Look after yourself! Crew well-being and how to avoid burnout, with Set Decorator Michael Standish

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

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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!"

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