319 episodes

A podcast about how to make film and TV by filmmakers who actually make them. Interviewing guests from the film-making world from Indie film to Hollywood and everything in between. Hosts Giles Alderson (The Dare), Dom Lenoir (Winter Ridge) Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar (Wolves of War), Tori & Matthew Butler-Hart (Two Down), Phil Hawkins (Prancer: A Christmas Tale), Stephen Follows (Film Data Analyst), Christian James (Fanged Up), Andy Rodger (Three Day Millionaire) and many others explore the world behind-the-scenes of making films and TV, talking to the actors, writers, directors and producers who make them!
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The Filmmakers Podcast Giles Alderson

    • TV & Film
    • 4.9 • 132 Ratings

A podcast about how to make film and TV by filmmakers who actually make them. Interviewing guests from the film-making world from Indie film to Hollywood and everything in between. Hosts Giles Alderson (The Dare), Dom Lenoir (Winter Ridge) Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar (Wolves of War), Tori & Matthew Butler-Hart (Two Down), Phil Hawkins (Prancer: A Christmas Tale), Stephen Follows (Film Data Analyst), Christian James (Fanged Up), Andy Rodger (Three Day Millionaire) and many others explore the world behind-the-scenes of making films and TV, talking to the actors, writers, directors and producers who make them!
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    Rob Marshall & John DeLuca on making The Little Mermaid, longstanding collaborations and re creating Disney's live action classic.

    Rob Marshall & John DeLuca on making The Little Mermaid, longstanding collaborations and re creating Disney's live action classic.

    On this weeks episode Oscar winning director and producer team Rob Marshall (Chicago) and John DeLuca (Mary Poppins Returns) chat with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir about re-creating Disney's classic The Little Mermaid as a live action epic.
    They also discuss:
    Using under water stages.
    Virtual Backgrounds.
    Shooting huge action sequences.
    Casting a classic.
    Longstanding collaborations.
    and how their previous work made them perfect for The Little Mermaid.
    The Little Mermaid is in Cinemas NOW
    PATREON
    Big thank you to:
    Serena Gardner
    Mark Hammett
    Lee Hutchings
    Marli J Monroe
    Karen Newman
    Want your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on film-making?
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    SUPPORT THE PODCAST
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    CREDITS
    The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson
    Social Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieep
    Marketing Huw Siddle
    Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative 
    Theme Music by John J. Harvey
    Music supplied by – Music Bed

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    • 1 hr 4 min
    How to make festival films, raise finance and win awards with 'Under the Fig Trees' writer and director Erige Sehiri

    How to make festival films, raise finance and win awards with 'Under the Fig Trees' writer and director Erige Sehiri

    On this weeks episode director, producer and writer Erige Sehiri joins us to talk How to make festival films, raise finance and win awards with her debut move Under The Fig Trees.
    Joining Giles Alderson as fellow host this week is Female Film Club's CEO Liza van der Smissen!
    Erige, Giles and Liza discuss:
    How to make festival films and win awards.
    Why you should just start.
    How she raised finance.
    How she got the film finished .
    Why she made the film over two years and how to make continuity work. 
    Working with non actors.
    The importance of following your intuition as filmmakers.
    And so much more.
    Under the Fig Trees is out now
    Link
    Female Film Club
    PATREON
    Big thank you to:
    Serena Gardner
    Mark Hammett
    Lee Hutchings
    Marli J Monroe
    Karen Newman
    Want your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on film-making?
    Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects!
    SUPPORT THE PODCAST
    Check out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.com
    CREDITS
    The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson
    Social Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieep
    Marketing Huw Siddle
    Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative 
    Theme Music by John J. Harvey
    Music supplied by – Music Bed



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    • 55 min
    The Business of Film Explained III : How the writers; strike and AI affects filmmakers with Stephen Follows, Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir and Phil Hawkins

    The Business of Film Explained III : How the writers; strike and AI affects filmmakers with Stephen Follows, Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir and Phil Hawkins

    How will will the writers strike and AI affect filmmakers?
    On the 3rd episode of our new strand on the filmmakers podcast called The Business of Film Explained we go deep in facts, stats, percentages and figures of film-making with film data researcher Stephen Follows and directors, producers and screenwriters Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir and Phil Hawkins!
    Why is the WGA writers strike happening?
    What are the studios offering?
    Can UK writers and producers work in the UK and Hollywood right now?
    Why you need to be careful not to step over the picket line.
    We answer audience questions and discuss A.I and it's effect on screenwriting and film-making
    Are A.I plagiarizing machines?, can they fill in BFI forms for us?
    Should we embrace AI?
    And we ask Chat GBT to ask us some film-making questions to quite remarkable results.
    Link to Stephen Follows' website
    Further reading https://stephenfollows.com/how-we-got-hired-to-create-an-ai-generated-feature-film-screenplay/
    Links to previous Business of Film Explained episodes:
    Ep. 1 What percentage of directors, producers and writers make more than one feature film. LINK
    Ep 2 How and Why you can become a filmmaker LINK
    PATREON
    Big thank you to:
    Serena Gardner
    Mark Hammett
    Lee Hutchings
    Marli J Monroe
    Karen Newman
    Want your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on film-making?
    Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects!
    SUPPORT THE PODCAST
    Check out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.com
    CREDITS
    The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson
    Social Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieep
    Marketing Huw Siddle
    Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative 
    Theme Music by John J. Harvey
    Music supplied by – Music Bed

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    • 1 hr 14 min
    The Highs and Lows of making your indie film with Connor O'Hara director and writer of 'Kindling'.

