Cherryduck Jez Furlong

I had the pleasure of chatting with Denise Alder last year about how she got into film and specifically directing and commercials.

She studied at Central St Martins and is a director I've worked with for years, since the early days of Cherryduck. Always very experimental and understandably, given her art background. She's worked at some great places such as Rankin & Karmarama  and tonight her debut documentary Rodney Ps Jazz Funk goes out on BBC 4. How far she's come!

In this episode I speak to top lads and directing team Dan + Crinan (The Queen) about their approach to practical effects and how they achieve such wizardry!  They've certainly got the work to prove it.  

 They explain how they met, ways of working and surviving a prison stint (a case of mistaken identity) whilst doing a recce in the Middle East, not something you learn at film school I suspect!? 

This guy is a bloody legend, starting his career at lads mag NUTS he’s gone on to become a rather talented comedy director and a thoroughly nice chap to boot, he's got a funny anecdote or two up his sleeve too.

50% Surfer Chick, 50% director. Nicky talks us through her challenges as a director and how surfing keeps things in perspective.

Richard gives us his pearls of wisdom about transitioning from a stills photographer into the world of directing, and mighty fine pearls they are too.