How iMOVIEi started

The initial idea behind iMOVIEi was inspired by attending many meetings in early preproduction to discuss a director's vision for a project, when we would reference other movies, their cast and crew, and the locations and businesses that serviced them.

Sure, there were already many movie information websites out there, but none of them seemed to combine the essential elements of what we really needed, and the initial idea developed into iMOVIEi - a new concept in online movie business resource, which is both database for all types of production information and a promotional platform for movies, movie locations and for the businesses and people that make them.

It takes an extraordinary effort to make a film. Credits on the end roll are gratifying, but they are gone in a second and rarely do justice to the amount of work you've put in. The hope is that iMOVIEi will help do something to correct that, and provide a platform for the many locations organisations and businesses who simply do not get the credit they deserve, but play such an important part in the process that is physical film production.

It has taken a couple of years of hard work to realise the vision, but we now have a brand new website servicing global film production. I am pretty happy with it - I hope you feel the same.

Where iMOVIEi is going

The future is really up to you. I created iMOVIEi to help people promote themselves, their movies, their movie locations and businesses. What would you like to see in the future? We have a raft of ideas and will be starting phase three of the development shortly, but if you have any input please get in touch.

The Team that made iMOVIEi

iMOVIEi would not have happened without the help of some very talented people.

Emmanuel Ide and Dominique Cribier helped me flesh out the early concept and contributed invaluable advice.

Everyone on the iMOVIEi development team at Lightmaker, natives of the digital age, who are all, without exception, unfailingly patient with me, a late entry immigrant...

Stuart Wood, copywriter and web consultant, who helped me steer the project from conception through to completion of phase 1 of the build - it would never have got off the ground without him and I cannot recommend him highly enough.

Finally, I owe a very great deal to my partner, Teresa, who together with our children, Eliza and Pablo, have put up with my absence during the thousands of unpaid hours I've put into this project.

I hope you enjoy your visit,

Bill Darby
Managing Director
iMOVIEi Ltd
Email: bill@imoviei.com