The Filmmakers Podcast

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!VOTEThe Stranger in our Bed for Best Thriller at the National Film Awards hereWATCH Breaking Infinity on it's cinema tour herePATREONBig thank you to:Serena GardnerMark HammettLee HutchingsMarli J MonroeKaren NewmanWant 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 PODCASTCheck out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.comCREDITSThe Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesaldersonSocial Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieepMarketing Huw SiddleLogo and Banner Art by Lois Creative Theme Music by John J. HarveyMusic supplied by – Music Bed

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 NOWPATREONBig thank you to:Serena GardnerMark HammettLee HutchingsMarli J MonroeKaren NewmanWant 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 PODCASTCheck out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.comCREDITSThe Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesaldersonSocial Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieepMarketing Huw SiddleLogo and Banner Art by Lois Creative Theme Music by John J. HarveyMusic supplied by – Music Bed

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 nowLinkFemale Film ClubPATREONBig thank you to:Serena GardnerMark HammettLee HutchingsMarli J MonroeKaren NewmanWant 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 PODCASTCheck out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.comCREDITSThe Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesaldersonSocial Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieepMarketing Huw SiddleLogo and Banner Art by Lois Creative Theme Music by John J. HarveyMusic supplied by – Music Bed

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-makingAre 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' websiteFurther 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. LINKEp 2 How and Why you can become a filmmaker LINKPATREONBig thank you to:Serena GardnerMark HammettLee HutchingsMarli J MonroeKaren NewmanWant 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 PODCASTCheck out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.comCREDITSThe Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesaldersonSocial Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieepMarketing Huw SiddleLogo and Banner Art by Lois Creative Theme Music by John J. HarveyMusic supplied by – Music Bed

The trials and tribulations of making your debut indie film with Kindling director and writer Connor O'HaraConnor joins Giles Alderson and Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar to talk making indie filmsThey 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 relationshipThe importance of creating a creating atmosphere on set.Kindling is OUT NOW on all good streaming sites - Trailer LINKSSurviving the Cannes Film Festival - Our 'Cannes Do Attitude' BLOG PATREONBig thank you to:Serena GardnerMark HammettLee HutchingsMarli J MonroeKaren NewmanWant 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 PODCASTCheck out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.comCREDITSThe Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesaldersonSocial Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieepMarketing Huw SiddleLogo and Banner Art by Lois Creative Theme Music by John J. HarveyMusic supplied by – Music Bed

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 WaterFrancis 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 FestivalConor BuruPATREONBig thank you to:Serena GardnerMark HammettLee HutchingsMarli J MonroeKaren NewmanWant 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 PODCASTCheck out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.comCREDITSThe Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesaldersonSocial Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieepMarketing Huw SiddleLogo and Banner Art by Lois Creative Theme Music by John J. HarveyMusic supplied by – Music Bed

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!PATREONBig thank you to:Serena GardnerMark HammettLee HutchingsMarli J MonroeKaren NewmanWant 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 PODCASTCheck out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.comCREDITSThe Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesaldersonSocial Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieepMarketing Huw SiddleLogo and Banner Art by Lois Creative Theme Music by John J. HarveyMusic supplied by – Music Bed

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 filmsThe Last of Us on set processThe art of filmmakingWorking collaboration with crewWhy there is no magic formular to get projects madeGetting TV workCinematic NaturalismThe Last of Us on on HBO and Sky now!PATREONBig thank you to:Serena GardnerMark HammettLee HutchingsMarli J MonroeKaren NewmanWant 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 PODCASTCheck out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.comCREDITSThe Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesaldersonSocial Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieepMarketing Huw SiddleLogo and Banner Art by Lois Creative Theme Music by John J. HarveyMusic supplied by - Music Bed

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 episodeThe Son is OUT NOW - Trailer hereLIVE EVENT – The Filmmakers Podcast (Make Your Film 9) at the London Independent Film Festival at Genesis CinemaThis Sunday 16th April 2pm TICKETS – https://genesiscinema.co.uk/GenesisCinema.dll/WhatsOn?f=30747623PATREONBig thank you to:Serena GardnerMark HammettLee HutchingsMarli J MonroeKaren NewmanWant 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 PODCASTCheck out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.comCREDITSThe Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesaldersonSocial Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieepMarketing Huw SiddleLogo and Banner Art by Lois Creative Theme Music by John J. Harvey