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How to Make Netflix Original Comedy Horror films with Freaky, Happy Death Day, Disturbia, Paranormal Activity and We Have A Ghost director and writer Christopher Landon!

Ep. 325

How to Make Netflix Original Comedy Horror films with director and writer Christopher Landon!

On this fabulous episode we chat to Freaky, Happy Death Day, Disturbia, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse & Paranormal Activity 2,3 and 4 screenwriter and/or director dive deep into making horror films and comedy and a Netflix Original film with We Have A Ghost's director and screenwriter Christopher Landon!


Chris chats with fellow director and screenwriter Giles Alderson about:


-Jason Blum, making found footage and how Paranormal Activity came to him.

-writing Disturbia and many others on spec

-Blocking, One-ers, Unmotivated camera moves

-How he got his first paid gig

-Outlining scripts

-Why casting is important

-Turning down big movies &

-Sticking to your guns as a filmmaker &

-How he made he latest feature the comedy 'We Have a Ghost '.


We Have A Ghost is available on NETFLIX now!


Three Day Millionaire OUT NOW in the UK on Prime and the USA and Canada and will be on NETFLIX UK on Sat 25th February. Go watch & SUPPORT


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Lee Hutchings

Marli J Monroe

Karen Newman

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The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced 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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Ep. 329
On this Friday's show we talk to award winning writer and director Saim Sadiq on his Pakistani trans culture feature debut Joyland.Giles Alderson, Tori Butler-Hart & Matthew Butler-Hart chat with Saim about:-Where ideas come from-Pakistani film-making.-How he raised the finance.-Short to feature process-Trans culture, Patriarchy and creative desire.-His writing process and collaboration.-Why you need to be patient as a director-Editing process and why he shot the film in 4:3A patriarchal family yearn for the birth of a baby boy to continue the family line, while their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for an ambitious trans starlet.JOYLAND is out in UK cinemas now. For more information please head hereEVENTS & LINKSGet your tickets here:Triple Exposure Launch Tickets, Wed 22 Mar 2023 at 12:00 | EventbriteMuch Ado | shakespearesisters (shakespeare-sisters.com)Buy the Book Full to the Brim with Fizz, Ginger, and Fierce Determination A Modern Guide to Independent Film-making.WatchThree Day Millionaire is OUT NOW in the UK on Prime and the USA and Canada and will be on NETFLIX UK now! Go watch& SUPPORT PATREON Big thank you to:Lee HutchingsMarli J MonroeKaren NewmanJoin our Patreon The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited & written by Giles Alderson @gilesaldersonSocial Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieepMarketing Huw SiddleLogo and Banner Art by Lois Creative Theme Music by John J. Harvey