Right Off Films

Independent production, London

About

Two childhood friends, a small in-house team, and a habit of keeping the whole job under one roof.

Intro

Right Off Films is an independent production company based in London, founded by childhood friends Dashiell Upton and Lev Petrov. It makes original narrative films, behind-the-scenes and EPK work for other productions, and concept-led commercials.

Scripting, casting, crew, shoot and post are handled by a small in-house team. Keeping those stages together, rather than farming them out, puts quality control and budget in the same pair of hands.

Crew and cast talking between takes on location

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How it started

Two people who had already been arguing about films for years

Dashiell Upton and Lev Petrov met long before either of them owned a camera. Right Off started the way most small companies do: one short film, borrowed kit, and nobody else to blame.

Sound recordist with a boom pole on a Right Off Films set

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How it works now

One team, from the first conversation through to delivery

Script, cast, crew, shoot and post sit with the same people. Nothing is handed to a third party and quoted back. It is why the budget and the quality answer to one pair of hands.

Night shoot crew group shot with clapperboard

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What is next

From shorts and service work into the first feature

Four original shorts and a run of commissioned coverage built the method. The Present Times is where it goes next: the same small team, at feature length.

The team

Kept small on purpose

Dashiell Upton

Founder

Lev Petrov

Founder

Clients
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