Christian Dines, Director of Yellow Jacket and Somero

12/14/20 • 44 min

This Episode’s Guest - Christian Dines, Director of Yellow Jacket and Somero.

In this final episode of Filmmaker’s Stories series 1, I caught up with director, editor, writer and old friend of mine, Christian Dines. Originally from East London, Christian quickly realised filmmaking was the avenue he wanted to explore, having been inspired by various films from a young age. Christian started out as an actor and proceeded to develop his first short film ‘Perceptions’ in 1999, screening to an audience at a pub, and was his first sign of success. Christian’s now made around 80 short films and currently at post production stage for his second feature film, Somero, the story of two people forced together in a lockdown...what are the chances!

In this episode Chris talks about:

The creative control gained from directing compared to acting.
The challenge of getting films seen by a broader audience.
The importance of trust on-set.
The value of preparation.
The importance of casting the right actors as well as crew.
Pros and cons of a director shooting the film themselves.
Putting yourself in the audience mindset throughout the filmmaking process.
Ensuring the film lives up to the script’s initial intentions.
Listening to feedback when it’s warranted.
What an indie-filmmaker faces in the current industry.

You can find Christian Dines on:

Instagram: @christiandines

Twitter: @ChristianDines

IMDB: https://imdb.to/3mcSWhA

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/realigofilmsltd

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Must watch films recommended by Christian Dines:

Click here to watch the full reviews by Christian on the following films

Big Wednesday (1978) - https://imdb.to/3m87rDi

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - https://imdb.to/3gDUwbd

Ordinary People (1980) - https://imdb.to/345iTt8

Seems Like Old Times (1980) - https://imdb.to/2JSomww

The Longest Yard (1974) - https://imdb.to/3nbzpPT

This Episode’s Guest - Christian Dines, Director of Yellow Jacket and Somero.

In this episode Chris talks about:

The creative control gained from directing compared to acting.
The challenge of getting films seen by a broader audience.
The importance of trust on-set.
The value of preparation.
The importance of casting the right actors as well as crew.
Pros and cons of a director shooting the film themselves.
Putting yourself in the audience mindset throughout the filmmaking process.
Ensuring the film lives up to the script’s initial intentions.
Listening to feedback when it’s warranted.
What an indie-filmmaker faces in the current industry.

You can find Christian Dines on:

Instagram: @christiandines

Twitter: @ChristianDines

IMDB: https://imdb.to/3mcSWhA

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/realigofilmsltd

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Instagram: @jbaudiopostproduction, @mrsupersonic

Facebook: @jbaudiopostproduction

Email: [email protected]

Podcast music by Bute
https://vurbl.com/station/2FBqAUlulQj/

Must watch films recommended by Christian Dines:

Click here to watch the full reviews by Christian on the following films

Big Wednesday (1978) - https://imdb.to/3m87rDi

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - https://imdb.to/3gDUwbd

Ordinary People (1980) - https://imdb.to/345iTt8

Seems Like Old Times (1980) - https://imdb.to/2JSomww

The Longest Yard (1974) - https://imdb.to/3nbzpPT

Previous Episode

Nathaniel Francis, Producer of Criminal Audition

This Episode’s Guest - Nathaniel Francis, producer of Criminal Audition(2019) .

Nathaniel started out his journey in front of the camera, but quickly fell into producing after acting on a poorly-produced production, quickly realising he could do a much better job. We asked Nathaniel to discuss his experiences of the producing world and his lessons learned along the way.

In this episode Nathaniel talks about:

Experiencing problems and learning to deal with them as the role requires.
Giving your best efforts and the opportunities this leads to.
Having more than one project in the pipeline.
Creating a proof of concept short film (POC).
Keeping cast and crew in good spirits when there’s a low budget.
Learning to work around the budget and finding other routes to get the best out of your project.
The importance of catering on-set.
Understanding how films grants may or may not be beneficial to your project.
The difficulty of securing finance for your film and the element of luck.
Realising the full film process and working backwards to figure out where you are headed.
Understanding sales agents.
Diversification of the film industry.

You can find Nathaniel Francis on:

Instagram: @nathanielproduces
Twitter: @nathanieltweets
IMDB: https://imdb.to/3kKwzzd

Find out more about ‘Criminal Audition' here.
Find out about ‘Criminal Audition' on Facebook.
Find ‘Criminal Audition' on Twitter: @CrimAudition
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Must watch films recommended by Nathaniel Francis -

Click here to watch the full reviews by Nathaniel on the following films

GoldenEye (1995)

My Girl (1991)

A Knight’s Tale (2001)

Good Will Hunting (1997)

The Truman Show (1998)

Next Episode

Jon Gann, Filmmaker, Film Consultant, Founder of DC Shorts and Reel Plan

Based in Washington DC, one of Jon’s first short film projects, Cyberslut (2001), took the festival circuit by storm, playing over 60 festivals around the world - yet here’s a man who has claimed he’s not a great filmmaker!

Jon takes pride in connecting people and being a problem solver. After his own disheartening experiences of film festivals, Jon started the DC Shorts Film Festival in 2003 which was a huge success, becoming the largest short-film festival in the US. Jon has since consulted on festivals around the world, such as the Sunderland Shorts Film Festival here in the UK. He is also the author of two books, “Behind the Screens: Programmers Reveal How Film Festivals Really Work” (2012) and “So You Wanna Start a Film Festival” (2015) - if you like what you hear, go check them out! For now, let’s launch into episode 1 of this filmmaker’s stories...

In this episode Jon talks about: