The Filmmakers Podcast

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The Boogeyman's Rob Savage talks how to Direct & Adapt a Stephen King classic. Jun 05, 2023

Show notes

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!

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The Stranger in our Bed for Best Thriller at the National Film Awards here

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Breaking Infinity on it's cinema tour here

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The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson

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Rob Marshall & John DeLuca on making The Little Mermaid, longstanding collaborations and re creating Disney's live action classic. May 30, 2023

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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 NOW

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Serena Gardner

Mark Hammett

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The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson

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How to make festival films, raise finance and win awards with 'Under the Fig Trees' writer and director Erige Sehiri May 24, 2023

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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 now

Link

Female Film Club

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Serena Gardner

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The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson

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Marketing Huw Siddle

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The Business of Film Explained III : How the writers; strike and AI affects filmmakers with Stephen Follows, Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir and Phil Hawkins May 16, 2023

Show notes

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-making

Are 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' website

Further 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. LINK

Ep 2 How and Why you can become a filmmaker LINK

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Serena Gardner

Mark Hammett

Lee Hutchings

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The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson

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Marketing Huw Siddle

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The Highs and Lows of making your indie film with Connor O'Hara director and writer of 'Kindling'. May 09, 2023

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The trials and tribulations of making your debut indie film with Kindling director and writer Connor O'Hara

Connor joins Giles Alderson and Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar to talk making indie films

They 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 relationship

The importance of creating a creating atmosphere on set.

Kindling is OUT NOW on all good streaming sites - Trailer

LINKS

Surviving the Cannes Film Festival - Our 'Cannes Do Attitude' BLOG

PATREON

Big thank you to:

Serena Gardner

Mark Hammett

Lee Hutchings

Marli J Monroe

Karen Newman

Want 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!

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CREDITS

The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson

Social Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieep

Marketing Huw Siddle

Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative

Theme Music by John J. Harvey

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'Make Your Film' LIVE from London Independent Film Festival with Debs Paterson, Coz Greenop & Francis Annan May 01, 2023

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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 Water

Francis 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 Festival

Conor Buru

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Want your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on film-making?

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The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson

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Marketing Huw Siddle

Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative

Theme Music by John J. Harvey

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Dexter Fletcher: The 'Rocketman' director talks filmmaking and his latest feature 'Ghosted' Apr 24, 2023

Show notes

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!

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Big thank you to:

Serena Gardner

Mark Hammett

Lee Hutchings

Marli J Monroe

Karen Newman

Want your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on film-making?

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CREDITS

The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson

Social Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieep

Marketing Huw Siddle

Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative

Theme Music by John J. Harvey

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'The Last of Us' - Making the hit TV series with cinematographer Eben Bolter Apr 18, 2023

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On this episode, award winning cinematographer Eben Bolter, who talks about HBO's huge TV show The Last of Us.

Eben is the DoP of feature films such as, Confine, Chicken, Night Teeth, iBoy, Acres and Acres, Level Up, Road Games and The Hoarder and TV shows such as The Woman in White, The Feed, The Girl Before, Avenue 5, The Last of Us and the upcoming Marvel series Secret Invasion.

He chats to Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir about:

Making over 100 short films
The Last of Us on set process
The art of filmmaking
Working collaboration with crew
Why there is no magic formular to get projects made
Getting TV work
Cinematic Naturalism

The Last of Us on on HBO and Sky now!

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Serena Gardner

Mark Hammett

Lee Hutchings

Marli J Monroe

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Want your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on film-making?

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CREDITS

The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson

Social Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieep

Marketing Huw Siddle

Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative

Theme Music by John J. Harvey

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Florian Zeller - Making an Oscar winning film as your debut movie. The director & screen writer of 'The Father' discusses his new film 'The Son' starring Hugh Jackman. Apr 11, 2023

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Oscar winner Florian Zeller join us to talk his Anthony Hopkins starring The Father and his latest film The Son.

Florian's debut feature The Father was nominated for7 Academy Awards, winning Best Adapted screenplay and nominated for six bafta's sits down for a chat with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir in London and they discuss:

-Adapting his plays in feature films

-Mental health and male suicide in films

-His writing process

-Why he often doesn't rehearse and kept actors apart before filming

-How to direct actors

-Working with Anthony Hopkins and why an email from Hugh Jackman was a game changer

-How he believes anyone can learn to be a filmmaker

-And why Cows become quite a bit topic on this weeks episode

The Son is OUT NOW - Trailer here

LIVE EVENT – The Filmmakers Podcast (Make Your Film 9) at the London Independent Film Festival at Genesis Cinema

This Sunday 16th April 2pm TICKETS – https://genesiscinema.co.uk/GenesisCinema.dll/WhatsOn?f=30747623

PATREON

Big thank you to:

Serena Gardner

Mark Hammett

Lee Hutchings

Marli J Monroe

Karen Newman

Want 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 PODCAST

Check out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.com

CREDITS

The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson

Social Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieep

Marketing Huw Siddle

Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative

Theme Music by John J. Harvey

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Masterclass in filmmaking: From Theatre to Film with Allelujah, Notes on a Scandal and Iris director and writer Sir Richard Eyre Apr 04, 2023

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On this weeks show we welcome Sir Richard Eyre director of the Oscar nominated Iris, Notes on a Scandal and the recent feature film Allelujah.

Richard sits down for a chat with Giles Alderson, Tori Butler-Hart and Matthew Butler -Hart all about his career up until this point.

They talk about:

Moving from Theatre to TV and TV to film

How he learnt on the job and became a better director.

The importance of rehearsal

The differences between actors

How editing is key to making a film work

And he gives some amazing advice for filmmakers.

Allelujah is in CINEMAS now.

Filmmaking Book:Full to the Brim with Fizz, Ginger, and Fierce Determination;A Modern Guide to Independent Filmmaking AVAILBLE HERE

Crowdfunder

Unravelling https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/unravellingshortfilm

LIVE EVENT – TFP at London Independent Film Festival

16th April 2pm TICKETS – https://genesiscinema.co.uk/GenesisCinema.dll/WhatsOn?f=30747623

PATREON

Big thank you to:

Mark Hammett

Lee Hutchings

Marli J Monroe

Karen Newman

Want 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 PODCAST

Check out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.com

CREDITS

The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson

Social Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieep

Marketing Huw Siddle

Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative

Theme Music by John J. Harvey

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