The Filmmakers Podcast

Giles Alderson and Christian James chat to The Stolen team, Emily Corcoran, Gillian MacGregor and Niall Johnson about their journeys in film-making. Making a film on your credit card, How to keep getting work after your first film, Have your film play every year by setting it at Christmas, Producers Reps, Agents and managers, how to create a career as a film-maker and why you should always have another script ready. Oh and Giles and Gillian discuss the story of how they worked on the Oscar winning Gravity.Links:The Stolen: https://thestolenmovie.com/Cork Films https://www.corkfilms.co.uk/Twitter: @emilycorc @GillyMacg @NiallJohnsonwww.thefilmmakerspodcast.com @filmmakerspodGiles Alderson @gileasalderson www.directedbygiles.com @thedaremovieChristian James @CJamesDirectRecorded at Voice Over Soho https://www.voiceoversoho.co.uk/Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to Make an Indie Western in New Zealand with the team behind The Stolen, Emily Corcoran, Gillian MacGregor and Niall Johnson. Chatting about how they made their film. Why it can be hard raising finance with a female in the lead role. Acting and Producing at the same time, Trusting your team and working with named actors.Links:The Stolen: https://thestolenmovie.com/Cork Films https://www.corkfilms.co.uk/Twitter: @emilycorc @GillyMacg @NiallJohnsonwww.thefilmmakerspodcast.com @filmmakerspodGiles Alderson @gileasalderson www.directedbygiles.comChristian James @CJamesDirectRecorded at Voice Over Soho https://www.voiceoversoho.co.uk/Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to make an ACTION film that sells. We chat to Aux director John Adams and Vengeance director Ross Boyask, who run Evolutionary films all about making films, why filmmakers should be aware of how to sell and market their film before filming, tips on action film making, working with actors, editing, raising funds, business models, having lunch with Spielberg and Hanks and re-defining your script.Links:AUX trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enhVHTrTSmo – AUX is released in the UK @ShowcaseCinemas from 10th Nov2017.VENGEANCE is screening on 11th November 2017 in NYwww.evolutionaryfilms.com/portfolio/auxGiles Alderson – Twitter @GilesAlderson www.directedbygiles.comDan Richardson – Twitter @Dan710thsThe Dare – Twittter @TheDareMovie  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gene Fallaize and Tony Cook chat with Giles Alderson about making fan film Superman: Requiem, Getting 30 million You Tube hits, Dealing with Warner Bros and real fans of Superman, How to get people to work with you on your projects and they discuss their new horror film Cain Hill starring Michael Parr, Tony Cook, Phil Martin, Alex Zane, Hannah Jacobs and Gemma Atkinson released on 27/10/17LinksPRE ORDER/BUY Cain Hill – amzn.to/2ipNfl4WATCH Superman: Requiem – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLB3mK_t9kEGene Fallaize – Twitter @genefallaize http://www.cupsoguepictures.com/Tony Cook – Twitter @TonyC86Giles Alderson – Twitter @GilesAlderson www.directedbygiles.comCain Hill – Twitter @CainHillMovieThe Dare – Twittter @TheDareMovieHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Director Phil Hawkins joins us to chat about the difference between Commercials and Feature Films, Working with HORROR LEGEND Freddy Kreuger himself, Robert Englund on his written feature The Last Showing, Directing feature film Being Sold in 2 days, how Cannes can be a waste of time, working with camera cranes and pitching for projects. Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Dan Richardson (Retribution) host.Links:Phil Hakwins – Website: http://www.philm.co.uk/home/ Twitter: philmblogGiles Alderson www.directedbygiles.com Twitter: @GilesAldersonDan Richardson @dan710thswww.thefilmmakerspodcast.com@FilmmakersPodfacebook/thefilmmakerspodcast@TheDareMovie@TheLastShowingHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andy Briggs talks to Giles Alderson about writing Judge Dredd, working with Stan Lee, working on Aquaman, writing horror mashup Freddy Vs Jason, Legendary with Scott Adkins and Dolph Lundgren, Supervised with Tom Berenger and Beau Bridges, his latest film Crowhurst and being up against Colin Firth’s film of the same name & writers block and how to over come it.Links:Andy Briggs http://www.andybriggs.co.uk/Twitter: @abriggswriterGiles Alderson www.directedbygiles.comTwitter: @GilesAldersonwww.thefilmmakerspodcast.com@FilmmakersPodfacebook/thefilmmakerspodcast@TheDareMovieHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE LOW DOWN ON PICKUPS, AIDAN GILLEN AND FILMMAKING TIPS WITH JAMIE THRAVES & PHIL BOWMANDirector and producer team Jamie Thraves & Phil Bowman chat about working with Aidan Gillen, making their new feature film Pickups documentary style, Re-mortgaging your house to make feature film Treacle Jnr. Getting into Sundance with The Low Down, Working with Julia Styles and Paddy Considine on Cry of the Owl and the disappointments & hardships of filmmaking in Hollywood. Giles Alderson and Dan Richardson are your hosts.Tickets to ‘Pickups’ at the London Film Festival at the BFI in London on 8th & 12th Oct 2017: www.bfi.org.uk/lffLinks:www.thefilmmakerspodcast.com@filmmakerspodGuestsJamie Thraves @JamiethravesPhil Bowman @philbowmanHostsGiles Alderson www.directedbygiles.com @gilesaldersonDan Richardson https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=dan%20richardson @Dan710ths@thedaremovieHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WORKING FOR DISNEY, GETTING YOUR FIRST JOB AND BEING AN ACTORThis week Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Andrew Rodger (World of Darkness) chat to regular co host Dan Richardson about his start as an actor, acting in The Harsh Light of Day, Disney’s The Lodge, Filmmaking and producing on Benchmark and Retribution and how he has been saving Romanian dogs.Film Links:Taken: https://vimeo.com/30147366Benchmark: https://vimeo.com/125813321The Harsh Light of Day https://itunes.apple.com/gb/movie/the-harsh-light-of-day/id587293351Retribution https://www.amazon.com/Retribution-Dan-Richardson/dp/B075C4X2GQLinks:www.thefilmmakerspodcast.com@filmmakerspodwww.directedbygiles.com@gilesaldersonhttps://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=dan%20richardson@Dan710thswww.35mmdop.com@35mmdop@thedaremovieThanks to: Jason at The Silver Scoring Collective http://thesilverscoringcollective.com/Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WINNING AN OSCAR FOR GRAVITY. Mark Sanger joins us to discuss how he edited Gravity and Transformers and won an Oscar while doing it. Working with directors Michael Bay and Alfonso Cuaron. How to get your first job in film, some incredible advice and other film-making tips and tricks. Plus how and why is Giles’ DNA actually in Gravity? With your hosts Giles Alderson & Christian James.Links: www.thefilmmakerspodcast.com@filmmakerspod @gilesalderson http://www.cjdirector.com/@cjamesdirectMark Sanger @BlueTrundle Recorded at Just Voices Studio www.justvoicesagency.comHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DIRECTING TV (LUTHER, RELLIK, LUKE CAGE, THIS LIFE) WITH SAM MILLEREMMY nominee Sam Miller talks us through the TV world and directing massive shows such as Luke Cage, Fortitude, This Life, the Emmy winning Luther and his new show Rellik. How to direct stars such as Idris Elba and the differences between directing movies and TV.Links:www.thefilmmakerspodcast.com@filmmakerspodwww.directedbygiles.com@gilesaldersonhttp://www.cjdirector.com/@cjamesdirectwww.35mmdop.com@35mmdopHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices