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Julie Delpy: Actor, Screenwriter & Director on filmmaking, acting and her latest feature 'My Zoe' Oct 27, 2020

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Giles and Robbie are humbled to sit down and chat with the incredible tour de force that is Julie Delpy. Whilst many of us may know and love her from Richard Linklater’s the 'Before' series or her work with Kieslowski on the Three Colours trilogy, we also know her prolific directing career from her debut 'Looking for Jimmy' all the way up to her latest feature 'My Zoe'.

Julie talks frankly about her personal philosophy about film-making, her love of sci-fi and her directing process from writing to production to post - including how she made a name for herself at NYU by turning other students garbage footage into masterpieces in the edit suite.

We cover everything from collaborating with encouraging colleagues like Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater to navigating the nastier side of the film industry and dealing with industry sexism as a female actor making the route from acting to directing.

Finally, we discuss the practical nature of film-making, and how you can stay true to your own vision whilst adding others’ ideas into the mix in the hire wire art of directing.

Our jury of studio execs, producers, agents, and writers are on the hunt for a script that’s just waiting to be turned into the next big movie. And these are people who can take a script and turn it into a film. They’ve done it before and they’re always looking for great writers to do it again.

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Writing & Directing a BFI & BBC Films backed debut movie Body Of Water with film-maker Lucy Brydon Oct 19, 2020

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This week Giles sits down (virtually) with the amazing Lucy Brydon, writer and director of Body of Water a beautifully made female-led drama backed by BBC Films and Film London.

Lucy reveals how she made her start in film whilst teaching in China, getting into short films and production work before starting work on Body of Water which started life as a short film.

We hear about the development process, from pitching the film as a short at festivals, to applying to the Film London development lab before being selected. Giles asks Lucy about her screenwriting process, the many changes the script went through and the importance of staying faithful to the original concept.

Finally, we chat about day to day life on set, working with the BFI and BBC to develop the rough cut and getting a cinema release amid lockdown.

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How to Make a Disney+ Superhero Hit with Director Anna Mastro Oct 12, 2020

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This week Giles and Robbie interview Anna Mastro to talk about how she built herself up from assistant to established film and tv director, accumulating in her new film Secret Society of Second-Born Royals, streaming now on Disney+.

Anna talks about her start working as a development assistant and script reader for directors McG and J.J. Abrams, working in music videos and television before getting her debut feature Walter made with Milo Ventimiglia, Neve Campbell and William H. Macy.

We also talk directing tv with Anna’s extensive list of TV credits including Shameless, The Bold Type and UnREAL, as well as what it’s like working with a major studio like Disney, shooting a large scale action film, getting your next gig through a colleague - and why Anna used Gladiator and Snatch as unlikely reference points in her pitching process.

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The Dare - Behind the Mask. Part 2 of our Special ep with the cast and crew from The Dare Oct 09, 2020

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This is Part 2 of ‘The Dare’ podcast special as our hosts own movie is now released in the UK!You can find the movie on SkyStore, Amazon, iTunes, Playstation, Virgin Store, Google Play etcGiles Alderson (director & co writer) Julian Kostov (producer) and Andrew Rodger (cinematographer) pick up where the left off on Part 1 and are joined by cast members Bart Edwards (The Witcher), Alexandra Evans (Redistributors), Richard Short (Mary Kills People) and Devora Wilde (The Tombs).They wrap up their experiences making The Dare and talk sequels as well as what they learnt and took away from the filming process.

Then the boys are joined by the masked man himself. The Dare’s big bad. Dominic. Played by the legendary Robert Maaser who goes behind the mask, literally to tell you his experiences playing a masked character. The pros and cons and the best ways to use a mask to your advantage in character..Giles, Andrew and Julian talk filming, shooting the mask and how they designed it. What it represents and how it can influence on set and off.

Rob also talks auditioning, The Dare 2, working with Sam Mendes on 1917 and Christopher McQuarrie on Mission Impossible and the best way to work (and film) with action and fight scenes

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Starring Richard Brake, Bart Edwards, Alexandra Evans, Richard Short, Rob Maaser, Dan Schutzmann, Devora Wilde, Harry Jarvis, Mitchell Norman, Oliver Cunliffe, Emily Haigh, Lelia Yvetta, Flynn Matthews & Ethan Hazzard.

Cinematographer Andrew Rodger, Produced by Julian Kostov

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'The Dare' podcast special! Making our horror film with the cast & crew Oct 06, 2020

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This is ‘The Dare’ podcast special as our hosts own movie is now released in the UK!

