Donate to our beautiful short and help us through post production! The amount of time & effort that has gone into this is unfathomable, so we truly don’t want to rush it at the very end! Thank you so much to all of you who have donated so far. gofund.me/615aafb6b 📸 David Addison

Meet the team: we thought we should reintroduce our actors as we move through post production! Read about them below, or meet the whole crew behind our latest film in the link in bio. 📸 David Addison 🎬 @eveningcatprods

Shots from day two! We’ve lifted a couple of stills from the Arri while we make our way through post prod! Want more info on the film as a whole? We’ve got a page on our website just for The Long Player with details on how you can support the film through post production. 🎬Daniel Llobera (DP)

Introducing our latest film’s poster! 🎶🎬 The Long Player Director: Calvin Duffy Producer: @natalieyates.bsky.social Writer: @venyhamin.bsky.social 📸 David Addison

Marking the day with a clapper photo 🎬 (Or several. If the AD doesn’t like the photo, we take another photo- she’s the boss!) 📸 @natalieyates.bsky.social

One week later and we’re still in awe of our incredible cast and crew! Get to know them at our website- link in our bio. We’ve even posted an update on the shoot; check it out under news 🎬 📸 David Addison

More of The Long Player to come 🎬 📸 David Addison

Writer on set. Thanks so much to everyone for all the hard work that’s going on in bringing it to life. Now heading back to the city centre and train home. @eveningcatprods.bsky.social

The Long Player, as captured by our incredible unit stills, David Addison Cast: Eleanor May Blackburn | Richard Galloway 🎬 Dir. Calvin Duffy DOP. Daniel Llobera Prod. @natalieyates.bsky.social

Day one of The Long Player: complete! 🎬 Incredible cast. Incredible crew. Can’t wait to get this one into the edit 🎬 Support our film at the link in bio Stills by Daniel Llobera (DOP), caught by sneaky producer @natalieyates.bsky.social via her monitor 📸

Clapperboard ready for use over the weekend for the short film I’ve written. Looking forward to visiting the set on Sunday too. Lots of talented people involved in bringing words on a page to life. @eveningcatprods.bsky.social

We’re hopping closer and closer to our shoot and we cannot wait! Join our incredible supporters and help back this beautiful film: gofund.me/615aafb6b

Still going strong! Get involved at the link below and help bring our next film to life! 🎬 gofund.me/615aafb6b

Keep donating and supporting! 🎬🎬

Good news! We’ve hopped over to GoFundMe with our latest project 🎬 Support us and join our incredible backers here: gofund.me/615aafb6b

A couple more days to make our goal! 🎬 Help us out and support local filmmaking: www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

We’ve got location locked! Every day we soar closer towards our shoot date, and closer towards our Kickstarter deadline. Help us out and be a part of this tiny film that means so much to us: www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

Another laurel for Requires Improvement? That’s right! We’re in Lift Off Sessions 2026! 🎉🎬 Full credits on our website.

Keep the pledges coming! We are SO grateful to everyone who has backed us so far 🎬 www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

We are working so hard behind the scenes to bring our next project to life! 🎬 Check out all things The Long Player below and see how you can get involved: www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

Our Kickstarter keeps on growing! Thank you to all who have donated so far- with 9 days to go, ALL support is immensely appreciated. Link below to back our tiny film: www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

Thank you SO much to those who’ve donated recently to our campaign! We’ve got 9 days to go, an incredible cast and crew prepped and ready to shoot and a gorgeous script that’s been evolving for 3 months. Want to play a part in bringing it to life? Link in the comments 🎬

Thank you to our wonderful backers so far! Pledge and share now, to help bring our film to life. We’ve got an incredible team, a wonderful script and an exciting collection of rewards. 🎬 www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

Couldn’t be simpler! Donate through this link to support our newest project: www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

We had a wonderful time last night at Showroom Shorts, Sheffield, screening Requires Improvement alongside other fantastic films. It was lovely to see some of our cast and crew there too! Thanks to SYFN and Showroom Cinema for hosting 🎬

Catch us at #showroomshorts Sheffield tomorrow, where Requires Improvement is screening with several other films! 8:30pm start, all the details on our website 🎬🐈‍⬛ 📸 Shepherd Creative

We introduced Jack last week, so this week we’re introducing Tina! We’re delighted to have Eleanor May Blackburn joining the cast and cannot wait to see how she brings the character to life. You can still donate to the project here; www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

Thank you to all who’ve pledged so far, we appreciate it so much! There’s still time to donate to the project and play a part in bringing Benjamin Peel’s wonderful script to life. Read director Calvin Duffy’s statement at the link below 🎬 www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

Meet our actors on The Long Player, starting with: Richard Galloway! We’re delighted to have Richard join us as Jack and we cannot wait to see how he brings the character to life 🎬 Reminder- there’s still time to get involved with the film via this link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

Become part of the magic 🎬 Back our project and gain access to a myriad of exciting rewards, as well as our eternal gratitude (of course!). Or simply donate anonymously, and we’ll anonymously regard you to be a legend. Your choice. 🎬🐈‍⬛ www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

Delighted to announce we’ve been selected as a finalist at London Film Club, alongside our selection at Showroom Shorts, Sheffield. Requires Improvement will be screened at Showroom Cinema, Sheffield on 20th Jan (8:30pm), along with other films. Come along! 🎬

Step into the world of The Long Player: we’re currently fundraising for our next short, a drama written by Benjamin Peel and directed by Calvin Duffy. Follow the link below and see how you can get involved 🎬 www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

Check out everything The Long Player at the link! 🎬🎬🎬

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

5 Questions With… Joseph Shepherd 🎬 Out now: eveningcatprods.com/news/f/5-que...

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.