Steve Balderson, Director and Author of Filmmaking Confidential

11/02/20 • 40 min

This Episode’s Guest - Steve Balderson, director of Firecracker (2005) and author of Filmmaking Confidential: Secrets from an Independent Filmmaker (2020).

In this episode Steve talks about:

Benefits of shooting on a local level.
The importance of figuring out who is in control on a project.
Telling genuine stories to build audience connection.
Realising and understanding your budget.
The importance of marketing and promotion.
Understanding how financial players operate.
How to find investors.
Defining your target market.
Finding alternative ways to exhibit your film during the Covid crisis.

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Two lucky listeners will be proud owners of this book and will have a direct access to all the secrets Steve has learned over 20 years as an independent filmmaker.

You can find Steve Balderson on:

Instagram: @dikenga
Twitter: @sbalderson
Website: https://www.dikenga.com/
IMDB: https://imdb.to/35jZDbc
Follow Steve on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stevebalderson
Find Dikenga Films on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DikengaFilm

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Must watch films recommended by Steve Balderson

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

Eyes Wide Shut - https://imdb.to/2HgDq5O
Firecracker - https://imdb.to/3dHJz73
Serial Mom - https://imdb.to/37o9lfh
Vertigo - https://imdb.to/3jd9BQN
The Wizard of Oz - https://imdb.to/2HpHT5P

This Episode’s Guest - Steve Balderson, director of Firecracker (2005) and author of Filmmaking Confidential: Secrets from an Independent Filmmaker (2020).

In this episode Steve talks about:

Benefits of shooting on a local level.
The importance of figuring out who is in control on a project.
Telling genuine stories to build audience connection.
Realising and understanding your budget.
The importance of marketing and promotion.
Understanding how financial players operate.
How to find investors.
Defining your target market.
Finding alternative ways to exhibit your film during the Covid crisis.

*** Get a free Audible copy of Filmmaking Confidential ***

Two lucky listeners will be proud owners of this book and will have a direct access to all the secrets Steve has learned over 20 years as an independent filmmaker.

You can find Steve Balderson on:

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Facebook: Filmmaker's Stories

Must watch films recommended by Steve Balderson

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

Eyes Wide Shut - https://imdb.to/2HgDq5O
Firecracker - https://imdb.to/3dHJz73
Serial Mom - https://imdb.to/37o9lfh
Vertigo - https://imdb.to/3jd9BQN
The Wizard of Oz - https://imdb.to/2HpHT5P

Previous Episode

Samuel Gridley, Director of Criminal Audition

This Episode’s Guest - Samuel Gridley, Director of ‘Criminal Audition’
Criminal Audition is being release in the US and Canada on 13th October and the UK on 26th October. It's a debut horror feature film by Sam, produced by Luke Kaile, Nathaniel Francis and Luke Mordue. Watch it on Prime, iTunes, Comcast, Shaw.
Criminal Audition follows an ex-lawyer and his team who run an underworld service, seeking the most desperate (and greedy) to become fake criminals, taking the fall for the crimes of the rich and powerful, in a process known as CRIMINAL AUDITION.
The film stars a diverse cast in the guise of Ben Scheck, Jonathan Burteaux, Cameron Harris, Blain Neale, Scott Samain, Rebecca Calienda, Noeleen Comiskey, Luke Kaile, Rich Keeble and Angela Peters.
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In this episode Sam talks about:

Being a multi-faceted individual.
The value of helping other people make their films.
The journey of creating Criminal Audition.
Being aware of what your audience wants.
Not shooting too much coverage; not dwelling too much on shots.
How to cope with the challenges of being an indie director.
The importance of having a script supervisor.
The afterlife of your film; an investment for the future.
Exhibiting your film wherever possible.
Being specific with your choice of film festival.

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You can find Samuel Gridley on:

Instagram: @samuelgridleydirector

Twitter: @thesamgridley

IMDB: imdb.to/3jcDHER

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Must watch films recommended by Samuel Gridley

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Raw - https://imdb.to/33cbDM7

Portrait of a Lady on Fire - https://imdb.to/3jdtmbF

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - https://imdb.to/347jtWG

Duel - https://imdb.to/33a0NGm

Assault on Precinct 13 - https://imdb.to/3cIhLPb

Next 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.
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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)