The series is based on a short film produced by Bad Pony Media in 2010 "The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Film Maker", where a group of film makers must produce a film in 48 hours. The film itself was actually produced for the 48 Hour Film Festival, Edinburgh - and later developed as a series to become "Idiot's Guide to Becoming a Film Maker" with the original cast reprising their roles for the pilot.