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The Filmmakers PodcastLIVE from The Funny Life Film Festival - Join Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir as they are chat How to Make a Feature with Hillary Shakespeare, Mitchell Tolliday, Holger Borggrefe, Mel Harris and Stephen CooksonThis week on The Filmmakers Podcast we are LIVE from The Funny Life Film Festival - Join Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir as they are chat How to Make a Feature with writer, director Hillary Shakespeare (Much Ado), Director and writer Mitchell Tolliday (Murder Ballads), Director Holger Borggrefe (Once and for Real) , Actress, Writer, Producer Mel Harris (Brighton) and Director, writer and producer Stephen Cookson (Arthurs Whiskey) !
A real treat for you as we discuss how to make a comedy feature film.
Thanks to Louise Ann Munro and all at Funny Life Film...
2025-07-311h 09The Filmmakers PodcastFILMMAKING QUIZ 2024, XMAS Special with hosts Giles Alderson, Phil Hawkins, Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar, Andrew Rodger and Stephen Follows!Join us as your hosts of 2024 compete in the annual Christmas QUIZ.Who will be victorious? Who will take the filmmaking quiz crown from Dom Lenoir,which actual guest was the most played episode of the year in our top 9 rundown, what do we expect for 2025, why has Giles' voice gone and why does Phil get two answers? Find out this and more on this last episode of 2024!Thank you all for listening to the podcast this year. If you like any guest episodes mentioned go to...
2024-12-311h 31The Filmmakers PodcastBusiness of Film - Do Horror Movies Make Money? Stephen Follows, Jennifer Handorf and Giles Alderson discuss The Horror ReportOn this weeks episode we have a special Business of Film special for you - Do Horror Movies Make Money? Stephen Follows, Jennifer Handorf and Giles Alderson discuss Stephen's brand new The Horror Report which goes into wonderful detail into horror movies.What defines a horror movie?How many sub-genres do horror movies have?What is the average length of horror films?Where does the money go on horror features?What kind of posters and marketing do horror films tend to do?What revenue...
2024-10-221h 39The Filmmakers Podcast400!!!! Business of Film VI, Audience Questions, the Film Tax Credit, AI & Film Updates with Stephen Follows, Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir and Phil Hawkins400 EPISODES!!!!We are back with another Business of Film Explained chatting about the latest industry news, answering audience film-making questions. We also discuss the Film Tax Credit which is officially here, and A.I which is also here unofficially! We also chat film festivals, Cannes, Tiff, AFC, and AFM moving to Los Vegas!!, The changes of hands in streaming head hochos, what needs to change in the industry and film grants PLUS other film updates with your hosts Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir and Phil Hawkins and special guest Stephen Follows!Film...
2024-06-041h 20
The Filmmakers PodcastThe Business of Film Explained III : How the writers; strike and AI affects filmmakers with Stephen Follows, Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir and Phil HawkinsHow will will the writers strike and AI affect filmmakers?On the 3rd episode of our new strand on the filmmakers podcast called The Business of Film Explained we go deep in facts, stats, percentages and figures of film-making with film data researcher Stephen Follows and directors, producers and screenwriters Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir and Phil Hawkins!Why is the WGA writers strike happening?What are the studios offering?Can UK writers and producers work in the UK and Hollywood right now?Why you need to...
2023-05-161h 17
The Filmmakers PodcastThe Business of Film Explained II : How and why you can be a filmmaker with Stephen Follows, Giles Alderson and Phil HawkinsOne the 2nd episode of our new strand on the filmmakers podcast called The Business of Film Explained we go deep in facts, stats, percentages and figures of film-making with film data researcher Stephen Follows and directors and producers Giles Alderson and Phil Hawkins-We discuss how we got our films made.-Is there a typical route to becoming a film director-Why is their a gender equality in directors-Getting your film on Netflix and the benefits for filmmakers/-What percentage of directors do other...
2023-03-211h 22
The Filmmakers Podcast'The Business of Film Explained' with Stephen Follows, Giles Alderson and Phil HawkinsWhat percentage of directors, producers and writers make more than one feature film.The first in a new strand of episodes on the business of film wonderfully called 'The Business of Film Explained'.The fabulous Stephen Follows joins Giles Alderson and Phil Hawkins to talk facts and figures of the film industry to help you, the filmmaker understand why certain films do well and others don't by crunching the numbers of films and filmmakers.In this episode we ask the question What percentage of...
2023-01-1058 min
The Filmmakers PodcastThree Day Millionaire: Making a theatrical cinema run with your indie film featuring director Jack Spring, producer Giles Alderson and host Dom LenoirIn today’s special episode, we finally talk about the movie our hosts Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir won’t shut up about: Three Day Millionaire (2022), starring Colm Meaney, Jonas Armstrong, and Robbie Gee only to name a few! Along with young first-time director Jack Spring, they sat down during their cinema run to chat all about their journey on how they made the film.They talk about· ADHD· breaking down a script as a producer & director· the importance of a good trailer· the art of casting· the cinema run· Shush films...
2022-11-291h 16
The Filmmakers PodcastScary Success - LIVE panel! Getting your film made and distributed with Jake West, Frightfest’s Paul McEvoy, Alix Austin, Keir Siewert, Sarah Appleton, Giles Alderson and director & sales agent Julian RichardsIt’s October! Therefore, it’s scary season. That’s why we decided to share with you our live event that we recorded a couple of months ago. It was the scary success live panel run by Peter Storey of Greenlit in association with Kino. On the panel were Jake West, Frighfest’s Paul McEvoy, Alix Austin, Keir Siewert, Sarah Appleton, Giles Alderson and director/sales agent Julian Richards.In their conversation they talked about:- making horror films in 2022- film festivals- the importance of cast- knowing your audience- ...
2022-10-041h 35The Filmmakers PodcastSPECIAL: “Wolves of War” and making an indie war movie with editor Neil Lenthall, composer Christopher Cook & director Giles Alderson – PART IIThis is part 2 of our “Wolves of War” special. If you haven’t already, do check out part 1 as director and host of the show Giles Alderson chats with DOP Stuart Nicholas White and some of his cast including Matt Willis, Jackson Bews, Anastasia Martin and Rupert Graves. Today, he talks with his editor Neil Lenthall & composer Christopher Cook.Neil chats about:
what he looks for in a project
the editor-director relationship
his editing process
different cuts
his learnings from editing Wolves of War
And Christopher chats about:
inspirations
composing for film
his process
compos...
2022-09-1657 minThe Filmmakers PodcastSPECIAL: “Wolves of War” and making an indie war movie with DOP Stuart Nicholas White, actors Matt Willis, Jackson Bews, Anastasia Martin, Rupert Graves and director Giles Alderson – PART IToday, we have another special for you on the show. The director of Wolves of War (2022) and – again – host of the show, Giles Alderson, welcomes his brilliant DOP Stuart Nicholas White and some of his wonderful cast including Matt Willis, Jackson Bews, Anastasia Martin and Rupert Graves to talk about how they made an indie war movie, which is also starring Ed Westwick, Sam Gittins, Éva Magyar, Max Themak, and many more.Stuart chats about:
the colour, feel and look of the movie
the importance of a good first day on set
production design
the DOP-director relat...
2022-09-131h 17
The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsSPECIAL: “The Stranger in our Bed” and the Current State and Future of Indie Film with producers Terri Dwyer, Dean Fisher & director Giles AldersonToday, the director of The Stranger in Our Bed (2022) and host of the show, Giles Alderson, welcomes said film’s…
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2022-09-061h 18The Filmmakers PodcastSPECIAL: “The Stranger in our Bed” and the Current State and Future of Indie Film with producers Terri Dwyer, Dean Fisher and director Giles AldersonToday, the director of The Stranger in Our Bed (2022) and host of the show, Giles Alderson, welcomes said film’s producers, Terri Dwyer & Dean Fisher. Yes! Giles’ latest feature film is out now, starring Emily Berrington, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Samantha Bond, Nina Wadia, Joseph Marcell, Bart Edwards, Terri Dwyer, only to name a few. Do go support, check it out, enjoy it, leave some lovely reviews, and give it a nice rating, it would mean the world to us. And after you’ve watched it, get back here and listen to what Giles, Terri & Dean have to say about the making...
2022-09-061h 22The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsTFP presents: The Hosts chat filmmaking Vol 1 – Giles Alderson & Phil Hawkins -PATREON SpecialYes, it’s Friday – but here we are with a bonus episode. Our hosts, Giles Alderson & Phil Hawkins, sat…
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2022-04-2240 minThe Filmmakers PodcastTFP presents: The Hosts chat filmmaking Vol 1 - Giles Alderson & Phil Hawkins PATREON specialYes, it’s Friday – but here we are with a bonus episode.Our hosts, Giles Alderson & Phil Hawkins, sat down and chatted about filmmaking! They talk quite openly about Phil's latest feature film, casting and directing children, directing animals, Cannes, what it’s like to direct a studio movie, and much more!This chat would have been a Patreon exclusive, but we wanted to give you a little teaser. Subscribe to our Patreon to find more bonus content like this and to support this Podcast.But for now, sit back, relax and enjoy this we...
2022-04-2240 minThe Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsFrom Short to Feature – LIVE from Kino with Jennifer Sheridan, Giles Alderson and Dustin Curtis MurphyToday, we have another special episode for you. Giles swapped places with Dustin Curtis Murphy, the festival director of Kino…
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2022-03-151h 15The Filmmakers PodcastFrom Short to Feature – LIVE from Kino with Jennifer Sheridan, Giles Alderson and Dustin Curtis MurphyToday, we have another special episode for you. Giles swapped places with Dustin Curtis Murphy, the festival director of Kino Short Film, who interviewed him live at a Kino event. They are joined by director Jennifer Sheridan, who is known for her film Rose (2020) and the TV shows Rules of the Game (2022) & The Snow Spider (2020).Dustin interviews Jennifer & Giles about their journey as a director, their stories behind their first feature films, how they raised the money and how they spoke to distributors. They also discuss how they got their agents, how they got a good cast...
2022-03-151h 19The Filmmakers PodcastHow to Make your Movie LIVE from AFM with Gemma Hurley, Jed Shepherd, Ian Sharp & Giles AldersonWelcome to 2022, dear listener out there! We hope you had a wonderful New Year’s Eve! Join us today for our LIVE recording from AFM: Giles Alderson and co-host Ian Sharp chatted with the brilliant writer-producer Gemma Hurley & the fantastic writer-director-producer, Jed Shepherd. You might know them from the horror-hit of 2020, Host.Both of them have been on the podcast before, but today they talk all about how a movie actually comes about. Where do good ideas come from? They discuss the difference between writing alone and writing together, what a successful collaboration looks like, and where to...
2022-01-041h 17The Filmmakers Podcast250th SPECIAL EPISODE! Tips, Tricks and Advice on filmmaking with our Hosts Giles Alderson, Phil Hawkins, Christian James, Dom Lenoir & Tobias VeesHello and welcome to episode 250 of The Filmmaker’s Podcast! Another very, very special one for you lovely listeners. 250 episodes!! Today, WE talk filmmaking! In OUR VERY, VERY HUMBLE OPINION!For this special episode, our hosts Giles Alderson, Phil Hawkins, Christian James, Dom Lenoir & Tobias Vees sat down to talk about THEIR filmmaking tips and tricks. They discuss how to build good working relationships, how to approach producers with your script, and what a good pitch deck looks like.They also talk about the life of a director on set, how to make it through a...
2021-11-231h 23The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to write, direct, produce, fund and star in your own movie with film-maker Faleena Hopkins & Hosts Giles Alderson & Robbie McKaneThis week Giles Alderson tells you The Dare is two weeks away from being released in the UK, that aside…
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2020-09-221h 10The Filmmakers PodcastHow to write, direct, produce and star in your own movie with filmmaker Faleena Hopkins, Giles Alderson & Robbie McKaneThis week Giles Alderson tells you The Dare is two weeks away from being released in the UK, that aside he sits down with Robbie McKane and special guest Faleena Hopkins who chats to you about how she made her indie film Just One More Kiss.She talks about how she came up with the idea, goes in-depth about how she wrote the screenplay, then turned it into a novel, raised the finance, got the cast and crew on board, directed it, learned to edit and finally on how she sold the movie !She gives...
