A podcast about how to make film and TV by filmmakers who actually make them. Interviewing guests from the film-making world from Indie film to Hollywood and everything in between. Hosts Giles Alderson (The Dare), Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar (Knights of Camelot), Christian James (Fanged Up) & Andy Rodger (World of Darkness), Dom Lenoir (Winter Ridge) and many others.
Episodes
Monday Jan 15, 2018
Monday Jan 15, 2018
Fizz and Gingers husband and wife team Matthew and Tori Butler-Hart join Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Christian James (Fanged Up) to chat film-making and their new film Two Down.
There was so much wonderful film-making tips and fun insights we decided to split the podcast into TWO parts.
Part Two will be out on Friday
For now LISTEN in to how Matt became friends with Ian McKellen, got him to star in Fizz and Ginger’s first award winning short film E’Gad Zombies. Their first attempt to make a feature film, The Curse of The Buxom Strumpet, a period zombie film and how acting to directing can be liberating plus the start of their just released feature film Two Down.
A wonderful insightful and fun podcast all about film-making and it’s trials and tribulations.
#MakeYourFilmIn2018
TWO DOWN is OUT NOW buy it here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0779MBMSF/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_sUvxAb53YRG5X
Follow Fizz and Ginger’s Journey here: www.fizzandgingerfillms.co.uk
Twitter @gilesAlderson @TheDareMovie @Cjdirect @MBHDirector @ToriButler-Hart
Tuesday Jan 09, 2018
Tuesday Jan 09, 2018
A wonderful in-depth look at how to make a indie feature film for £1k. A period civil war feature no less.
Director George Popov & cinematographer Harry Young join hosts Giles Alderson (The Dare) & Andrew Rodger (World of Darkness) to chat how they actually did it on the feature film Hex.
Links:
Twitter: @HexFilmUK @GeorgePopov @gilesalderson @35mmdop
Buy the film here: http://amzn.eu/4Fg5TQg
Recorded at Just Voices Studio in London
www.justvoicesagency.com
Monday Jan 01, 2018
Monday Jan 01, 2018
SIX IMPORTANT LESSONS TO KNOW WHEN MAKING YOUR FEATURE FILM
Director Giles Alderson (The Dare), Producer and Actor Dan Richardson (Retribution) and Cinematographer Andrew Rodger (World of Darkness) chat in depth about the 6 most important lessons they learnt while making their feature films.
With some excellent tips for first time directors to established feature film veterans from not endangering your crew, planning your days to accepting your mistakes and leadership on set.
Make 2018 the year you make your feature film.
Follow the podcast at www.thefilmmakerspodcast.com
Twitter @filmmakerspod @gilesalderson @dan710ths @35mmdop
www.directedbygiles.com
www.35mmdop.com
Monday Dec 25, 2017
Monday Dec 25, 2017
Filmmakers Matt Hookings and Dom Lenoir join director Giles Alderson to chat film-making, finding your tribe, raising money, collaborating, casting, having passion and persistence, taking advice, aiming as high as you can and their new indie film Winter Ridge.
Links:
www.thefilmmakerspodcast.com
Twitter: @filmmakerspod
Dom Lenoir Twitter @DirDomLenoi
Matt Hookings Twitter @Matthookings
Follow the progress of Winter Ridge at www.camelot-films.co.uk
Monday Dec 18, 2017
Monday Dec 18, 2017
Rich Botto aka RB joins Giles Alderson on The Filmmakers Podcast to chat film-making, screenwriting and crowdsourcing your film, which means building your tribe, your army, your boots on the ground essentially one of the most important factors of being a filmmaker, your fans. We discuss how to bring value to a project, how to stand out form the crowd, what makes a good low budget indie and his book Crowdsourcing for Filmmakers.
RB is the Founder and CEO of Stage 32 (www.stage32.com), the world’s largest social media site and educational hub for film, television and theater creatives.
