Pre - production links

www.theknowledgeonline.com  
The Knowledge - ‘The Bible' within the industry inc. Regional Screen Commissions (subscription based student access details from Tutor or Academic Librarian)

www.kays.co.uk  
Kays UK Production Manual for Film, TV & Media Industries (subscription based)

www.kftv.com  
Kemps Production Services Handbook for Film, Television & Commercials (free to search)

www.productionguild.com  
Guild of Production Executives and Production Accountants

www.pma.org.uk  
Professional body of Film, Corporate & Multi-Media Production Managers (see availability list for Networking)

www.pact.co.uk  
UK trade association that represents and promotes independent feature film, television and animation companies

www.npa.org.uk  
New Producers Alliance. A charity that promotes training and networking opportunities for film makers

www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk  
Government backed agency for promoting UK as international production centre to Film & TV industries

www.screenonline.org.uk  
Information and commentary relating to the National Film & Television Archive and other British Film Institute Archives

www.bfi.org.uk  
British Film Institute Information - extensive

www.britfilms.com 
Web site for The British Council - extensive film info.

www.leedsmedia.co.uk  
contacts for local to Leeds production companies and much more

www.bufvc.ac.uk  
British Universities Film and Video Council (research, technologies, etc.)

www.skillset.org  
The Sector Skills Council for the Audio Visual Industries (has good info on writing CV's)

www.bbc.co.uk  
Good general background for British Broadcasting Corporation also for daily regional weather forecasts

www.weather.com  
Weather forecasts, pollen counts etc.

www.bbctraining.com  
BBC Training & Development, inc. Careers, Courses, Facilities, Events. etc.

www.bectu.org.uk  
Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph & Theatre Union website with PACT agreed minimum rates of pay

www.broadcastfreelancer.com  
Website supported by Broadcast Magazine and BECTU (industry union)

www.broadcastnow.co.uk  
On line newspaper for Broadcasting Industry

www.screendaily.com  
Screen International online magazine

www.tvfreelancers.org.uk  
Lists going rates of pay for different jobs in industry

www.nationaltrust.org.uk  
Location Library for National Trust: Places of Historic Interest and Natural Beauty

www.ofcom.org.uk  
Independent regulator for communications industries

www.4rfv.co.uk  
Regional Film and Video directory of Jobs, Organisations, Equipment Hire & Sales

www.filmmakers.com  
Screenwriting, Indies, Festivals, etc(American)

www.timeout.com/film/news
London's listings magazine's film news blog

www.shootingpeople.org
Useful for cast, crew, equipment and training

www.mandy.com  
courses

www.spotlight.com  
Casting Directory

www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk  
NMM Bradford, Museum of Film, Television and Photography; Film Screenings, info, courses and over 900 Television Programmes archived and available for viewing in ‘TV Heaven'

www.jstore.com  
searches journals and articles under subject

www.lexis-nexis.co.uk  
Interactive catalogue for Legal and Tax affairs

www.bl.uk  
The British Library (images and online books)

www.mintel.com  
Product and Market Research

www.tracemart.co.uk  
Electoral role - Births, Marriages & Deaths. People search

www.trustonline.org.uk  
Credit Checks. County Court Judgements

www.direct.gov.uk  
UK Public services

www.ons.gov.uk  
National statistics

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk  
based in Kew, South West London (researchers can visit, many historical records preserved and stored)

www.profnet.com  
community for Journalists and PR professionals

www.whorepresents.com  
Celebrity; Agents, Managers, lawyers - contacts

www.jiscmail.ac.uk  
National academic mailing service

www.alphagalileo.org  
Experts in field, research news and academic contacts

www.nature.com
Science & medicine journals and jobs

www.insolvency.gov.uk  
companies' investigation

http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scriptsmart/index.shtml
A free script writing template courtesy of the BBC, this industry standard template helps you layout a professional script that can be easily adapted into film form.

http://www.triggerstreet.com/gyrobase/index
This website is for anyone looking to showcase their screenplays or short films with the intention of gaining some feedback that they can then use to develop their projects.

http://www.super8camera.com/  
A comprehensive website for anyone looking into developing their skills with a super 8 camera, all the information about what camera to buy, where to develop and how to shoot are on there.

http://www.upmystreet.com/local/neighbours-in-pr3-3ax.html
This website helps gain information on areas and their social and financial state. This can be very helpful for a number of reasons, when researching you may want to know more about the area you are filming in to gain an idea of what the place is like and finding out what socio economic group they are in may help you distributing any work you produce.

http://www.film-tv.co.uk/  and http://www.mandy.com/
This is a media specific website where you can source crew for a production or you can apply yourself so that you may be called by another company to work. This is also useful if you need a crew specific to a certain area or country.