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Upcoming Filmbase Sessions

    • 17 Oct 2025
    • 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
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    FILMBASE SESSIONS

    Look after yourself! Crew well-being and
    how to
    avoid burnout 

    with Set Decorator Michael Standish


    Friday 17th October 2025

    1:15 - 1:45 (UK time) via Zoom



    Our next Filmbase Sesion will focus on how to look after yourself in the sometimes stressful world of film and TV.

    We’ll be talking to Michael Standish, an experienced Set Decorator and qualified Vedic Meditation Teacher.

    Michael has worked as a Set Decorator for 20 years and his most recent credits include Nuremburg, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, The Banshees of Inisherin and Eternals. He started at a props house, before working as a Production Buyer's driver and then assistant in the 1990s.

    This session is for anyone interested in crew well-being and taking steps to avoid burnout as you navigate the ups and downs of a film and TV industry career.

    Michael will talk about his own challenges and what brought him to the the technique of Vedic Meditation. He advocates this practice as a means of reducing stress, enhancing your well-being, increasing calm and improving your mental potential!

    This is an opportunity to hear from a hugely experienced Set Decorator and about his way of coping with industry pressure!

    Sign up for the session below. Don't forget to submit a question if there's anything specific you'd like Michael to answer. Michael assures us that "you can ask him anything!"

    The webinar is FREE for Filmbase members and £10 for non-members. If you'd like to become a Filmbase member, click here




Past Filmbase Sessions

18 Sep 2025 A Discussion with...Standby Art Director Sam Cook
28 Aug 2025 A Discussion with...Graphic Designer Thomas Love
17 Jul 2025 A Discussion with...Action Prop Buyers Daisy Popham and Mairi Claire Bowser
6 Jun 2025 State of the Industry with Helen Johnson from Talking Point
29 May 2025 A Discussion with...Assistant Set Decorator Rachel Rolfe
28 Mar 2025 A Discussion with...Art Dept Assistants Julia Collington and Bella Pritchard
28 Feb 2025 A discussion with........Props Storeman Quentin Davies
6 Feb 2025 Finance for Freelancers with David Thomas
24 Jan 2025 Handling freelancer finances - Tax, Pensions and expenses
5 Dec 2024 A Discussion with...a Set Decorator: EJ Grainger
31 Oct 2024 Ask us Anything! with Helen Johnson from Talking Point
3 Oct 2024 Supporting mental health and wellbeing in the film & TV industry, with the Film and TV Charity
8 Aug 2024 A discussion with...a Set Decorator: Emma Field-Rayner
1 Aug 2024 Breaking into Prop Modelling for Film and TV with John Lee
12 Jul 2024 How to be sustainable in film and TV
20 Jun 2024 Supporting mental health and wellbeing in the film & TV industry, with the Film and TV Charity
19 Jun 2024 New to the Industry Drop-in and Networking session for Art, Set Dec and Props
26 Apr 2024 Intro to the Art, Set Dec and Props departments, with Helen Johnson from Talking Point
20 Apr 2024 Letterpress Workshop with Mark Jordan from Compuhire
4 Apr 2024 Wellbeing and meditation session with life coach and meditation guide Ariadne Kapsali
28 Mar 2024 The Side Hustle - Selling on Etsy with Coralie from CoraCreaCrafts
1 Mar 2024 Update on the Industry with Helen Johnson from Talking Point
22 Feb 2024 Neurodiversity Among Film and TV Crew
9 Feb 2024 Which Programs to Learn for the Art Department... with James Lewis. Sponsored by Compuhire
24 Jan 2024 Back to Work - Holding your Rate - hosted by Bectu, Filmbase and the BFDG
8 Dec 2023 A discussion with...a Set Dec Art Director: Sarah Bicknell
16 Nov 2023 A discussion with...an Assistant Buyer: Molly Blake
29 Sep 2023 Coping with uncertainty in the film & TV industry with Kas Fielding, Counsellor & Psychotherapist
6 Sep 2023 New to the Industry Drop-in and Networking session for Art, Set Dec and Props
29 Aug 2023 Strike Yoga sessions on Filmbase!
15 Aug 2023 Strike Yoga sessions on Filmbase!
27 Jul 2023 The Strikes and the Impact on the UK Film and TV Industry - With Talking Point
29 Jun 2023 Starting out in Prop Modelling for Film and TV
18 May 2023 Intro into the Art, Set Dec and Props departments for Film and TV with Helen Johnson from Talking Point
27 Apr 2023 Job Share and Flexible Working - co-hosted with the Graphics Union, sponsored by Classic Prop Hire
10 Mar 2023 Transferring to Film and TV from other industries with Helen Johnson from Talking Point
3 Mar 2023 How to navigate low budget productions and shorts
9 Feb 2023 Negotiating your Rate - with BECTU and sponsored by The Classic Prop Hire Co.
19 Jan 2023 Filmbase Sessions - Understanding the Props Department
25 Nov 2022 Filmbase Sessions - Applying for jobs and moving from shorts to bigger budgets
17 Nov 2022 Filmbase Session - Surviving the ups and downs of the Film & TV industry
20 Oct 2022 Filmbase Sessions - Understanding the Set Decoration Department
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