How we work
An ongoing practice, not a wish list.
The method
We make small. Two to five people who can actually talk to each other, a setting you'd recognise from the news or from next year, and a camera close enough to catch them thinking. The stories reach from the recent past to a near future that hasn't quite arrived — and further only when one earns it.
One idea, three forms
A piece can travel. A nine-minute cut for festivals, a twelve-minute version for our channel, and sometimes a fifty-minute version for the stage. The same idea, taken as far as it'll go.
- 9 minFestival cut
- 12 minChannel version
- ~50 minStage version
The kit
We shoot on what we own. The constraint is the method, not an apology.
- ·2× iPhone 13 Pro (512GB)
- ·DJI Mini 3
- ·2× Synco D30
- ·2× Tascam DR-05
- ·Fulaim WM500
- ·Neewer grips & tripods
- ·Portable and panel lights
- ·EcoFlow River 2 Pro
Edited in Kdenlive, audio in Audacity.
Where AI fits
We use Claude as an assistive tool — to pressure-test a script and to plan the shots and the technical side of a scene. The writing is ours. The performances are real people. The camera is in our hands.
Questions
What kind of films and plays does Teòmach Productions make?
Intimate, idea-driven shorts and stage pieces set in a recognisable recent-past-to-near-future, about people colliding with social and technological change — small casts, sharp dialogue, shot raw.
How can I get involved or work with you?
We're open to writers, directors, actors, and crew who like this kind of work. Tell us what you do via the work-with-us form.
What inspires your work?
The messy present — technology and society colliding faster than anyone can think it through — told at human scale; in the lineage of Black Mirror, Philip K. Dick, and idea-driven theatre.
Where can I watch your films?
Nothing's released yet; films will go up on our YouTube channel. Subscribe or join the newsletter to catch the first.
Are you looking for actors or crew?
Yes, for upcoming projects — get in touch through the work-with-us form.
Can you bring a play to our venue or festival?
We're developing stage versions for Fringe-scale spaces; enquire about hosting.
Who is behind Teòmach Productions?
A mother-and-son team, Heather and Tom Inglis, co-creating the stories.