The Filmmakers Podcast

On this weeks episode director Coky Giedroyc tells us how she made her latest feature 'Greatest Days'!Coky, who has not only directed the feature 'How to Build a Girl' and many many TV shows including Sherlock, Penny Dreadful and Save Me, sat with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir to discuss making a musical based on a stage show with Take That songs!.She also discusses:Financing a big budget film outside of the studio system.What is like to shoot in a foreign country.Guiding new actors through the process of film-making.Choreographing big set pieces.And also what it is like learning the craft of TV directing.What it is like filming a musical.And gives some amazing advice if you are breaking in as a director.PLUS Cakes shenanigans and Puntastics ahoy. Did you guess the flavour or number?Greatest Days is OUT in CINEMAS now!!VOTEThe Stranger in our Bed for Best Thriller at the National Film Awards hereWATCHBreaking Infinity on it’s cinema tour herePATREONBig thank you to:Serena GardnerMark HammettLee HutchingsMarli J MonroeKaren NewmanWant your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on film-making?Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects!SUPPORT THE PODCASTCheck out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.comCREDITSThe Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesaldersonSocial Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieepMarketing Huw SiddleLogo and Banner Art by Lois Creative Theme Music by John J. HarveyMusic supplied by – Music BedHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this weeks episode we chat with Hollywood legend Lorenzo di Bonaventura!He chats to Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir about his career, on set advice and how to produce movies.He also talks about:What he looks for in directors.Filming huge set pieces.Shooting and getting permission in remote locations.How they find the transformers stories.Why learning psychology and reading history is vital for filmmakers.How he raises finance and why getting a good script takes time.Transformers: Rise of the Beasts in is CINEMAS now.Link to BOOK recommendation Mr and Mrs HollywoodEVENTSActing for screen workshop – Acting Lincs VOTEThe Stranger in our Bed for Best Thriller at the National Film Awards hereWATCHBreaking Infinity on it’s cinema tour herePATREONBig thank you to:Serena GardnerMark HammettLee HutchingsMarli J MonroeKaren NewmanWant your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on film-making?Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects!SUPPORT THE PODCASTCheck out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.comCREDITSThe Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesaldersonSocial Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieepMarketing Huw SiddleLogo and Banner Art by Lois Creative Theme Music by John J. HarveyMusic supplied by – Music BedHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week episode we chat with the director and stars of 'Chevalier'. Actors Kelvin Harrison Jr and Lucy Boynton and Director Stephen Williams join Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir.They talk making a studio indie film Why you should tailor the text as a director when you are not the screenwriter. Why you are only as good as your collaborators. Why Stephen used screen-grabs to inspire the crew. Why he directed TV and met JJ Abrams. On set 'moments' and advice. What works for actors on set. And why you should (possibly) hold out to make the film you want to make. Chevalier is out NOW in cinemasEVENTSActing for screen workshop - Acting Lincs VOTEThe Stranger in our Bed for Best Thriller at the National Film Awards hereWATCHBreaking Infinity on it’s cinema tour herePATREONBig thank you to:Serena GardnerMark HammettLee HutchingsMarli J MonroeKaren NewmanWant your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on film-making?Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects!SUPPORT THE PODCASTCheck out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.comCREDITSThe Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesaldersonSocial Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieepMarketing Huw SiddleLogo and Banner Art by Lois Creative Theme Music by John J. HarveyMusic supplied by – Music BedHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Director Rob Savage (Host) joins us to chat about his latest horror feature 'The Boogeyman'.He sits down with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir to discuss how he made the leap to studio movie and creating horror scares.They also discuss:How to shoot scare ad big horror scenes.Pitching, how he got in the room and what to do when in there.Casting incredible actors.Lighting and the 'Moon Ball'.How a light-saber and Disney helped create a defining image.Any why major issues and mistakes can lead to brilliant creativity.The Boogeyman in OUT in cinemas NOW!VOTEThe Stranger in our Bed for Best Thriller at the National Film Awards hereWATCHBreaking Infinity on it's cinema tour herePATREONBig thank you to:Serena GardnerMark HammettLee HutchingsMarli J MonroeKaren NewmanWant your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on film-making?Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects!SUPPORT THE PODCASTCheck out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.comCREDITSThe Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesaldersonSocial Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieepMarketing Huw SiddleLogo and Banner Art by Lois Creative Theme Music by John J. HarveyMusic supplied by – Music BedHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this weeks episode Oscar winning director and producer team Rob Marshall (Chicago) and John DeLuca (Mary Poppins Returns) chat with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir about re-creating Disney's classic The Little Mermaid as a live action epic.They also discuss:Using under water stages.Virtual Backgrounds.Shooting huge action sequences.Casting a classic.Longstanding collaborations.and how their previous work made them perfect for The Little Mermaid.The Little Mermaid is in Cinemas NOWPATREONBig thank you to:Serena GardnerMark HammettLee HutchingsMarli J MonroeKaren NewmanWant your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on film-making?Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects!SUPPORT THE PODCASTCheck out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.comCREDITSThe Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesaldersonSocial Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieepMarketing Huw SiddleLogo and Banner Art by Lois Creative Theme Music by John J. HarveyMusic supplied by – Music BedHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this weeks episode director, producer and writer Erige Sehiri joins us to talk How to make festival films, raise finance and win awards with her debut move Under The Fig Trees.Joining Giles Alderson as fellow host this week is Female Film Club's CEO Liza van der Smissen!Erige, Giles and Liza discuss:How to make festival films and win awards.Why you should just start.How she raised finance.How she got the film finished .Why she made the film over two years and how to make continuity work. Working with non actors.The importance of following your intuition as filmmakers.And so much more.Under the Fig Trees is out nowLinkFemale Film ClubPATREONBig thank you to:Serena GardnerMark HammettLee HutchingsMarli J MonroeKaren NewmanWant your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on film-making?Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects!SUPPORT THE PODCASTCheck out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.comCREDITSThe Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesaldersonSocial Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieepMarketing Huw SiddleLogo and Banner Art by Lois Creative Theme Music by John J. HarveyMusic supplied by – Music BedHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How 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 be careful not to step over the picket line.We answer audience questions and discuss A.I and it's effect on screenwriting and film-makingAre A.I plagiarizing machines?, can they fill in BFI forms for us?Should we embrace AI?And we ask Chat GBT to ask us some film-making questions to quite remarkable results.Link to Stephen Follows' websiteFurther reading https://stephenfollows.com/how-we-got-hired-to-create-an-ai-generated-feature-film-screenplay/Links to previous Business of Film Explained episodes:Ep. 1 What percentage of directors, producers and writers make more than one feature film. LINKEp 2 How and Why you can become a filmmaker LINKPATREONBig thank you to:Serena GardnerMark HammettLee HutchingsMarli J MonroeKaren NewmanWant your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on film-making?Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects!SUPPORT THE PODCASTCheck out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.comCREDITSThe Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesaldersonSocial Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieepMarketing Huw SiddleLogo and Banner Art by Lois Creative Theme Music by John J. HarveyMusic supplied by – Music BedHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The trials and tribulations of making your debut indie film with Kindling director and writer Connor O'HaraConnor joins Giles Alderson and Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar to talk making indie filmsThey discuss:How you feel on release of your film.Going from Short to feature.Why it took eight years to get Kindling made.Getting a producer on board.Why teh director can be a plug hole of a sink.The producer / director relationshipThe importance of creating a creating atmosphere on set.Kindling is OUT NOW on all good streaming sites - TrailerLINKSSurviving the Cannes Film Festival - Our 'Cannes Do Attitude' BLOGPATREONBig thank you to:Serena GardnerMark HammettLee HutchingsMarli J MonroeKaren NewmanWant your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on film-making?Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects!SUPPORT THE PODCASTCheck out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.comCREDITSThe Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesaldersonSocial Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieepMarketing Huw SiddleLogo and Banner Art by Lois Creative Theme Music by John J. HarveyMusic supplied by – Music BedHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are LIVE (well it was recorded LIVE) at Genesis Cinema at the Make Your Film event from the London Independent Film Festival.with guests:Debs Paterson who is known for helming the Paramount + TV series Halo, Disney's Willow, Strike Back, A discover of Witches and the feature films Africa United and The Skywalker Legacy.Coz Greenop the director of the films Dark Beacon, Demon Baby, The Last Heist, Sweet Street, Velvet and House Red and has just wrapped on his latest feature It All Comes with the Cold WaterFrancis Annan wrote and directed the political-thriller ESCAPE FROM PRETORIA starring Daniel Radcliffe and Ian Hart was released theatrically to great success around the world. Other credits include Woyzeck, Holby City, The Longest Drive, Unsaid Stories and the upcoming Count of Monte Cristo.They squeeze onto the stage with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir discuss:The state of the industry.Pitching your film to actors and studios.How they made their first feature films.The benefits of Cannes.Why shorts are a calling card.Raising finance.Working with stars and how to tackle it.and why Trust is so important.Thanks to:Natasha and all at the London Independent Film FestivalConor BuruPATREONBig thank you to:Serena GardnerMark HammettLee HutchingsMarli J MonroeKaren NewmanWant your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on film-making?Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects!SUPPORT THE PODCASTCheck out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.comCREDITSThe Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesaldersonSocial Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieepMarketing Huw SiddleLogo and Banner Art by Lois Creative Theme Music by John J. HarveyMusic supplied by – Music BedHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dexter Fletcher, the award winning director join us to talk making Wild Bill, Sunshine on Leith, Eddie the Eagle, Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman and his latest feature Ghosted staring Chris Evans and Ana de Armas.Dexter also chats with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir about:-Pitching for movies.-First film vs studio movie .-Why is still has work to harder and harder.-Action and stunts.-Why rehearsals are v important .-Responding to notes. -Why he started directing as an actor.-Dealing with pressure situations. -Why directing is a lonely job .-Why he chooses his projects .-Advice for filmmakers.GHOSTED is out on APPLE TV now!PATREONBig thank you to:Serena GardnerMark HammettLee HutchingsMarli J MonroeKaren NewmanWant your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on film-making?Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects!SUPPORT THE PODCASTCheck out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.comCREDITSThe Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesaldersonSocial Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieepMarketing Huw SiddleLogo and Banner Art by Lois Creative Theme Music by John J. HarveyMusic supplied by – Music BedHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices