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Directing your first Studio Movie with Phil Hawkins - Prancer: A Christmas Tale Dec 13, 2022

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Today on the show, hosts Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir welcome a familiar face: friend & host of the podcast Phil Hawkins! But today, he’s not interviewing anyone else, no – he’s our guest because his first studio movie, Prancer: A Christmas Tale (2022), starring the Oscar-nominated James Cromwell, has just been released. We’re over the moon. This is a dream come true for Phil and that’s why we had a lot to talk about.

Phil chats about

· pitching to Universal

· putting your stamp as a director on

· making a family film with serious topics

· working with animals on set

· using CGI

· directing the actors

· mastering “oners”

… and on Patreon, he discusses

· the editing process

· showing the first cut to the studio

Phil’s heartwarming film is out now! Do go watch it, write some lovely reviews, and give it a nice rating. It would mean the world to him and us. Thank you! But for now, sit back, relax and listen to our amazing chat with Phil Hawkins.

PRANCER: A CHRISTMAS TALE is out now!

Ten-year-old Gloria and her recently widowed grandfather Bud befriend a mysterious reindeer when the family gather for Christmas. Bud comes to believe that Prancer may actually be magical, but Gloria fears his theory will send him straight to a retirement home.

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Top Gun: Maverick - Directing a Hollywood Blockbuster starring Tom Cruise with Joseph Kosinski Dec 06, 2022

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Today, Dom Lenoir welcomes one of the biggest guests we’ve ever had on the podcast: director Joseph Kosinski. His filmography includes feature films like Tron: Legacy (2010), Oblivion (2013), Only the Brave (2017), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022), starring legendary actors such as Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Ed Harris, and Val Kilmer to name a few. Top Gun: Maverick grossed over $1 billion at the box office, making it the highest-grossing film of 2022.

Joseph definitely knows what he’s doing. And we sat down with him for almost an hour to let him talk about

· working with legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer

· pitching Top Gun: Maverick to Tom Cruise

· developing and making a Blockbuster

· getting the cast and crew together

· the importance of good taste

· notes and test audiences

· IMAX, cameras and working with the DOP

· the opening of the film

· humour

· the most difficult scenes to shoot

· directing Tom Cruise & Miles Teller

· rewriting the film in the edit

· working with composer Hans Zimmer & Lady Gaga

Top Gun: Maverick is easily one of our favourite films of the year. If you haven’t seen it, do check it out as soon as possible. It’s a movie made for the cinema. But for now, sit back, relax and enjoy our conversation with legendary director Joseph Kosinski.

TOP GUN: MAVERICK is out in cinemas again!!

After thirty years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads TOP GUN's elite graduates on a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it.

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Directing intimate scenes with director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre on Netflix's Lady Chatterley's Lover Dec 02, 2022

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In today’s special Friday episode, our hosts, Dom Lenoir & Conor Boru, welcome director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre to the show! She started out as an actor but quickly shifted into directing. Her second film, Lady Chatterley's Lover (2022), which we are talking about today, written by the Oscar-nominated writer David Magee (Life of Pi) and starring Emma Corrin, Jack O’Connell and Matthew Duckett, is a new adaptation of the famous novel by D.H. Lawrence.

Laure talks about

· adopting a novel

· finding the right cast

· pros of having an acting background as a director

· shooting intimate scenes

· creating the look for the film

· moving from shorts to feature films

· thoughts on the characters of Lady Chatterley’s Lover

It’s Friday, so this is a shorter episode. Nevertheless, we enjoyed listening to Laure's insights. We hope you do too. So, sit back, relax and enjoy our lovely conversation with Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre!

LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER is out on Netflix!

An unhappily married aristocrat begins a torrid affair with the gamekeeper on her husband's country estate.

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Three Day Millionaire: Making a theatrical cinema run with your indie film featuring director Jack Spring, producer Giles Alderson and host Dom Lenoir Nov 29, 2022

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In 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

· The soundtrack of Three Day Millionaire

· talking to investors

· working with the DOP

Three Day Millionaire is out now! And we would really appreciate your support. Do go watch it, check it out in cinemas if you can, write some lovely reviews, and give it a nice rating, it would mean the world to us. Thank you! But for now, sit back, relax and listen to our amazing chat with Jack Spring and Giles Alderson.

