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Piers Tempest on Producing The Wife, Killing Bono, Churchill, Military Wives and Love Wedding Repeat
The Filmmakers Podcast
08/17/20 • 71 min
This week Giles welcomes back Ian Sharp from Sharphouse Films to co-host our interview with Piers Tempest, producer on The Wife, Killing Bono, Military Wives and Love Wedding Repeat about the craft and intrigue of producing at different levels of the industry. That’s right, it’s a full-on producing masterclass.
Piers tells us his route into film, how he got into the world of production, avoiding sharks and throwing himself into productions to learn the ropes. Ian quizzes Piers on development finance and pre-selling films to ensure they have a commercial life after production.
How do you deal with a difficult agent? How do you move from different budget brackets? And what are the benefits of developing your own material with a writer or director? Piers generously offers a huge amount of advice in all of these areas.
WATCH THE TRAILER FOR LOVE WEDDING REPEAT available now on Netflix
Go Fight Yourself - Modern Screen Combat Course https://gofightyourself.modernscreencombat.com
With action becoming increasingly popular throughout films and TV, Ian wanted to share some knowledge and practices that everyone, with an interest in action filmmaking, could benefit from. The course costs £32
First Flights Short Film Fund https://www.first-flights.com/short-film-fund/
First Flights has launched a new Short Film Fund, available to Directors and Producers. The Fund offers a new way for filmmakers to access a non-recoupable grant of up to £7,000. Find out more.
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How to Move from Commercials, Shorts and Docs to Indie Features with Ben Mole & Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar.
The Filmmakers Podcast
08/03/20 • 72 min
Today we welcome back producer Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar as well as director Ben Mole to talk about their WW2 indie Behind the Line: Escape to Dunkirk.
We dive into how writer/director Ben Mole came up with a fresh concept for a WW2 thriller, how Lucinda and rallied an art department meticulous enough to handle 1940’s’ period accuracy - and how a simple coffee in a Colchester car park can lead to a great collaboration.
Just like a classic genre flick, Behind the Line was shot back to back with this years earlier release We Go in at Dawn. Ben and Lucinda tell us how they did it without compromising on the high standards of a period war film.
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The Dare Canada and USA | Trailer
A Serial Killers Guide to Life | Trailer
Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot DIGITAL https://apple.co/3gxiPX3 DVD https://amzn.to/30dCdUa | Trailer
FOLLOW US
Follow the Podcast @filmmakerspod
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How to Make a Independent Sports Crime Drama with the team behind ‘Break’
The Filmmakers Podcast
07/20/20 • 66 min
On this episode, we welcome the team behind Break, a competitive sports/crime drama from first-time writer/director Michael Elkin, first-time producer Terri Dwyer and veteran producer Dean Fisher
Giles discusses scripting with Michael and the challenges of getting the film financed and greenlit with Terri and Dean, including their pitch deck and presentation strategies to individual investors. They also talk about purposefully incorporating international elements to the story such as filming in China as well as on location and set in the UK.
As an actor/director Michael lets us in on his approach to working with the cast, Terri gives tips on balancing her producer role with her own role as an actor. Dean provides unique and empowering examples of how a film of this budget level and genre can be marketed, sold and self-distributed in the UK, even during the current COVID social restrictions.
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This Week's Shoutouts
Link to Innovation Productions
Harpy Productions Audio Drama My Father Punished Me When I Talked to Ghosts
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BUY and WATCH Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot: DIGITAL https://apple.co/3gxiPX3 DVD https://amzn.to/30dCdUa
WATCH Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot Trailer
Raindance events www.raindance.org
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Giles Alderson's website
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How to make a Anthony Hopkins starring historical indie feature with producer Meg Thomson & Director Matt Brown
The Filmmakers Podcast
06/10/24 • 69 min
On today's show, host Giles Alderson welcomes not one but two amazing guests: producer Meg Thomson and director Matt Brown. They're here to talk all about their latest indie feature film Freud's Last Session, starring Anthony Hopkins, Matthew Goode, and many other great actors. Giles sat down with Meg and Matt to chat about...