    The Highs and Lows of making your indie film with Connor O'Hara director and writer of 'Kindling'.

    The trials and tribulations of making your debut indie film with Kindling director and writer Connor O'Hara
    Connor joins Giles Alderson and Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar to talk making indie films
    They discuss:
    How you feel on release of your film.
    Going from Short to feature.
    Why it took eight years to get Kindling made.
    Getting a producer on board.
    Why teh director can be a plug hole of a sink.
    The producer / director relationship
    The importance of creating a creating atmosphere on set.
    Kindling is OUT NOW on all good streaming sites - Trailer
    LINKS
    Surviving the Cannes Film Festival - Our 'Cannes Do Attitude' BLOG
    PATREON
    Big thank you to:
    Serena Gardner
    Mark Hammett
    Lee Hutchings
    Marli J Monroe
    Karen Newman
    Want your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on film-making?
    Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects!
    SUPPORT THE PODCAST
    Check out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.com
    CREDITS
    The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson
    Social Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieep
    Marketing Huw Siddle
    Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative 
    Theme Music by John J. Harvey
    Music supplied by – Music Bed


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    • 1 hr 1 min
    'Make Your Film' LIVE from London Independent Film Festival with Debs Paterson, Coz Greenop & Francis Annan

    'Make Your Film' LIVE from London Independent Film Festival with Debs Paterson, Coz Greenop & Francis Annan

    This week we are LIVE (well it was recorded LIVE) at Genesis Cinema at the Make Your Film event from the London Independent Film Festival.
    with guests:
    Debs Paterson who is known for helming the Paramount + TV series Halo, Disney's Willow, Strike Back, A discover of Witches and the feature films Africa United and The Skywalker Legacy.
    Coz Greenop the director of the films Dark Beacon, Demon Baby, The Last Heist, Sweet Street, Velvet and House Red and has just wrapped on his latest feature It All Comes with the Cold Water
    Francis Annan wrote and directed the political-thriller ESCAPE FROM PRETORIA starring Daniel Radcliffe and Ian Hart was released theatrically to great success around the world. Other credits include Woyzeck, Holby City, The Longest Drive, Unsaid Stories and the upcoming Count of Monte Cristo.
    They squeeze onto the stage with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir discuss:
    The state of the industry.
    Pitching your film to actors and studios.
    How they made their first feature films.
    The benefits of Cannes.
    Why shorts are a calling card.
    Raising finance.
    Working with stars and how to tackle it.
    and why Trust is so important.

    Thanks to:
    Natasha and all at the London Independent Film Festival
    Conor Buru
    PATREON
    Big thank you to:
    Serena Gardner
    Mark Hammett
    Lee Hutchings
    Marli J Monroe
    Karen Newman
    Want your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on film-making?
    Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects!
    SUPPORT THE PODCAST
    Check out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.com
    CREDITS
    The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson
    Social Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieep
    Marketing Huw Siddle
    Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative 
    Theme Music by John J. Harvey
    Music supplied by – Music Bed

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    • 1 hr 11 min
    Dexter Fletcher: The 'Rocketman' director talks filmmaking and his latest feature 'Ghosted'

    Dexter Fletcher: The 'Rocketman' director talks filmmaking and his latest feature 'Ghosted'

    Dexter Fletcher, the award winning director join us to talk making Wild Bill, Sunshine on Leith, Eddie the Eagle, Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman and his latest feature Ghosted staring Chris Evans and Ana de Armas.
    Dexter also chats with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir about:
    -Pitching for movies.
    -First film vs studio movie .
    -Why is still has work to harder and harder.
    -Action and stunts.
    -Why rehearsals are v important .
    -Responding to notes. 
    -Why he started directing as an actor.
    -Dealing with pressure situations. 
    -Why directing is a lonely job .
    -Why he chooses his projects .
    -Advice for filmmakers.
    GHOSTED is out on APPLE TV now!
    PATREON
    Big thank you to:
    Serena Gardner
    Mark Hammett
    Lee Hutchings
    Marli J Monroe
    Karen Newman
    Want your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on film-making?
    Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects!
    SUPPORT THE PODCAST
    Check out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.com
    CREDITS
    The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson
    Social Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieep
    Marketing Huw Siddle
    Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative 
    Theme Music by John J. Harvey
    Music supplied by – Music Bed

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    • 49 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
132 Ratings

132 Ratings

Propjo ,

Must listen

It’s so good, they ask all the questions you want them to, incredible artists and filmmakers given lots of space to go into detail about their work and process. Fascinating, compelling and really daft jokes thrown in for good measure. Highly recommended

Tyson aka Mr GSBS ,

VALUABLE CONTENT ON CONTENT!!!

Wow!!! i absolutely love this podcast! i recently decided to search for filmmakers podcast, and this one was top of the list. I started from the very bottom episode, and I am hooked! i love listening and taking on board the advice, and all the inspiration shared in EVERY episode. 10/10 👍
*A FILMMAKERS MUST GO TO* old or new

MissLucyLocket ,

I live for Tuesdays

If you’ve not listened to TFP, where have you been? Tonga? This podcast is for every grafter with a dream. The hosts are like your BFF’s, baring their souls with every twist and turn in their ascents so we can learn from them. In turn, the guests are likewise unpeeled like sweet tangerines to reveal their struggles and successes with hilarious anecdotes, genuinely helpful advice, do’s and dont’s and oh why not!’s

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