2020-09-221h 13The Filmmakers PodcastThe Joy of Filmmaking with BAFTA winning filmmaker Neasa Hardiman - The director and screenwriter of Sea Fever talks to Giles Alderson and Dom LenoirEp 164 - The delightful and very talented Neasa Hardiman joins us this week to talk about her new feature film, the excellent Sea Fever (OUT NOW!)Neasa joins Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Dom Lenoir (Winter Ridge) remotely to talk about her joy of film-making, the journey she took to get here and what she learnt along the way.They chat going from shorts and documentaries to TV and film. Making Happy Valley and winning a BAFTA for doing so, going on to big US TV shows such as Jessica Jones and how Sea Fever...
2020-05-191h 14The Filmmakers PodcastHow to Make an Action film with Cagefighter: Worlds Collide director Jesse Quinones and producer Shayne Putzlocher with Giles AldersonThis week we talk making a MMA style Cagefighting movie with director Jesse Quinones and producer Shayne Putzlocher which releases this SAT May 16th on FITE.comGiles Alderson had a chat with Jesse and Shayne about their careers, how they got to where they are. They talk about shooting and choreographing a action film, pre vis and storyboards and why you need to come as prepared as possible.They talk about Jesse's debut movie Calloused hands and what he learnt as a filmmaker and how he met Shayne at Cannes Film Festival and pitched...
2020-05-121h 20The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to Make Hollywood movies with Todd Garner (Con Air, Knight and Day, Mortal Kombat) and hosts Giles Alderson and Ian SharpThis week Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Ian Sharp (The Marker) had a natter with very well established movie producer…
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2020-04-2800 minThe Filmmakers PodcastHow to Make Hollywood movies with Todd Garner (Con Air, Knight and Day, Mortal Kombat) and hosts Giles Alderson and Ian SharpThis week Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Ian Sharp (The Marker) had a natter with very well established movie producer Todd Garner about the state of the film industry, how you can get movies made and why now is the best time to get your projects ready!Todd Garner, the Hollywood veteran has overseen 170 films (and counting) who's credits include xXx, Are We There Yet, Next, 13 Going on 30, Anger Management, The Fog, The Sorcerers Apprentice, Scouts Guide to the Apocalypse, Haunt, HellBoy, Tag and Black Hawk Down to name a few, talks about the movie business today...
2020-04-281h 11The Filmmakers PodcastHow to Distribute your film & make money with Filmtrepreneur's Alex Ferrari with Giles AldersonJoin us on this weeks episode as we talk distribution!Alex Ferrari, director of 'This is Meg' and 'On the Corner of Ego & Desire' chats to Giles Alderson (The Dare) in his home in LA about how you can distribute your film and make money from it.They chat about the Distribber debacle, the Facebook group set up from it to help filmmakers and the best way to distribute your indie film.They also go into detail about when distribution should be talked about when making a film, how you need a niche...
2020-04-211h 12The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilms‘Make Your Film’ LIVE with 1917 screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns & Star Wars: Rogue One Editor Colin Goudie with Directors and hosts Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir Pt1Scripts and development for filmmakers – This is Part 1 of our Make Your Film online summit event where Giles…
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2020-04-0700 minThe Filmmakers Podcast'Make Your Film' LIVE with 1917 screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns & Star Wars: Rogue One Editor Colin Goudie with Directors and hosts Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir Pt1Scripts and development for filmmakers - This is Part 1 of our Make Your Film online summit event where Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Dom Lenoir (Winter Ridge) chat with their special guests and go in-depth about how to survive during Covid 19 and get your scripts and projects ready for when we can get back on set again!Our first guest is the very talented screenwriter Krysty Wilson–Cairns. Not only has she just recently been nominated for an Oscar for '1917' but also WON an BAFTA for the same film which she co-wrote with director Same Me...
2020-04-071h 52
The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsThe Last Tree director & screenwriter Shola Amoo talks how he made his award winning indie film with Giles Alderson & Robbie McKaneShola Amoo, The director and screenwriter of the BIFA winning ‘The Last Tree’ sits down with Giles Alderson and Robbie…
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2020-01-281h 16The Filmmakers PodcastThe Last Tree director & screenwriter Shola Amoo talks how he directed and wrote his award winning indie film with Giles Alderson & Robbie McKaneShola Amoo, The director and screenwriter of the BIFA winning 'The Last Tree' sits down with Giles Alderson and Robbie McKane to chat how he makes his films on episode 146 of TFPHe talks about his start in journalism and his route to film through documentary film-making, Learning transferable skills from journalism, critical reading, analysing texts and applying that through documentary, learning how to create a narrative from real world environments and events and importantly listening skills in interviewsHis breakthrough into directing by getting his...
2020-01-281h 20The Filmmakers PodcastA Serial Killers Guide To Life. Making a micro budget indie film with Staten Cousins Roe, Poppy Roe & Giles AldersonThis week we're joined by filmmakers Staten Cousins Roe and Poppy Roe where they discuss their killing spree filled black comedy A Serial Killer's Guide to Life with host and producer Giles Alderson Poppy and Staten discuss the importance of appreciating the collaborators and creators around you, savvy ways to keep a cost-effective shoot, and the knack of running a successful Kickstarter campaign to raise £27,500.The trio also chat about knowing your audience and how to target it, honing a film in the edit, and Giles reveals some of the more glamorous tasks of his role as a p...
2020-01-141h 22The Filmmakers Podcast1917 Screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns joins Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir & Robbie McKane to talk filmmaking and screenwritingWe chat with the lovely and talented Krysty Wilson-Cairns on this weeks podcast all about screenwriting, her process and working with Sam Mendes on the brilliant and epic 1917 war film. OUT on 10th Jan 2020Krysty chats with Giles Alderson (The Dare), Dom Lenoir (Winter Ridge) and Robbie McKane about what a typical full time screenwriting day look like - when do you get up? How many Deliveroos do you have? Hanging out ‘like a waif’ on the set of Taggart, Rebus and other Scottish TV shows at ag...
2020-01-071h 04The Filmmakers PodcastDirector Fernando Meirelles on making The Two Popes, City of God and The Constant Gardener with Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir, Legendary director Fernando Meirelles joins us to talk about how he made his latest feature The Two Popes starring Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce. He discussed how the film came about, what his process is like on set, how he worked with massive names including Anthony Hopkins, how he prepares and performs on the day and how he cast Jonathan Pryce.He talks about lighting The Two Popes and his process working with his DoP and how they used oil paintings as reference and used a flat light. How he uses music in his films an...
