved with our latest film at the link below! Loads of exciting rewards and opportunities for sneak peeks and credits. Check out the director’s statement and more. 🎬 www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

CASTING CALL 🎬🐈‍⬛ Looking for Sheffield based actors. Full details on the website. DEADLINE TO APPLY: 28/11/2025 17:00pm *Please don’t DM us, they’re not monitored* ~ Team Evening Cat x

How beaut are these stills!!! 🩷🩷 Producering/actoring on this one 🎬🎬 Full creds @eveningcatprods.bsky.social

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FIRST LOOK: Requires Improvement now on its festival run 🎬 Keep an eye on our website for updates ⭐️

Heard the news? We’ve updated our Requires Improvement poster, ahead of release! Check out all the details of our latest film at the link in bio. 📸 by Shepherd Creative 🎬 pictured: @natalieyates.bsky.social and Hein Bo

Director @joseph_shep has summed up his process when approaching our 2024 short How to Win Friends and Guinea Pig People. For his full breakdown, visit our website. Link in bio! 🎬🐈‍⬛ 📸 @natalieyatesx and @samuelcpearson on the set of Requires Improvement by @shepherd_creative_

Did you know we have a highlight with a list of all our selections, screenings and wins? You can also find laurels for each individual project on our website! Isn’t that fun? 🎬 📸 @damitypictures and @alexdoesfilms on the set of Requires Improvement by @shepherd_creative_

Ready for the last member of the HTWFAGPP cast? So are we! Introducing Joel Howard: Joel Howard enjoys working on new writing, and has recently been working with Derby Theatre for their Connect Up! Project due to go on tour later in the year. Recent Credits: Firewall (Derby Theatre).

Next up for our HTWFAGPP cast, it’s Natalie Yates! Natalie started working professionally in theatre over ten years ago, touring the UK and performing at Ed Fringe as a teenager. She’s focused on screen since. Natalie also produced How to Win Friends and Guinea Pig People. *Full bio on website

Introducing Alice Murray, one of our leads in HTWFAGPP! 🎬🐈‍⬛ Alice has been treading the boards for as long as she can remember. She made her professional acting debut on tour with ‘Can’t Touch This’ in 2017, also working professionally as a movement director. *Full bio on website

Who are the actors behind How to Win Friends and Guinea Pig People? Keep an eye out over the next couple of days as we introduce them! Or, if you’re feeling impatient, go straight to our website (link in bio). 🎬🐈‍⬛ @aliceinmurrayland @natalieyatesx Joel Howard *full creds on website

Now that we’re done introducing our actors for Requires Improvement, we thought we’d remind you of the production team behind the shoot! All of their individual bios can be found on our website. 🎬🐈‍⬛

And finally! On day three we were fortunate to also have Brandon Knotts as a supporting artist! If you want a further breakdown of our June 2024 shoot, it’s all on our website, including crew introductions 🎬 📸 @brandon._3 by @shepherd_creative_

Next, we’re introducing Lewis Fewster! 🎬🐈‍⬛ Lewis Fewster is an actor and performer. He currently trains at North Lindsey College on a level 3 Performing Arts programme. Recent Credits: Shout (The Crucible Playhouse), Halloween Festival (Norby Park).

Next up for day three; Charlie Ralph Thompson! 🐈‍⬛🎬 Charlie Ralph Thompson is an actor and performer. He trained at North Lindsey College studying Performing Arts and starts training at Rose Bruford in the summer. He currently trains with Acting Lincs (Lincolnshire) and The Hospital Players.

Kicking off the day three cast introductions, we’ve got Sian Marie! 🐈‍⬛🎬 Sian Marie is an actress, entertainer and singer. She has trained at Grimsby Institute obtaining a BA Hons in Performing Arts & is currently training with the Acting Lincs Movement.

We’re officially ready for our day three introductions- when did that happen?! Day three of shooting Requires Improvement was our busiest day. 📸🐈‍⬛ We were joined by; @natalieyatesx @gemmawindle_actorandsons @thesianmarie @charlie_ralphactor @lewis_fewster1 @brandon._3

Next is Gemma Windle, who played Jane 🎬 Gemma was dragged up in Sheffield and trained at Salford University at the school of music, media and performance. *Full bio on our website 🐈‍⬛

Next up: David Rimmer as Will! 🎬🐈‍⬛ David is a graduate of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and has trained with Act4TV. Recent credits include: Callum in Helen Jeffery’s Buckled (Liverpool Fringe Festival/Shakespeare North Playhouse/Unity Theatre). *Full bio on website

Next up; Requires Improvement! Sooo close to finishing the edit, before we head off on our festival run 🎬🎬🐈‍⬛

Introducing our day two cast! With a blend of indoor and outdoor shots, day two had three actors, all of whom we’ll introduce individually over the next couple of days. 🎬🐈‍⬛ Ellie: @natalieyatesx Jane: @gemmawindle_actorandsons Will: @david_rimmer18

Time for the last of our day one actors! Today we have Customer, played by Samuel Pearson 🎬 Samuel Pearson is an actor, performer & puppeteer. His work to date has primarily been performing in works of new writing. Recent credits: Sixteen Trees (Breakwater Theatre).

Today we’re introducing Dean Marshall! 🎬 Dean Marshall is a trained actor with a Performing Arts degree. Vastly experienced in theatre with many credits including The Chancellor in the critically acclaimed Emperors New Clothes at the Unity Theatre Liverpool. *More on our website 🐈‍⬛

Starting off our cast intros with the day one cast! First up- Natalie Yates 🎬 Natalie works primarily on screen, working extensively on short films and music videos, while occasionally returning to theatre. She’s recently worked with NFTS, as well as on numerous shorts. See more on our website 🐈‍⬛

As we creep towards wrapping the edit on Requires Improvement, we thought we’d reintroduce the cast to you. Over the next few days, we’ll be individually revealing each cast member, starting with day one of the shoot! 🎬🐈‍⬛ Ellie: Natalie Yates Shop Owner: Dean Marshall Customer: Samuel Pearson

We are in the final stages of the Requires Improvement edit, so we thought we’d bring back some of the stills taken by @shepherd_creative_ on the shoot day. Want to see more on the film? We’ve got cast and crew bios, unit stills and a process breakdown; all on our website. 🎬🐈‍⬛

Messages, our ambiguous micro short, recently finished its festival run. Writer Benjamin Peel has written a fabulous breakdown of his approach to writing the piece- you can find it on our website. Link in bio 🎬🐈‍⬛

Director and editor of How to Win Friends and Guinea Pig People, @joseph_shep, has kindly broken down his approach to direction. Find his full process on our website. Link in bio. 🐈‍⬛🎬 📸 @shepherd_creative_ on the set of HTWFAGPP, 2024 🐹