The Directors Take Podcast

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Welcome to The Directors’ Take, a podcast where we explore how you go from directing something with your mates, to being one of the most senior decision-makers on a film set. Hosted by Writer/Directors and rising stars Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas, The Directors’ Take Podcast will arm you with all of the knowledge you need to be a success in the Film & TV industry. Whether it’s the two of them talking through their own filmmaking journeys and experiences or conducting deep-dives on Directing craft with industry guests, they will offer you a look behind-the-curtain and demystify what it takes to Direct Film & TV at the highest level. For Directors... The pathway doesn’t exist, so we are going to do our best to help bridge the gap. Music by Oliver Wegmüller Graphics & Title Design by Ria Nightingale

  1. E301 - 30 Years of Acting to Directing Waterloo Road with Angela Griffin

    15 OCT

    E301 - 30 Years of Acting to Directing Waterloo Road with Angela Griffin

    This is episode 1 of the BRAND NEW third season of The Directors Take Podcast.   In this week’s special episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined in conversation by UK TV legend Angela Griffin, who discusses her transition from distinguished actor with over 500 hours of broadcast TV under her belt into the Directors chair on Season 16 of Waterloo Road.   This conversation was recorded LIVE as a part of the Series 16 Waterloo Road launch, and was chaired solo by Oz Arshad at the Lowry Hotel in Media City, Manchester.    This conversation covers the following:   -What is Directing?  -The directing pathway and how Angela herself made that transition. -What did she learn from working with so many different directors across her career so far. -What was the most surprising part about stepping into the directors chair?  -How does she create an ‘actor friendly’ environment and does she have a philosophy on blocking actors? -What is Angela’s take on tone and how to sustain it as a director? -How do you balance family life alongside being a working actor & director?   Credits Music by Oliver Wegmüller   Socials The Directors' Take: Twitter (X) & Instagram Marcus: Twitter (X) & Instagram Oz: Twitter (X) & Instagram   If you have any questions relating to the episode or have topics you would like covering in future releases, reach out to us at TheDirectorsTake@Outlook.com

    1h 4m
  2. E234 - The Season 2 Finale with Marcus & Oz

    5 JAN

    E234 - The Season 2 Finale with Marcus & Oz

    This is episode 34 and the FINAL EPISODE in our second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad do a round up of their 2024 highlights, lowlights and their favourite episodes from the second season of the podcast, before throwing out some optimistic feels for the year ahead.  It’s been a tough year, but we are here to bring you some positivity for 2025 with a little help from our friends and guests of past episodes.  Our wonderful sponsor for this episode is THE NATIONAL FILM and TELEVISION SCHOOL. We’ve also partnered with SCRIPTATION to offer our listeners an EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT on their software, which you can find on the link below…  http://scriptation.com/thedirectorstake    Nugget of the week   Marcus: The Telepathy Tapes by Ky Dickens Oz: The Actors Guide to Success by Michaela Longden   Our Favourite Episodes of Season 2 Marcus:  Episode 1 - How I Directed Baby Reindeer with Weronika Tofilska Episode 17 - Demystifying VFX with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’s Angus Bickerton   Episode 8 - Showrunning BBC’s Domino Day with Lauren Sequeira    Episode 19 - Demystifying the road to BAFTAs & Oscars with Flair PR’s Catherine Lyn Scott   Episode 31 - How we created EMILIA PÉREZ with Jacques Audiard & Thomas Bidegain   Oz: Episode 1 - How I Directed Baby Reindeer with Weronika Tofilska Episode 15 & 16 - The Journey to Directing PRESUMED INNOCENT with Greg Yaitanes Episode 9 - How I Directed HOUSE OF THE DRAGON with Clare Kilner Episode 13 & 14 - The Journey to Directing SUPACELL with Sebastian Thiel Episode 6 - Is Perfectionism Killing Your Creativity? With Dr. Thomas Curran   Credits Music by Oliver Wegmüller   Socials The Directors' Take: Twitter (X) & Instagram Marcus: Twitter (X) & Instagram Oz: Twitter (X) & Instagram   If you have any questions relating to the episode or have topics you would like covering in future releases, reach out to us at TheDirectorsTake@Outlook.com

    1h 16m
  3. E233 - Directing Continuing Drama to Apple TV Series with Jim O'Hanlon

