IT'S tough at the top - but it's even tougher getting there, as these two talented young South Yorkshire film makers are finding out. But YOU can help.
Jay Rozanski, aged 29, from Hillsborough and Matt Exton, 23, of Dronfield, are hoping their prayers will be answered with their latest offering, a tongue in cheek look at a normal working day in God's life, called Tough At The Top.
It's The Office meets Evan Almighty, a two minute fly on the wall style comedy interview exploring what it would be like to be God.
And The Johnson Project team, which includes Jay and Matt, hope their light and witty style will get them a place in the final of the Virgin Media Shorts competition, which is a showcase of work by some of the country's best film makers.
Tough At The Top is already ranked in the top ten most viewed shorts and has five out of five stars in the competition, which has received around 2,000 entries from across the country. Now they want your support.
Simply watch and rate Tough At The Top on line - by clicking here. But hurry. The deadline for votes is July 13.First prize is up to £30,000 to shoot a film with the UK Film Council and Virgin Media.
A shortlist of entries will be announced at the end of July. They'll be shown in 214 cinemas across the UK and judged by a panel of experts, including Hollywood star Kevin Spacey.
The Johnson Project, which also includes Laurence Campbell from Harrogate and Richard Harding from Norwich, now want you to rae their work to get them there.
Jay said: "The film was great fun to make and I hope it will bring a little smile to people when they watch it. We wanted it to be warm and humorous and it was important from the outset that we didn't cause any offence. We even ran it past Matt's local vicar before we entered it and he loved it!
"Making films is something we are passionate about but obviously the need to earn a living as well means we can't put our energies into it full time. So to have the opportunity to win this competition and have our next project funded would be fantastic."
Matt added: "We are really pleased with it; we actually edited it in a local pub. It took most of the day and we got a few funny looks but it was worth it.
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