2019-12-171h 02The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsTom Cullen: How to make a debut indie film in 9 days & raise finance on his written and directed feature Pink Wall starring Tatiana Maslany & Jay Duplass. Hosted by Giles AldersonActor, writer and director Tom Cullen joins Giles Alderson to discuss in depth his John Cassavetes-inspired romantic drama feature Pink…
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2019-12-101h 17The Filmmakers PodcastTom Cullen: How to make a debut indie film in 9 days & raise finance on his written and directed feature Pink Wall starring Tatiana Maslany & Jay Duplass. Hosted by Giles AldersonActor, writer and director Tom Cullen joins Giles Alderson to discuss in depth his John Cassavetes-inspired romantic drama feature Pink Wall starring Tatiana Maslany & Jay Duplass.Giles and Tom discuss football, shared inspiration to become an actor/director, a 13-year old's ideal DJ name, challenging yourself at drama school and more.Tom shares some insight on how he collaborates on set, using a semi-improvised style with actors to give them space to explore, working with a limited shooting window, getting the right material for the edit and ultimately letting a film be its own beast.
2019-12-101h 20The Filmmakers PodcastFrozen & Frozen 2 Producer Peter Del Vecho talks how to make an Oscar winning animated movie with Giles Alderson & Dom LenoirThis week Oscar winning producer Peter Del Vecho drops by The Filmmakers Podcast at Cameo PR studios to talk his new movie Frozen 2. He discusses what goes into an animated movie, how it is all about the story and teamwork and what it was like winning the Oscar for best animated picture.He goes into detail about his career and became a producer at Walk Disney animation studios and how he fell in love with Disney and their ethos of making movies. He talks how Frozen came about and the songs...
2019-11-191h 06The Filmmakers PodcastHow to make more than one Indie Film with Ed Boase director of Trick or Treat and hosts Tori & Matthew Butler-Hart and Giles AldersonFilmmakers Ed Boase drops in to the Union in Soho to talk how he makes his Indie films, how he raises the finance and his latest feature Trick or Treat!Ed talks about making a short now after making features and how that differs.How he got his start in film-making by getting James Bond legend Desmond Llewelyn to star in his first short film at 17 yrs old. And how Desmond was very generous and helping him become a filmmakerHe...
2019-11-121h 23The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsThe Aeronauts, Peaky Blinders & Wild Rose director Tom Harper joins Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir and Robbie McKaneDirector Tom Harper drops by Cameo Recording Studios to chat with Giles Alderson (The Dare), Dom Lenoir (Winter Ridge) and…
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2019-11-051h 12The Filmmakers PodcastThe Aeronauts, Peaky Blinders & Wild Rose director Tom Harper joins Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir and Robbie McKane to talk how to make films & TVDirector Tom Harper drops by Cameo Recording Studios to chat with Giles Alderson (The Dare), Dom Lenoir (Winter Ridge) and producer/editor Robbie McKane to talk about how he makes his films including 'Scouting Book For Boys', 'Woman in Black 2', 'War Book', 'Wild Rose' & 'The Aeronauts' which is OUT NOW in cinemas.We talk about he made his start in film-making by making tea in a post house, making short films and his attitude to networking and pitching to TV and film bodies and working with wonderful actors such as Jessie Buckley and Felicity Jones.
2019-11-051h 15The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to Make a thrilling, chilling horror in the wilderness with Casper Seale Jones director and writer of ‘To Tokyo’ with hosts Giles Alderson, Tori & Matthew Butler-HartThis week director and screenwriter Caspar Seale Jones joins Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Fizz and Ginger to talk about…
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2019-10-291h 23The Filmmakers PodcastHow to Make a Thrilling, Chilling Horror in the wilderness with Casper Seale Jones director and writer of 'To Tokyo' with hosts Giles Alderson, Matthew Butler-Hart & Tori Butler-Hart This week director and screenwriter Caspar Seale Jones joins Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Fizz and Ginger to talk about his debut feature To Tokyo. He talks about coming from a film-making family and how he originally trained in a animation background . He talks about the importance of story boarding and how important it is to prep a movie. Working on the script is so important and how he set out to make four shorts. Using his families money for the first section and how he f...
2019-10-291h 26The Filmmakers PodcastHow to Make Indie Films and new World War II movie 'The Birdcatcher' with Director & Screenwriter Ross Clarke and hosts Giles Alderson & Andrew Rodger This week director and screenwriter Ross Clarke chats about his career in film and his latest feature film The Birdcatcher. A world War II period drama set in Norway. Giles Alderson (The Dare) & Andrew Rodger (Plebs) fresh from filming Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot in Wales talk about making the historical action film in wales and join Ross to talk indie film-making, how to make feature films as creatives and Ross' latest film. Ross talks about asking actor Mark Strong to be in his short film after spotting him in...
2019-10-221h 17The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to Cast and Work with Major Actors incl Henry Cavill & Sir Ben Kingsley on your debut feature film with NOMIS/Night Hunter director David Raymond. Hosted by Giles AldersonDirector and screenwriter David Raymond joins Giles Alderson on this weeks podcast to talk casting and working with huge named…
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2019-09-101h 22The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to Cast and Work with Major Actors incl Henry Cavill & Sir Ben Kingsley on your debut feature film with NOMIS/Night Hunter director David Raymond. Hosted by Giles AldersonDirector and screenwriter David Raymond joins Giles Alderson on this weeks podcast to talk casting and working with huge named…
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2019-09-1000 minThe Filmmakers PodcastHow to Cast and Work with Major Actors incl Henry Cavill & Sir Ben Kingsley on your debut feature film with NOMIS/Night Hunter director David Raymond. Hosted by Giles AldersonDirector and screenwriter David Raymond joins Giles Alderson on this weeks podcast to talk casting and working with huge named talent including Henry Cavill and Sir Ben Kingsley on his debut film NOMIS aka Night Hunter.They chat how David went from politics to watching The Lord of The Rings to wanting to make movies and how he managed to charm his way into big meeting rooms to begin his creative turnaround.How he wrote his first feature Heroes and Villians and starred in the movie...
