Careers, Indie Filmmaking Trends and Highlights of 2024

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12/31/24 • 15 min

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With 2025 upon us, I thought it would be a good opportunity to look back at the first full 12 months of the podcast and give you a 2024 year round up. Chat about some of lessons I've learned from speaking to industry professionals, career advice, some tips from Indie Filmmakers and also some of my recommendations from the last 12 months.
We also hear from some of the contributors to the podcast and friends of the podcast with their top recommendations from 2024. Enjoy!
Check out the episodes from contributing guests featured this week:
Watch the Cannes Vlog
https://thehonestfilmmaker.co.uk/index.php/2024/05/21/cannes-film-festival-market-report-2024-with-mark-hampton/
Lucy V. Hay
https://thehonestfilmmaker.co.uk/index.php/2024/06/11/how-to-write-a-commercial-screenplay-with-lucy-v-hay/
Corrinne Wicks
https://thehonestfilmmaker.co.uk/index.php/2024/08/13/how-to-be-a-successful-soap-actor-with-corrinne-wicks/
Jon Moore
https://thehonestfilmmaker.co.uk/index.php/2024/01/29/how-to-be-a-marvel-studios-make-up-sfx-artist-with-jon-moore/
Tom Butcher
https://thehonestfilmmaker.co.uk/index.php/2024/08/27/how-to-have-a-career-in-television-theatre-with-tom-butcher/
Ross Boyask
https://thehonestfilmmaker.co.uk/index.php/2021/10/24/how-film-sales-distribution-works/
Bev Sandford
https://thehonestfilmmaker.co.uk/index.php/2021/10/24/how-to-be-a-published-author/
Pat Higgins
https://thehonestfilmmaker.co.uk/index.php/2021/10/22/how-to-get-your-script-optioned/

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Check out the re-release of Jim's first solo directing feature The Witches Hammer - out now on amazon
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This week on the podcast I'm talking to Director Josh Forbes. Josh started his career making music videos, he went on to direct a horror film called 'Contracted - Phase 2' and then directed a film for Shudder starring Alex Winters called 'Destroy all Neighbours'. He also recently completed a documentary called 'Gallagher' about the famous American comedian of the same name.
I talked to Josh about music videos and how this might be a good avenue into filmmaking instead of short films, we talked about his first feature film, what the shoot was like and the lessons he learned and we talked about the film he directed for shudder, how it came together and I asked him about working with Hollywood legend Betty White.
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Check out the re-release of Jim's first solo directing feature The Witches Hammer - out now on amazon
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The Honest Filmmaker - Careers, Indie Filmmaking Trends and Highlights of 2024

Transcript

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[Music] hi Jim here and you're listening to the honest filmmaker podcast career advice from people in the business so with 2025 upon us I thought it'd be a good chance to look back at the past 12 months the pcast this has been the first full year of the podcast and I've had some really interesting chats with lots of Industry professionals lots of people working on big TV shows and films lots of Indie filmmakers people who know about sales and lots of other interesting