- getting Anthony Hopkins on board
- pitch decks
- the producer-director-relationship
- directing legends
- shooting in a different location every day
- the challenges of making an indie drama
FREUD'S LAST SESSION is out NOW! TRAILER
Freud invites iconic author C.S. Lewis to debate the existence of God. And his unique relationship with his daughter, and Lewis' unconventional relationship with his best friend's mother.
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Check out Samuel's latest short film Tomorrow, I'll Be Thirty on YouTube:
Plot: A woman, struggling to accept her age is met with conflicting feelings of where she is in life and who she is as a person. Starring Courtenay Webster & Gabriella Tavini.
Written & Directed By Samuel H. Evans
Music by Gareth Foy
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Big thank you to:
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Mark Hammett
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Marli J Monroe
Karen Newman
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From the mail room to Hollywood - Director. Simon Cellan Jones talk his journey to becoming a filmmaker and his latest feature 'The Family Plan'
The Filmmakers Podcast
12/19/23 • 69 min
Director Simon Cellan Jones joins Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir to talk working with Hollywood stars, making a career as a filmmaker and directing the ace new action comedy The Family Plan starring Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Monaghan.
Simon discusses how he worked at 20th Century Fox in the mail room before working as a runner at the BBC then made a short film and sold to to them. He went to make TV series including Our Friends in the North, The Bill, The Expanse, Jessica Jones, Ballers, Years and Years, See, The Diplomat, as well as making his debut feature Some Voices starring Daniel Craig and being nominated for a BAFTA. He went on to direct the feature films The One and Only as well as two Mark Wahlberg films back to back: Arthur and the King and The Family Plan.
He also talks about:
Directing actors.
Making action work.
What to do when things go wrong.
And gives some amazing advice to filmmakers.
The Family Plan is our NOW on Apple TV Plus
All Town Aren't We PREMIERE Tickets
Join Giles at the premiere of his latest produced feature the documentary on Grimsby Town FC https://cleethorpes.parkwaycinemas.co.uk/atawpremiere
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Mark Hammett
Lee Hutchings
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Karen Newman
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200th Ep special guest - NOEL CLARKE - Making feature films as a Writer, Producer, Director & Actor
The Filmmakers Podcast
01/05/21 • 87 min
How to film in virtual production, underwater and crash a plane with NO WAY UP director Claudio Fäh and DOP Andrew Rodger
The Filmmakers Podcast
05/06/24 • 76 min
Today, host Giles Alderson welcomes two amazing guests to the show to talk all about their latest feature film No Way Up (2024): director Claudio Fäh and co-host and cinematographer Andrew Rodgers. They chat about:
- doing a plane crash
- working in a water tank
- shooting in virtual production
- the DOP-director collaboration
- special effects
- shot lists
- test screenings
- and so much more!
NO WAY UP is out now! TRAILER
Characters from different backgrounds are thrown together when the plane they're traveling on crashes into the Pacific Ocean. A nightmare fight for survival ensues with the air supply running out and dangers creeping in from all sides.
Going CANNES? Our survival guide BLOG
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Big thank you to:
Serena Gardner
Mark Hammett
Lee Hutchings
Marli J
Monroe
Karen
Newman
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CREDITS
The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson
Edited by @tobiasvees
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BAFTA winning filmmaker Neasa Hardiman - The director and screenwriter of Sea Fever talks to Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir
The Filmmakers Podcast
05/19/20 • 74 min
Ep 164 - The delightful and very talented Neasa Hardiman joins us this week to talk about her new feature film, the excellent Sea Fever (OUT NOW!)
Neasa joins Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Dom Lenoir (Winter Ridge) remotely to talk about her joy of film-making, the journey she took to get here and what she learnt along the way.
They chat going from shorts and documentaries to TV and film. Making Happy Valley and winning a BAFTA for doing so, going on to big US TV shows such as Jessica Jones and how Sea Fever came about.
They talk working wit actors, pitching projects to get grants, collaborating and how you have to believe in your work. Neasa talks about knowing what your project is before writing it, how you can use the language of film-making, story boarding and always knowing the budget you are aiming for.
They chat in depth about Sea Fever and how it was made, working with Dougray Scott, Connie Nielson, Hermione Corfield and the actors, filming on a boat, filming at sea, editing and distribution,
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WATCH the SEA FEVER here:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sea-Fever
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MAKE YOUR FILM is back!