2019-09-101h 26The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to Prepare as Filmmakers & Make Indie films with Adam Egypt Mortimer director of ‘Daniel Isn’t Real’ with Giles AldersonOn this weeks Filmmakers’ Podcast director and screenwriter Adam Egypt Mortimer joins Giles Alderson (The Dare) to talk about his…
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2019-09-031h 22The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to Prepare as Filmmakers and Make Indie films with Adam Egypt Mortimer, director of ‘Daniel Isn’t Real’ with Giles AldersonOn this weeks Filmmakers’ Podcast director and screenwriter Adam Egypt Mortimer joins Giles Alderson (The Dare) to talk about his…
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2019-09-0300 minThe Filmmakers PodcastHow to Prepare as Filmmakers and Make Indie films with Adam Egypt Mortimer, director of 'Daniel Isn't Real' with Giles AldersonOn this weeks Filmmakers' Podcast director and screenwriter Adam Egypt Mortimer joins Giles Alderson (The Dare) to talk about his how important it is to prep before coming on set and his latest feature film the excellent Daniel Isn't Real'They talk about working with actors, advice for directors and being worthy to make a feature in the first place.How he worked with DP Benji Bakshi (Bone Tomahawk) on Some Kind of Hate after he presented him with a emotional chart/graff of the film.
2019-09-031h 25The Filmmakers PodcastHow to write Hollywood hit 'A Quiet Place' with screenwriters & Directors of ace new horror 'Haunt' Scott Beck and Bryan Woods with hosts Giles Alderson and Christian JamesScott Beck and Bryan Woods, the screenwriters of A Quiet Place, starring Emily Blunt and John Krasinski drop by to chat to Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Christian James (Fanged Up) during FrightFest to talk about creating their Hollywood hit and their latest feature film 'Haunt' which they also directed as well as wrote.They talk about their World Premier experience at Popcorn Frights and where they met Giles Alderson during his World Premiere of The Dare. - The discuss unsocial cinema goers and watching your own work with an audience.The differences between working w...
2019-08-271h 37The Filmmakers PodcastHow to Edit a Star Wars Movie Pt 2 with Rogue One and Monsters Editor Colin Goudie with Phil Hawkins, Giles Alderson & Robbie McKane hosting.Part 2 of our chat with ace editor Colin Goudie who regales us with his wonderful stories about editing the incredible Gareth Edwards film Monsters and Star Wars: Rogue One.Colin talks Rogue One and the excellent story of how he got the job: PLUS:- Doing a mood reel out of classic action films for Gareth Edwards- Working with studio editors, working with Jabez Olssen (the hobbit) and John gilroy (Pacific rim)- Supervising the IMAX grade - Giving scenes the official Star Wars geek seal of approval- Great advice for editors- Rogue one editing stories (Scariff...
2019-08-231h 06The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilms‘The Dare’ – How to Survive Your Own World Premiere Night! with Giles Alderson, Bart Edwards and Jonny & Lina Grant after the Screening at Popcorn Frights Film Festival in Miami !Giles Alderson sat down with his co-writer Jonny Grant ,his wife Lina Grant and his lead in The Dare actor…
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2019-08-131h 00The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilms‘The Dare’ – How to Survive Your Own World Premiere Night! with Giles Alderson, Bart Edwards and Jonny & Lina Grant after the Screening at Popcorn Frights Film Festival in Miami ! Giles Alderson sat down with his co-writer Jonny Grant ,his wife Lina Grant and his lead in The Dare…
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2019-08-1300 minThe Filmmakers Podcast'The Dare' - How to Survive Your Own World Premiere Night! with Giles Alderson, Bart Edwards and Jonny & Lina Grant after the Screening at Popcorn Frights Film Festival in Miami ! Giles Alderson sat down with his co-writer Jonny Grant ,his wife Lina Grant and his lead in The Dare actor Bart Edwards to chat how their experience of the first ever screening of The Dare went down and how they felt at the World Premiere of a movie some of them had been working on for 5 years! LIVE from Popcorn Frights Film Festival in Miami.They talk how Bart Edwards got cast in The Dare , his audition techniques, acting advice and best tips for castings.They talk how Jonny and Giles wrote The D...
2019-08-131h 02The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to Make a Cross-Genre Supernatural Thriller Indie Film with David Tarleton director of HUNTER with Giles AldersonThis weeks guest is the writer, director, producer and editor David Tarleton who sits down with Giles Alderson to talk…
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2019-07-3050 minThe Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to Make a Cross-Genre Supernatural Thriller Indie Film with David Tarleton director of HUNTER with Giles Alderson This weeks guest is the writer, director, producer and editor David Tarleton who sits down with Giles Alderson to…
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2019-07-3000 minThe Filmmakers PodcastHow to Make a Cross-Genre Supernatural Thriller Indie Film with David Tarleton director of HUNTER with Giles Alderson This weeks guest is the writer, director, producer and editor David Tarleton who sits down with Giles Alderson to talk how he made his indie film Hunter. We chat how to make a cross-genre film, dealing with investors, casting appropriate actors and working with them on set, allowing them to bring things to the table. How he shot in RAW and came up with a unique look for a film in the grade. We discuss the trick to maintaining and building tension by restricting the audience to a single cha...
2019-07-3053 minThe Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to Make an Indie Feature when you are still in School with ‘Soundtrack to Sixteen’s’ Hillary and Anna Shakespeare. Giles Alderson and Robbie McKane hostGiles Alderson (The Dare) and producer/editor Robbie McKane sit down with the lovely and talented Shakespeare Sisters to chat how…
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2019-07-2354 minThe Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to Make an Indie Feature when you are still in School with ‘Soundtrack to Sixteen’s Hillary and Anna Shakespeare. Giles Alderson & Robbie McKane hostGiles Alderson (The Dare) and producer/editor Robbie McKane sit down with the lovely and talented Shakespeare Sisters to chat how…
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2019-07-2300 minThe Filmmakers PodcastHow to Make an Indie Feature when you are still in School with 'Soundtrack to Sixteen's Hillary and Anna Shakespeare. Giles Alderson & Robbie McKane hostGiles Alderson (The Dare) and producer/editor Robbie McKane sit down with the lovely and talented Shakespeare Sisters to chat how they made their micro budget indie films 'Soundtrack to Sixteen' and 'Much Ado' without ever having made a film before.Now deep into the edit on their second film the girls regale us with their stories about how they roped their friends into making the film, how they chose to make the film last minute before Hilary went off to University and how they learned on te job by hiring great people around them.How they...