Buy RB’s excellent book CROWDSOURCING FOR FILMMAKERS HERE:
http://crowdsourcingforfilmmakers.com/
Follow Rich Botto here: Twitter @RBwalksintoabar @stage32 www.stage32.com
Follow Giles Alderson here: Twitter @GilesAlderson
www.directedbygiles.com
Follow us: www.TheFilmmakersPodcast.com T: @filmmakerspod
Tuesday Dec 12, 2017
Tuesday Dec 12, 2017
A wonderful in-depth chat with director Helier Bissell-Thomas who discusses his low budget feature film Kaufman’s Game which has been screening at Odeon Cinemas and Picture House Cinemas across the country.
How he wrote it at 19 years old, shot it at 20 while still studying at University, Got kit for free, cast it, directed it and how the movie got distribution and into finally cinemas.
This is a must listen for any aspiring filmmaker.
Links: www.facebook/KaufmansGame
Twitter: @KaufmansGame
Hosts
Giles Alderson www.directedbygiles.com Twitter/insta: @GilesAlderson
Andrew Rodger www.35mmdop.com Twitter/insta: @35mmdop
Monday Dec 04, 2017
Monday Dec 04, 2017
Jason Brubaker joins us to chat about how to distribute your film and the steps to getting your film onto Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and i-tunes platforms. The different ways you can distribute your film from self distribution to selling your film for a theatrical release. We go in depth into T-vod, S-vod and A-vod releasing and what they all mean and we discuss the brilliant distribution agrigator Distribber and film marketing.
The boys also discuss shooting on film and deliver some great advice for new filmmakers as well.
A must for anyone thinking about making a film or who have made one as distribution is key to success.
Giles Alderson (The Dare) & Christian James (Fanged Up) host
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Links
Jason Brubaker – www.filmmakingstuff.com Twitter @filmmakingstuff @JasonBrubakerLA
Distribber – www.distribber.com
Giles Alderson: www.directedbygiles.com Twitter @gilesalderson
Christian James www.cjamesdirect.com Twitter @cjamesdirect
Monday Nov 27, 2017
Monday Nov 27, 2017
How to be a Producer & Cinematographer on the big and small screen with DoP Sam Care and actor & Producer Julian Kostov.
We talk with Julian about his experiences producing The Dare & chat with Sam about Film School Vs Not going, the differences between TV and Film, working together on Another Mothers Son. How to get your break, How to be inspired, what are the best techniques, making a Nollywood film at 21, Issues with your CV and being a Pentathlon champion.
Hosted by Giles Alderson & Dan Richardson
Links
Sam Care http://www.samuelcare.co.uk
Giles Alderson http://directedbygiles.com
Another Mothers Son https://www.amazon.co.uk/Another-Mothers-Son-Jenny-Seagrove/dp/B071FH9CVY/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_74_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=D7VEG73AYGPS2BQ1ZXVQ
Twitter: @JulianKostov @GilesAlderson @SamCareDop @Dan710ths @TheDareMovie
www.thefilmmakerspodcast.com
Friday Nov 24, 2017
Friday Nov 24, 2017
How to make a low budget Indie Feature film with director James Kermack. Hi-Lo-Joe is his debut film as director and he chats with director and screenwriter Giles Alderson (The Dare) and cinematographer Andrew Rodger (World of Darkness) about the highs and low and the good and bad of making low budget indie films.
Links:
Hi-Lo Joe Screening info: https://www.ourscreen.com/film/Hi-Lo-Joe
Twitter: @filmmakerspod @gilesalderson @jameskermack @thedaremovie @35mmdop
www.thefilmmakerspodcast.com
www.dirtectedbygiles.com
Recorded at Just Voices Studios
Monday Nov 20, 2017
Monday Nov 20, 2017
A special treat for our 20th episode. We are LIVE from the London Screenwriters Festival.
Giles Alderson (The Dare) hosts with guest directors Jon Sen (Casualty’s One Shot Ep), John Strickland (Line of Duty) and Jonathan Newman (The Adventurer) who discuss about working with screenwriters and how writers can work with directors.
Links:
Twitter: @filmmakerspod @gilesalderson @jonarthonsen @thedaremovie @londonswf
www.thefilmmakerspodcast.com
www.dirtectedbygiles.com