Joining us on June 4th at 6pm (GMT) for our ONLINE SUMMIT is guests Dan Mazer (Borat, Briget Jones Baby, Home Alone re-boot), Angie Peters (UK Actors Tweet Up) & Shakyra Dowling (Casting Director) and more announced very soon!
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We will, as per usual be donating to support FILM AND TV EMERGENCY COVID 19 FUND
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Scripts and development for filmmakers - This is Part 1 of our Make Your Film online summit event where Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Dom Lenoir (Winter Ridge) chat with their special guests and go in-depth about how to survive during Covid 19 and get your scripts and projects ready for when we can get back on set again!
Our first guest is the very talented screenwriter Krysty Wilson–Cairns. Not only has she just recently been nominated for an Oscar for '1917' but also WON an BAFTA for the same film which she co-wrote with director Same Mendes. Her latest feature is 'Last Night on Soho' co-written with filmmaking legend Edgar Wright.
We chat about how to deal with the issues we face today and give some helpful tricks and tips around this, how to work with award winning directors, producers and editors, how an agent can help you and some great editing and scriiptwriting techniques as well as getting some questions from the Make Your Film attendees, asked and moderated by Robbie McKane.
Part 2 will be released on Friday. SO do join us and our guests, award winning producers Phin Glynn, (Mad to Be Normal, You Me and Him starring David Tennant, Killers Retreat, Waiting for Anya, The Intruder and End Of Term and most recently Doorman with Ruby Rose and Jean Reno) and Our final guest is Major Hollywood Studio, Indie Film & TV Producer Jack Binder, whose Producer Credits include: First Reformed Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Paul Schrader [OSCAR® NOMINATED BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY]| A24, The Upside of Anger Kevin Costner, Joan Allen | New Line Cinema, Reign Over Me starring Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Liv Tyler & Donald Sutherland | Columbia Pictures, Man About Town Ben Affleck and John Cleese | Lionsgate, The Mind of the Married Man | HBO Original Series amongst others Starring Colin Firth, Alan Rickman, Rebecca Romijn, Bill Paxton, Diane Lane. Jack also runs www.filmbudget.com
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The Dare has now been released in USA & Canada - Watch The Dare here: apple.co/32fSWox
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Part 2 of our inspiring Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot podcast Special Making Of Master Class with cast and crew from the film with Production Designer Jamie Foote, Editor Oliver Parker, Producer and Post Supervisor Jeet Thakrar and actors Jennifer Matter (Vortigone), Joel Phillimore (Modred) and Stella Stocker (Guinevere)
We go deep into making a single film on this weeks bumper edition as some of the main cast and crew from the recently released Arthur & Merlin : Knights of Camelot come and chat about how they made the film with it’s director Giles Alderson, Producer Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar and cinematographer Andrew Rodger still on hosting duties.
On the second part of the special Ep the team talk about filming in castle, choosing camera, shots and colour palettes. Giles, Lucinda and Andrew then chat to actors Joel. Jen and Stella about their experiences of being on set, how to play their roles and give some great tips for actors.
After discussing the final bits of filming the team then chat to production designer Jamie Foote about setting the scene, where to get props from and how to be creative on set before chatting about editing the film with Oliver Parker about the best ways to prep the edit before shooting, how he likes to cut the film and how to work with directors in the edit suite. Plus some great tips for upcoming editors.
Then the team bring on Producer and Post supervisor Jeet Thakrar as they wrap this epic podcast up by discussing how to deliver a film on time and on budget and the best ways to work with you post team form VFX to sound mix to score and grade.
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How many episodes does The Filmmakers Podcast have?
The Filmmakers Podcast currently has 447 episodes available.
What topics does The Filmmakers Podcast cover?
The podcast is about Film History, Film Interviews, Podcasts and Tv & Film.
What is the most popular episode on The Filmmakers Podcast?
The episode title 'How to Make a No.1 Streamed Film - ‘Host’ with Screenwriter and Exec Producer Jed Shepherd' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Filmmakers Podcast?
The average episode length on The Filmmakers Podcast is 64 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Filmmakers Podcast released?
Episodes of The Filmmakers Podcast are typically released every 6 days, 23 hours.
When was the first episode of The Filmmakers Podcast?
The first episode of The Filmmakers Podcast was released on Jul 20, 2017.
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