2019-07-2356 minThe Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to Make A Sci-Fi Time Travel Movie in TWO Days with director & writer Grant Pichla and Giles AldersonGrant Pichla joins Giles Alderson to chat how he made his feature film Making Time in TWO DAYS!! Giles and…
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The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to Make A Sci Fi Time Travel Movie in TWO Days with Grant Pichla and Giles AldersonGrant Pichla joins Giles Alderson to chat how he made his feature film Making Time in TWO DAYS!! Giles and…
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2019-07-0900 minThe Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to Make A Sci-Fi Time Travel Movie in TWO Days with director and writer Grant Pichla and Giles AldersonGrant Pichla joins Giles Alderson to chat how he made his feature film Making Time in TWO DAYS!! Giles and…
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2019-07-0900 minThe Filmmakers PodcastHow to Make A Sci-Fi Time Travel Movie in TWO Days with director and writer Grant Pichla and Giles AldersonGrant Pichla joins Giles Alderson to chat how he made his feature film Making Time in TWO DAYS!!Giles and Grant had a good natter on film-making and the joys and sacrifices we make to make films.We talk about Grant's background, how he got into filmmaking and his first feature film 'Niners'How making a feature film whilst having a job and renovating a house is a tough thing to do but so rewarding at the same time.And how Grant used the renovation as production design in the film....
2019-07-091h 31The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to make Indie Films while holding down two jobs with screenwriter and director Stephanie McBain and Giles AldersonGet tickets for the latest MAKE YOUR FILM event on July 9th here: bit.ly/2Zjma3s This week Giles Alderson (The Dare,…
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2019-06-251h 09The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to make Indie Films while holding down two jobs with screenwriter and director Stephanie McBain and Giles AldersonGet tickets for the latest MAKE YOUR FILM event on July 9th here: bit.ly/2Zjma3s This week Giles Alderson (The Dare,…
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2019-06-2500 minThe Filmmakers PodcastHow to make Indie Films while holding down two jobs with screenwriter and director Stephanie McBain and Giles AldersonThis week Giles Alderson (The Dare, World of Darkness) is joined by screenwriter and director Stephanie McBain who talks about her journey into making her debut feature Roads, Trees and Honey Bees and how she raised the money on credit and worked two jobs while doing it.We chat with the inspiring Stephanie about how she started off acting and moved to directing after switching courses and having to prep but not make a short as part of her course but after a chance conversation how her friend said she would produce it for her and she...
2019-06-251h 12The Filmmakers PodcastHow to Tell Unique Stories by Producing and Directing Indie Films & Documentaries with 'American Meme' filmmaker Bert Marcus and host Giles AldersonOur Sponsors this week THE TRACKING BOARD On this WEEKS PODCAST Bert Marcus dropped in for a chat with Giles Alderson to discuss how he makes his Indie films and documentaries.Bert Marcus’ production company BMP has been in the industry for over a decade and has released critically acclaimed documentaries such as Teenage Paparazzo (2010), How To Make Money Selling Drugs (2013), Champs (2015), What We Started (2018) and The American Meme (2018) that was most recently released on Netflix and has been trending for over a month since its release. He’s also worked with A-listers like ...
2019-06-1153 minThe Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsJim Cummings – How he wrote, directed and starred in his brilliant debut feature film ‘Thunder Road’ with Giles Alderson & Christian JamesJim Cummings joins Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Christian James (Fanged Up) to talk about his debut feature film Thunder…
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2019-05-2854 minThe Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsJim Cummings – How he wrote, directed and starred in his brilliant debut feature film Thunder Road with Giles Alderson & Christian JamesJim Cummings joins Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Christian James (Fanged Up) to talk about his debut feature film Thunder…
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2019-05-2800 minThe Filmmakers PodcastJim Cummings - How he wrote, directed and starred in his brilliant debut feature film Thunder Road with Giles Alderson & Christian JamesJim Cummings joins Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Christian James (Fanged Up) to talk about his debut feature film Thunder Road.Jim wrote, directed and starred in the film which was developed from his short film of the same name which won the grand Jury prize in Sundance.He tells us about his journey from making shorts as a producer to doing it yourself, where the idea for Thunder Road came from and how he ended up the lead in his own short and subsequent feature film.Thunder Road is a hilarious tragi-comedy...
2019-05-2857 minThe Filmmakers PodcastHow to Make a Guerrilla Style Road Trip Indie Film with I Love My Mum director Alberto Sciamma, Producer Matt Hookings with Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir and Robbie McKaneJoining us this week is Director and Screenwriter Alberto Sciamma who talks about his new film I Love My Mum and how he made it Guerrilla Style across Europe.Giles Alderson is joined by Producer and actor Matt Hookings, Director Dom Lenoir (Winter Ridge) and our producer /editor Robbie McKaneThey talk about Alberto's debut feature Killer Tongue and how he got finance from the American film market, How he found a Spanish production company and shooting a film in Spain...
2019-05-211h 04The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to Produce and Direct indie films with Stéphanie Joalland & Sean McConville with Giles Alderson and Chrstian JamesJoining Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Christian James (Fanged Up) this week are film-making duo Stéphanie Joalland & Sean McConville…
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2019-05-1459 minThe Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to Produce and Direct indie films with Stéphanie Joalland & Sean McConville with Giles Alderson and Chrstian James Joining Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Christian James (Fanged Up) this week are film-making duo Stéphanie Joalland & Sean…
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2019-05-1400 minThe Filmmakers PodcastHow to Produce and Direct indie films with Stéphanie Joalland & Sean McConville with Giles Alderson and Chrstian James Joining Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Christian James (Fanged Up) this week are film-making duo Stéphanie Joalland & Sean McConville from Frenzy Films who discuss how they make their films. From producing, directing, writing, casting, raising finance and getting the films seen. Stéphanie Joalland grew up in a small town in Brittany, France. She moved to America to study producing, directing and screenwriting at UCLA where she graduated in 2008. After writing, co-producing and directing her first feature film THE QUIET HOUR, Stéphanie is now developing her next projects as a writer/direc...