    29/12/2024

    E233 - Directing Continuing Drama to Apple TV Series with Jim O'Hanlon

    This is episode 33 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Director Jim O’Hanlon, whose directorial work has been nominated for BAFTAs, Golden Globes and Emmy’s. Jim began his career working in continuing Drama on Coronation Street and has since gone on to direct Inside Number 9, 100 Streets with Idris Elba, Netflix’s The Punisher, Catastrophe with Sharon Horgan & Rob Delaney and also on Apple TV’s hit show Trying.    Jim is a fountain of knowledge and in this episode we get right down into his process of what being a working director is to him. This chat includes: -What is directing? -How did you begin your career and enter the industry?  -What is tone? -How do you pick projects?  -How does he work between mediums and genres? -What is his directing playbook after getting hired?  -What is your approach to blocking?  -How do you communicate and work with actors of varying levels of experience?    Our wonderful sponsor for this episode is THE NATIONAL FILM and TELEVISION SCHOOL. We’ve also partnered with SCRIPTATION to offer our listeners an EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT on their software, which you can find on the link below…  http://scriptation.com/thedirectorstake    Nugget of the week Jim: The Holdovers Directed by Alexander Payne - Directors UK Podcast Marcus: Raging Bull Directed by Martin Scorsese Oz: Oz was inspired by a recent conversation we had with students at Oxford University.   Credits Music by Oliver Wegmüller   Socials Jim O’Hanlon: Twitter (X) & Instagram The Directors' Take: Twitter (X) & Instagram Marcus: Twitter (X) & Instagram Oz: Twitter (X) & Instagram   If you have any questions relating to the episode or have topics you would like covering in future releases, reach out to us at TheDirectorsTake@Outlook.com

    2h 3m
  4. E232 - A Conversation with NFTS Director of School Dr. Jon Wardle

    22/12/2024

    E232 - A Conversation with NFTS Director of School Dr. Jon Wardle

    This is episode 32 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by the Director of the National Film & Television School, Dr. Jon Wardle. In this episode we demystify exactly what the NFTS is to give you all of the information necessary to understand how it can fit into your pathway into the industry.    This episode covers:   -What is the NFTS?  -What is the NFTS’ mission statement?  -Is the NFTS the only way for someone to get into the industry nowadays?  -What are the challenges faced by those attending and graduates?  -The responsibility they have in an ever shifting industry.  -We discuss listener questions and recent controversies.   Our wonderful sponsor for this episode is THE NATIONAL FILM and TELEVISION SCHOOL. We’ve also partnered with SCRIPTATION to offer our listeners an EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT on their software, which you can find on the link below…  http://scriptation.com/thedirectorstake    Nugget of the week Jon: The World of Tim Burton at The Design Museum Marcus: Steve McQueen interviewed by Danny Leigh | BFI London Film Festival Screen Talk 2024 Oz: GNX by Kendrick Lamar   Credits Music by Oliver Wegmüller   Socials Jon Wardle: Twitter (X)  The Directors' Take: Twitter (X) & Instagram Marcus: Twitter (X) & Instagram Oz: Twitter (X) & Instagram   If you have any questions relating to the episode or have topics you would like covering in future releases, reach out to us at TheDirectorsTake@Outlook.com

    1h 28m
  5. E231 - How we created EMILIA PÉREZ with Jacques Audiard & Thomas Bidegain

    15/12/2024

    E231 - How we created EMILIA PÉREZ with Jacques Audiard & Thomas Bidegain

    This is episode 31 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s special episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined in conversation by legendary French Director Jacques Audiard (A Prophet, Rust and Bone) and his long-time Writer and Artistic collaborator Thomas Bidegain to discuss their latest project in partnership with Netflix, the musical crime comedy film EMILIA PÉREZ. This live conversation which was conducted as part of a NFTS masterclass covers the following:   -What is Directing?  -How did they have to adjust their process to create a musical?  -How did the casting process shape the journey of creating the story?  -What is your relationship with tone and genre during the writing process?  -What was the learning curve like in creating the musical sequences?  -How did you go about creating the world in a very intentional way to marry the use of a soundstage and real world locations?  -Audience questions. Our wonderful sponsor for this episode is THE NATIONAL FILM and TELEVISION SCHOOL. The NFTS run a range of Masterclasses such as this one you can listen to today, with filmmakers from all across departments and the filmmaking spectrum. We’ve also partnered with SCRIPTATION to offer our listeners an EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT on their software, which you can find on the link below…  http://scriptation.com/thedirectorstake    Credits Music by Oliver Wegmüller   Socials The Directors' Take: Twitter (X) & Instagram Marcus: Twitter (X) & Instagram Oz: Twitter (X) & Instagram   If you have any questions relating to the episode or have topics you would like covering in future releases, reach out to us at TheDirectorsTake@Outlook.com

