Leo Berkeley is an independent filmmaker and a retired academic in media production. This website showcases his past productions, academic writing on film and television, current projects and ideas for the future. His research interests are diverse but include the practice of screen production, low & micro-budget filmmaking, improvisation, the essay film, machinima, community media, creative arts practice as research and media futures. He is excited by new developments in filmmaking that lower the barriers to production and allow a greater number of people to make a greater range of creative works. The films he enjoys most tell new stories in new ways but still aim to be accessible to a broad audience.