2019-05-141h 01The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to Co-Direct an Indie Feature Film funded by friends to making a huge Disney Studio Movie with director Zach Lipovski and host Giles AldersonZach Lipovski joins Giles Alderson to chat how he went from making indie films (FREAKS) with his friends and family’s…
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2019-05-0700 minThe Filmmakers PodcastHow to Co-Direct an Indie Feature Film funded by friends to making a huge Disney Studio Movie with director Zach Lipovski and host Giles AldersonZach Lipovski joins Giles Alderson to chat how he went from making indie films (FREAKS) with his friends and family's money to making an huge studio movie for Disney with his film KIM POSSIBLEZach talks about making his ace indie film Freaks how to work with young actors - auditioning them and on set. How to cast, direct and work with named actors such as Bruce Dern & Emile Hirsh and how he was encouraged by Mark Duplass.He tells of some great ways on how...
2019-05-071h 04The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to make a sci-fi cult classic with Iron Sky & Iron Sky: The Coming Race director Timo Vuorensola and Giles AldersonTimo Vuorensola sits down with Giles Alderson and Robbie McKane to chat making his epic Iron Sky feature and his…
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2019-04-301h 02The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to Make a Sci-Fi Cult Classic with Iron Sky & Iron Sky: The Coming Race director Timo Vuorensola and Giles Alderson Timo Vuorensola sits down with Giles Alderson and Robbie McKane to chat making his epic Iron Sky feature and…
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2019-04-3000 minThe Filmmakers PodcastHow to Make a Sci-Fi Cult Classic with Iron Sky & Iron Sky: The Coming Race director Timo Vuorensola and Giles Alderson Timo Vuorensola sits down with Giles Alderson and Robbie McKane to chat making his epic Iron Sky feature and his latest release in the trilogy Iron Sky: The Coming Race.He talks about his start as a filmmaker by creating a studio in his mates garage and how he made Star Wreck and watching as it grew into something huge.How he created a buzz for his 'Nazi's on the Moon' concept in Cannes and got interest from some big players and how he started an early kickstarter to raise money to shoot the film.
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The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to make a Road Trip Comedy with Eaten by Lions director Jason Wingard with Giles AldersonJason Wingard sits down for a chat with Giles Alderson about his latest feature film Eaten by Lions. He chats…
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2019-04-0200 minThe Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to make a road trip indie comedy feature with Eaten by Lions director and co-writer Jason Wingard with Giles AldersonJason Wingard sits down for a chat with Giles Alderson about his latest feature film Eaten by Lions. He chats…
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2019-04-0258 minThe Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to make a road trip indie comedy feature with Eaten by Lions director and co-writer Jason Wingard with Giles Alderson Jason Wingard sits down for a chat with Giles Alderson about his latest feature film Eaten by Lions. …
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2019-04-0200 minThe Filmmakers PodcastHow to make a road trip indie comedy feature with Eaten by Lions director and co-writer Jason Wingard with Giles Alderson Jason Wingard sits down for a chat with Giles Alderson about his latest feature film Eaten by Lions.He chats going from shorts and winning short film festivals like Virgin Media shorts and making more films from the prize money.Then went onto make his debut feature In Another Life set in the Calais jungle while he waited for his other feature to happen . During this time he went out and learnt how to raise money and how to make a film from the ground up.We discuss how he used his writing / d...
2019-04-021h 01The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to Make a Comedy Horror feature from your short film with ‘Cannibals and Carpet Fitters’ director James Bushe and hosts Giles Alderson & Andrew RodgerGiles Alderson (The Dare) and Andrew Rodger (World of Darkness) sit down with director James Bushe to chat about his…
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2019-03-1259 minThe Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to Direct Produce, Write, Star and Sell your own feature film with ‘Love is Dead’ filmmaker Josh Folan and host Giles AldersonGiles Alderson is joined on this weeks podcast by quadruple treat Josh Folan who talks about he makes his movies…
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2019-02-261h 06The Filmmakers PodcastHow to Direct Produce, Write, Star and Sell your own feature film with Love is Dead's Josh Folan and host Giles Alderson Giles Alderson is joined on this weeks podcast by quadruple treat Josh Folan who talks about he makes his movies from just producing or being in them or directing them to all four. We talk making a feature on an i-phone and turning a stage play into a feature. What compromises you have to make and how to self distribute your feature film. How he made the films 'All God's Creatures' and 'What would Bear do?' and got an advance from sales and how he distributes his movies and...
2019-02-261h 09The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to Make Your Film Pt 2 LIVE Event! Join Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Matt Hookings, Adam Morse, Jenna Suru and Phin Glynn as they talk how to make indie filmsHost and director Dom Lenoir talks about his early feature films with Giles Alderson and also with his producer and…
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2019-02-2258 minThe Filmmakers PodcastMake Your Film LIVE Event Pt 2 Join Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Matt Hookings, Adam Morse, Jenna Suru and Phin Glynn as they talk how to make indie filmsHost and director Dom Lenoir talks about his early feature films with Giles Alderson and also with his producer and actor Matt Hookings about how they made feature thriller Winter Ridge, issues with investors and lack of rehearsal time. How to get your film in many cinemas across the country and win awards.Phin Glynn talks making bigger budget indie films, how to get big name actors in your films and how you can make yoursWe also answers questions from the audience.
2019-02-221h 00The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to Make Your Film LIVE Event Pt 1 Join Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Matt Hookings, Adam Morse, Jenna Suru and Phin Glynn as they talk how to make indie filmsHosts Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir treat you to their LIVE recording of the #MakeYourFilm event!! Director and writer Adam…
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2019-02-1958 minThe Filmmakers PodcastHow to Make Your Film LIVE Event Pt 1 Join Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Matt Hookings, Adam Morse, Jenna Suru and Phin Glynn as they talk how to make indie films Hosts Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir treat you to their LIVE recording of the first ever #MakeYourFilm event!!Director and writer Adam Morse - talks making his film LUCID without having anything in place. Blagging cast including Billy Zane and crew and learning how to make budgets and schedules in your bedroom from online videos! Getting cast when you have no money. Finding money in the most unexpected places.Actress, producer, writer and director of L'Áge d'Or, Jenna Suru talks about the importance of preparing your film. Knowing your budgets. And the di...