    56 min
  6. E230 - The Journey to Directing ONE PIECE with Marc Jobst - Part 2

    08/12/2024

    E230 - The Journey to Directing ONE PIECE with Marc Jobst - Part 2

    This is episode 30 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by High-End TV Director Marc Jobst for the second part of our conversation. Marc began his career working in continuing drama on Casualty and Eastenders before working his way up to creating exceptional work on Hannibal, Daredevil, The Witcher and most recently as the lead director on the hit Netflix show One Piece. This conversation covers the following:   -What’s the first thing you do after being hired on a job? -The importance of casting.  -Remaining flexible with your plans to adapt to different actors methods. -The use of camera plans. -How schedule minded do you need to be as a director?  -How do you honour beloved IP when working in HETV. -What is Marc’s approach to action?   Our wonderful sponsor for this episode is THE NATIONAL FILM and TELEVISION SCHOOL. We’ve also partnered with SCRIPTATION to offer our listeners an EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT on their software, which you can find on the link below…  http://scriptation.com/thedirectorstake    Credits Music by Oliver Wegmüller   Nugget of the Week Marcus: Script Apart - Andrew Haigh All of us Strangers Oz: Marc Jobst’s Blog Marc: This Cultural Life - Interview with Alejandro Iñárritu   Socials Marc Jobst: Twitter (X) & Instargam The Directors' Take: Twitter (X) & Instagram Marcus: Twitter (X) & Instagram Oz: Twitter (X) & Instagram   If you have any questions relating to the episode or have topics you would like covering in future releases, reach out to us at TheDirectorsTake@Outlook.com

    1h 14m
  7. 24/11/2024

    E228 - TDT LIVE PODCAST: Filmmaker Pathways with Actor, Writer, and Director Charlotte Hamblin

    This is episode 28 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Award winning  actor, writer and director Charlotte Hamblin. This conversation was recorded at the Norwich Film Festival 2024.   In this chat we cover:- The importance of preparation in development Developing an idea Preparation Meets Improvisation: Rehearsals and Blocking Navigating vulnerability. The creative grind of development. Problem-Solving on Set: From Challenges to Creativity Moments of Magic: When Everything Clicks The Development Process: Polishing the Diamond Our wonderful sponsor for this episode is THE NATIONAL FILM and TELEVISION SCHOOL. We’ve also partnered with SCRIPTATION to offer our listeners an EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT on their software, which you can find on the link below…  http://scriptation.com/thedirectorstake    Nugget of the Week Charlotte - Song by Tom Rassmussen - There’s a lot to be happy about https://open.spotify.com/track/3dG4ESSkfeytc0DH7cJOsg?si=e71d9e408e604136 Oz is a lyric from the song Eye of the Tiger :  https://youtu.be/btPJPFnesV4?si=MokAVPDr1Q1b8Tk3   Credits Music by Oliver Wegmüller   Socials Charlotte Hamblin: Profile& Instagram The Directors' Take: Twitter (X) & Instagram Marcus: Twitter (X) & Instagram Oz:  Instagram   If you have any questions relating to the episode or have topics you would like covering in future releases, reach out to us at TheDirectorsTake@Outlook.com

    52 min
5
out of 5
34 Ratings

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Welcome to The Directors’ Take, a podcast where we explore how you go from directing something with your mates, to being one of the most senior decision-makers on a film set. Hosted by Writer/Directors and rising stars Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas, The Directors’ Take Podcast will arm you with all of the knowledge you need to be a success in the Film & TV industry. Whether it’s the two of them talking through their own filmmaking journeys and experiences or conducting deep-dives on Directing craft with industry guests, they will offer you a look behind-the-curtain and demystify what it takes to Direct Film & TV at the highest level. For Directors... The pathway doesn’t exist, so we are going to do our best to help bridge the gap. Music by Oliver Wegmüller Graphics & Title Design by Ria Nightingale

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