THREE DAY MILLIONAIRE is out in cinemas!

A raucous black comedy about a gang of Grimsby Trawler-men who carry out the heist of a lifetime

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Check out Jack Spring’s book recommendations:

The Film Director's Intuition: Script Analysis and Rehearsal Techniques: Amazon.co.uk: Weston, Judith: 9780941188784: Books

and Directing Actors: 25th Anniversary Edition: Creating Memorable Performances for Film and Television : Judith Weston: Amazon.co.uk: Books

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Sally El Hosaini, Matthias Schweighöfer, Manal Issa & Nathalie Issa – How to make an award-winning Netflix movie 'The Swimmers' Nov 22, 2022

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On today’s episode, dream team Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir, welcome writer/director Sally El Hosaini, who you might know from her film My Brother the Devil (2012), and part of her wonderful cast of her latest film The Swimmers (2022), Matthias Schweighöfer (Army of Thieves), Manal Issa & Nathalie Issa.

Sally chats about

· choosing the right project for your career

· finding the right cast

· collaborating with Working Title & Netflix

· tips & tricks on working with non-actors

· working with the DOP

· the shooting of The Swimmers

· dealing with notes

And her cast talks about

· working with directors

· being a first-time actor

· the responsibility to tell a story in an authentic way

The Swimmer is a truly impressive and important film. Sally and her cast gave a very interesting insight into the making of it. So do check out the movie and enjoy this week’s conversation with Sally El Hosaini, Matthias Schweighöfer, Manal Issa & Nathalie Issa.

THE SWIMMERS is out on Netflix!

A story of the miraculous journey made by swimming sisters Yusra and Sarah Mardini who fled as refugees from war-torn Syria all the way to the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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Big thank you to:

Lee Hutchings

Marli J Monroe

Karen Newman

Want your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on filmmaking?

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

Edited by @tobiasvees

Social Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieep

Marketing Huw Siddle

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Surviving as a filmmaker with writer/director of survival thriller Summit Fever & Rise of the Footsoldier Julian Gilbey Nov 18, 2022

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In today’s Friday special, we are back with a classic TFP episode. Hosts, Giles Alderson & Phil Hawkins, welcome writer/director Julian Gilbey to the show to talk about his inspiring journey as a filmmaker and his exciting features films. You might know him from films like Rise of the Footsoldier (2007), A Lonely Place to Die (2011), or Plastic (2014). Now he’s back with his intense Drama/Thriller Summit Fever (2022).

Julian chats about

· starting one’s career in today’s world

· his film Rise of the Footsoldier

· his film A Lonely Place to Die

· shooting Summit Fever in the mountains

· pre-production

· formats & lenses

· action sequences

And on Patreon, he talks about

· watching films with your kids

· meeting Paul Greengrass

· his film Plastic

· Pros & Cons of operating the camera yourself

· script ideas drawn from real life

Julian was a great guest! He had so many stories, tips & tricks to share. Just hearing him talk will make you want to go out and shoot your next movie. So sit back, relax and enjoy our exciting chat with Julian Gilbey.

SUMMIT FEVER is out!

A daring dream to scale the world's most challenging trio of mountains soon turns into a terrifying nightmare for a group of friends when a deadly storm traps the climbers near the summit and cuts off all hope of rescue. With the odds stacked against them, the friends are forced to trust each other to save themselves by any means necessary.

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Niamh Algar, Oscar-nominee/writer Emma Donoghue & Oscar-winner/director Sebastián Lelio on "The Wonder". Nov 15, 2022

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On today’s show, our host Dom Lenoir not only welcomes one brilliant guest, but three. Actor Niamh Algar, who you might know from TV shows like The Virtues (2019), Deceit (2021) or Raised by Wolves (2020), director Sebastián Lelio, whose credits include The Year of the Tiger (2011), the Oscar-winning feature film A Fantastic Woman (2017) and Gloria Bell (2018), and the Oscar-nominated writer Emma Donoghue, who you should know from the excellent film Room (2015). Together, they made The Wonder (2022), also starring Florence Pugh, Tom Burke, Toby Jones, and Ciarán Hinds, only to name a few.

Niamh chats about

· her preparation process

· choosing projects

· and about what makes a good director?