2019-02-191h 00The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsEp 95 How to Make a No-Budget Thriller and stay at No.1 in the Amazon charts for 6 Weeks with The Redeeming’s director Brian Barnes and hosts Giles Alderson & Andrew RodgerDirector Brian Barnes sits down with Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Andrew Rodger (To Dream) to talk about his debut…
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2019-02-1258 minThe Filmmakers PodcastEp 95 How to Make a No-Budget Indie Thriller and stay at No.1 in the Amazon charts for 6 Weeks with The Redeeming's director Brian Barnes and hosts Giles Alderson & Andrew RodgerDirector Brian Barnes sits down with Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Andrew Rodger (To Dream) to talk about his debut feature film The Redeeming which became a No.1 selling film on amazon for 6 weeks!We talk how he made his indie film, what happened on set. How he had learnt so much from making corporate films and short films that prepared him for making The Redeeming.We discuss how being an editor made a huge difference not only in shooting but in the post production stage...
2019-02-121h 01The Filmmakers PodcastEp 93 How to make an Action Adventure indie in the Hawaiian Jungle with City of Gold Director Harry Locke IV and Giles AldersonGiles Alderson (The Dare) sits down with director, editor and writer Harry Locke IV to talk How he made his action adventure movie in the jungle in Hawaii.He talks going to USC film school and the amazing contacts he made there and how he learned to grade and edit though necessity when making his short films which led to coloring work on big features including The Wolverine!How he shot for 16 days in the jungle and had to juggle weather and shooting action, how he went to AFM and sold his film and what...
2019-01-2955 minThe Filmmakers PodcastNEIL MARSHALL How to Direct Indie Films to Big Studio movies & making Game of Thrones & Exec Producing big TV with hosts Giles Alderson & Christian James Neil Marshall is a British director, best known for the films The Descent, Dog Soldiers, Doomsday and Centurion. He also directed Game of Thrones debuting in the second season of the series. He directed the pivotal episode Blackwater, written by George R.R. Martin and was EMMY nominated for the GoT episode of The Watchers on the Wall. He joins hosts and directors Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Christian James (Fanged Up) to talk making his first indie films all through to making, directing and exec producing big budget TV shows such as Bl...
2019-01-0859 minThe Filmmakers PodcastEp 84 How to Make an Improvised Feature Film in 24hrs on New Years Eve with writer & director Sarah Jayne Portelli and host Giles AldersonHow to Make a Improvised feature Film in 24hrs on New Years Eve with writer and director Sarah Jayne Portelli and host Giles AldersonGiles has a chat with Sarah Jayne about how she made Friends, Foes and Fireworks, what was the inspiration behind it, how to make the movie in one night using your own money all the while shooting on New Years Eve.How you get one chance to get things right and how planning is vital.What she learned making an improvised film and what she would do and is...
2018-11-2757 minThe Filmmakers PodcastEp 81 How to make Indie Films & Action Adventure Feature Robin Hood The Rebellion with Producer Lucinda Rhodes-Thakrar & hosts Giles Alderson & Andrew RodgerProducer Lucinda Rhodes-Thakrar joins Giles Alderson and Andrew Rodger to talk indie film-making, making Action Adventure Film Robin Hod The Rebellion,They chat about BAFTA awards, best practices on film sets, How to make do with hardly any crew, shooting in small spaces, keeping cast & crew happy and making indie films on very limited budgets.Robin Hood The RebellionWith his true love captured by the villainous Sheriff of Nottingham, the legendary Robin Hood and his crew of outlaws execute a daring rescue to save her.Lucinda has produced the films...
2018-11-0650 minThe Filmmakers PodcastWRITING SCREENPLAYS, DIALOGUE & CHARACTERS with Namita Kabilas, Jonny Grant & Giles AldersonScreenwriters Namitas Kabilas and Jonny Grant join host and fellow screenwriter Giles Alderson to talk how they actually write their scripts.Where to get inspiration and keep writing even when you don't want to. When and where to write and Understanding how story structure.Joining director, screenwriter and host Giles Alderson is Jonny Grant who has written the screenplay The Nobodies, optioned by Park House Pictures, the team behind Anna and The Apocalypse, is co-writer on the darkly thrilling horror film The Dare (now in post and picked up by Millennium films). He has also...
2018-07-0358 minThe Filmmakers PodcastHOW TO WRITE, DIRECT AND EDIT YOUR OWN INDIE FILM with Alex D'Lerma and Giles AldersonDirector Alex D'lerma has directed the recent indie hit Fear, Love and Agoraphobia which is out now on i-tunes and amazon.He sits down with host and fellow director Giles Alderson to talk making the most of life, making indie films, how he made his latest film and film-making in general.Alex D'Lerma is a writer, producer, and director. He created his own production company, TOSTADO PRODUCTIONS, in 2003 and made his screenwriting and directing debut with the feature film ALVAREZ & CRUZ.He is also the founder of the L.A. based acting & directing (for camera) studio THE CINEMA GYM...
2018-06-2653 minThe Filmmakers PodcastEp 57 HOW TO MAKE A FOUND FOOTAGE HORROR MOVIE SCREAMERS AND RAINSING FINANCE FOR INDIE FILMS WITH TOM MALLOY, HOSTED BY GILES ALDERSONA brilliant chat with the very successful indie film producer and actor Tom Malloy who has raised over 25M for his own feature films. we chat indie film-making and how he made his latest film the found footage horror feature Screamers. (out now)Host Giles Alderson (The Dare) introduces our new collaboration with Raindance and speaks to founder Elliot Grove about the discount on their latest course Moneyball that you can get ONLY through the filmmakers podcast by using this code RDPODCAST20 Click this link and it will take you directly there bit.ly/RDMoneyball. Listen to...
2018-06-1256 minThe Filmmakers PodcastEp 42 MAKING AN INDIE HEIST MOVIE with Lee Chambers, Giles Alderson & Christian JamesProducer, Director and screenwriter, Lee Chambers joins Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Christian James (Fanged Up) to talk about his new indie movie The Pineville Heist.Made for 100k and a lot of help from local crew and nearby locations in Cananda, Lee set out to make his debut feature film and came across a whole heap of problems.We chat about his award winning short film Hugh Jackman Saves the World, His time helping out on a movie LVJ, which was Giles' first ever feature film and the how the same DoP worked on both films...
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