You can find the movie on SkyStore, Amazon, iTunes, Playstation, Virgin Store, Google Play etc

Giles Alderson (director & co writer) Julian Kostov (producer) and Andrew Rodger (cinematographer) are joined by the co-writer & cast of film for this special episode of podcsat

In the first section they chat with co-writer Jonny Grant (Arthur & Merlin) about how the film came about, how Giles and Jonny wrote it, How Julian came on board to produce and how it got green lit and shot in a studio in Bulgaria. Giles and Andy also discuss camera techniques and how they kept the shots in The Dare constantly changing.

In the second section they chat to the farmhouse cast Richard Brake (3 From Hell), Mitchell Norman (Giantland) and Harry Jarvis (The Knight before Christmas) about casting, working in a studio, playing evil characters, working with directors and upping your game.

In the third section we talk to the basement story cast Bart Edwards (The Witcher), Alexandra Evans (Redistributors), Richard Short (Mary Kills People) and Devora Wilde (The Tombs) about horror film-making, working together in basement, working with blood gore and sand and characters

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Claes Bang: Acting & Making Films and TV -The Bay of Silence, The Square, Dracula and The Northmen Oct 02, 2020

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Actor and filmmakers Claes Bang joins us to talk making his latest feature film The Bay of Silence.

Claes known for his work in Palm D’or winning The Square as well as The Girl in the Spiders Web and TV's The Affair and the lead role in Dracula joins Giles Alderson and Robbie McKane to talk about his career, working with directors and producing.

He also talks about his latest project the Robert Eggers directed The Northmen as well as what he looks for in a script, a director and producers.

But first you hear a rousing battle cry from Giles to boost your film-making minds (well that’s the idea anyway)

Bay Of Silence is OUT NOW https://www.amazon.com/Bay-Silence-Claes-Bang/dp/B08DQWR1NQ

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Actress Caroline Goodall on how to write and produce your debut indie film - 'Bay of Silence' which stars Claes Bang, Brian Cox and Olga Kurlenko Sep 29, 2020

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Actress, producer and screenwriter Caroline Goodall had a chat with Giles and Robbie all the way from Croatia about her debut written and produced feature film Bay of Silence starring Claes Bang, Olga Kurylenko and Brian Cox.

Caroline who starred in the feature films Hook, Schindler’s List, Cliffhanger, The Princess Diaries, Dorian Gray and Hunter Killer to name a few, talks about filming during Covid, choosing to produce, turning the novel of Bay of Silence into a screenplay, how she raised the finance, got the amazing cast on board and how they filmed it.

She also talks about working with Robin Williams on Hook, Steven Spielberg on Schindler’s List and Ridley Scott on White Squall.

Caroline gives some amazing advice to film-makers and screenwriters about writing and about business plans for your investors and to always be ready as you never know when that next opportunity might come knocking.

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How to write, direct, produce and star in your own movie with filmmaker Faleena Hopkins, Giles Alderson & Robbie McKane Sep 22, 2020

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This 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 some amazing tips and advice to film-makers from how she found her producer, acted and directed at the same time, making a movie with three crew, working with DoP and composers and how she got Just One More Kiss to market with some great facebook advertising your movie advice thrown in.

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Film-maker Sarah Gavron on how she directed her feature films Suffragette, Brick Lane and Rocks Sep 15, 2020

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This weeks episode is with celebrated director Sarah Gavron who not only won a BAFTA for her first feature but worked with some acting greats including Meryl Streep and Carey Mulligan on Suffragette but with first timers on her latest feature Rocks.

Learn how Sarah cast, collaborated and directed the amazing kids in Rocks, how she worked with Meryl Streep and Carey Mulligan and how she preps before a shoot and how she made her first feature This Little Life. She also gives advice to her younger self and some incredible and honest thoughts on how to make feature films.

We dive into Sarah’s career from her start making documentaries before going to the National film school to inspiring female filmmakers and leading the charge for women just like in her film Suffragette. We also talk about her films This Little Life, Brick Lane, Village at the end of the World, Suffragette and of course Rocks which is released in the UK on 18th September

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WeScreenplay’s Diverse Voices Screenwriting Competition is now accepting submissions for one of the most effective talent-discovery screenwriting labs in the industry.

And the best part is that every single entrant to the Diverse Voices competition will get a Free Page of written Feedback on their script. That’s right. Win or lose, your script will get honest, professional notes on your screenplay.

This competition is open for: Features, TV Pilots and Shorts and the regular deadline ends TODAY — September 15th. But if you miss that deadline (or you’re reading this in the future), don’t panic. The last and FINAL Competition is October 15. Get your submissions in and make your voice heard.

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