Sebastián talks about

· directing The Wonder

· collaboration and prepping with his HODs

· bringing together a great cast

… while Emma discusses

· adapting her novel

· her writing process

· playing with genre

Three amazing guests in just one episode. What are you waiting for? Sit back, relax and enjoy our lovely conversations with Emma Donoghue, Sebastián Lelio & Niamh Algar!

THE WONDER is out in cinemas and on Netflix!

A tale of two strangers who transform each other's lives, a psychological thriller, and a story of love pitted against evil.

EPISODE LINKS

Watch The Wonder | TRAILER

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Big thank you to:

Lee Hutchings

Marli J Monroe

Karen Newman

Want your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on filmmaking?

Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects!

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

Edited by @tobiasvees

Social Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieep

Marketing Huw Siddle

Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative

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Directing big stars, Sigourney Weaver, Elizabeth Banks, with Oscar-nominated “Carol”-writer & “Call Jane”-director Phyllis Nagy Nov 11, 2022

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Today, our hosts, Dom Lenoir & Conor Boru, welcome writer/director Phyllis Nagy to the show! She is the Oscar-nominated writer behind the brilliant Carol (2015), starring Cate Blanchett. Now, she’s back as a director with her feature film Call Jane (2022), starring Sigourney Weaver, Elizabeth Banks, Chris Messina, Kate Mara, only to name a few.

In their chat, they discuss

· making a political film with a message

· creating the 1960s look

· finding the right cast

· the difference between theatre and film

· directing a film with big stars

We (Dom) are deeply sorry for the audio quality as we had to record this episode on our phones. However, our chat is more than worth listening to as you will hear. So, sit back, relax and enjoy our amazing conversation with Phyllis Nagy!

CALL JANE is out!

A married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time in America where she can't get a legal abortion and works with a group of suburban women to find help.

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Big thank you to:

Lee Hutchings

Marli J Monroe

Karen Newman

Want your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on filmmaking?

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Directing Jennifer Lawrence with first-time director Lila Neugebauer and producer Justine Ciarrocchi on A24’s Causeway: Nov 08, 2022

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Today, we have two exceptional first-time filmmakers who attached Jennifer Lawrence & Brian Tyree Henry to their script, got A24 on board and shot a wonderful little feature film called Causeway (2022) in only a few months. Our hosts, Dom Lenoir & Conor Boru, welcome director Lila Neugebauer & producer Justine Ciarrocchi!

They chat about topics we have never covered on the podcast before. They discuss

- working with Jennifer Lawrence

- exploring PTSD in film

- the difference between directing theatre vs feature films

- developing the script

- the biggest challenges as a producer

- collaborating with A24 & Apple

Get ready for an amazing conversation! Sit back, relax and listen to our lovely chat with Lila Neugebauer & Justine Ciarrocchi.

CAUSEWAY is out on Apple TV+!

A US soldier suffers a traumatic brain injury while fighting in Afghanistan and struggles to adjust to life back home.

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Lee Hutchings

Marli J Monroe

Karen Newman

Want your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on filmmaking?

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Read & Sign Up for The Wrap Up – Our weekly Newsletter with news and information from the world of film

Get in touch? Email us thefilmmakerspodcast@gmail.com

CREDITS

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

Edited by @tobiasvees

Social Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieep

Marketing Huw Siddle

Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative

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Making a historical epic with actor Sophie Lowe & writer/director Petr Jákl - Medieval Nov 04, 2022

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For this week’s Friday special, we’ve invited actor Sophie Lowe and director Petr Jákl to the show. Together, they made the historical epic feature film Medieval, also starring the great Michael Caine, Ben Foster, Til Schweiger, only to name a few.

You might know Sophie from the TV shows Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (2013), The Returned (2015) The Beautiful Lie (2015), or Romper Stomper (2018). Petr’s credits include Ghoul (2015) and as an actor/stuntman, he has worked on films like xXx (2002), Alien vs. Predator (2004) and Borgia (2011).

Today’s host Giles Alderson chats with Sophie about

- getting into acting

- the importance of feeling confident

- dealing with rejection & pressure

… while Petr talks about

- the secret behind making successful movies

- directing Michael Caine

- raising funds

- his directing style

- creating the look in camera

Sit back, relax and listen to our lovely chat with Sophie Lowe & Petr Jákl.

MEDIEVAL is out!