310 episodes
The Filmmakers Podcast Giles Alderson
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4.9 • 129 Ratings
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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), Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar (Knights of Camelot), Christian James (Fanged Up) & Andy Rodger (World of Darkness), Dom Lenoir (Winter Ridge) and many others explore the world behind-the-scenes of your favourite films, and talk to the actors, writers, directors and producers who make them!
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Making Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves with directors John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein and producer Jeremy Latcham
On this weeks episode we welcome Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves with directors John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein and producer Jeremy Latcham
Hosts Christian James and Huw Siddle chat with the gang about how they made their huge blockbuster.
The story behind D&DHow the MCU got startedOn set of a bug budget filmHow you make a film that makes you laugh, cry and cheer in oneand the new rise of genre.
Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is released in cinemas Friday 31st April.
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CROWDFUNDER
Kelly Holmes - The Sin Eater
LIVE EVENT - TFP at London Independent Film Festival
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PATREON
Big thank you to:
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 and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson
Edited by @huwsiddle
Social Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieep
Marketing Huw Siddle
Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative
Theme Music by John J. Harvey
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The Business of Film Explained II : How and why you can be a filmmaker with Stephen Follows, Giles Alderson and Phil Hawkins
One the 2nd 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 and producers Giles Alderson and Phil Hawkins
-We discuss how we got our films made.
-Is there a typical route to becoming a film director
-Why is their a gender equality in directors
-Getting your film on Netflix and the benefits for filmmakers/
-What percentage of directors do other roles (ie DoP, stunt co-ordinator ).
-Films with more than one director.
-And who will get more answers right? Giles or Phil?
Do you have any questions for us for the next Business of Film Explained episode? Answer below or email thefilmmakerspodcast@gmail.com
Stephen Follows is an established data researcher in the film industry, has been nominated at the British Independent Film Awards, and long-listed for a BAFTA
Stephen has produced over 100 short films and two features, Baseline and The Grind.
Check his amazing website at https://stephenfollows.com/
LINKS we discussed
https://stephenfollows.com/how-many-films-does-the-average-director-make/
https://stephenfollows.com/become-film-director/
https://stephenfollows.com/actor-directors/
https://stephenfollows.com/do-writer-directors-make-better-movies-than-directors-who-dont-also-write/
https://stephenfollows.com/do-more-experienced-directors-make-longer-movies/
PATREON
Big thank you to:
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 and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson
Edited by @tobiasvees
Social Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieep
Marketing Huw Siddle
Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative
Theme Music by John J. Harvey
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From Shorts to a Netflix debut feature film with 'I Used To Be Famous' writer-director Eddie Sternberg
On this lovely Tuesday, we chat with writer-director Eddie Sternberg! He chats with Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir about his filmmaking journey to get his debut feature film I used to be famous (2022) made.
They discuss:
- networking events
- the thing about making shorts
- balancing building a career and making a living
- developing a feature script
- getting I used to be famous made
- pitching to Netflix
- learnings from making the first feature
- working with a neurodivergent cast
Watch I USED TO BE FAMOUS on Netflix!
Follow Eddie on Instagram & Twitter
Get your tickets here:
Much Ado | shakespearesisters (shakespeare-sisters.com)
Triple Exposure Launch Tickets, Wed 22 Mar 2023 at 12:00 | Eventbrite
Three Day Millionaire is OUT NOW in the UK on Prime and the USA and Canada and will be on NETFLIX UK now! Go watch & SUPPORT
PATREON Big thank you to:
Lee Hutchings
Marli J Monroe
Karen Newman
Join our Patreon
The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced & written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson
Edited by @tobiasvees
Social Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieep
Marketing Huw Siddle
Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative
Theme Music by John J. Harvey
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Making award winning indie 'Joyland' with director and writer Saim Sadiq
On this Friday's show we talk to award winning writer and director Saim Sadiq on his Pakistani trans culture feature debut Joyland.
Giles Alderson, Tori Butler-Hart & Matthew Butler-Hart chat with Saim about:
-Where ideas come from
-Pakistani film-making.
-How he raised the finance.
-Short to feature process
-Trans culture, Patriarchy and creative desire.
-His writing process and collaboration.
-Why you need to be patient as a director
-Editing process and why he shot the film in 4:3
A patriarchal family yearn for the birth of a baby boy to continue the family line, while their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for an ambitious trans starlet.
JOYLAND is out in UK cinemas now. For more information please head here
EVENTS & LINKS
Get your tickets here:
Triple Exposure Launch Tickets, Wed 22 Mar 2023 at 12:00 | Eventbrite
Much Ado | shakespearesisters (shakespeare-sisters.com)
Buy the Book
Full to the Brim with Fizz, Ginger, and Fierce Determination A Modern Guide to Independent Film-making.
Watch
Three Day Millionaire is OUT NOW in the UK on Prime and the USA and Canada and will be on NETFLIX UK now! Go watch
& SUPPORT
PATREON Big thank you to:
Lee Hutchings
Marli J Monroe
Karen Newman
Join our Patreon
The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited & 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
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Nathaniel Martello-White on going from acting to making your directing debut feature film on Netflix -The Strays
On this week’s episode, we chat with writer, director, and actor Nathaniel Martello-White! He chats with Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir about his debut feature film The Strays (2023).
They discuss:
- acting to directing
-pros & cons of collaborating with funding bodies
- references
- rehearsing for key sequences
- shifting from actor to director
- working with Netflix
- screenwriting
- making a psychological horror
THE STRAYS is out now on Netflix!
Get your tickets here:
Much Ado | shakespearesisters (shakespeare-sisters.com)
Triple Exposure Launch Tickets, Wed 22 Mar 2023 at 12:00 | Eventbrite
Three Day Millionaire is OUT NOW in the UK on Prime and the USA and Canada and will be on NETFLIX UK now! Go watch
& SUPPORT
PATREON Big thank you to:
Lee Hutchings
Marli J Monroe
Karen Newman
Join our Patreon
The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted,
produced & written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson
Edited by @tobiasvees
Social Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieep
Marketing Huw Siddle
Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative
Theme Music by John J. Harvey
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How to make your film for under $1M with Mali Elfman director, writer and producer of NEXT EXIT
On this weeks episode we chat with writer, producer and director Mali Elfman.
Mali chats with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir about her debut feature as a director NEXT EXIT.
They discuss:
-How she learnt to run and set and become a producer first
-Benefits to writing your own script
-Directing Karen Gillen
-Film festivals and tips for attending
-Why shooting in order worked for her
-How worrying does not work
-The stamina of a making a feature film
and how to make your film for under $1M
NEXT EXIT is OUT now WATCH HERE
Three Day Millionaire OUT NOW in the UK on Prime and the USA and Canada and will be on NETFLIX UK now! Go watch & SUPPORT
PATREON Big thank you to:
Lee Hutchings
Marli J Monroe
Karen Newman
Join our Patreon
The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, written and edited 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
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Customer Reviews
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
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
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